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Over the past two weeks, the balance of power in the Middle East has shifted once again, as rebels seized power from the al-Assad family's 50-year reign of terror. The events are affecting not only Syrians but also other actors in the region, and Israel has carried out preemptive strikes on Syrian army bases to prevent weapons from reaching hostile rebels. Risto Huvila is visited by a Finnish-born Kurdish community activist, teacher Majid Hakki, and a journalist who has been following events in the Middle East for a long time, Juhani Huttunen.