Vladimir von Wilgenburg

Okay, hi everyone, and welcome to It Could Happen Here. Today, we're very lucky to be joined by Vladimir von Wilhenburg, who's an underground journalist who covers Syria and Kurdistan. He's written two books, including one on the alliance between the SDF and the coalition. Is that a fair introduction, Vladimir?

Okay, hi everyone, and welcome to It Could Happen Here. Today, we're very lucky to be joined by Vladimir von Wilhenburg, who's an underground journalist who covers Syria and Kurdistan. He's written two books, including one on the alliance between the SDF and the coalition. Is that a fair introduction, Vladimir?

Okay, hi everyone, and welcome to It Could Happen Here. Today, we're very lucky to be joined by Vladimir von Wilhenburg, who's an underground journalist who covers Syria and Kurdistan. He's written two books, including one on the alliance between the SDF and the coalition. Is that a fair introduction, Vladimir?

Thank you. Thank you so much for joining us. There has obviously been a massive increase in a massive change in the conflict in Syria in the last week or so, just under a week. And I think the information that's available to people is often very bad, very delayed or one side or other putting out propaganda things, which

Thank you. Thank you so much for joining us. There has obviously been a massive increase in a massive change in the conflict in Syria in the last week or so, just under a week. And I think the information that's available to people is often very bad, very delayed or one side or other putting out propaganda things, which

Thank you. Thank you so much for joining us. There has obviously been a massive increase in a massive change in the conflict in Syria in the last week or so, just under a week. And I think the information that's available to people is often very bad, very delayed or one side or other putting out propaganda things, which

mischaracterized the situation on the ground especially with regard to the syrian national army who we're going to talk about would you mind giving us a sort of very brief explanation of what has happened since last wednesday when hts who we'll have to explain later launched their operation against aleppo

mischaracterized the situation on the ground especially with regard to the syrian national army who we're going to talk about would you mind giving us a sort of very brief explanation of what has happened since last wednesday when hts who we'll have to explain later launched their operation against aleppo

mischaracterized the situation on the ground especially with regard to the syrian national army who we're going to talk about would you mind giving us a sort of very brief explanation of what has happened since last wednesday when hts who we'll have to explain later launched their operation against aleppo

they now control all of Idlib province so in the past the Syrian government they controlled some parts of Idlib but now they control the HDS they control all of Idlib yeah so I think if we start by looking I think most people who listen to this will be familiar with the SDF with the autonomous administration in northeast Syria and with the Rojava revolution and they'll be wondering kind of the question I get mostly is like how does this impact that

they now control all of Idlib province so in the past the Syrian government they controlled some parts of Idlib but now they control the HDS they control all of Idlib yeah so I think if we start by looking I think most people who listen to this will be familiar with the SDF with the autonomous administration in northeast Syria and with the Rojava revolution and they'll be wondering kind of the question I get mostly is like how does this impact that

they now control all of Idlib province so in the past the Syrian government they controlled some parts of Idlib but now they control the HDS they control all of Idlib yeah so I think if we start by looking I think most people who listen to this will be familiar with the SDF with the autonomous administration in northeast Syria and with the Rojava revolution and they'll be wondering kind of the question I get mostly is like how does this impact that

That's what people are asking. So with that in mind, I think we should explain perhaps, we've talked before in this show about Operation Peace Spring, Euphrates Shield, these Turkish incursions into previously SDF controlled areas and the genocidal violence that accompanied that or ethnic cleansing, however you want to phrase it.

That's what people are asking. So with that in mind, I think we should explain perhaps, we've talked before in this show about Operation Peace Spring, Euphrates Shield, these Turkish incursions into previously SDF controlled areas and the genocidal violence that accompanied that or ethnic cleansing, however you want to phrase it.

That's what people are asking. So with that in mind, I think we should explain perhaps, we've talked before in this show about Operation Peace Spring, Euphrates Shield, these Turkish incursions into previously SDF controlled areas and the genocidal violence that accompanied that or ethnic cleansing, however you want to phrase it.

Can you explain what's happened in the areas where the SNA have advanced and what that's meant for the Kurdish people who live there, or in some cases are still there?

Can you explain what's happened in the areas where the SNA have advanced and what that's meant for the Kurdish people who live there, or in some cases are still there?

Can you explain what's happened in the areas where the SNA have advanced and what that's meant for the Kurdish people who live there, or in some cases are still there?

Yeah.

Yeah.