British National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell, alleged to have “put a tie on” al-Qaeda leader Abu Muhammad al-Jolani to create Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Shara, has come under fire from parliament. Powell, one of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s most powerful advisers, was accused last weekend of “opening secret diplomatic channels to terrorists” using a team … Continue reading From al-Qaeda affiliate to statesman: Adviser’s role in Syrian leader’s rise questioned