Air Date: 12-28-2024
Decades of dictatorial rule in Syria have come to an end, leading to something else to be determined. Israel sprang into action taking control of Syrian land on their border. And no one seems to care what the US thinks of all this, which is telling.
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KEY POINTS
KP 1: Assad Ousted From Syria - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 12-10-24
KP 2: Assad downfall: Is the Arab Spring back from the dead? - Middle East Eye - Air Date 12-14-24
KP 4: Why is Israel bombing Syria? - The Take - Air Date 12-17-24
(53:44) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
On closing out the year
DEEPER DIVES
(56:35) SECTION A - THE SYRIAN PEOPLE
A2: US officials in 'direct contact' with Syria's HTS rebels - DW News - Air Date 12-15-24
A4: Will Syrians return home? - Today, Explained - Air Date 12-14-24
(1:38:56) SECTION B - ISRAEL
B1: If the US were to withdraw its 900 troops in Syria, what might happen? - DW News - Air Date 12-15-24
(2:03:38) SECTION C - HISTORICAL CONTEXT AND THE PROXY WAR
C1: The Art of War: Proxy Warfare Part 1 - Warfronts - Air Date 8-19-23
C2: The Middle East's cold war, explained - Vox - Air Date 6-17-17
C3: The Art of War: Proxy Warfare Part 2 - Warfronts - Air Date 8-19-23
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Description: The sun shining through a Syrian flag flying in the breeze against a clear sky.
Credit: “Close up of Syrian flag” by Ahmed akasha, Pexels | License: Pexels
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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