The leader of the Islamist group that entered Aleppo has been killed in a Russian airstrike, Arab media reported. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air force targeted Syrian rebels on Dec. 1 in support of the Syrian government’s army, according to Russian news agencies. Ahmed Hussein al-Shar’a, aka Abu Mohammad al-Julani, is wanted by the US as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, with a $10 million bounty on his head. His group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly known as the Nusra Front, is designated a terrorist group by the US, Russia, Turkey, and others. Al-Julani has been the group’s political and military leader since its formation. 00:00 – INTRODUCTION 01:54 – ‘TROOPS DIDN’T WITHDRAW FROM HAMA’03:59 – ASSAD’S RELIANCE ON RUSSIA, IRAN LED TO LOSS OF ALEPPO?05:47 – ‘PUTIN LETTING SYRIAN REBELS OVERTHROW ASSAD’06:18 – ASSAD ALLY IRAN RUSHES FM TO SYRIA AND TURKEYn18oc_world n18oc_crux
