Aron Lund

@aronlund

I write about the Middle East, mostly for the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, IRIN News, and The Century Foundation.

aron.lund.syria@gmail.com
Joined December 2011
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    Oct 2

    What was the Russian-Turkish deal over Idleb actually about, and will it work? My latest for :

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  2. 12 hours ago

    Britain halts aid to Syria's Idlib over concern extremists imposing 'terror tax' on trucks - by .

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  3. 12 hours ago

    If fully implemented, the Sochi deal could deprive Tahrir al-Sham of key sources of income, including checkpoints on the M5 and M4 highways and frontline crossings, writes Hossam Saleh.

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  4. 12 hours ago

    Tahrir al-Sham-linked civilian bodies continue to stage public hearings with local notables and clan elders in the wider Idleb area, issuing angrily phrased but politically vague statements in response to Sochi. No clarity on Tahrir's position yet. More:

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  5. 13 hours ago

    Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, which plays a major role in Syria's telecommunications sector, is spooked by the possibility of tightened U.S. sanctions and now considers withdrawing from Syria, sources tell .

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  6. Oct 2

    Parliament elects Barham Saleh as president of Iraq, after Mohammed al-Halbousi took the speaker's office – Saleh now taps Adel Abdelmahdi for prime minister. by

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  7. Oct 2

    Also check out 's five-part investigation of how Western donors wrestle with jihadis trying to divert aid from Idleb's civilians: • • • • •

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  8. Oct 2

    My latest three on Idleb, Syria, for : • New, on the Russia-Turkey deal: • Big Idleb backgrounder: • Rebels and jihadis:

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    Yes, . USAID confirms halt:

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  10. Oct 1

    Idleb aid crisis update: • Bab al-Hawa admin: Stop spreading fake news, we don't tax aid trucks. • Salvation Government: So, uh, actually *we* may have taxed them a tiny bit, but only for reasonable reasons and also we've stopped.

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  11. Oct 1

    ‘Nothing is as it should be’: Residents in East Ghouta struggle under broken economy six months into government rule.

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  12. Oct 1

    U.S. officials continue to ponder how many inches of snow in Hell should be their benchmark for leaving Syria, write , , and . via

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  13. Oct 1

    100 years ago today, the Ottomans were ousted from Damascus, which got its first, false taste of independence. From T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom:

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  14. Oct 1

    More by on a virtually unreported but crucial issue: new U.S. anti-terrorism standards are starting to incapacitate aid work in Syria. The situation is worst in Tahrir-dominated Idleb, but a version of the new rules also applies in SDF areas.

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  15. Oct 1

    The Tebu: the little-known community at the heart of Libya’s people smuggling trade, by .

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  16. Sep 30

    Bahrain's foreign minister defends his friendly hug-and-greet with Walid al-Moallem, saying it's not their first meeting and that Damascus should control the whole country, because "the Syrian government is Syria's government."

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  17. Sep 29

    The internal situation in Iraqi Kurdistan isn't just bad, it's dangerously bad—and the breakdown of the KDP-PUK dyad could be profoundly destabilizing, writes .

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    Sep 27

    The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies is seeking a full-time editor.

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  19. Sep 28

    Anti-terror sanctions have become so disruptive for humanitarian workers trying to help civilians in some of the world's worst warzones that a UN rapporteur is now calling for a system of emergency exemptions, writes .

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    Sep 27

    We've reported about aid diversion by sanctioned rebels in . But aid deliveries on the government side are routinely signed off by US-designated groups: military and air force intelligence. This document leaked to shows one example.

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