Novelist explores borderlands and gray areas of Syria’s war
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The upheavals and horrors of the Syrian civil war are given fictional life.
In "Dark at the Crossing," the upheavals and horrors of the Syrian civil war are given fictional life, centered in the border zone between Syria and Turkey. Author Elliot Ackerman is a former Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and now lives in Istanbul. Ackerman joins Jeffrey Brown for a conversation.
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Novelist explores borderlands and gray areas of Syria’s war
Clip: 8/7/2017 | 5m 55sVideo has Closed Captions
In "Dark at the Crossing," the upheavals and horrors of the Syrian civil war are given fictional life, centered in the border zone between Syria and Turkey. Author Elliot Ackerman is a former Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and now lives in Istanbul. Ackerman joins Jeffrey Brown for a conversation.
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