How Syria’s rebels launched a surprise offensive to retake Aleppo
How has a Syrian rebel lightning offensive managed to seize Aleppo from Bashar al-Assad's regime? Who are the leaders, Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And could it reignite the civil war? Venetia...
2 Des 202436min
The view from Kharkiv's frontline. Plus: Sudan’s war
In today’s episode we get two rare insides from the ground. Our team of reporters just returned from the frontline in Kharkiv and Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council witnes...
29 Nov 202435min
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal - is Gaza next?
Lebanon and Hezbollah have struck a ceasefire deal - but how will it work and is Gaza next? For this emergency podcast, Venetia Rainey is joined by Maya Gebeily, Reuters Beirut Bureau Chief, and Jotam...
27 Nov 202427min
Two women's stories behind the war in Gaza
One year on from the last Gaza hostage deal, Venetia Rainey speaks with Sharone Lifschitz, whose father was kidnapped on October 7th and is still being held hostage by Hamas. We also hear from Amani A...
25 Nov 202435min
Why are foreign fighters joining Myanmar’s civil war?
Roland Oliphant is joined by The Telegraph’s Sarah Newey to talk about her interview with one of the international combatants fighting in Myanmar’s brutal civil war. Plus: as violence escalates in Hai...
22 Nov 202423min
Hezbollah's latest blow. Plus: Trump and China
Con Coughlin, the Telegraph’s defence and foreign affairs editor, joins Venetia Rainey to discuss Israel’s strike on Hezbollah’s spokesman Mohammad Afif, the pope’s calls for an investigation into pot...
18 Nov 202426min
What do Trump’s appointments tell us about his foreign policy agenda?
This week, President-elect Donald Trump made key appointments to his diplomatic and security cabinet. What do his picks for Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Director of National Intellige...
15 Nov 202433min
Why reporting the Lebanon war is harder than Iraq or Syria
Israel has said there is progress in talks about a ceasefire and indicated Russia could play a part. On today’s episode of Battle Lines, Venetia and Roland look at what this means and go over the late...
11 Nov 202435min
