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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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    Jun 11

    Thread about 's /Regime Connection: Group awarded "Oil Contract" in SDF areas. So the / are about to lose following yet another abandonment. This would be a major loss of business tax revenue following the takeover of .

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Meanwhile, Americans abandoned but preserved its strategic assets in

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    (31) backed -n Rebels playing "dangerous football" near the coalition Al Tanf military base in desert near
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    4 hours ago

    Regime forces continue their offensive in Southern Syria and the safest place for the displaced and fleeing people is near to the border with the Golan heights because Assad fear to strike by accident Israeli positions.

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    2 hours ago

    USA left Jordanians on their own n talks about SW , which has to include --. I guess this is due the Arabs rejection of offer about /. Syrians have paid during 'a admin for deal, & now due other 's reasons.

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  5. 3 hours ago

    We've already told you about Shabab al-Sunna and Usud Al-Sunna who have been secretly involved in dealing with . Soon, we'll expose the rebels who took advantage of deescalation to sell US-supplied ammo & weapons to , including TOW missiles.

    One of Shabab al-Sunnah ammo depots, many others were captured by the SAA, all ammo boxes are still sealed, the group didn't fire a single bullet apparently, and they have been releasing…
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    11 hours ago

    A bunch of traitors have left to Swaidaa [for joining the regime] & coordinating w/ another bunch of traitors to hand over some areas in , under the argument of protect the area from the heavy airstrikes, & this is how part of has been occupied.

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    18 hours ago

    We don’t forget! |n journalist Khaled al-Essa succumbed to his wounds June 25, 2017, after being injured by an explosive device hidden behind a door in his home on June 16.

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    Jun 24

    currency loses 20% of value in 2 days Rial now at 90,000:1 v. US dollar, with value halved since January Demonstrations begin at cell phone market in Tehran

    Monday Daily: Protests in Tehran Amid Currency Collapse
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    Jun 25

    Impressive work by breaking down the evidence to show how Assad gassed his own people in the city of Douma earlier this year.

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    Jun 25

    This has always been the goal of the "local ceasefires" and "de-escalation zones". The only people still pushing those as "solutions" for Syria are in line with the Kremlin/Assad strategy for Syria. Victory through blitzkrieg, starvation and slaughter.

    Pro- forces backed by the air force captured the entire Al-Lajat area which makes 15% of the "south western de-escalation zone",…
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    Jun 25

    Pro- forces backed by the air force captured the entire Al-Lajat area which makes 15% of the "south western de-escalation zone", which's stability was guaranteed by and in 2017. Not a single word of condemnation ...

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  12. Jun 25

    So far, the town and fighters defending it are giving the fiercest fight in

    No doubt a lot rests on the Fight for Busra Al-Harir In , a large strategic town being attacked by , if it falls it would sever north east from the rest of the province, speed of fall will determine scope & timeline of offensive.
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    Jun 25

    The / conducted an attack against Liwaa Thiwar AlRaqqa (Raqqa Rebels Brigade) after 3 days of besieging its [RRB] HQs in city, sources said that the American/French mediation efforts have been failed due the SDF rejections.

    , , and 4 others
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  14. Jun 24

    In a shift away from the usual sectarian rhetoric, leader says conflict in is proxy war between Russia/USA & regional players such as , Qatar, Iran, KSA &

    الجولاني في جلسة مع مجاهدي الجزيرة العربية في الشمال السوري يقول ان الصراع في سوريا هو صراع عالمي بين روسيا وامريكا اضافة لدول اقليمية مثل تركيا وقطر وايران والسعودية، اضافة الى " الخوارج" ويقصد تنظيم الدولة.
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    Jun 24

    Assad's regime targeted the residential neighborhoods in city w/+65 GGM in less than 10 minutes. 2am after midnight local time. SRC: Local activists.

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    Jun 24

    5 year old Hadia had her innocent face covered with shelling dust, her hand broken and got a sharpnel in the head. Hadia, and her mother and 4 sisters were victims of a rocket attack by Assad regime that targeted their in in on Friday 22 June 2018

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    Jun 24

    Regime Axis Forces control Jaddel and Shayyah and Shomarah in Al-Lajat

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    Jun 24

    Allow me to change the headline a little bit: "You're on your own, US tells Syrian rebels, AS USUAL"

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    Jun 24

    A big statement from . i wonder how much further [and allies] will let his/the 's image slip in the . It gets to a point where he has to take a hard stance and finally say enough is enough and engage the Assad coalition.

    We will recapture North region of Syria by force & not allow the West to participate in reconstruction, Bashar Assad says …
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  20. Jun 24

    reportedly arrests 15y.o son of Rebels Brigade leader to force him into surrender.

    arrests Edris Al-Alwash the son of Raqqa Revolutionary Brigade's leader Ahmad Al-Alwash in city.
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  21. Jun 24

    He cited "robust" cross-borders operations by the as factor that led them to cut off supply. However, a look at UN data shows number of supply trucks dwindling, after peaking in winter, in line with trend. Was aware of something back then?

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