After 13 years of war, an offensive by Syrian opposition groups ousted Bashar al-Assad as Syria\u2019s president in just 11 days. What happened? Who\u2019s running Syria now? And what could happen next? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. <\/p>\n
Chapters:
\n00:00 – Introduction
\n01:27 – Why the fall of the Assad regime is such a big deal
\n02:40 – Wafa Ali Mustafa\u2019s story
\n03:32 – How the Syrian war started in 2011
\n04:22 – How Syrian territory got carved up during the war
\n05:29 – How HTS dominated the offensive that ousted Assad
\n06:10 – Who are HTS and its leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani?
\n07:01 – Have HTS really changed from their al-Qaeda roots?
\n09:50 – Why the territorial war in Syria still isn\u2019t over
\n10:17 – Israel\u2019s Golan Heights \u201cland grab\u201d
\n11:03 – The determination of Syrians to rebuild their country <\/p>\n
This episode features:<\/p>\n
Wafa Ali Mustafa | Syrian Activist and Daughter of Ali Mustafa, who was detained by the Assad regime in 2013<\/p>\n
Rim Turkmani | Syria Research Director and Senior Research Fellow, LSE<\/p>\n
Professor Hind Kabawat | Director of Interfaith Peacebuilding, George Mason University<\/p>\n
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi | Research Fellow, Middle East Forum<\/p>\n
Qutaiba Idlbi | Syria Lead and Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council<\/p>\n
Haid Haid | Syrian Columnist and Consulting Fellow at Chatham House <\/p>\n
Ibrahim Olabi | Barrister and Board Member of the Syrian British Consortium<\/p>\n
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