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BBC Foreign News Producer, covering Syria & wider conflict since 2012. Two parts irritating, part funny. Told to step out of shadows but keep views Zero Fat

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    Mar 27

    witnesses launch of "Future Syria Party" with its motto "Democratic, Pluralistic, Decentralised Syria". In mid-Feb, had advised SDF to rebrand for wider appeal, reconciliate with regime, replace "Federalism" w/ "Decentralisation" & drop visible links to

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    May 18

    Always impressed by the depth of ’s Cold War coverage. This 1953 item in our archives was monitored from a Czechoslovak transmission in Morse code for diplomats. The typo of “diplmotaic” is a nice human touch.

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  3. May 18

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    Look who the French military academy invited to train its cadets
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    May 18

    : More health facilities have been targeted in just the first four months of this year in Syria than in all of 2017, told journalists today -

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  5. May 18

    Earlier this month, had reported that the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs would most likely declare UNHCR Rep "Persona non Grata" following accusations that the organisation is "encouraging refugees not to return home".

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  6. May 18

    Foreign Minister promises his electoral base that he will fulfil his "debt" to them and deport back "all refugees even if that meant confronting the entire international community".

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    May 18

    Breaking. Massive explosion in area of Airbase.

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    May 18

    A heartbreaking must read on that captures the utter despair of civilians, especially young people, trapped inside the strip

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    May 17

    Important to note that the "jihadists" in question are the White Helmets. Demonising rescue workers to deny war crimes.

    OPCW says chlorine 'likely' used in Syria based on open-source info & samples provided by jihadists
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    May 17

    Article including Commander Abu Zayd of defunct Division 30 on having to make deals with , as well as gunner Abu TOW complaining about defective missiles from Saudi stockpiles—paints a vivid picture of admin incompetence

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  11. May 16

    But you don't see the and while they're killing and starving the children of Yemen, doing business deals with Russia, and throwing bloggers behind bars. Spare me the hypocrisy.

    HEY ! AKP & MHP (Erdogan & Allies) rejected a resolution provided by CHP to the Parliament to boycott & cancel all of the political, military…
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  12. May 16

    Turns out it's not even a torture video. According to , who's dug more into it, what we're seeing here is the hazing of new Pakistan Special Forces recruits

    After some discussion with friends & people who are familiar i can say this video is completely different from what we see. This is an induction video of Pakistani special forces where every entrant has to endure a some severe physical tests. Thanks to …
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    May 16

    Turkey completes ring of observation posts around rebel-held Idlib & adjacent areas. For background & analysis, see Crisis Group report "Averting Disaster in Syria’s Idlib Province", published right after the first of these posts was set up.

    Turkey establishes twelfth and last observation point in support of Idlib de-escalation, outside Jisr al-Shughour:
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  14. May 16

    I am completely convinced that the video is not from Syria and the people in it they are definitely not speaking arabic nor Syrians. Its an interrogation video and both the suspect and interrogators they are understanding each other's language. …
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    May 16

    I am completely convinced that the video is not from Syria and the people in it they are definitely not speaking arabic nor Syrians. Its an interrogation video and both the suspect and interrogators they are understanding each other's language.

    Replying to @Tom_Daraki12 @Umarkarim89 @hrw
    Try this if any better
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  16. May 16

    The real footage, falsely described below, shows torturers speaking in ( would know), cussing & asking prisoners for information. No Arabic being spoken at all. Footage is cut/edited at multiple points. There's no indication footage is from

    Wonder what happens to the men that decide to stay in Asad controlled areas? A leaked footage showing Assad's army torturing young men from Eastern . …
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  17. May 16

    journo reports top cmdrs of Jaysh Al-Islam visited displacement camp near . They were on recruitment drive & promised good pay, saying their enemies are ', & ', then later adding 'regime' as afterthought.

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    May 16

    OPCW says chlorine was likely used as a chemical weapon in the rebel-held Syrian town of Saraqib on Feb 4. Chemicals appeared to have been released from cylinders "by mechanical impact". No blame attributed as this is not within the organisation's mandate.

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  19. May 16

    When one has clearly drunk the Vimto, becoming yet another rabid trumpet

    When / & Allies boycotted , has sent it`s army there, has begun to back Qtr by airplanes. IR & TR still telling us about defending , If West Bank opened their territory for IR/TR armies, did they`ll send their troops for …
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    May 15

    The Onion is consistently doing a better job satirizing Israel-Palestine than mainstream U.S. media does covering it.

    Netanyahu Announces Day Of Mourning For Fence Damaged In Yesterday’s Conflict
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    May 15

    BBC colleague reporting again today from the thick of it in Gaza.

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    Israel-i drone throwing tear gas at the protesters, the bullets heard in the video are by military wing trying to shot down the drone.
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