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This is the opinion podcast from The Times. I'm Philip Webster. I'm the editor of The Times Red Box Bulletin and the Red Box website.

I'm standing in for Tim Montgomery who's away on holiday. Today we have

David Aronovich, our award-winning columnist, Suzy Jagger, Deputy Foreign

editor, and Lech Mintoto Chiz, who is the digital news editor.

ISIS has made the most unlikely groups become allies.

A few months ago, American military commanders admitted that the US and so-called

Middle Eastern Coalition would have to collude with President Assad not least to

assure that Western fighter jets striking ISIS positions would not be shot down by the

Syrian regime.

Now in today's times we learn that Afghan and Pakistan Shias are being recruited

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