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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. 1 hour ago

    BIG NEWS. - A -run proposal backed by 30 more governments at has been voted in by 82-24 = allowing the chemical weapons inspectorate to attribute responsibility for attacks. Significant implications.

    The Chair confers before moving to vote on our text
    The voted through the UK Decision co-sponsored by 30 States that will now allow it not just to say when chemical weapons are used but by whom…
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    21 hours ago

    (Video) Where is today? Regrouping, conducting guerilla attacks, extorting communities, and intimidating rivals, says | Watch here:

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  4. 2 hours ago

    : Yet again, the scope is minimalist & focused on achieving short-term wins (or preventing immediate ills), but advocating such policies only serves to exacerbate long-term challenges that threaten sustained instability. Not just *in* , but vis-a-vis & .

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  5. 2 hours ago

    In the lead-up to this latest offensive, suggested the U.S. (& others) negotiate an regime return to ruling south . Though they didn’t say it, that'd mean direct [U.S] complicity in further mass civilian displacement, presumably north to /.

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  6. 2 hours ago

    : Amidst the regime’s new bombing campaign in , I can’t help but hear senior U.S. officials’ recent words to me ring in my ear: - ‘The south is the *one* area where we have real, meaningful influence… where we can actually help determine the shape of events…’

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  7. 2 hours ago

    : Meanwhile, pro- offensives continue to be indiscriminate affairs, with civilians the biggest likely victims. This pilot flying over says: “Here, the crisis began & here we’ll bury it.” [via ] ~ 50,000 civilians have been displaced thus far.

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  8. 2 hours ago

    : The U.S’s impotent role in has again been revealed for all to see & exploit… June 21: threatens “serious repercussions” for any offensive in the south. June 23: tells FSA 'we don’t have your back' [via ] June 25-27: Silence.

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  9. 2 hours ago

    : At least one pro- Shia militia group overtly backed by / -- Liwa Zulfiqar -- has publicly proclaimed its ongoing role in the offensive in south . No word or response from , as yet. [via ]

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  10. 2 hours ago

    As expected, the regime - supported by & yes, -backed militias - is well into a pre-planned offensive vs. opposition-held areas in S/SW . = Violating de-escalation zone agreement & with little/no word/response from the opposition’s foreign backers.

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    Jun 15

    An important scoop by on a very disturbing development. With comments by myself and .

    UK’s allies in Syria have released European suspects back to terror group through secret prisoner swap deals, the Telegraph can reveal, raising concerns that jihadists are returning to the battlefield and could re-enter Europe …
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  12. Jun 15

    IMPORTANT - Our allies, the / have been releasing Western militants back to the jihadi group in , as part of secret prisoner exchanges. Great reporting on a major issue from , with comments from & myself:

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  13. Jun 14

    كل عام وانتم بخير !

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    Jun 13

    . falsely claiming U.S. forces and the Free Syrian Army preparing a staged chemical weapons attack in Syria. While Russia used nerve agent in and shields Assad from accountability for repeated CW attacks in Syria, we abide by the Chemical Weapons Convention.

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  15. Jun 14

    This video is utterly & totally heartbreaking. The boy, Abdulmoneim al-Hassan, has since had a cornea transplant, thanks to charity . Doctors say his chances of regaining at least some sight are good.

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    This Syrian father comforts his son who was blinded by a landmine explosion.
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  16. Jun 14

    A few more gems, courtesy of ’s translated subtitles… including: - “Hillary went to the Burmese Goddess." - "The President of the USA, Ronaldo Toronto.”

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  17. Jun 14

    Watching ’s 42-min documentary on the … and I’m not sure if ’s automatic translation subtitles are all that accurate… Amusing though.

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  18. Jun 14

    Excellent work by & - a comprehensive, 5-min video: - “The [-backed] Militia (Liwa al-Baqir) That’s Threatening ’s Troops in ”

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    Jun 14

    I know that likes genealogy so I traced his.

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  20. Jun 14

    salutes a General. Shameful. Truly, shockingly shameful. If had done this, would be having a fit.

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  21. Jun 14

    “Multiple violations of state and federal law…” “A pattern of persistent illegal conduct." -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR PRESIDENT --

    WOW - New York Attorney General files suit vs. Foundation & himself - for “extensive unlawful political coordination… repeated & willful self-dealing."…
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