Even though Tahrir al-Sham has promised to protect minorities, and to crush transnational jihadist groups in Syria, exactly what comes next is impossible to predict.
In Episode 1569 of Cut the Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces al-Jawlani's past & how the takeover of Syria signals a decline in the idea of global jihad.
President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending a 13-year civil war & over 50 yrs of his family’s brutal rule. Moscow gave asylum to Assad & his family, Russian media reports.
Ending years of stalemate, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has captured Syria, which was in the midst of a civil war for 13 years. Tehran & Moscow, two of Assad’s key partners, have let the regime fall.
The question is whether India is prepared to take on a more prominent role in the security domain within a global dynamic where geopolitical theatres increasingly overlap and influence one another.
Members of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham—or Commission for the Liberation of the Levant—brushed aside the Army’s 46 Regiment and captured Aleppo for the second time last week.
In Episode 1564, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses why Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is the most challenging of rebel groups in Syria, & implications of Assad's losses.
Jerusalem: Israeli forces entered Syria to arrest a terror operative who was working with Iranian agents, the Israel Defense Forces disclosed on Sunday evening.
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Tel Aviv: Hezbollah's rocket attacks on northern Israel have resulted in the loss of seven lives in agricultural fields near Metula and Haifa, marking...
A depreciating dollar and abundant liquidity provide an opportunity to explore the rupee’s potential regional role. This represents a significant step toward monetary autonomy.
The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.
ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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