Sam Heller

@AbuJamajem

Senior Analyst, Non-State Armed Groups, . Looking at jihadism, one eye still on Syria. Jamajem means ☠️☠️☠️. Contact:

Beirut, Lebanon
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Joined September 2011
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    Sep 3

    Our latest at : On the seemingly imminent Syrian military offensive on Idlib and what can be done to convince Damascus and its allies – Russia, in particular – that a bloody, politically costly victory in Idlib would be a mistake.

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    2 hours ago

    Caught in cycles of displacement, Syrians from Idlib province find uncertain shelter further north

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    4 hours ago

    Our statement on the situation in | Geneva, 12 September 2018

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  4. 4 hours ago

    For someone getting mortars dropped on them in Bab Touma or Qassa’: Why should they care about little factional branding differences when, to them, they’re being killed by unseen, undifferentiated militants rocketing them from the other side of Jobar?

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  5. 4 hours ago

    .’s tweets may be technically incorrect here, but they highlight a larger truth that’s frequently missed: When you’re on the other side of the line getting shelled, it’s less obvious or relevant-seeming whether it’s “Feilaq al-Sham” or “Feilaq al-Rahman” doing it.

    1. Former U.S Amb. to , calls out ’s MP in for blatant disinformation. 2. ’s MP responds w. more inaccuracies.…
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  6. 5 hours ago

    Tahrir al-Sham's Shabakat Iba interviews Salvation Government Justice Minister Ibrahim Shasho on scope and organization of Salvation Government courts, whose writ, he admits, is limited by current map of factional control in rebel-held northwest.

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  7. 7 hours ago

    . talks to disillusioned Tajik foreign fighter who hopes to leave Idlib for Turkey, or maybe on to Europe:

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  8. 7 hours ago

    Russian UN Envoy Vasily Nebenzya: Russia, Iran and Turkey to jointly convene international conference on Syrian refugee return. Another political initiative built on the Astana format and Turkish involvement.

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    10 hours ago

    Turkey’s defense minister says any military operation in Syria’s Idlib would drag an already problematic area to disaster

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  10. 9 hours ago

    Rebel sources to 's : After failure to reach agreement with co-guarantors in Tehran last week, Turkey shipped new supplies of munitions into Idlib that will draw out rebels' defensive battle.

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    11 hours ago

    : calls on rebels to spare civilians by leaving urban areas, as with a relative lull in bombing hinting at the calm before the storm. 's wrap yesterday -

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  12. 13 hours ago

    . and Ghalia Al Alwani on the air of paranoia in Idlib, as Tahrir al-Sham and other rebels detain suspected collaborators:

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    21 hours ago

    Iranian-backed militias in west rural with parliament delegation. Latest developments in south-west 12-9

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    21 hours ago

    Location of regime reinforcements to north-west 12-9. Second day without aerial shelling on

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    23 hours ago

    Between 1 – 12 September, an estimated 38,300 people were reportedly displaced in northwest , of whom over 4,500 are estimated to have spontaneously returned. Read the full report:

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    Sep 12

    Short THREAD on - divergences over as seen from : 1. In early August I described rationale behind RU positon & that "certain level of understanding reached w/ TUR that there should be no [large-scale] offensive on Idlib [then]"

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  17. Sep 12

    Don’t think it’s reasonable to label al-Jabhah al-Shamiyah “jihadist,” but as pertains to these bullets: Shamiyah (as Liwa al-Tawhid, its earlier incarnation) • co-founded the Aleppo Shari’ah Commission with Nusrah, Ahrar and Suqour; • co-founded the non-“FSA” Islamic Front.

    This is a group that has: - Consistently identified as - Spent 2-3 yrs working w. …
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  18. Sep 12

    FM Moallem () alludes to another reason for Damascus and allies’ push for refugee return: The idea that returnees will produce a sort of spontaneous reconstruction by rebuilding their own communities, contributing capital and attracting diaspora resources.

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    Sep 11

    Idlib doesn’t have to be the site of another catastrophe. But its fate hangs on the decisions of Russia, and other outside powers. | Commentary by 's

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    Sep 11

    Hossein Jaberi Ansari, special assistant to Iran’s foreign minister: shares the United Nations’ concern about a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Syria’s province and will seek to avert it

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  21. Sep 11

    Guterres emphasizes need for continued dialogue between Turkey, Iran and Russia through Astana process to avert Idlib “bloodbath.”

    UN chief stresses importance of Astana format for Syria settlement
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