The Hunt: Former terror disciple now controls destiny of Syria

By J.J. Green
December 11, 2024 | 7:02 PM

A rebel group that was born out of al-Qaida overthrew Syria President Bashar al-Assad within 10 days. Hayat Tahrir al Sham are now in control of the country, and Assad is in Russia.

In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,” Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, explains why it all happened so quickly and completely.

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The Hunt: Suspected Russian attacks in Europe indicate Ukraine war is spreading

By J.J. Green
August 8, 2026 | 8:16 AM

This week, Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv in months using missiles and drones. At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 wounded, but 800 miles away in Germany, Russia is suspected of launching an attack on an airport, possibly expanding the war. On this episode of "The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green," Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, discusses what happened.

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