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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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    17 hours ago

    "Bringing hellfire onto Idlib and its millions of inhabitants will not deal with terrorists": gives a detailed overview of the last insurgent enclave in and some suggestions to avoid a catastrophic humanitarian and strategic meltdown

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    Aug 8

    If Russia truly opposes escalating hostilities in the northwest, as it claims to, the United States and its allies should hold it to that position

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    Aug 9

    Don’t always agree with , but this is a must watch brief that unpacks many important implications—both within and outside Syrian borders—of any regime-led military campaign in . Can find a more detailed and extensive overview here:

    “ & the Looming Battle for ” - My 3min briefing video for , looking at the prospect & likely consequences of an regime offensive…
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  5. 6 minutes ago

    Today, ’s military moved in prefabricated modular units to add to observation posts in - see picture. I’m also told that has informed National Liberation Front leaders of its plans to deploy air-defense systems, to reinforce de-escalation/deter air strikes.

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  6. 1 hour ago

    Funnily enough, some of the skewed “analysis” on the report’s lines on makes a point to stress this “Ansar al-Din” point - despite it clearly being inaccurate. It could well be a mix-up with Huras al-Din. Or Ansar al-Furqan (said to be Julaybib’s pet project)

    : One strange thing came up… the UN report says Sami al-Oraydi & Abu Julaybib’s defection from ‘’ resulted in the creation of a “new group under the name of Ansar al-Din.”…
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  7. 2 hours ago

    Good, short threat by detailing the implications behind 's "nocturnal dominance of rural areas in north central ." As I've said before, it looks eerily similar to 2010-2013.

    ISF have pretty much locked down the cities, but ISIS nocturnal dominance of rural areas in north central Iraq (north SaD, Kirkuk, parts of Ninawa) is really something right now. About 3-4 house raids/bombings per week targeting mukhtars, tribal resistance…
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  8. 2 hours ago

    The recently expanded -backed and -branded “National Liberation Front” - centered in - has released a video showing off their “Swat 82” forces. Clearly an Ahrar al-Sham product - markedly similar in tone to features from 2015 onwards.

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  9. 2 hours ago

    : One strange thing came up… the UN report says Sami al-Oraydi & Abu Julaybib’s defection from ‘’ resulted in the creation of a “new group under the name of Ansar al-Din.” Not to my knowledge. Ansar al-Furqan? Yes. Also Ansar al-Tawhid. Ansar al-Din is old/unrelated.

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  10. 2 hours ago

    : What clearly emerges from the UN report is an AQ *movement* weakened by internal inefficiencies, the consequence of which => a clear AQC undermining of / & empowerment of alternative, loyalists within groups like Nusrat al-Islam (Huras al-Din+) & Ansar al-Tawhid.

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  11. 3 hours ago

    Just now getting around to reading the ’s report on AQ & . Some “analysis” of its content on the AQ in issue has been skewed, to say the least - with some aspects aggrandized & others underplayed. Report:

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    Aug 8

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

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    Aug 10

    “A major escalation in hostilities in northwestern would, in all likelihood, result in a level of violence and destruction that we’ve just not seen in seven years of conflict.” on

    Syria and the looming battle for Idlib | Video briefing by
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  14. 23 hours ago

    5yrs ago today, ’s Army massacred 1,000+ of its citizens in ’s Square. Since then, says, "human rights violations… [including] enforced disappearances & extrajudicial executions, have occurred on a scale never seen before.”

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  15. Aug 14

    The /'s political umbrella, the , attended a 2nd round of talks w. the regime in last week. Several U.S.-backed commanders were in attendance. Following a "long dialogue," they agreed to return again in the near future.

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  16. Aug 14

    Yesterday, covered the re-opening of ’s 1980s-era antiquities museum (). What they didn’t mention was that (former ) was the actor that facilitated it - here are it’s PR photos from the event:

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  17. Aug 14

    Intriguing language from FM Cavusoglu today, indicating a need to “fight terrorists” in & to differentiate “moderates” from “radicals.” Most notably, he insisted on using “intelligence” personnel to combat terrorists - indicating ’s slow-burn approach.

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  18. Aug 14

    As intense diplomacy continues - primarily between & - seeking to avoid major hostilities in , ’s airforce resumed limited airstrikes today, primarily concentrated on the southeastern pocket of .

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    Aug 13

    "Civilians will suffer immeasurably, and in larger numbers than ever before," warns in a video breifing: and the looming battle for |

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  20. Aug 13

    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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  21. Aug 13

    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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