Ahmed Al-Awda: Settlement maker or competitor to Sharia in Syria?

Getty ImagesAhmed al-Awda, commander of forces loyal to Syria’s new government, waves his hand in the town of Busra in the southern province of Daraa, days after the fall of the regime. Ahmed al-Awda is known as “Russia’s man in the south” and the architect of settlements with the former Syrian regime. He fought both the so-called Islamic State and regime forces, but he also worked for the Syrian army, albeit […]