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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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    14 hours ago

    Pro- militia are hit by airstrikes in eastern . They blame the U.S. They offer evidence (L) showing wreckage of the munition that targeted them. Potentially convincing, right? BUT… the wreckage is from a **-made** ODAB-500PM bomb (R). Oops. [via ]

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  3. 12 hours ago

    . is still offering this deal. called “indispensable.” said it was "the most detailed account yet written" called it “yeoman’s work.” called it “magisterial."

    Interested in , , Al-Qaeda & other armed groups? Guess what? …
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  4. 12 hours ago

    Wow. There are some real loonies on . Complete crackpots.

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  5. 14 hours ago

    It goes w/o saying that beyond the structural improvements in listed below, a great deal of bad things been done too - some of them continue. But *some* (not all) of the counter-claims tweeted at me by pro- accounts are absurd - their misinformation is extraordinary.

    , today: - Commerce recovering - IDPs returning…
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  6. 18 hours ago

    Has northern just become a mass IDP camp or could it emerge as a new model for stability managed by ‘revolutionary’ (i.e. anti-) bodies? , , & discuss:

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  7. 19 hours ago

    Update - I’m told there are negotiations ongoing to pull Ibrahim Rahmon & his c.800 fighters back into . He'd threatened to defect in the past - reportedly to acquire further influence within ’s Shura Council.

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  8. 19 hours ago

    Very good, recommended read by , on ’s perceptions of a hostile & expanding in the :

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  9. 19 hours ago

    . reveals that x4 naval vessels have been hit by missiles in the since June 2017, x3 of which have never been reported.

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  10. 19 hours ago

    , today: - Commerce recovering - IDPs returning - Bakeries revamped - Street cleaning back - Midanki dam repaired - Desalination plant repaired - Running drinking water back - Sewage network fixed - Civil defense activated - Security improving

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  11. 19 hours ago

    Following reports of -led forces in south being replaced by -n & -trained units, ’s airforce is dropping leaflets offering people two options: - Death or - Surrender

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  12. 19 hours ago

    regime forces have been looting the Palestinian refugee camp in for 3 days straight - in a clearly organized effort involving fleets of trucks. Disgusting.

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  13. 20 hours ago

    In recent testing, found ’s 9K338 ‘Igla-S’ (SA-18) MANPADS "to be non-compliant and not-recommended” - "it failed missile locking & direct hit repeatedly during separate trials.”

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    May 24

    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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  15. May 24

    As usual, we’re “reliably" told by pro- media that enemy missiles were successfully intercepted & jets downed. - Reminds me of the '11/12 SANA video of a regime journo stood in the street saying “there’s no violence, all is quiet” as mortars landed meters away from her.

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  16. May 24

    The Al-Qusayr region in is an / stronghold & thought to host multiple militia recruitment centers & training facilities. has long focused on the area as being ’s core node for operations.

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  17. May 24

    BREAKING - Reports of possible airstrikes underway targeting the Al-Dhaba’a Airbase near Al-Qusayr in , . Some local air defense projectiles have reportedly landed in neighboring .

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    May 24

    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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    May 24

    International organizations continue to struggle with partners on the ground in an effort to engage the Syrian youth population; often collaborating with regime affiliated groups instead.

    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. …
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