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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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Sep 18

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

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  2. 55 minutes ago

    The enemy gets a vote, guys.

    "Nobody asked you" encapsulates what may be the Western policy establishment's greatest analytical failure over the course of Syria's war – the idea that the Assad-led Syrian system was مفعول به, an object to be acted upon, without independent agency in its own…
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  3. 1 hour ago

    .'s , and report from Suweida on locals' smashed nerves as they grapple with aftermath of Islamic State massacre and terrorizing effect of ongoing hostage crisis:

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  4. 1 hour ago

    .'s ⁦,⁩ ⁦and ⁩ tour Damascus military hospital, where amputee Syrian military veterans embody scars of the country's war:

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    "Nobody asked you" encapsulates what may be the Western policy establishment's greatest analytical failure over the course of Syria's war – the idea that the Assad-led Syrian system was مفعول به, an object to be acted upon, without independent agency in its own war for survival.

    Nobody asked you.
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  6. 2 hours ago

    Also highlights social and economic interrelation of Rukban camp with various armed groups sponsored by U.S. and allies, contrary to false distinction drawn to avoid responsibility for Rukban.

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  7. 2 hours ago

    . on economic stresses in Rukban camp, where, absent more regular humanitarian aid, residents depend on a smuggling economy to deliver supplies across the Syrian desert – but at markups many can't afford.

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  8. 3 hours ago

    .'s reports discontinuities in humanitarian access and aid provision to areas newly retaken by Syrian government, where international cross-border aid regime has been shut off.

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  9. 3 hours ago

    2. Farghali, cont.: “... We repeat it again – as a reminder, for the benefit of the believers: surrendering weapons is high treason against religion and the blood of the martyrs, and emptying front line points is even more traitorous.”

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  10. 3 hours ago

    1. Tahrir al-Sham Shari’ah Committee member Abu al-Fateh al-Farghali, from Saturday: “Nothing new – things are proceeding according to what anyone who follows the reality of someone who’s rented himself to the outside world expects and knows, God help us...

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  11. 3 hours ago

    2. Farghali: Jihadists working on totally different incentive structure: “Jihad is based on an idea that contradicts this school. Not just because the mujahid seeks to win martyrdom and considers it the greatest victory, whereas martyrdom for the pragmatist is th greatest loss..”

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  12. 3 hours ago

    1. Tahrir al-Sham Shari’a Committee member Abu al-Fateh al-Farghali column: “Pragmatism Is the Graveyard of Jihad.” Describes Charles Pierce’s philosophy of pragmatism as flattening and valueless, says when it starts to creep into jihadist thought it’s jihad’s death sentence.

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    10 hours ago

    ["along with the launchers Russia delivered more than 100 surface-to-air guided missiles for each battalion"] TASS: Three Russian S-300PM battalion sets of 8 launchers each delivered to Syria free of charge — military-diplomatic source

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  14. 12 hours ago

    Tahrir al-Sham’s Abu al-Yaqadhan al-Masri catalogues Erdogan’s red lines – “the most false red lines in the revolution” – and says non-jihadists’ claims they can pull back heavy weapons and promptly summon them if needed are “nonsense and military quackery.”

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  15. 12 hours ago

    2. “... Sochi conference and these conferences of disgrace and shame, thus ending the jihad in the land of Sham??” Appeals to “sincere mujahideen from all factions to respond to God’s command and hold fast, together, to the rope of God, and not the rope of Satan.”

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  16. 12 hours ago

    1. Senior Tahrir al-Sham figure Abu Malik al-Shami derides rebels who answered “Satan’s call” to withdraw heavy weapons, per Turkish-Russian Idlib agreement. “Will they also answer to him by withdrawing [all] weapons, abandoning the front lines as part of implementing the...

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  17. 14 hours ago

    Turkey's Anadolu news agency: Idlib rebels complete withdrawal of heavy weapons from front lines. Turkey has sent in new weapons and armored vehicles ahead of planned patrols with Russian forces.

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    20 hours ago

    Do take three minutes to enjoy this video, made specially for our New York Gala to explain who we are and what we do. The Awards dinner raised more funds for our work than we'd dared hope. It's always energising to meet those who support our mission to help peace!

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    A warm welcome to our Gala Awards in New York, from where we’ll be live tweeting tonight. …
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  19. 23 hours ago

    And on the stress donors' counterterror regulations and zero-tolerance attitudes are having on humanitarian operations worldwide, risking a "chilling effect" that prevents aid from reaching most needy:

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  20. 23 hours ago

    .'s : USAID further tightens counterterrorism compliance rules for humanitarians working in Syria, requiring special permissions for aid to "ISIS, YPG/PYD, JKW, and HTS controlled areas." Humanitarians worried for Idlib in particular.

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  21. 24 hours ago

    . and lay out new U.S. outlook for Syria, with Jim Jeffrey and Joel Rayburn in lead:

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