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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

    NEW - Amid an impending assault on its heartland, ’s propaganda doubled-down on *local* messaging. Read this, by & I, assessing 900+ data points: - "From Goods & Services to Counterterrorism: Local Messaging in 's Propaganda"

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    17 hours ago

    From Goods and Services to Counterterrorism: Local Messaging in Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s Propaganda - and , :

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    17 hours ago

    New for : "From Goods and Services to Counterterrorism: Local Messaging in Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s Propaganda," by &

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  5. 16 hours ago

    I’m honestly speechless. What on earth is the on, here? This is utterly bizarre.

    After their claims the footage from fake chemical weapon attacks would be shared on social media and published by news organisations didn't pan out, the has come up with a new…
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  6. 16 hours ago

    Apparently ’s intelligence access is so deep that it’s aware of exactly when fake chemical attacks are being filmed in precise locations in NW . And yet, when nearly the entire military command meet in (24hrs ago), they remain untouched. Huh. Go figure.

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  7. 16 hours ago

    has been resupplying arms on/off to groups (within the umbrella) since January 2018. 7-10 days ago, groups were cleared by to deploy newly supplied 122mm Grads & MRLs, in response to regime ground attacks if/when necessary.

    Exclusive: Turkey boosts arms to Syrian rebels as Idlib attack looms - rebel sources
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  8. 17 hours ago

    All credit for this piece goes to - who’s now heading back to after a stint working with me at . Make sure to follow her - she’s a rising star with a sharp focus on , Al-Qaeda & hybrid jihadi groups like .

    NEW - Amid an impending assault on its heartland, ’s propaganda doubled-down on *local* messaging. …
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  9. 17 hours ago

    Fascinating - ’s MIT intelligence service went deep undercover in ’s to capture "Yusuf Nazik” - accused of coordinating the May 2013 car bombings in , which killed 52 people. Nazik has admitted he was working on Mukhabarat orders.

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  10. 17 hours ago

    Between June 18 (when hostilities erupted in SW ) & August 31, ’s Ebaa News Agency published 900+ pieces of material. - 57% on local governance & grievances - 22% on delegitimizing the regime, militias & surrendering rebels - 21% on military activities

    NEW - Amid an impending assault on its heartland, ’s propaganda doubled-down on *local* messaging. …
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  11. 17 hours ago

    This is a group that has: - Consistently identified as - Spent 2-3 yrs working w. - Has engaged in yrs of international diplomacy & negotiations - Led the fight against - Always opposed Al-Qaeda’s assertion of influence in - Runs multiple CVE programs

    Beyond ludicrous: - The Dutch public prosecution department just declared the ’s al-Jabhat al-Shamiya a…
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  12. 17 hours ago

    Beyond ludicrous: - The Dutch public prosecution department just declared the ’s al-Jabhat al-Shamiya a terrorist group, which it says seeks to establish a global Salafist Caliphate. What… on earth… drove that conclusion? I mean… seriously?

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  13. 17 hours ago

    Very important. details the regime’s intensifying campaign of arrest & forced conscription within “reconciled” areas of . = A massive increase in recent months (via ):

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  14. 18 hours ago

    The UN Commission has now verified 39 CW attacks in since 2013. x33 of those have been attributed to regime forces. x6 are ‘insufficiently identified"

    UN Commission of Inquiry on confirms CW use: - "To recapture eastern in April,…
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  15. 18 hours ago

    UN Commission of Inquiry on confirms CW use: - "To recapture eastern in April, government forces launched numerous indiscriminate attacks in densely populated civilian areas, which included the use of chemical weapons.”

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  16. Sep 11

    Great work by : - "Nine Bullets for the Traitors, One for the Enemy: The Slogans and Strategy behind the Islamic State’s Campaign to Defeat the Sunni Awakening (2006- 2017)”

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  17. Sep 11

    This is really very good - albeit deeply depressing - by & : “U.S. Policy in : A 7-year Reckoning” A particularly damning indictment of admin decisions (or lack thereof) & selection action/inaction.

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  18. Sep 11

    .: One possible point of difference though, is that the localist focus embraced [by some] these days makes some particular historical idealogues (particularly Abdullah Azzam) worth revisiting. As & would suggest, I think?

    "Jihadis no longer speak to communities from the ivory tower… They're fighting the local fight & that has enhanced their relevance & bred success. Combatting the threat they pose will require…
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  19. Sep 11

    "Jihadis no longer speak to communities from the ivory tower… They're fighting the local fight & that has enhanced their relevance & bred success. Combatting the threat they pose will require taking a similarly local approach.” Totally agree, :

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  20. Sep 11

    "Preventing the assault on need not set back CT efforts… the international community must understand their responsibilities… consequences of inaction are immense. We cannot leave 's people to the mercy of ." - ’s :

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