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Senior Fellow & Director of CVE & CT at . Author of . Following , armed groups, , & 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

    Some good news - 29 personnel & 70 family members have been granted asylum in the UK. - said: "The actions of the White Helmets demonstrate true modern day heroism. We welcome the first White Helmets to be resettled in the UK."

    The UK will support White Helmets volunteers and their families, who were evacuated from Syria:
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    3 hours ago

    Make sure to watch the discussion on our livestream, starting now

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  4. 4 hours ago

    UN Envoy De Mistura’s office employs 92 people - with his “mediation” operation costing $1.4 million a month. - "It’s a waste of jet fuel & diplomatic credibility,” says

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    4 hours ago

    Assad the great vanquisher of ISIS is one of the more comical claims his apologists have made. He’s ISIS’s travel agent.

    The height of cynicism from - which could throw the entire DMZ agreement up into the air. - A deal has allegedly been reached between / and …
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  6. 4 hours ago

    Att'n : - “Open-source intelligence [is] a powerful & respected tool capable of uncovering secrets hidden in plain view…vast majority of this info comes from civil society & regular citizens" Important factual corrective by :

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  7. 6 hours ago

    In the category of least surprising news of the day, here’s something from , vis-a-vis in & ’s attempts to message extra deterrence:

    BREAKING: Israeli security cabinet orders IDF to continue operations against Iranian military entrenchment in Syria
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  8. 6 hours ago

    I’m not sure I can find anything in this that is new - this half-in/half-out policy was in place from Day 1. That some think its an exclusive, revealing a dramatic new reality just goes to how little depth was involved in assessing U.S. strategy in , from to .

    US military document reveals how the West opposed a democratic Syria …
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  9. 6 hours ago

    While from a U.S. standpoint I agree entirely with you , ’s “don’t work with until it ceases support to the /” position is, internally, just as legitimate a principal to take as yours. So... how do you break the cycle?

    US should freeze future joint patrols with Turkey outside of Manbij until this rhetoric stops —>
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    Sep 20

    "The future of the Tunisian jihadi movement is playing out within the prison system—one that is overpopulated and without effective rehabilitation or reintegration programs." Great stuff, (as always) from

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  11. Sep 24

    This could easily kill the DMZ plan. This report by needs verifying.

    The height of cynicism from - which could throw the entire DMZ agreement up into the air. - A deal has allegedly been reached between / and …
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  12. Sep 24

    The height of cynicism from - which could throw the entire DMZ agreement up into the air. - A deal has allegedly been reached between / and to evacuate c.400 militant to , from eastern .

    بعد صفقة بوتين - أردوغان… صفقة "قذرة" بين و و تفضي لنقل أكثر من 400 من عناصر الأخير نحو ريف …
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  13. Sep 24

    ., a MiG-21 jet pilot who defected with his aircraft to in June 2012, says a S-300 delivery to would first & foremost be a message to & then to . would gain the most…

    ان تسليم الروس منظومة الصواريخ S 300 لجيش الأسد لم يكن المقصود منها ردع الطيران الإسرائيلي بكل تأكيد بل هي رسالة روسية واضحة لحلف الأطلسي اولا ولتركيا ثانيا .... بكل الأحوال المستفيد الوحيد منها هو الوجود الإيراني في سورية .
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    Sep 24

    The irony in this claim is extraordinary. The true danger to civilian aircraft is posed by ’s failure to provide “friend-foe” tech to AD/SAM sales. ’s missiles have been flying blind all this time, which is truly shocking.

    But the fact that Syria is using anti-aircraft systems (delivered by Russia) without the Identify Friend or Foe system is fine, I am guessing
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  15. Sep 24

    . posts a video of its staff walking through , seemingly amid looting of water tankers/boiler systems.

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    Take 30 seconds and walk down this street in Eastern Ghouta with us. The conflict in began over seven years…
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    Sep 24

    Well Russia, if you dont export IFF with your anti-aircraft systems, you can expect to score an Own Goal.

    Absolutely extraordinary. ’s air defense systems have no way to determine “friend” from “foe.” doesn’t export that tech.…
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  17. Sep 24

    ** Seymour Hersh - "Why, if a civil war starts, is he [] the cause?” ** : “You see, this is the problem with you, you do come across as a sympathizer…” ** Hersh: “Are you kidding?” (That exchange speaks volumes…)

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  18. Sep 24

    National Security Advisor , makes a significant policy statement at : - U.S. troops are not leaving "as long as -ian troops are outside Iranian borders' (Pic via )

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  19. Sep 24

    is 3.3% of , not 12%. (6,097 km2 of 185,180 km2 nationwide) , whose data is based on on-the-ground fieldwork across , claim the IDP + resident population of & its periphery is 3.5 million. ()

    Idlib Province is 12% of Syria's land mass. It probably has closer to 2 million than 3 million population [UN fig. - Syrian gov claims it is actually closer to 1 million] estimates that the DMZ will be close to 20% of prov. territory, dislodging rebels fr large part.
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  20. Sep 24

    : Finally, has *not* yet made an official decision on the DMZ. - Negotiations are ongoing, (1) within itself; (2) between & NLF mediators; and (3) between ’s political office & . I’d guess we’ll hear something in the next 48hrs or so.

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  21. Sep 24

    : Meanwhile, the most hardline AQ jihadi factions - including Huras al-Din & Ansar al-Din - have expressed their rejection of the - DMZ agreement for . [Huras al-Din leaves a possible loophole though, calling on sharia jurists to consult on the issue]

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