Listen "CutTheClutter: Terrorist to 1st Syrian leader at UN in 58 yrs: Evolution of Ahmed al-Sharaa& shift in US-Syria ties"
Episode Synopsis
#cuttheclutter Once an al-Qaeda and ISIS fighter, and still on the UN sanctions list for terrorism, Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa addresses the United Nations General Assembly. He is be the first Syrian leader to address the UN in 58 years. Ep 1735 of #CutTheClutter looks at the evolution of Ahmed al-Sharaa and his many faces over the years, how Trump has changed his stand on him as well as his group, and the reasons behind shift in US & Israel's approach after Ahmed al-Sharaa took over in Syria. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains what the US wants from Syria and its leader. ----more----Read Financial Times article here: https://www.ft.com/content/8aa819a3-2fc7-4790-be00-b42f21ed1c4e