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The Henry IV-ness of al-Julani

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Arthur Snell
Dec 16, 2024
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As I was talking to the fascinating

Orwa Ajjoub
about his research into HTS and Abu Muhammad al-Julani, he emphasised the extreme pragmatism of Syria’s new de facto leader. I found myself thinking of Henry IV of France (1553 - 1610), a remarkable man who brought France’s Wars of Religion to an end and then restored his broken country to greatness. Henry had been K…

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