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NPR's Deborah Amos reports on Syria from front lines

Veteran National Public Radio Middle East correspondent Deborah Amos has reported from Syria that the regime forces and rebel groups are fighting for supply lines to their respective regional allies.
A member of the Free Syrian Army aims his weapon as fellow fighters stand behind him in Deir al-Zor July 22, 2013. Picture taken July 22, 2013. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX11VPZ

We are "two and a half years into" the Syria war, "and not even half way" through, says Deborah Amos, veteran National Public Radio Middle East correspondent, who has covered the brutal conflict that has killed 100,000 Syrians, and made almost 2 million refugees. "Everyone has to get used to that."

The conflict’s battle lines have shifted in recent months, suggesting Syrian regime forces are moving to carve out a "little Syria," and ensure its access to supply lines in Lebanon, Amos said in a telephone interview with Al-Monitor Friday (August 2) during a break in the United States.

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