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

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    Aug 3

    NEW: “The Urgency of : The Impending Regime Offensive & the Delicate Balancing Act in ’s Northwest” My latest, in-depth look at , for :

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  2. 2 hours ago

    The [U.S.-backed] / has again stated its intent to kill -n IDPs arriving in the region - that's men, women & children, in plain English. Forced demographic change is outright wrong, but so is a public intent to murder civilians.

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Or perhaps more suitably viewed in reverse: - Ending sanctions & re-engaging with the regime would merely justify 's mass murder strategy *and* free up more resources to continue the detention, torture, bombing & annihilation of portions of 's population.

    Greece throws lifeline to Syrian Economy, as country struggles to rebuild by buying Phosphates despite US sanctions. Author thinks US administration is moral, whereas Greeks immoral. Does making moral statement abt Assad outweigh harm of starving Syrians?…
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  4. 2 hours ago

    : After briefly expressing support for UK military action in , 's turn to party politics to slow/prevent action left PM ’s office furious, to say the least: - “No 10 & the Foreign Office think Ed Miliband is a f****** c*** & a copper-bottomed s***.”

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  5. 2 hours ago

    : Exasperated at how distant had seemed & how difficult it was to connect with him by phone, the UK’s PM said: - "The next time I ask to talk to the president about chemical weapons attacks, tell me to turn over on my sun lounger and go to sleep.”

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  6. 2 hours ago

    Fascinating & damning deep-dive into the mess that followed ’s Sarin attack in E. in August '13. ’s “cold feet” & distance, ’s political “games” & being “actively unhelpful.” = Delays guaranteed no action.

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  7. 2 hours ago

    Latest U.S. intel suggests commands an estimated ~31,500 fighters in & combined. - : ~14,500 () - : ~17,100 () So we’ve got a tad more fighting to go, then…

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  8. 2 hours ago

    This ‘end the suffering & invest in ’ line is being pushed increasingly publicly (& determinedly in private settings) by “neutral” academics & influential West-friendly members of ’s diaspora in the EU & U.S Now it’s getting surface-level media coverage. Look deeper.

    : Samer Foz also - allegedly - runs a quiet PR effort, both in the & the U.S., which plays up one line over & over: - 'Sanctions only hit innocent civilians & create terrorism……
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  9. 3 hours ago

    : Samer Foz also - allegedly - runs a quiet PR effort, both in the & the U.S., which plays up one line over & over: - 'Sanctions only hit innocent civilians & create terrorism… International investment is the key to saving , recreating jobs & bring back refugees.’

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  10. 3 hours ago

    Make no mistake, Samer Foz is an asset of 's regime; empowered & facilitated by current & ‘retired’ security officials to get around tight foreign sanctions. Foz has bankrolled militias in & he stands accused of ordering the assassination of a rival in .

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  11. 3 hours ago

    He’s traded with ; acquired land expropriated from displaced civilians; and become super rich out of ’s conflict & destruction. - Meet ’s latest moneyman & likely route around international sanctions - Samer Foz.

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  12. 4 hours ago

    I’d known Rami for nearly 5yrs - he was an amiable, complex man, who despite his increasingly favorable views towards , had privately been unfailingly committed to making real intra- dialogue work; *across* all lines of the conflict. I saw that on many, many occasions.

    Sheikh Rami al-Delaty died overnight, in Bab al-Hawa, . From , Rami spent several bouts in…
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  13. 4 hours ago

    Sheikh Rami al-Delaty died overnight, in Bab al-Hawa, . From , Rami spent several bouts in prison in ; represented in the 's ; then Jaish al-Tawhid; & since 2016, positioned himself (increasingly controversially) as a go-between to /.

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  14. Aug 11

    Reports: ~250 / fighters have left province headed west, to join pro- forces for a planned ground assault into western countryside (en route to ). They’re allegedly amassing in ’s al-Rashideen & al-Layramoun.

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  15. Aug 10

    Unnamed officials told the regime helped to facilitate ’s July 25 attack on , which killed 273 people. Militants were released, road routes opened & hours beforehand, SAA checkpoints removed & phone lines cut

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    Aug 10

    Analyst take on the situation in and Hama indicates an offensive by the -n regime is imminent

    Preparations appear to be underway for a pro- offensive on . 12hrs of on/off air & artillery strikes vs.…
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  17. Aug 10

    National Liberation Front () fighters have launched several barrages of 122mm Grad rockets at regime positions in & northern tonight -- in response to escalating air attack across the northwest.

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    Aug 8

    The Urgency of Idlib: The Impending Regime Offensive and the Delicate Balance in Syria’s Northwest, by .

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    Aug 7

    Compared to Turkey's favored opposition groups, HTS has done more to prepare for an eruption of hostilities

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  20. Aug 10

    Updated map, showing: - Today's & airstrikes (red stars) - ’s x12 military positions inside the northwestern region (black pentagons). Credit to for the original map - the above additions are mine.

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  21. Aug 10

    One particular bombing, on Urum al-Kubra in western , has killed 20+ civilians, including multiple children. Many more bodies remain under the rubble. It’s started.

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