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Senior Fellow & Director of Extremism & Counterterrorism . Author of T/RT≠ endorsement

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    Apr 9

    NEW - My latest on escalating dynamics between & in : - "The days of ‘rolling back’ in are gone. Containment & deterrence may be all that's left. And the situation is too dangerous for to kick down the road.”

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  2. 45 minutes ago

    Ibrahim Rahmon left with the majority of the fighters under his command in ’s Jabal al-Zawiyeh region. Before his defection, he’d attempted to co-opt even more HTS personnel directly under his command, to coerce to distance the group from .

    This is *big* Major military figure Ibrahim Rahmon ("Abu Obeida Kansafra”) has defected & joined…
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  3. 46 minutes ago

    This is *big* Major military figure Ibrahim Rahmon ("Abu Obeida Kansafra”) has defected & joined Tanzim Huras al-Din (i.e. Al-Qaeda). He rejected ’s ongoing dialogue with - relating to possible dissolution, , de-escalation & TSK presence in .

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  4. 57 minutes ago

    Good detail on how 30-40 U.S. troops & local units repelled 500+ pro- forces outside on Feb 7. - 200-300 pro-regime killed. - 1 SDF fighter wounded. By

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  5. 1 hour ago

    A agency is partnered up with a "computer" group founded by Bassel al- - it's still intimately close to regime figures & it helped found the infamous "Syrian Electronic Army. Good to know UN bodies in remain politically neutral, as always.

    We can't achieve global goals if we don't engage with the young. Thanks to our local partner , open space for to speak about their…
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  6. 1 hour ago

    Interested in & the challenges ahead following its military ‘defeat'? - Sign up for 's summer school in Florence, . I’ll be speaking, along with: Loulouwa al-Rachid Oussama Chourbaji & more.

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  7. 20 hours ago

    - "In the , Talks, BS Walks… ’s opportunistic approach to diplomacy won’t stop a cataclysmic war & might make it more likely. Meanwhile looks belligerent—and clueless.” - So reports :

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  8. 20 hours ago

    Politically, has flipped - preferring an future than uncertainty. also wants trade re-opened, through Nassib crossing. BUT, Jordan fears a greater / role & 200K refugee flow in S. ; hence attempting to play middleman/mediator.

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  9. 20 hours ago

    Tension rising fast in southern amid reports of new pro- troop movements for an “imminent” offensive aimed at Nassib Crossing (w. ) & opposition-held areas of Deraa city. I’m told the U.S. is involved in quiet talks (involving & ) to avoid this.

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  10. 20 hours ago

    After latest talks, the de-escalation of /NW has advanced into its next stage - (x10 - red) & (x7 - green) to create new observation posts, ringing around ’s x12. = A substantial step forward, but one that’ll raise the stakes for all.

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  11. 20 hours ago

    I’ve had multiple diplomats refute these reports to me, claiming all -linked suspects receive lengthy, fair trials - and these affairs are merely “the sentencing.” … And yet reports what others have similarly said. Can they all be wrong? Doubtful.

    - “They deserve no mercy" - A court has sentenced 40+ foreign women to death after 10-minute hearings …
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  12. 20 hours ago

    - “They deserve no mercy" - A court has sentenced 40+ foreign women to death after 10-minute hearings - by

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    May 23

    Sorry , but we found Iran's Shahud missile facility back in 2013

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  14. May 23

    An important revelation for sure - but the facility has been testing missiles since well into admin days, and its activities aren’t/weren’t a violation of the .

    Breaking some big news: Iran appears to have restarted its long-range missile program at a secret desert facility…
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  15. May 21

    - 1,750,000+ people in are in need of urgent/constant humanitarian assistance = 67% of the province’s entire population. - c.10,000 people in are jihadi militants = 0.04% of the population. == just severed all U.S. aid efforts.

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  16. May 21

    Patriarch Kirill has made a concerted effort to exert primacy over the Greek Orthodox Primate in . Through aid, outreach & external affairs dialogue (often facilitated by MFA in ), ’s Church has become a key node of inter-governmental & civilian contact.

    Important by : - ’s People Claimed Pope Francis Was With Them Supporting . Nope.…
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    May 21

    Interested in , , Al-Qaeda & other armed groups? Guess what? is offering the 2nd ed. of w. a “flash” 50% off. International shipping. - The called it “indispensable."

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  18. May 21

    ’s speech is stunningly out of step with reality. A long wish list, with a massive means/ends gap -- sound familiar? How will we “crush” the 's armed proxies by pulling out of the & surrendering to , … and … Iran?

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  19. May 21

    One key point stressed by is ’s central role re. “activist Salafist” support for ’s early Salafi insurgency. Ahrar al-Sham was largely founded by Kuwait’s Umma Party, plus others like Mohammad al-Abduli from the UAE.

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  20. May 21

    A fantastic read by by - it corrects many popular misunderstandings: - Brothers in Alms: Financiers & ’s Insurgency

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