In a report, UK-based media outlet Middle East Eye states that Shaheen combat drones provided rebels the strategic edge in coordinated assaults on government targets.
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.
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.
Indians who joined IS are mostly from diaspora, and are thought to be held in camps run by Kurdish forces, and jails in Turkey & Libya. Indian govt gives no diplomatic assistance.
Syrian civil war has killed over 4 lakh people. Secy of State Antony Blinken has said US does not support efforts to ‘normalise relations’ with Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Pakistani Shia mercenaries Pakistan have earlier fought in Syria on behalf of Iran, but this will be the first time its nationals collaborate with Turkey in the war-torn country.
The Kurds have been demanding an independent country since the end of World War I & this demand has sometimes taken the form of insurgencies, such as in Turkey.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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