Iran & Pakistan trade airstrikes, Myanmar's civil war & who are the Houthis?
01/19/24 • 52 min
In this episode of Battle Lines, Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan and Middle East Correspondent Natalia Vasilyeva bring us updates from the region as Iran and Pakistan trade missile strikes and the war in Gaza continues.
Plus Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant looks at the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen, and explains where they come from and who their friends are.
Finally, we go to our Asia Correspondent, Nicola Smith, who analyses the continuing civil war in Myanmar as a rebel alliance pushes back the military junta's troops.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on X.
Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on X.
Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
Nicola Smith (Asia Correspondent). @niccijsmith on X.
Read
Pakistan cuts ties with Iran after missile attack kills two children, by Sophia Yan
The Houthis: inside the powerful militia’s enigmatic mindset, by Roland Oliphant, Nataliya Vasilyeva and Sophia Yan
For 3 months access to The Telegraph for just £1: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |
Email: battlelines@telegraph.co.uk |
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Battle Lines, Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan and Middle East Correspondent Natalia Vasilyeva bring us updates from the region as Iran and Pakistan trade missile strikes and the war in Gaza continues.
Plus Senior Foreign Correspondent Roland Oliphant looks at the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen, and explains where they come from and who their friends are.
Finally, we go to our Asia Correspondent, Nicola Smith, who analyses the continuing civil war in Myanmar as a rebel alliance pushes back the military junta's troops.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on X.
Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on X.
Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on X.
Roland Oliphant (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @RolandOliphant on X.
Nicola Smith (Asia Correspondent). @niccijsmith on X.
Read
Pakistan cuts ties with Iran after missile attack kills two children, by Sophia Yan
The Houthis: inside the powerful militia’s enigmatic mindset, by Roland Oliphant, Nataliya Vasilyeva and Sophia Yan
For 3 months access to The Telegraph for just £1: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/audio |
Email: battlelines@telegraph.co.uk |
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Previous Episode
Blow to Beijing as Taiwan chooses candidate Xi fears the most
Next Episode
Army chief says public face call-up if UK goes to war with Russia & hostage families protest in Israel
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/battle-lines-298146/iran-and-pakistan-trade-airstrikes-myanmars-civil-war-and-who-are-the-42445681"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to iran & pakistan trade airstrikes, myanmar's civil war & who are the houthis? on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy
