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is that, again, Jeffrey Epstein had these huge connections, was hugely influential, not just in the US, but outside. I want to ask you a little bit about Poland and Russia, Nomia, because there's a lot of speculation on the internet about whether Epstein may have been gathering kompromat. Now, kompromat is a Russian term used to describe compromising information and evidence.
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Can I just say as a side note, Nomia, that I do enjoy the fact that Donald Tusk's task force has become known as the Tusk force. We enjoyed that yesterday on the Global Story team. What about these allegations that Epstein may have been linked somehow to Israeli intelligence services or important Israeli figures? In the files, there are claims from a confidential informant to the FBI that Epstein was...
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That was Nomia Iqbal, the BBC's world affairs correspondent. And a big thank you to everyone who wrote in with questions. Sorry we didn't have time to ask them all, but we do read everything and we love hearing from you. Our email address is theglobalstoryatbbc.com. And if you want to catch up on the latest news from around the world, then look for our sister show, the Global News Podcast, wherever you listen.
Today's episode was produced by Viv Jones, Valerio Esposito and Zandra Ellen. It was edited by James Shield and mixed by Travis Evans. Our senior news editor is Chyna Collins and I'm Tristan Redman. Have a good weekend. See you on Monday. Cheerio.
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In the past few weeks, the U.S. military has launched a steady stream of airstrikes in Syria. U.S. officials say they're targeting the group known as the Islamic State, ISIS, in part its retaliation for an attack on U.S. forces in the region last December. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth calls new airstrikes tonight in Syria a declaration of vengeance against ISIS terrorists.
NÀmÀ tuket myös tulevat takaisin viimeisen jÀlkeen, kun enemmÀn kuin 100 militanttia pysyivÀt syrjinnÀssÀ, joilla oli uusia kysymyksiÀ ison tutkimuksen ja ison tutkimuksen turvallisuudesta. Ja nyt Yhdysvallat on saapumassa 7000 syrjinnÀstÀ syrjinnÀstÀ Irakasta, koska se on epÀonnistunut ja vahvistunut.
From the BBC, I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, D.C. And today on The Global Story is the Islamic State Group having a resurgence in Syria. Well, Josh, it's wonderful to have you on the show. I'm a big fan of your work, so thanks for joining us. I appreciate the compliment. You can send me an invoice for that later. Well, can I have you introduce yourself for those who may not be familiar with who you are and what you do?
Olen tutkimusjurnalisti, filmikko ja podcasteri, ja olen huomannut ISISin suurin piirtein siksi, ettÀ se on tullut yhteisöön juuri nykyÀÀn. Olin jopa huolissani yhteisöön vuonna 2016.
Josh, I know you have created these epic series about ISIS. You've done a lot of reporting in the last decade or so when this group was at its height in Syria and Iraq. And the reason I wanted to have you on our show today is because for the last several weeks I have been getting these email notifications in my inbox from U.S. Central Command talking about strikes on ISIS targets in Syria.
And I had this moment of, well, wait a second, you know, what's going on here? Because President Trump during his first term in the White House had said that ISIS was defeated. And I want to begin with a sort of broad big picture question, which is, why are we talking about ISIS again?
Joten mielestÀni se, mitÀ ajattelen ISISistÀ, on se, ettÀ ne pysyivÀt uudestaan uudestaan, ja kaikki muistivat niitÀ, mutta maassa ne olivat aina vielÀ siellÀ. Nyt, vaikka ne eivÀt olleet siellÀ aiemmin, mutta ne eivÀt aina menneet uudestaan. Ja luulen, ettÀ olin juuri Damaskossa hyvin myöhemmin, ja yhdellÀ viikonloppuna olin yöllÀ syrjinnÀn kanssa yhdessÀ.
Ja kun me olimme siellÀ, ihmisten huoneet alkoivat pysyÀ. Ja se oli siksi, ettÀ syrjitysvaihto on mennyt pois. Ja silloin muistan katsoen ystÀviÀni, ja he sanoivat, ettÀ insurgeeni on alkanut. Ja luulen, ettÀ tÀmÀ on tÀrkeÀ asia. Kun he pysyivÀt huoneestaan, he eivÀt itse asiassa pysyneet pysyvÀksi.
Ennen kuin menemme eteenpÀin tÀhÀn keskusteluun, haluan vain pysyÀ hieman ja puhua terminologiaa. Olet kuullut minua kutsumaan ryhmÀÀn ISIS. Jotkut kuuluvat sen kuten IS tai niin sanottu islamilainen valtio. Terminologia voi olla hieman yllÀttÀvÀÀ, koska ryhmÀ on kuvattu erilaisilla nimillÀ.
But regardless of the name, I think it is worth rewinding to 2014. And I think that's the moment when here in the United States, ISIS really penetrated into the public consciousness. It's the year that President Obama announced the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. It was also the year that the American journalist James Foley was executed. And at that time, Josh, what was the group selling?
Joten katsotaanpa, kun ajatellaan terrori-yhteisöjÀ, niin usein ajatellaan pieniÀ yksityisiÀ, jotka jÀrjestÀvÀt haavautta. Ja itse asiassa iso asia ISISin kanssa on se, ettÀ he jÀrjestivÀt niin sanotun valtion, jota he kutsuivat kalifateiksi. Ja ihmiset joskus muistavat tÀtÀ, kun puhutaan tÀstÀ ryhmÀstÀ.