S8 Ep375: Ahmad Sharawi Sharawi provides analysis on the situation in Syria, confirming that the self-declared president, Ahmed al-Shara, enjoys "full support" from regional powers, specifically Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Sharawi explains that while some US officials
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🗓️ 26 January 2026
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Ahmad Sharawi Sharawi provides analysis on the situation in Syria, confirming that the self-declared president, Ahmed al-Shara, enjoys "full support" from regional powers, specifically Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Sharawi explains that while some US officials have expressed disappointment regarding al-Shara's military campaign against the SDF (a US counterterrorism partner), Turkey actively backs the campaign because it views the SDF as an enemy it wants removed from northeast Syria.
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| 0:00.0 | This is John Batchel, speaking with colleague Ahmad Sharari of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, |
| 0:06.1 | about the violence going on in Syria at the behest of Alshara, the self-named president in Damascus. |
| 0:14.3 | Does Al-Shara continue to enjoy the support of major world leaders such as Saudi Arabia, the United States, and |
| 0:23.1 | European powers, in addition to Turkey. Ahmed gives a very clear answer. Here's Akman Sharawaray, |
| 0:30.8 | much more of this tonight. Al-Shara, does he enjoy support? Yes, he does. I mean, he's, there's been a few U.S. officials who have signaled their disappointment, |
| 0:44.4 | or at least their disagreement with this military campaign against the SDF, |
| 0:49.7 | mainly, again, because of their role as a counter-terrorism partner in the fight against ISIS. |
| 0:54.6 | But in terms of the regional powers, be it Saudi Arabia, be Turkey, |
| 0:58.6 | they are offering full support to Shara, political backing. |
| 1:03.8 | Turkey, especially in this context against the SDF, |
| 1:07.1 | the Turkey views the SDF as an enemy, |
| 1:09.6 | and they'd like to see the SDF removed from northeast Syria. |
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