<img src="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2025/01/13/TELEMMGLPICT000407617192_17367926377010_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqRo0U4xU-30oDveS4pXV-Vv4Xpit_DMGvdp2n7FDd82k.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard" alt="Battle Lines: Hamish de Bretton-Gordon on Syria’s new leader and Russia’s quick exit" width="100%" height="auto"><div class="component article-body-text " data-test="article-body-text"> <p>The former British Army colonel and chemical weapons expert tells Venetia Rainey about his recent trip to Syria, his optimism about the country’s future, and the efforts to find the evidence of Assad’s use of chemical weapons.&nbsp;</p><p>Plus: Can negotiators get a Gaza ceasefire deal over the line before Donald Trump’s inauguration next Monday?&nbsp;</p> </div>

Plus: Can negotiators get a Gaza ceasefire deal over the line before Donald Trump’s inauguration next Monday?{ai:summary}<p>A former British Army colonel discusses his recent visit to Syria, expressing optimism about the country's future and ongoing efforts to gather evidence of chemical weapons use by Assad. Meanwhile, negotiators are racing against time to secure a Gaza ceasefire before Donald Trump's inauguration next Monday. #foreignaffairs</p>

Battle Lines: Hamish de Bretton-Gordon on Syria’s new leader and Russia’s quick exit

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