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Trump and the ex-terrorist: why the West needs Syria to work

Trump and the ex-terrorist: why the West needs Syria to work

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The Telegraph’s defence, security and foreign affairs podcast covering the conflict in Iran

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The Syrian civil war raged for years, wrecked a nation, and then
quietly vanished from the headlines. Last December, a jihadist
faction once aligned with Al-Qaeda toppled Bashar al-Assad’s
dictatorship. Their leader, al-Sharaa is now President of Syria
and he met Donald Trump this week in the Oval Office, yes,
really.

Al-Sharaa is calling it a “new era” for Syria, no enemies, just
friends. He’s courting everyone: Russia, Israel, Iran, the Gulf,
even Turkey. But can a man with blood on his hands truly change?
Or is this a master of reinvention pulling off the biggest PR
stunt in modern history?

So who really is Ahmed al-Sharaa? Joining Roland for Battle Lines
we have Jerome Drevon, co-author of “Transformed by the People
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria” and The
Telegraph’s very own Adrian Blomfield.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/10/ahmed-al-sharaa-syrian-president-donald-trump-white-house/

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