2026-01-23
27 分钟The Economist Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.
I'm your host Rosie Bloor.
Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.
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But first...
On Wednesday, our correspondent in Syria, Gareth Brown,
sent us videos showing celebrations in Arab towns after Syrian government troops routed Kurdish forces in the north of the country.
For the past decade, Syria's Kurds have essentially run an autonomous state in northern Syria.
As that's crumbled, Gareth has been following the repercussions,
including what's happened at a giant camp holding ISIS prisoners.
It's known as Al-Hol.
As you might imagine, connectivity in this region isn't great.
So the only way I've been able to talk to Gareth is via WhatsApp voice notes.
So that's what you'll be hearing.