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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    Turkish state agency Anadolu says rebel heavy arms have been withdrawn from the Idleb buffer zone: Enab Baladi has Anadolu's pictures and some rebel commentary: NLF said on Oct. 6 Turkey will compensate by beefing-up its outposts:

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    Central Committee also updated Baath's institutional terminology to reflect last year's abolition of the National Command (). • Regional Command→Central Command • Regional Secretary→Secretary-General • Regional Congress→General Congress …and so on.

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  4. 33 minutes ago

    Excerpts from Assad's speech to the Baath Party's Central Committee.

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  5. 43 minutes ago

    For the most dedicated Baathologists among you: double presidential decrees containing the final results of Syria's local elections, with all three billion or so names sorted by province or city, in Arabic.

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  6. Oct 6

    Turkey calls the Idleb deal a "reconciliation" while Russia speaks of an "interim deal," and it's not the only difference on display—but still, the deal has reinforced Putin's centrality to the diplomacy that will decide Syria's future, writes .

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  7. Oct 6

    The Kuwaiti newspaper al-Shahed has interviewed Bashar al-Assad. As far as I can tell, the interview has not yet been translated or otherwise acknowledged by SANA, which is unusual.

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  8. Oct 4

    Putin says the Idleb situation is going in the right direction and Erdogan is doing his best, but also says there will be Russian-Turkish joint patrols of some sort. Depending on where they take place, some rebels have insisted this could be a dealbreaker.

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  9. Oct 4

    Where is this Russia-Turkey deal over Idleb going? , , , and answer:

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  10. Oct 4

    What began as a Coalition staging ground for raids against the Islamic State has been co-opted into Trump's anti-Iran planning, but there's people living inside it—good interview with on the refugees trapped at Tanf/Rukban.

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  11. Oct 3

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

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  12. Oct 3

    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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  13. Oct 3

    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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  14. Oct 3

    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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  15. 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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  16. 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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  17. 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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  19. 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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  20. 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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