Aron Lund

@aronlund

I write about the Middle East, mostly for the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, IRIN News, and The Century Foundation.

aron.lund.syria@gmail.com
Joined December 2011
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    Jun 18

    Blame Game over Syrians Stranded in the Desert: in this new report, I look at the deadlock over the Rukban refugee camp, where thousands of desperate Syrian civilians remain trapped as rival powers argue over whose fault it is that they starve.

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  2. 3 hours ago

    .'s John Hart looks at the OPCW's sensitive balancing of demands for accountability and its own capacity to serve as a neutral platform, as the organization heads into another potentially damaging tussle over Syria and the Skripal case on June 26.

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  3. 4 hours ago

    Rebel-held northern Syria is slowly turning into southern Turkey, run by a Turkish official and with bilingual street signs and Turkish taught in schools, reports . Some locals shrug it off, having never been fully convinced by this "borders" idea.

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  4. 5 hours ago

    The Rukban refugee camp on the Syrian-Jordanian border is awash in arms, torn between rival clansmen, smugglers, and rebels who hold sway over tens of thousands of civilians. It's a humanitarian tragedy no one wants to take responsibility for. Read more:

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  5. 5 hours ago

    UN survey of the humanitarian situation in Syria's Afrin finds that it is "worse than what was initially expected." Useful update based on nearly 800 interviews with locals and displaced former inhabitants, packed with figures and facts. via

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  6. 21 hours ago

    This man has done an impressive amount of living: on the former Israeli military pilot, far-right government minister, drug smuggler, emigrant to Nigeria, credit card fraudster, and physician who was just arrested for also being an Iranian spy.

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  7. 23 hours ago

    More on the lawless nature of Rukban in this Norwegian-language report by , , and , which investigates the murky circumstances when Norway-trained Maghawir al-Thawra rebels killed two Rukban residents in 2017.

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  8. Jun 18

    For more on Rukban and the way it came to be what it is—a squalid tent camp run by rival rebels and clans, surviving thanks to U.S. protection but rejecting U.S. control, while surrounded by hostile pro-Assad forces—check out 's Sep 2017 report:

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  9. Jun 18

    After moving from social media to paper print, I understand that is planning to continue by releasing his tweets on papyrus scrolls next year, to be followed by an updated cuneiform version on clay tablet, and, finally, as chanted oral lore in a dead language.

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  10. Jun 18

    For those of you who do not use the Internet, I bring good news: the collected Twitter-wit of is now available in a printed book! It's hilarious, but I quickly ran out of red ink for drawing little ♥:s at the bottom of each page.

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    Jun 15

    Old habits: Even in Eid greetings, my phone still thinks "Mubarak" should be followed by "the president."

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    Jun 14

    Sisi shakes up leadership of security ministries: head of National Security Agency Mahmoud Tawfiq will lead the interior ministry and former head of presidential guard Mohamed Zaki will be minister of defence.

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    Jun 13

    In 's Hasakeh, a buzzing midnight market could be a clue to a tentative regime-PYD rapprochement. Read 's look inside:

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  14. Jun 15

    Iran in Iraq: a half-hour TCF podcast with , , and .

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  15. Jun 15

    Why would Assad use chemical weapons? Because they are effective and the Syrian government calculates that any potential retaliation—sanctions or air strikes—will be sporadic, limited, and ultimately bearable, write and .

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  16. Jun 15

    Religious nationalists are increasingly over-represented in the Israeli army, but under-represented on senior command levels – by .

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  17. Jun 15

    Two new texts on Syrian gas warfare by . First, on OPCW's recent Latamneh report: Second, on delivery mechanisms identified 2013–18, incl. specialized binary sarin munitions, custom-built rockets, and improvised bombs:

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  18. Jun 15

    Turkey-backed Syrian rebels are seizing the homes and property left behind by fleeing Kurds in Afrin, reports .

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  19. Jun 15

    Assad performs eid prayers in the Sayyeda Khadidja mosque in Tartous. The khutbah is delivered by Mohammed Abdelsattar al-Sayyed, the minister of awqaf, who is from Tartous.

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  20. Jun 15

    As Emirati and allied Yemeni forces begin their attack on Houthi positions in Hodeida, the port city that has become a crucial bottleneck for Yemeni aid and food imports, takes stock of the humanitarian risks. via

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