Syrian rebel leader says women’s education will continue – but refuses to be drawn on alcohol

Syria’s de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said he believed in education for women as he denied the new government would be another version of the Taliban. But al-Sharaa, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, refused to answer whether the consumption of alcohol would be allowed when asked by the BBC. The rebel leader led the lightnin...