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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    Sep 18

    New statement: “Syria’s Idlib Wins Welcome Reprieve with Russia-Turkey Deal”

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  2. 3 hours ago

    3. More thoughts from , including on how JNIM seems to be resisting attempts to frame Sahelian struggle primarily as one against resource-hungry neocolonialism, but rather first and foremost as part of universal, creedal war:

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  3. 3 hours ago

    2. "... Their tongues and colors differ, as do their hearts, yet their hearts are united. Someone might ask, in wonder: ‘Where did they come from? And what brought them? How did they come together and concur?’ Indeed, it is the hand of God.”

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  4. 3 hours ago

    1. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin video "The Battle Continues" highlights unifying character of struggle, acknowledging local ethnic difference but consciously transcending it: “Muhajirun (foreign fighters) and ansar (locals); Fulani, Touareg, Arabs and others...

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  5. 6 hours ago

    Former Ahrar al-Sham head and now senior National Liberation Front leader Hassan Soufan column on the way forward under Turkish-Russian Idlib deal and strategic necessity of solidarity between NLF and its Turkish ally:

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  6. 8 hours ago

    Moallem: Felt positive change at UNGA because many countries convinced Syria writing last chapter of its counterterrorist campaign, to entail liberation of Idlib. Syria welcomed Sochi deal as step toward freeing Idlib, then on to north and east Aleppo countryside, then to Manbij.

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  7. 8 hours ago

    Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Idlib (from Wednesday): "We think Turkey can implement its commitments related [to Sochi deal] because it knows every terrorist in Idlib by name, and they all respond to instruction from Turkish intelligence."

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  8. 8 hours ago

    From Tuesday: Civilian activists condemn HTS's detention of two Jabal al-Zawiyah activists: sources: last week, HTS threatened activists in Salqin, Saraqib and Idlib city areas with letters warning not to organize protests sent with a bullet.

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  9. 8 hours ago

    National Liberation Front spokesman announces group has started to withdraw heavy weapons from demilitarized buffer, although its other forces will remain in zone:

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  10. 20 hours ago

    Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and National Liberation Front resolve west Aleppo clashes between Tahrir al-Sham and Zinki with agreement signed by Mudhar al-Weis and Hassan Saufan.

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    23 hours ago

    In February recommended Russia brokers a modus vivendi between Iran and Israel in order to limit the risk the contestation over Iranian military presence in Syria would trigger another Israel-Hizbollah war - one possibly involving Syria as a party or a battleground.

    [Senior Russian source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Moscow has begun "quiet efforts to try to open channels of communication between Tel Aviv and Tehran in order to reduce tensions and prevent friction" in Syria after S-300 delivery to Damascus] (Ar) …
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    Oct 6

    smart threat, applicable more broadly to the challenge of reintegrating militants into a political process constructively. thread 👇

    Banning ex-Shabaab leader Robow from contesting presidential polls in South-West State (SWS) is daft, and almost certain to have serious implications. Some thoughts: 1. Will be seen unfair considering other no less tainted/culpable…
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    Oct 3

    Listening to inspiring words by refugees about resilience, dreams, recognition award dinner, as i think of the millions in Turkey, and their hosts through the thin and thick of sharing daily life.

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  14. Oct 6

    Abu al-Yaqadhan al-Masri's "reasonable voice / SHOUTING VOICE / reasonable voice / SHOUTING VOICE" public speaking style is sort of a lot.

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  15. Oct 6

    2. "... preceded the apostates to those homes, and so the armies of the Caliphate were ready for them in waiting, and they treated the heads of infidelity before they could deposit their luggage in the homes they had stolen."

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  16. Oct 6

    1. Editorial in latest "al-Naba" highlights iterative nature of Islamic State's long campaign: "The mujahideen benefited from past lessons in every field. So no sooner did the State's influence recede from one of the areas of tamkin (empowerment) than the security detachments...

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  17. Oct 6

    2. "... of those whose belief had weakened that they lacked the strength to fight them, that there's no place for God's law in the world today, and with this war, given this disparity in means and reasons, it is impossible to realize the goal and aim."

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  18. Oct 6

    1. How the Islamic State understands the multinational counter-ISIS coalition, from editorial in latest "al-Naba": "So they massed all the military forces they could and purposely increased the number of banners participating in the war, so that it would take hold in the spirit..

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  19. Oct 6

    Should clarify: Maqdisi doesn't explicitly reference Tahrir al-Sham, but that's clearly who he has in mind.

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  20. Oct 6

    In article on Turkish-Russian Idlib agreement, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi derides factions "embarrassed" or "hesitant" to announce their rejection of agreement, factions – that is, one faction in particular, HTS – that "muddle and obscure the oneness of God."

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  21. Oct 6

    3. Abu al-Harith, per Ghazi: "HTS resorted to the third option, after convening its Shura Council and the scholars inside and outside [the group], and proceeded in this matter according to a line of jurisprudential reasoning it saw as correct. So is there another choice?"

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