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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. 14 hours ago

    Watch this haunting newly released video footage from the Aug 2013 Sarin attack on East Ghouta. says has seen 261 chemical attacks since. And yet not an ounce of justice - made worse now by increasing international indifference.

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    Aug 21

    Extraordinary. invited notorious conspiracist Vanessa Beeley to lecture on “War Reporting.” Her claims were so outlandish, the students walked out & boycotted the course, calling it “a propaganda camp.” (PS - Look at the pictured slide)

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  4. 16 hours ago

    leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is alive. New audio statement, 54mins long - just released.

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  5. 17 hours ago

    : More important perhaps, is ’s observation that the (& U.S.) appear to have no long-term plan for how to deal w. 1,000s of detainees. Given lack of ideological devotees, this risks *creating* more dedicated, global jihadis than were originally captured.

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  6. 17 hours ago

    : raises a number of important questions for & its partner: - Surging strains on the 's makeshift prison network holding 1,000s of prisoners, raises risks of eventual attacks, aimed at replicating ’s 2012-3 “Breaking the Walls.”

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  7. 17 hours ago

    : According to ’s work for , one’s decision to join in was driven primarily by x4 factors: 1. Financial benefits 2. Protection 3. Military capacity 4. Ideology Less than 20% of recruits joined for ideological reasons.

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  8. 17 hours ago

    Fascinating work by - looking at initiatives (or a lack, thereof) by the & the to reconcile/rehabilitate/reintegrate detainees in northern . Really important backgrounder:

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  9. 19 hours ago

    These numbers… are silly.

    : Russian MoD: 63,000 Russians took part in the military campaign in Syria in the last 3 years. Among 86,000 alleged terrorists killed there were 4,500 (!!!) citizens of Russia and ex-USSR
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    Aug 17

    ’s AirForce Intel Chief, Jamil Hassan: - 3 million Syrians are wanted & their judicial cases are ready - "After 8yrs, will not accept the presence of cancerous cells & they'll be removed completely” - 'Corrupted ‘sheep’ will be filtered out'

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  11. 20 hours ago

    "As soon as one of us thinks about negotiating over their weapons, they'll have lost them… Just thinking about surrendering to the enemy & handing over weapons is treason. 's observation points in the north cannot be relied on to face the enemy.” - leader,

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    Aug 20

    Here, a MP praises a notorious conspiracist who says meeting Bashar al- was her "proudest" moment. She's justified incendiary weapons & barrel bombs on civilian targets; suggested 9/11 was a false flag; Zionists rule & the attack was fake.

    Great to meet today and a privilege to hear her speak at the festival about her experiences of reporting from Syria
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    Aug 20

    Podcast: Seven years after ’s civil uprising broke out, the war isn’t over, but it is entering a new phase. , and discuss in the latest episode of Middle East Focus

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    Aug 21

    "Landmines, IEDs, and other Explosive Hazards in the Middle East: Addressing a Growing Threat" | Free, half-day conference Sept. 13 at the Fairmont Hotel. RSVP here:

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    Aug 21

    Considering Assad’s history in strengthening Al Qaeda and ISIS, leaving Syria would be a very short-sighted decision, tells .

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    Aug 21

    On the consequences of ending UK funding for Free Syria Police, tells that “in the short term we may actually be feeding the extremist problem that we’re all supposedly opposed to.”

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  17. Aug 21

    Interesting -- U.S. intelligence led to ’s airstrike that killed commander İsmail Özden (aka Mam Zeki Şengali) in ’s :

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  18. Aug 21

    Here’s a cracker from Peter Ford, talking in reference to & re. : - "Let’s not make angels of these human rights organizations, they have been infiltrated by Western intelligence agencies & are heavily influenced them."

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    Aug 20

    "It could very well be worse than Iraq, if not much worse." Charles Lister gives his prediction on the future outlook for Syria |

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    Aug 20

    "In the short term we may actually be feeding the extremist problem that we're all supposedly opposed to." Middle East Institute's Charles Lister looks at the withdrawal of some aid from opposition groups in Syria |

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  21. Aug 21

    Peter Ford, on cont’d: - "We have been supporting the jihadis, who took over from these mythical democrats, who were like snowflakes in the sun.” What a shameless, revolting man.

    Peter Ford has lost all touch w. reality. In a recent debate in the UK, he said in the first days of ’s crisis:…
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