(WNYC Radio) For the first time, officials have confirmed that a homemade bomb brought down a Russian jet flying over the Sinai Peninsula two weeks ago. The crash, which killed all 224 people on board, appears to be the first shot in the latest offensive from ISIS—an offense that now includes attacks in Beirut and Paris.
Kimberly Marten, professor of political science at Columbia University's Barnard College, explores Russia's connection to the fight against the Islamic State.
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