Syria's new authorities announced on Monday the end of an operation against loyalists of deposed President Bashar al-Assad, but it’s after nearly 1,000 civilians were killed in the worst violence since his overthrow...

So, where does this leave things in a Middle East that seems to be ever-more fractured?

Author, Comedian and Broadcaster Dom Joly, who born in Lebanon himself, but who knows the area very well joins Kieran to discuss.

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