Podcast appearances and mentions of al assad

Preview: Colleague Ahmad Sharawi of FDD reports on the disdain that the Iraqi Shiites have for Al Assad of Syria, and why. More later 1923 BAGHDAD.

Le 8 décembre 2024, alors que les rebelles du HTS (Hayat Tahrir al Shams) encerclent Damas, Bachar Al-Assad quitte la Syrie pour aller se réfugier en Russie. C'est la fin de plus de cinquante-quatre ans de règne de la famille Al-Assad sur le pays. De quoi ce basculement à la tête de la Syrie est-il la fin ? Comment les Al-Assad ont-ils pris le pouvoir et réussi à le garder aussi longtemps ? Dans cette série d'Ariane Hasler, produite par Anaïs Kien, Histoire Vivante retrace l'histoire de cette dynastie. Nous sommes en 1946, les Français quittent le territoire qui était sous leur mandat depuis 1920. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

Le 12 mars 1971, Hafez Al-Assad est élu président de la Syrie. A 40 ans, il s'est battu pour arriver au pouvoir, a éliminé ceux qui pouvaient l'en empêcher, y compris parmi ses anciens frères d'armes. Pour être sûr de rester en haut de la pyramide politico-militaire qui dirige le pays à travers le parti Baas, il développe un système de surveillance et de répression redoutable. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

Hafez Al-Assad régne sur la Syrie pendant trente ans - de 1971 à 2000 - et devient incontournable pour la diplomatie de la région. Son régime autoritaire résiste à une tentative d'assassinat, et surtout, à une crise dont son frère Rifaat, tente de profiter alors que lui est hospitalisé. Mais le vieux Lion de Damas a plus d'un tour dans son sac et, avec le soutien de l'armée, il écrase ce coup d'Etat. Autre coup dur quelques années plus tard : la mort du fils promis à lui succéder : Bassel, le grand frère de Bachar, un play-boy qui porte beau et qui roule vite, trop vite. Hafez Al-Assad doit alors préparer le suivant dans la liste de succession : le petit frère plus effacé : Bachar. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

L'élection de Bachar Al-Assad le 17 juillet 2000, après les trente années de dictature de son père, fait souffler un vent d'espoir. Pendant les premiers moments de son règne, il montre en effet un certain esprit d'ouverture : il relâche plusieurs centaines de prisonniers politiques, dont des frères musulmans, laisse les Syriens s'exprimer davantage. Ce moment suspendu dans l'histoire de la Syrie porte le nom poétique de " Printemps de Damas " mais il ne dure pas. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

En mars 2011 débute une guerre qui ne s'arrêtera plus, avec un régime syrien qui franchit tous les paliers de la violence, jusqu'à ce que les Occidentaux appelleront la "ligne rouge", l'usage d'armes chimiques contre la population syrienne. Bachar Al-Assad devient "le boucher de Damas". Une spirale de la violence qui fait du conflit syrien un des plus meurtriers du 21ème siècle. Avec Agnès Levallois, vice-présidente de l'Institut de recherche et d'études Méditerranée Moyen-Orient, chargée de cours à Sciences Po Paris. Jean-Marie Quemener, ancien correspondant au Liban (2004-2010), auteur de "Docteur Bachar Mister Assad" (Encre d'Orient, 2011) et "Bachar Al-Assad, en lettre de sang" (Plon, 2017).

Los fotógrafos Samuel Nacar y Luis Tato explican en RNE lo que se ve y lo que no se ve las imágenes premiadas por World Press Photo en 2025. Samuel Nacar dedicó su reportaje a los presos liberados en Siria después de la caída de Al Assad y Luis Tato, a las protestas juveniles de Kenia.Informa Íñigo PicabeaEscuchar audio

Aleksandra Tulej, stellvertretende Chefredakteurin der WZ, war in Syrien. Im Podcast erzählt sie, welche Bedingungen in den Gefangenenlagern für IS-Frauen herrschen.

Am 8. Dezember 2024 feierten Tausende Syrer und Syrerinnen in Berlin den Sturz von Baschar Al Assad. Ein Vierteljahr später schauen vor allem Angehörige der religiösen Minderheiten mit Sorge in die Zukunft. Der neue Machthaber Ahmed Al Scharaa hat versprochen, alle Religionsgemeinschaften zu respektieren, dennoch gab es Massaker an Alawiten. Folgt auf die Freude über das Ende des Diktators jetzt die Angst vor einem islamistischen Regime?

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En los últimos días Siria ha sido escenario de una de las olas de violencia más intensas desde la caída del régimen de Bashar Al Assad en diciembre de 2024. Los enfrentamientos, centrados principalmente en las provincias costeras de Latakia y Tartús, han reavivado los temores de una nueva guerra civil o, mejor dicho, de que se reanude la guerra civil que en estos momentos se encuentra en pausa sin que se haya alcanzado aún un acuerdo definitivo de paz. La minoría alauita, históricamente vinculada al clan de los Al Assad, ha sido blanco de asesinatos selectivos que han conmocionado a la comunidad internacional. Todos señalan como responsable al nuevo Gobierno de Ahmed Al Sharaa que lucha por consolidar su autoridad en un país profundamente fracturado. El conflicto estalló el jueves 6 de marzo, cuando grupos armados leales al depuesto régimen de Assad, muchos de ellos alauitas, lanzaron una serie de ataques coordinados contra posiciones de las fuerzas de seguridad del Gobierno en la región costera, un bastión tradicional de esta minoría religiosa. Según diversas informaciones, los insurgentes, liderados por figuras como el ex comandante Suheil Al Hassan, conocido como "el Tigre", intentaron aprovechar el descontento de la comunidad alauita, que está sufriendo represalias desde la caída de Assad. Estos ataques dejaron decenas de muertos entre las fuerzas leales al Gobierno, lo que desencadenó una respuesta militar por parte de milicias cercanas a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, la guerrilla de origen islamista que se hizo con el poder en diciembre del año pasado. La represión que siguió ha sido descrita como brutal. Según el Observatorio Sirio de Derechos Humanos, más de un millar personas han muerto en menos de una tres días, entre ellos unos 750 civiles alauitas, muchos ejecutados a sangre fría en lo que este observatorio ha calificado como "masacres sectarias". Videos y testimonios verificados muestran escenas desgarradoras: cuerpos apilados en patios, ejecuciones sumarias y saqueos de domicilios alauitas. Las fuerzas de seguridad, apoyadas por milicias sunnitas, han sido acusadas de atacar indiscriminadamente a civiles alauitas, independientemente de si estaban o no relacionados con el régimen de Al Assad. Estas acciones han empeorado las tensiones internas alimentando el miedo a una limpieza étnica en la región. El presidente interino, Ahmed Al Sharaa, ha intentado desvincularse de las masacres, atribuyendo la violencia a "acciones individuales" y a los "restos del régimen de Assad". En un discurso que ofreció el domingo, prometió investigar las violaciones contra civiles y exigió la rendición de los grupos armados alauitas, advirtiendo que no tolerará desafíos a su autoridad. Pero sus palabras han sido recibidas con escepticismo, especialmente por la comunidad alauita, que se siente marginada por un Gobierno de mayoría sunita que no ha querido incluirlos en el denominado proceso de transición. La comunidad internacional ha reaccionado con preocupación. Naciones Unidas, a través de su alto comisionado para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Turk, ha exigido acciones inmediatas para proteger a los civiles, mientras que países como Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea han condenado las atrocidades y han pedido investigaciones independientes. La situación también ha generado críticas hacia el papel de potencias extranjeras, como Irán, acusado de apoyar a los insurgentes alauitas, y Turquía, que respalda al gobierno de Al Sharaa. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:51 Siria tropieza de nuevo 28:55 Los riesgos del gasto en defensa 34:58 Efectivos por ejército 40:38 Calin Georgescu · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #siria #sharaa Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

durée : 00:14:36 - Journal de 7 h - C'est la minorité alaouite, celle dont est issue l'ancien dictateur, qui est prise pour cible. Près de 1 000 personnes sont mortes ces derniers jours.

durée : 00:14:36 - Journal de 7 h - C'est la minorité alaouite, celle dont est issue l'ancien dictateur, qui est prise pour cible. Près de 1 000 personnes sont mortes ces derniers jours.

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Llegar de vuelta a Siria, después de la huida de Al Assad, hará que muchos conciudadanos sirios tengan que cruzar de nuevo la Turquía de Erdogan. Conoceremos primero al grupo de flamenco-sirio ATHRODEEL (Mi Tierra, en arameo). Ellos son Ahmad Dyab y Aseel Massoud, ante la situación de guerra del país tuvieron que buscar otro lugar donde la vida les diera la oportunidad de crecer. Nos hablan de cómo sus familias y amigos se lanzan a las calles para limpiarlas de escombros, el primer símbolo para el deseo de la reconstrucción del país. Y luego, el periodista Javier Biosca nos cuenta detalles de su investigación sobre la Turquía actual, desde la deriva autoritaria que ha tomado el gobierno de Erdogan. Su libro "Sentirán el aliento de Turquía en la nuca" narra la persecución de periodistas, deportistas y escritores críticos con el gobierno actual. En el programa escuchamos la música de: MERCAN DEDE- Istanbul; ATHRODEEL- Laja Bila Owwan- Sirri Fi Alsham-Gelem Gelem- Aroma- Cha’am; BABA ZULA- Arsys Saksagan. Escuchar audio

Des décennies de dictature en Syrie, treize années de guerre et moins d'une semaine pour faire tomber le régime de Bachar al-Assad  Le 8 décembre 2024, les combattants d'Hayat Tahrir al-Sham prenaient le pouvoir à Damas. Celui qui a conduit la rébellion sous le nom de Abou al-Joulani, Ahmed al-Charaa, vient d'être  nommé président par intérim. Il multiplie les initiatives pour rétablir le dialogue au sein de la société syrienne. Un défi de taille, tant les communautés, Druzes, Alaouites, Kurdes, Sunnites, et factions armées, sont nombreuses.Dans le pays, les poches de contestations subsistent. Et une guerre, celle qui oppose les factions pro-turques aux combattants kurdes.

A première vue, le pays donne l'impression de plutôt bien évoluer. A Damas, la vie a repris son cours. Dans les rues, la sécurité est assurée, même si les policiers ont disparu puisqu'ils ont été renvoyés par le nouveau pouvoir. Dans les restaurants, on continue de servir de l'alcool. Les chrétiens pratiquent leurs cultes....

We look at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism story about a Syrian kleptocrat and alleged war criminal, and the British Crown Dependency of Guernsey. It throws up all kinds of questions about policing compliance, enforcement and the need for public beneficial ownership registers, with good quality information. Also, on day one of his presidency, Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the OECD's global minimum tax deal. So what now? We'll talk to the Tax Justice Network's Alex Cobham. Featuring: Reporter at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Ed Siddons  Guernsey-based investigative and podcast journalist, Rob Byrne Alex Cobham of the Tax Justice Network Hosted and produced by Naomi Fowler, Tax Justice Network Transcript of the show is here (some is automated) https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Jan_25_Taxcast_Transcript.pdf  Further reading: ‘Butcher of Hama': Assad's uncle used Guernsey fund manager to stash millions looted from Syria (Bureau of Investigative Journalism) https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-12-16/butcher-of-hama-assads-uncle-used-guernsey-fund-manager-to-stash-millions-looted-from-syria/ Guernsey, country profile, Tax Justice Network https://taxjustice.net/country-profiles/guernsey/  Guernsey Financial Services Commission notice regarding Ginette Blondel https://www.gfsc.gg/news/ms-ginette-louise-blondel  The Guernsey finance worker, the alleged war criminal and a £210k fine - Bailiwick Express News Jersey https://www.bailiwickexpress.com/news/focus-210k-fine-working-alleged-war-criminal-without-licence/ Sentencing of Bashar Assad's Uncle in France Exposes Bank's AML Failure https://www.moneylaundering.com/news/exclusive-sentencing-of-bashar-assads-uncle-in-france-exposes-banks-aml-failure/ Assad uncle used Guernsey adviser to secretly manage vast wealth https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/16/assad-uncle-used-guernsey-adviser-to-secretly-manage-vast-wealth Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity https://trialinternational.org/latest-post/former-syrian-vice-president-rifaat-al-assad-will-stand-trial-in-switzerland-on-charges-of-war-crimes-and-crimes-against-humanity/ When will the British government impose public registries on its tax havens? Tax Justice Network blog from 2019 https://taxjustice.net/2019/03/04/when-will-the-british-government-impose-public-registries-on-its-tax-havens/  "The three Crown Dependencies have committed to introducing public registers. Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man have private registers. However, in response to the 2022 ECJ ruling, in December 2022 the three governments said they would wait for legal advice before taking further steps." https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2023-0220/ (House of Commons Library) Dear European Court of Justice, you were played, Tax Justice Network blog on 2022 European Court of Justice ruling https://taxjustice.net/2022/12/05/dear-european-court-of-justice-you-were-played/  Officer: GINETTE LOUISE BLONDEL, Data from Paradise Papers - Malta corporate registry https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/56057386   Guernsey FSC Prohibitions and Disqualified Directors https://www.opensanctions.org/datasets/gg_disqualified_directors/   Trump demands countries surrender tax sovereignty at economic gunpoint, Tax Justice Network https://taxjustice.net/press/trump-demands-countries-surrender-tax-sovereignty-at-economic-gunpoint/    Countries should stand up to President Trump's tax threat and continue working together to deliver a progressive global tax reform. https://www.icrict.com/non-classe/countries-should-stand-up-to-president-trumps-tax-threat-and-continue-working-together-to-deliver-a-progressive-global-tax-reform/    Our website with all our podcasts is https://podcasts.taxjustice.net/         

NPR Producer Anas Baba walks home to Northern Gaza, as Palestinians are allowed to return as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel and Hamas. And, a month after the fall of the Al-Assad regime, Syrians are euphoric, but face a shattered economy and fragile security.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Miles de personas están intentando regresar al norte de Gaza. Al menos un muerto y siete heridos en el primer día de la extensión del alto el fuego en el Líbano. El Consejo de Seguridad condena los avances del M23 en la RD Congo. Un informe detalla las torturas del régimen de Al Assad en Siria.

Tras la caída de Al Assad, muchos temían que Siria se convirtiera en otro Afganistán con sus imposiciones medievales y la igualación violenta de las diferencias. Sin embargo, el nuevo gobierno del HTS parece ir en sentido contrario y hoy sorprende por las medidas que ha tomado desde que llegó al poder. ¿A qué se debe este sorpresivo giro de un grupo originado en el islamismo más conservador? Vamos a repasar el juego de necesidades que puede cambiar el mapa de Medio Oriente.

A 10 jours de l'investiture de Donald Trump, alors que des quartiers entiers de Los Angeles brulent, pour le président la priorité semble ailleurs. Il voit grand et veut s'approprier le Canada, le Groenland et le Panama. En Syrie, un mois après la chute du régime Al Assad, tous veulent des garanties concernant la sécurité. Le cofondateur du Front national, Jean-Marie Le Pen est mort à 96 ans. Qualifié souvent "d'agitateur extrémiste", quelle trace laisse-t-il dans la société française ?

durée : 00:05:28 - Le Reportage de la rédaction - On se souvient des scènes de liesse dans toute la Syrie à l'annonce de la victoire des rebelles islamistes de HTS le 8 décembre dernier. Mais quels sentiments animent aujourd'hui les habitants de Damas, l'euphorie est-elle toujours présente ?

durée : 00:04:49 - Le Zoom de France Inter - Depuis la fin du régime du dictateur, les 6 millions de Syriens exilés dans le monde s'interrogent. Doivent-ils rentrer dans leur pays d'origine ? Près d'un million d'entre eux ont fui la guerre civile et trouvé refuge en Allemagne, le pays européen qui accueille la diaspora la plus importante.

¿Cómo logró Israel derrotar a tres ejércitos en solo seis días durante la Guerra de los Seis Días de 1967, mientras que el conflicto en Gaza se está convirtiendo en la guerra más larga en la historia del Estado israelí? ¿Qué diferencias existen entre una guerra convencional y una guerra contra insurgentes? Y, sorprendentemente, ¿la guerra en Gaza tuvo un efecto dominó que acabó con el régimen de los Al Assad en Siria? En este fascinante programa, el coronel retirado del Ejército Argentino, Guillermo Lafferriere —un "sionista goy" como él mismo se define—, apasionado experto en historia militar, ofrece un análisis profundo de la guerra que comenzó el 7 de octubre de 2023. Desde una perspectiva militar, compara este conflicto con otros enfrentamientos emblemáticos del siglo XX, destacando las particularidades que lo hacen único. Con una verborragia cautivante y cargada de datos precisos, comparaciones históricas y detalles sorprendentes, Laffererie no solo te mantendrá enganchado, sino que te hará entender la complejidad de la situación de una manera única. ¡No te pierdas este análisis fascinante y lleno de información que te hará ver la guerra en Gaza y su contexto histórico desde una óptica completamente nueva!

durée : 00:38:27 - Questions du soir : le débat - par : Quentin Lafay, Stéphanie Villeneuve - Le régime Al-Assad, renversé par le groupe HTS le 8 décembre dernier après plus de 54 ans de pouvoir, a dévasté la société syrienne. Comment envisager une reconstruction politique, économique et sociale en Syrie ? - réalisation : François Richer - invités : Camille Neveux Journaliste, cheffe adjointe du service étranger de Libération; Garance Le Caisne Journaliste indépendante, contributrice à la Tribune Dimanche; Anthony Samrani Co-rédacteur en chef de l'Orient le jour

Tercer episodio y último sobre el conflicto sirio que implica a numerosos actores de la región y a otros. En el episodio se hoy se cuentan los últimos compases de la guerra, que termina con la caída de Al Assad y cómo ha quedado configurado el país de cara a su incierto futuro

El nuevo gobierno en Siria está atrapado en una confrontación cada vez mas inevitable, la caída de Al Assad dejará más cerca a los israelíes y turcos de una disputa para definir quién será el actor central del problemático Medio Oriente. Y no es el único escenario en donde se enfrentan. Vamos a asomarnos a un conflicto en ciernes que tiene un componente sorpresivo que le da más dramatismo a un escenario que cobrará relevancia en 2025.

Bashar al-Assad was Syria's president for nearly 25 years. He brutally cracked down on a protest movement in 2011, kicking off a civil war that killed hundreds of thousands of Syrians and led to 12 million people being displaced. Earlier this month, the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled the al-Assad regime, and he fled to Russia. Reset hears reflections from two members of the Syrian American community in Chicago. Bara Sarraj is a biology professor and former Syrian political prisoner. Samira Alhamwi is an adult education manager for the Syrian Community Network who came to the U.S. as a refugee in 2016. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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While we head into the holiday season and the final days of 2024, the second-term coming of Donald Trump gives us little optimism for 2025 and the years to come. Trump's outrageous lawsuits, the takedown of the Al-Assad regime in Syria, and, of course, TikTok… What comes next? Norm and Kavita are back to tackle all these issues and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While we head into the holiday season and the final days of 2024, the second-term coming of Donald Trump gives us little optimism for 2025 and the years to come. Trump's outrageous lawsuits, the takedown of the Al-Assad regime in Syria, and, of course, TikTok… What comes next? Norm and Kavita are back to tackle all these issues and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While we head into the holiday season and the final days of 2024, the second-term coming of Donald Trump gives us little optimism for 2025 and the years to come. Trump's outrageous lawsuits, the takedown of the Al-Assad regime in Syria, and, of course, TikTok… What comes next? Norm and Kavita are back to tackle all these issues and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

El episodio explora la caída del régimen de Al-Assad y las implicaciones políticas y sociales de este suceso. Abelardo aporta una perspectiva íntima y reflexiva sobre el impacto de estos eventos, compartiendo cómo su conexión familiar con Siria lo ha influido para interpretar la situación. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

François Bayrou es el elegido por Emmanuel Macron para ser el nuevo primer ministro de Francia. Estamos ante un político veterano, centrista y líder del partido MoDem, y se le considera un candidato de consenso.Estaremos en la capital siria, Damasco, donde miles de personas han celebrado hoy la caída de Al Assad durante el rezo del viernes; también les contaremos cómo está siendo la gira de Antony Blinken por Turquía e Irak. Sabremos por qué deja de operar de momento el Geo Barents, el buque de rescate de MSF que tantas vidas de migrantes ha salvado en el Mediterráneo. Y tendremos aquí en el estudio a Cristina Olea, corresponsal de TVE en Washington, que presenta su libro.Escuchar audio

La fuga dell'ex leader a Mosca, il Cremlino che corre ai ripari, il pasticciaccio elettorale rumeno, il conflitto russo-ucraino. Il punto di Giuseppe D'Amato.

Empezaremos el programa comentando la actualidad. Hablaremos de la caída del brutal régimen de Al Assad en Siria, y de la incertidumbre que rodea el futuro del país y de la región. A continuación, discutiremos la decisión de un tribunal francés de condenar al escritor franco-camerunés Charles Onana por minimizar el genocidio de Ruanda. Después, discutiremos un estudio que explica el papel crítico que juegan las nubes en el aumento récord de la temperatura observado el año pasado. Y, para acabar, hablaremos de los ganadores de la 37ª edición de los Premios del Cine Europeo. La segunda parte del episodio la dedicaremos a la lengua y cultura españolas. El diálogo de gramática incluirá numerosos ejemplos del tema de gramática de hoy, The Preterit - Part I. Y el diálogo de expresiones ilustrará ejemplos de la expresión de la semana, De lunes a martes. ¿Qué va a pasar en Siria tras el fin del régimen de Al Assad? Un escritor francés, multado por violar las leyes contra la negación del genocidio Un nuevo estudio explica el aumento récord de la temperatura observado el año pasado Emilia Pérez, de Jacques Audiard, triunfa en la 37ª edición de los Premios del Cine Europeo La España de las tres culturas Platos de cuchara españoles

La chute du clan de Bachar al-Assad, le 8 décembre 2024, signe la fin de 50 ans de dictature. Ce régime, accusé des pires atrocités, a été renversé par des rebelles islamistes. Qui sont-ils ? Comment ont-ils pu faire tomber le président Bachar al-Assad en 12 jours ? Comment réagit le peuple syrien sur place ? Dans "Tout savoir sur", du lundi au vendredi, la rédaction de RTL revient sur un fait marquant de l'actualité avec les reporters, les correspondants et les experts de RTL.

durée : 00:15:31 - Journal de 8 h - En Syrie, les groupes rebelles appellent les habitants à revenir, à travailler ensemble pour reconstruire le pays après la chute du régime de Bachar Al-Assad.

A medida que pasan los días vamos descubriendo más historias terribles de personas encerradas en las cárceles del régimen sirio de Bachar Al Assad. Vemos vídeos de personas aterrorizadas, sucias, tiradas en el suelo de cemento cubiertos con una manta raída, algunos con evidentes signos de tortura, de inanición o de haber perdido sus facultades mentales.Vamos a hablar de la situación en Gaza, donde siguen muriendo diariamente decenas de personas y donde miles de niños malviven. Estaremos en Estados Unidos porque Joe Biden se acerca al final de su mandato como presidente y ha anunciado decenas de perdones presidenciales. También en Francia donde el presidente Emmanuel Macron podría anunciar quién será el nuevo primer ministro. Además hablaremos con el embajador retirado Rafael Dezcallar sobre la cooperación global de cara a los desafíos que afectan a nuestra sociedad y sabremos qué dice el último informe publicado por Reporteros sin Fronteras sobre las amenazas a periodistas en el ejercicio de su profesión.Escuchar audio

Mokhtar Alibrahim fled his hometown of Damascus nearly eight years ago, leaving behind family, friends, and the budding career as a journalist he'd just begun other than be conscripted into the Syrian Army of Beshir al-Assad to wage war against fellow countrymen.  He lived in Lebanon, then Jordan, and now Germany despairing he would ever see home again.He learned two new languages English and German, He got his doctor wife out of Syria and they began building a new life in the west. Then weeks ago a miracle. Al-Assad was suddenly ousted, Syria liberated, and brutal civil war finally done. The future is unclear, Syria is still a mess under bombing by Israelis and Americans, but Mokhtar says he is hopeful and optimistic. There's a lesson here for despairing Americans on the brink of a new Trump regime.

La caída del dictador sirio trajo por momentos la esperanza de la paz. Sin embargo, Siria está atrapada en una madeja extremadamente compleja de identidades étnicas, religiosas y políticas. Y la caída del régimen no las solucionó. Por el contrario, hubo países vecinos que, aprovechando la situación, ahora también invadieron su territorio. Hoy te vamos a explicar por qué el conflicto va a seguir y qué tan lejos estamos aún de una salida pacífica. Vamos a adentrarnos en el corazón de la crisis crónica de Siria.

En el programa de hoy se discutieron diversos temas de actualidad, comenzando con un análisis de los preocupantes resultados de las evaluaciones educativas en Chile, tanto en habilidades de lectura como en matemáticas, con énfasis en el impacto de políticas educativas inadecuadas. También se abordó el desempeño de la oposición política, destacando divisiones internas y falta de estrategia frente a reformas clave, como la de pensiones. Se analizaron además las repercusiones internacionales de la caída del régimen de Al-Assad en Siria, vinculándolas con las dictaduras latinoamericanas. Finalmente, se revisaron posibles irregularidades en el uso de gastos reservados en diversos ministerios, cuestionando la transparencia y la gestión de recursos públicos. Para acceder al programa sin interrupción de comerciales, suscríbete a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/elvillegas Temas Principales y Minutos 00:02:16 - Crisis educativa en Chile: resultados de la OCDE y retroceso en matemáticas y lectura. 00:18:23 - Desempeño político: críticas a la oposición y desafíos en la reforma de pensiones. 00:42:21 - Siria e Israel: análisis del conflicto y repercusiones internacionales. 00:53:13 - Gastos reservados: sospechas sobre uso indebido en ministerios chilenos.

This week we talk about coups, the Arab Spring, and Bashar al-Assad.We also discuss militias, Al Qaeda, and Iran.Recommended Book: The Algebraist by Iain M. BanksTranscriptIn the early 2010s, a series of uprisings against unpopular, authoritarian governments spread across the Middle East—a wave of action that became known as the Arab Spring.Tunisia was where it started, a man setting himself on fire in protest against the nation's brazenly corrupt government and all that he'd suffered under that government, and the spreading of this final gesture on social media, which was burgeoning at the time, amplified by the still relatively newfound availability and popularity of smartphones, the mobile internet, and the common capacity to share images and videos of things as they happen to folks around the world via social media, led to a bunch of protests and riots and uprisings in Jordan, Egypt, Yemen, and Algeria, initially, before then spreading to other, mostly Arab majority, mostly authoritarian-led nations.The impact of this cascade of unrest in this region was immediately felt; within just two years, by early 2012, those ruling Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen had been toppled, there were attempts to topple the Bahraini and Syrian governments, there were massive protests in Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Algeria, and Sudan, and relatively minor protests, which were still meaningful because of the potential punishments for folks who rocked the boat in these countries, smaller protests erupted in Djibouti, Western Sahara, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Mauritania.Several rulers and their ruling parties committed to stepping down soon, or to not run for reelection—some of them actually stuck with that commitment, though others rode out this period of tumult and then quietly backtracked.Some nations saw long-lasting periods of unrest following this eruption; Jordan had trouble keeping a government in office for years, for instance, while Yemen overthrew its government in 2012 and 2015, and that spun-out into a civil war between the official government and the Iran-backed Houthis, which continues today, gumming up the Red Sea and significantly disrupting global shipping as a consequence.What I'd like to talk about today, though, is another seriously disruptive sequence of events that have shaped the region, and a lot of things globally, as well, since the first sparks of what became the Arab Spring—namely, the Syrian Civil war—and some movement we've seen in this conflict over the past week that could result in a dramatically new state of affairs across the region.—In 1963, inspired by their brethren's successful coup in nearby Iraq, the military wing of the Arab nationalist Ba'ath party of Syria launched a coup against the country's post-colonial democratic government, installing in its stead a totalitarian party-run government.One of the leaders of this coup, Hafez al-Assad, became the country's president in 1971, which basically meant he was the all-powerful leader of a military dictatorship, and he used those powers to even further consolidate his influence over the mechanisms of state, which meant he also had the ability to name his own successor.He initially planned to install his brother as leader when he stepped down or died, but that brother attempted to overthrow him when he was ill in 1983 and 1984, so when he got better, he exiled said brother and chose his eldest son, Bassel al-Assad, instead.Bassel died in a car accident in 1994, though, so Hafez was left with his third choice, Bashar al-Assad, which wasn't a popular choice, in part because it was considered not ideal for him to choose a family member, rather than someone else from the leading party, but also because Bashar had no political experience at the time, so this was straight-up nepotism: the only reason he was selected was that he was family.In mid-2000, Hafez died, and Bashar stepped into the role of president. The next few years were tumultuous for the new leader, who faced heightened calls for more transparency in the government, and a return to democracy, or some form of it at least, in Syria.This, added to Bashar's lack of influence with his fellow party members, led to a wave of retirements and purgings amongst the government and military higher-ups—those veteran politicians and generals replaced by loyalists with less experience and credibility.He then made a series of economic decisions that were really good for the Assad family and their allies, but really bad for pretty much everyone else in the country, which made him and his government even less popular with much of the Syrian population, even amongst those who formerly supported his ascension and ambitions.All of this pushback from the people nudged Bashar al-Assad into implementing an increasingly stern police state, which pitted various ethnic and religious groups against each other in order to keep them from unifying against the government, and which used terror and repression to slap down or kill anyone who stood up to the abuse.When the Arab Spring, which I mentioned in the intro, rippled across the Arab world beginning in 2011, protestors in Syria were treated horribly by the Assad government—the crackdown incredibly violent and punitive, even compared to that of other repressive, totalitarian governments in the region.This led to more pushback from Syrian citizens, who began to demand, with increasing intensity, that the Assad-run government step down, and that the Ba'athists running the dictatorship be replaced by democratically elected officials.This didn't go over well with Assad, who launched a campaign of even more brutal, violent crackdowns, mass arrests, and the torture and execution of people who spoke out on this subject—leading to thousands of confirmed deaths, and tens of thousands of people wounded by government forces.This response didn't go over super well with the people, and these protests and the pushback against them spiraled into a full-on civil uprising later in 2011, a bunch of people leaving the Syrian military to join the rebels, and the country breaking up into pieces, each chunk of land controlled by a different militia, some of these militias working well together, unifying against the government, while others also fought other militias—a remnant of the military government's efforts to keep their potential opposition fighting each other, rather than them.This conflict was officially declared a civil war by the UN in mid-2012, and the UN and other such organizations have been fretting and speaking out about the human rights violations and other atrocities committed during this conflict ever since, though little has been done by external forces, practically, to end it—instead it's become one of many proxy conflicts, various sides supported, mostly with weapons and other resources, though sometimes with training, and in rare instances with actual soldiers on the ground, by the US, Turkey, Russia, Iran, the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Britain, France, Israel, and the Netherlands.This conflict has demanded the country's full attention for more than a decade, then, and it's had influence even beyond Syria's borders, as groups like the Islamic State, or ISIS has been able to grow and flourish within Syria, due to all the chaos and lack of stability, refugees from Syria have flooded across borders, fleeing the violence and causing all sorts of unintended disruptions in neighboring and even some further-afield countries where, in some cases, millions of these refugees have had to be taken care of, which in turn has influenced immigration-related politics even as far away as the European Union. Also due to that lack of internal control, crime has flourished in Syria, including drug-related crime. And that's lets to a huge production and distribution network for an illegal, almost everywhere, amphetamine called Captagon, which is addictive, and the pills often contain dangerous filler chemicals that are cheaper to produce.This has increased drug crime throughout the region, and the Syrian government derives a substantial amount of revenue from these illicit activities—it's responsible for about 80% of global Captagon production, as of early 2024.All of which brings us to late-2024.By this point, Syria had been broken up into about seven or eight pieces, each controlled by some militia group or government, while other portions—which make up a substantial volume of the country's total landmass—are considered to be up in the air, no dominant factions able to claim them.Al-Assad's government has received a fair bit of support, both in terms of resources, and in terms of boots on the ground, from Iran and Russia, over the years, especially in the mid-20-teens. And due in large part to that assistance, his forces were able to retake most of the opposition's strongholds by late 2018.There was a significant ceasefire at the tail-end of 2019, which lasted until March of 2020. This ceasefire stemmed from a successful operation launched by the Syrian government and its allies, especially Iran, Russia, and Hezbollah, against the main opposition and some of their allies—basically a group of different rebel factions that were working together against Assad, and this included groups backed by the Turkish government.On March 5, 2020, Turkish President Erdogan and Russian President Putin, which were backing opposite sides of this portion of the Syrian civil war, agreed on a ceasefire that began the following day, which among other things included a safety corridor along a major highway, separating the groups from each other, that corridor patrolled by soldiers from Turkey and Russia.This served to end most frontline fighting, as these groups didn't want to start fighting these much larger, more powerful nations—Russia and Turkey—while trying to strike their enemies, though there were still smaller scuffles and attacks, when either side could hurt their opponent without being caught.In November of 2024, though, a coalition of anti-Assad militias launched a new offensive against the Syrian government's forces, which was ostensibly sparked by heavily shelling by those forces against civilians in rural areas outside Aleppo, the country's second-largest city.On the 29th of November, those forces captured most of Aleppo, and then plowed their way through previously government-held towns and cities at a fairly rapid clip, capturing another regional capitol, Hama on December 5, and securing Damascus, the capitol of the country, on December 8.This ended the 13-year civil war that's plagued Syria since all the way back in 2011; Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, according to Russian and Iranian officials, and he resigned before he hopped on that flight; Russian state media is saying that Assad and his family have been granted asylum by the Russian government.This is a rapidly developing story, and we'll know more over the next few weeks, as the dust settles, but right now it looks like the Syrian government has been toppled by rebel forces led by a man named Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, a 42-year-old child of Syrian exiles who was born in Saudi Arabia, and who spent the early 2000s fighting against US occupation forces in Iraq as part of Al Qaeda.He apparently spent a few years in an Iraqi prison, then led an Al Qaeda affiliate group, which evolved into its own thing when he broke ties with Al Qaeda's leadership.This new group that he formed, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, tried to differentiate itself from groups like Al Qaeda by saying they didn't want to play a role in the global jihad, they just wanted to reform the government in Syria. As part of that pivot, they started governing and building infrastructure across the chunk of Syria they claimed, even to the point of collecting taxes and providing civilians with identity cards; though throughout this period they were also known for ruling with an iron fist, and for being hardcore authoritarians, dedicated to implementing a hard-line version of Islamist ideological law.In the midst of their blitz-like capture of Syria, though, representatives from this group have said they'll implement a religiously tolerant representative government, and they won't tell women in the country how to dress.Following the capture of Damascus, Syria's Prime Minister said that he would remain in the country, and that he was ready to work with whomever takes the reins as things settle down, happy to make the transition a smooth and peaceful one, essentially, whatever that might mean in practice.The US military has taken this opportunity to strike dozens of Islamic State facilities and leaders across the country, marking one of the biggest such actions in recent months, and military leaders have said they would continue to strike terrorist groups on Syrian soil—probably as part of an effort to keep the new Syrian government, whatever its composition, from working with IS and its allies.Russia has requested a closed-door meeting with the United Nations Security Council to discuss Syria's collapse, and it's been reported that they failed to come to Assad's aid because they're too tied up in Ukraine, and they weren't able to move forces from North Africa rapidly enough to do much good; though there's a chance they'll still shift whatever chess pieces they can to the area in order to influence the composition of the new government, as it's forming.Iran has said they welcome whatever type of government the Syrian people decide to establish, though it's likely they'll try to nudge that formation in their favor, as Syria has long been an ally and client state of theirs, and they are no doubt keen to maintain that reality as much as possible, and bare-minimum to avoid the establishment of an enemy along their border.And Israel has entered what's supposed to be a demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights because this zone is on the Syrian border; they've also captured a buffer zone within Syria itself. They've launched airstrikes on suspected chemical weapon sites in Syria, to prevent them from falling into extremist hands, they've said, and Israeli leaders said they want to keep any issues in their neighbor from impacting Israeli citizens. And Iraq's government has announced that they're doing the same along their shared border with Syria, so the whole region is bulwarking their potential weak points, just in case something goes wrong and violence spreads, rather than being tamped down by all this change.Israel's prime minister, and other higher ups in the government, have also claimed responsibility for Assad's toppling, saying it was their efforts against Iran and its proxy forces, like Hezbollah, that set the stage for the rebels to do what they did—as otherwise these forces would have been too strong and too united for it to work.Notably, the now-in-charge rebel group has been a longtime enemy of Iran and Hezbollah, so while there's still a lot of uncertainty surrounding all of this, Israel's government is no doubt generally happy with how things have progressed, so far, as this could mean Syria is no longer a reliable corridor for them, especially for the purposes of getting weapons to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, along Israel's northern border.That said, this same group isn't exactly a fan of Israel, and is backed by Turkey, which has been highly critical of Israel's actions in Gaza and Lebanon.So it's an incredibly tumultuous moment in Syria, right now, and in this region, as a whole, because the conflict in Syria has been super impactful on everyone thereabouts, to varying degrees, and this ending to this long-lasting civil war could lead to some positive outcomes, like Syrian refugees who have been scattered across neighboring countries being able to return home without facing the threat of violence, and the release of political prisoners from infamous facilities, some of which have already been emptied by the rebels—but especially in the short-term there's a lot of uncertainty, and it'll likely be a while before that uncertainty solidifies into something more knowable and predictable, as at the moment, much of the country is still controlled by various militia groups backed by different international actors, including Kurdish-led forces backed by the US, and forces allied with Turkey in the north.So this change of official governance may shuffle the deck, but rather than stabilizing things, it could result in a new conflict catalyzed by the power vacuum left by the Assad government and its allies, if rebel forces—many of which have been labeled terrorists by governments around the world, which is another wrinkle in all this—if they fail to rally behind one group or individual, and instead start fighting each other for the opportunity to become the country's new dominant force.Show 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It's Tuesday, December 10h, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson and Adam McManus Persecution of Christians up in Indonesia The General Assembly of the Communion of Churches in Indonesia has announced growth in the Christian faith in that country. The organization pointed to seven new Christian groups, each with at least 10,000 members added to the list. While the church has grown in Indonesia, the believers' very presence has led to persecution in the Muslim-majority nation where 87% are Muslim and about 10% Christian. According to Persecution.org, the SETARA Institute recorded 217 incidents where religious freedom was violated in 2023. That's up from 175 in 2022.   Also, in 2023, places of worship were disturbed 65 times in Indonesia. That was up from 16 incidents in 2017. For example, one local province banned a Christmas choir practice for a Catholic Church earlier this month — requiring permission from the government for this “religious activity.”  Syrian president fled country for Russia The Middle East is in more turmoil. After 13 years of civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country for Russia. Syria's government has been turned over to a rebel faction led by a former Al Qaeda fighter named Abu Mohammad al-Jolani. The new government will be headed by a party espousing hardline Sunni Islamist ideology. In excess of a half a million Syrians have lost their lives in the civil war, and millions have left the country. In God's providence, Iran's influence in the Middle East has diminished greatly, with the loss of an ally in Al-Assad and Israel's crushing of Hezbollah in Lebanon. For now, Iran and Russia are seen as losers, and Turkey and Israel are seen as winners in the ongoing saga.  China initiates naval drill off coast of Taiwan Communist China has initiated a third and more significant naval drill encompassing the coasts of Taiwan, reports CNN.   This comes after the U.S. approved $2 billion in more arms sales for Taiwan. China vowed “strong countermeasures” to the action, reports the South China Morning Post. Psalm 46 assures that it is God who “makes wars cease to the end of the Earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariot in the fire.” CEO killer suspect caught Police nabbed Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while he was chowing down at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He's an anti-capitalist Ivy League grad who liked online quotes from the “Unabomber'' Ted Kaczynski — and seethed in a manifesto, “These parasites had it coming,” reports the New York Post. Officers found a black 3D-printed pistol and a black silencer in Mangione's backpack. He graduated cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Computer and Information Science in 2020 The tech whiz, originally from Towson, Maryland, apparently hated the medical community because of how it treated his sick relative. The suspect also may have held a grudge because of his own interactions with the industry, noting an X-ray photo on his X account showing four pins in his spine. Trump on Meet the Press: Liz Cheney should go to jail On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump was on NBC's Meet the Press, suggesting that jail time might be appropriate for former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming and others on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack who pursued prosecution for January 6th protestors back in 2021. He also alleged that the committee destroyed evidence after a year and a half of testimony.  Listen. TRUMP: “They deleted and destroyed a whole year and a half worth of testimony. I think those people committed a major crime.” KRISTEN WELKER: “Sir?” TRUMP: “and [former Congresswoman Liz] Cheney was behind it.” WELKER: “Well.” TRUMP: “and so was [Democrat Congressman] Bennie Thompson. And everybody on that committee. For what they did,” WELKER: “Yeah.” TRUMP: “Honestly, they should go to jail.” KRISTEN WELKER: “So, you think Liz Cheney should go to jail?” TRUMP: “For what they did.” WELKER: “Everyone on the committee, you said.” TRUMP: “I think everybody. Anybody that voted in favor …” WELKER: “Are you going to direct your FBI Director and your Attorney General to send them to jail?” TRUMP: “Not at all. I think that they'll have to look at that. But I'm not going to. I'm going to focus on ‘Drill, baby drill.'” WELKER: “When you say that it carries weight though. You've tapped these people to lead the Justice Department and FBI.” TRUMP: “They can do whatever they want.” WELKER: “Okay.” TRUMP: “Biden can give them a pardon if he wants to, and maybe he should.” But Trump said, the decision to prosecute Liz Cheney would be left to his Attorney General appointee. Trump eager to issue pardons to most January 6th protestors In related news and in that same interview. President-elect Trump is looking at issuing pardons on his first day in office for those caught up in the January 6th investigations. The Biden Justice Department has prosecuted 1,572 persons in the protest. Over 1,200 of these have pleaded guilty or have been proven guilty in trial.  321 defendants pleaded guilty to felonies and 675 have pleaded guilty to misdemeanors. Here's Kristen Welker with the question. WELKER: “You promised to pardon those who attacked the Capitol on January 6th. Are you still vowing to follow through with that promise?” TRUMP: “We're looking at it right now. Most likely, yeah.” WELKER: “Well, you know.” TRUMP:  “Those people have suffered long and hard. And there may be some exceptions to it. I have to look. You know, if somebody was radical, crazy. There might be some people from Antifa there.  I don't know. These people have suffered. Their lives have been destroyed.” The degree of violence occurring at the January 6th protest is under debate, however. FactCheck.org notes that no police officers died  — while one officer did suffer a stroke and five committed suicide days or months after the January 6th event.  In addition, 17 officers suffered injuries during the protests that resulted in loss of days at work.  By contrast, some 2,035 police officers were injured during the 2020 George Floyd riots. PoliceMag.com reports that “16,241 protesters and rioters were arrested. Nearly 17% of the arrests were for felonies and 7% of the total involved violence. Many of the cases were quickly dismissed.”  New York jury acquits Daniel Penny A New York jury has acquitted Daniel Penny of all charges Monday, reports NBC News. He was the marine charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide for allegedly killing a young man in a subway who was threatening to kill people on the subway, according to witnesses.   The victim, Jordan Neely, had an extensive criminal record of 42 arrests. Emotions are running high after the verdict. A New York Black Lives Matter leader, Hawk Newsome, called for vigilantes to kill others “who have attempted to oppress us.” Wherever this applies, let us remember what Jesus said: “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”  (Matthew 5:44) Was there an alphabet in the days of Noah? And finally, could there have been an alphabet used for written human communications as far back as the days of Noah?   That's what researchers have discovered from an excavation in a tomb in northern Syria, located about 500 miles west of where the ark would have rested. Characters that appear to be a real alphabet were etched into clay cylinders dated to 2400 BC.  Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, December 10th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

El presidente sirio, Bashar Al Assad, huyó del país a primera hora del domingo, tras una rápida ofensiva de una coalición de grupos rebeldes que puso fin de forma un tanto abrupta a más de 50 años de dictadura encarnada en familia Assad. La noticia desató el júbilo en las calles de Damasco, pero también una inmensa incertidumbre sobre el futuro de este país cuyos problemas ya son muchos desde hace años, pero que aún podrían empeorar. Tal y como veíamos ayer en La ContraCrónica, la ofensiva, encabezada por el grupo islamista Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, permitió a los rebeldes tomar el control de las principales ciudades de Siria en apenas diez días mientras el ejército sirio, desmoralizado y desorganizado, se retiraba dejando vía libre a los rebeldes. A los principales aliados de Al Asad también también les sorprendió el avance rebelde. Rusia se encuentra empantanada en Ucrania y los iraníes están muy debilitados tras un año de guerra contra Israel. Bashar Al Assad se ha exiliado en Moscú, donde el Gobierno de Vladimir Putin le ha concedido asilo político. Ha terminado siguiendo el camino que tomó hace años el tunecino Ben Alí que huyó a Arabia Saudí tras las protestas que hicieron estallar la primavera árabe en 2011. Al Assad quería evitar precisamente eso y se decidió por reprimir violentamente a los manifestantes. Aquello dio lugar a una guerra civil que dura ya trece años y que, aparte de una devastación generalizada, ha costado más de medio millón de vidas y ha desplazado a siete millones de personas. Desconocemos si los acontecimientos de estos días pondrán fin a este conflicto tan sangriento, lo que si parece claro es que la era de los Al Assad ha concluido en Siria. Han pasado 54 años desde que Hafez Al Assad, padre de Bashar, se hiciese con el poder tras un golpe de Estado. Logró consolidar su poder en un país difícil, marcado por la fragmentación étnica y religiosa. Se aseguró la lealtad del ejército y creo un aparato de seguridad omnipresente. Trató de modernizar la economía siria al tiempo que mantenía una política exterior muy activa alineándose con la Unión Soviética y oponiéndose con firmeza a Israel. Tras su muerte en el año 2000, su hijo Bashar al-Assad, un oftalmólogo educado en el Reino Unido, tomó las riendas del país con promesas de reforma y apertura. El inicio de su mandato fue conocido como la "primavera de Damasco", un breve, brevísimo, periodo de liberalización que se desvaneció pronto. La insatisfacción social, combinada con la represión política, allanó el terreno para el estallido de la Guerra Civil Siria en 2011, que comenzó como parte de la Primavera Árabe. La guerra ha transformado profundamente Siria. Bashar Al Assad demostró una gran resistencia frente a una coalición de opositores internos, grupos islamistas y potencias extranjeras como Estados Unidos, Turquía y varios Estados árabes. Con el apoyo de Rusia e Irán, Assad consiguió mantenerse en el poder durante casi tres lustros, aunque a un coste humano y material inmenso. La dinastía Assad ha dejado una profunda huella en Siria. El control férreo del poder por parte de la familia y sus allegados, la corrupción rampante y el uso sistemático de la violencia contra los opositores ha sido quizá su legado más visible. Vamos en el programa de hoy Alberto Garín y yo a hablar de esto mismo, de Siria, de esta peculiar dinastía política de origen alauita y del incierto futuro que enfrenta este país. · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #assad #siria Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Syrian rebels, over the weekend, seized the capital Damascus and forced President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia. It ends thirteen years of civil war and more than fifty years of the al-Assad family's brutal reign. The lightening military advance by rebels was led by a former al-Qaeda affiliate which has caused a huge change in the region and has lessened the influence of Iran and Russia. FOX's Eben Brown speaks with Alex Hogan, FOX news foreign correspondent reporting from Tel Aviv, who says the rebels now face a monumental task in governing the country while Israel has taken action in the Golan Heights in order to secure the border with Syria. Click Here To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an 11-day offensive, Syrian opposition fighters have ended more than 50 years of Assad family rule. President Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow. As the Syrian people celebrate the fall of the regime, where will their country go from here? In this episode: Arwa Damon (@IamArwaDamon), President and Founder of INARA  Episode credits: This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Sarí el-Khalili, and Alexandra Locke, with Hagir Saleh, Manny Panartous, and our host, Kevin Hirten, in for Malika Bilal. It was edited by Sarí el-Khalili.  The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Khaled Soltan, and Amy Walters. Our editorial interns are Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, and Cole van Miltenburg. Our host is Malika Bilal. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is lead of audience engagement. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is the Take's executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. We'll be back tomorrow. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

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Este domingo Siria y el resto del mundo asistieron a un hito histórico: la caída del régimen de Bashar Al Assad, segundo y último representante de una dinastía que ha dominado el país desde que en 1971 su padre, Hafez Al Assad, tomó el poder tras un golpe de Estado. Bashar Al Assad llevaba casi un cuarto de siglo en la presidencia, aunque los últimos trece años ha tenido que librar una sangrienta guerra civil en varios frentes que, tras una prolongada pausa, se reactivó hace unos días con la captura de la ciudad de Alepo por parte de las milicias rebeldes que operaban en el norte del país. El régimen de los Al Assad ha durado más de cinco décadas y ha estado caracterizado por el culto a la personalidad y el control absoluto sobre la política y la vida pública de Siria. Tras la muerte de Hafez en 2000, Bashar, un oftalmólogo educado en Occidente, heredó la presidencia y fue bien recibido en las cancillerías occidentales ya que se pensaba que traería reformas. Pero la realidad fue otra, especialmente tras la primavera árabe de 2011, cuando desató una brutal represión contra los que salieron a la calle a protestar. A aquello le sucedió un levantamiento armado y una guerra civil. La caída de Bashar Al Assad ha sido tan rápida como inesperada. Las fuerzas rebeldes, acaudilladas por el grupo Hayat Tahrir al Sham, iniciaron una ofensiva relámpago que comenzó en Alepo a finales de noviembre y en los días siguientes se extendió a otras ciudades importantes como Hama y Homs. En cuestión de días, lograron cercar y finalmente tomar Damasco, la capital. Las celebraciones en las calles de Siria, con ciudadanos derribando estatuas y retratos de los Assad, mostraron que seguramente esto ya no tenga vuelta atrás. La huida de Assad de Damasco fue confirmada por varios medios y fuentes oficiales. Tenía previsto comparecer por televisión el sábado por la noche, pero no lo hizo. Horas más tarde se supo que había tomado un avión hacia un destino desconocido. Se habló de Teherán, también de Abu Dhabi, incluso algunas fuentes aseguraban que el avión fue derribado en el desierto sirio. A última hora del domingo se supo que estaba en Moscú, donde el Gobierno ruso le concedió asilo político. Lo que parece claro es que en los últimos días todos sus aliados le habían abandonado. Rusia e Irán, sus principales apoyos durante la guerra civil, no intervinieron para detener el avance rebelde. Ambos están ocupados con otros asuntos más urgentes y probablemente consideraron que el régimen de Assad ya no se podía sostener. El impacto de la caída de Assad es importante no sólo para Siria, sino para todo Oriente Próximo. Israel, por ejemplo, ve con buenos ojos este cambio, ya que desvía la atención del Líbano y podría conducir a una tregua duradera con Hezbolá. Para Estados Unidos y Rusia la reconfiguración política de Siria supone todo un desafío ya que se trata de un país central en aquella región. En el interior del país la Coalición Nacional Siria y otros grupos de oposición han comenzado a trabajar en el modo en el que se repartirán el poder. Por ahora han prometido una Siria libre, democrática y pluralista, pero, habida cuenta de los antecedentes de muchos de ellos, es difícil que Siria camine en esa dirección. La incertidumbre sobre el futuro inmediato de Siria es máxima. La guerra civil ha devastado la infraestructura y la cohesión social del país, ha dejando miles de muertos y mantiene a millones de sirios desplazados, muchos de ellos en el extranjero. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:48 La caída de Assad 28:53 El registro turístico 34:05 El 'gran hermano' turístico 39:44 Divorcio por la DANA · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #siria #assad Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals