What's going on in Aleppo?
A conversation with Thomas van Linge
The stunning events in Aleppo, with the unexpected fall of the city to Syria’s rebels caught many of us by surprise, including it would appear Syria’s dictator Bashar Al-Asad as well as his allies in Iran and Russia. I spoke to
who has been tracking this conflict to understand what the rebels have been up to and what gave them the opportunity to take this action.There’s an enormous amount happening in the world at the moment which has meant that I have increased my podcast output. Since it takes time to do these interviews and produce them, if you feel like supporting this work and you are able to do so the easiest way to do that is via a paid subscription to this substack. It is much appreciated.