The fall of Assad in Syria.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
On Sunday, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and was granted political asylum in Russia. Assad's departure marks the end of his regime, a dramatic turn of events following a ten-day offensive by rebel forces starting with the capture of Aleppo on November 30.
Editor’s note: The situation in Syria is one of the most complex geopolitical issues in the world and continues to evolve by the hour. Today’s newsletter is an attempt to catch you up on the last few weeks in a concise manner, with links to additional context or information for those interested.
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| 1:00.8 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, This is Tangle. |
| 1:20.0 | Good morning. Good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle podcast, the place |
| 1:25.2 | where you get views from across the political spectrum, |
| 1:29.7 | some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. |
| 1:34.0 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and on today's episode, we're going to be talking about what is happening in Syria, the fall of Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad. |
| 1:39.8 | There is a lot of stuff here. |
| 1:41.7 | It is a super complicated situation, but we're going to try and break it down, make it a little |
| 1:47.0 | bit simpler. |
| 1:47.8 | Hopefully, I hope, a little bit simpler. |
| 1:50.0 | And, of course, I'll offer some thoughts about what's going on. |
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