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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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    Oct 27

    Read about how jihadist groups in used action, not abstraction, to establish legitimacy & authority in a new paper from & . Part of a great series from .

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    14 hours ago

    Foreign Secretary welcomed leader to the today. The , a long-time supporter of the White Helmets heroic work in , recently granted asylum to 29 of its staff & their families.

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  4. 14 hours ago

    : The new website includes an all-new page for the Countering Terrorism & Extremism Program, which I direct. Lots of great content, which you can search & filter through, here:

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  5. 14 hours ago

    . has a new look website. Check it out!

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  6. 14 hours ago

    As had appeared to be the case - a local media activist told that operations against in were suspended 27-28 October, several days **before** 's shelling started.

    Correction: Media activist meanwhile tells Syria Direct that SDF ground operations in Hajin against IS have actually been on hold since last weekend, when IS launched a brutal counter-offensive there and reportedly killed dozens of SDF fighters 5/5
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  7. 15 hours ago

    Good pic showing U.S. & MRAPs on today's first joint patrol around . & spoke today, to address , but also to pressure to cease escalatory action around & .

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  8. 16 hours ago

    After a day of relative quiet, jihadists resumed attacks on pro- positions in northwestern today: - An AQ loyalist ops room fired mortars in southern 's countryside (top pics) - Notably, an sub-faction raided a regime post in eastern (bottom)

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    Oct 30

    Currently sifting through this excellent report by on a key means through which Moscow is trying to project power in Syria: 'The Tiger Forces: Pro-Assad fighters backed by Russia' via

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  10. 17 hours ago

    My latest from yesterday - a look at a possible new strategic shift by , with big implications for security in , & . Check it out!

    “ vs. in the Levant: What’s Next?” - My latest for , looks at the possibility that has shifted, to consolidating in & enhanci…
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    Oct 30

    The Tiger Forces might be Asad's most elite unit, but that owes more to its size, a product of funding and Russian support rather than any skill, and even this unit is a patchwork of local strongmen. In-depth profile of the militia by .

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  12. 17 hours ago

    In , young boys are repeatedly being kidnapped, sexually assaulted & killed by pro- NDF militiamen -- grim stories here. Rape, stabbing, organs removed, dismemberment... Schools want to change their hours to avoid kids walking in the dark.

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  13. 17 hours ago

    As has monitored, has killed ~3 village & district chiefs across *every week for 6 months.* Sound familiar? It should, because we've seen this all before. We're years - or even a decade - away from being able to say has been "defeated."

    attacks along Kurdish lines in are steadily rising, as elsewhere in . As says, "We've simply reset the conditi…
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  14. 18 hours ago

    attacks along Kurdish lines in are steadily rising, as elsewhere in . As says, "We've simply reset the conditions that led to " in the first place. Many have said this for a long time, but makes it clear:

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  15. 18 hours ago

    's , & Asaib Ahl al-Haq are reportedly operating a 30 sqkm military base near Lajat, in southern , c.60km from territory. On Oct 15, they graduated 75 new fighters. A complex deployment network reaches across to .

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  16. 18 hours ago

    Locals think has recruited ~2,000 former opposition fighters in southwestern - as it seeks to [re-]expand its presence in proximity to . says that "increases the chance for conflict."

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  17. 18 hours ago

    I always wondered how kept in touch with so many monstrously nefarious characters...

    I had no idea I am a Kuwaiti of Iranian origin leading a terrorist group in Syria called Ansar al-Bukhari, backed by Qatar and Iran. Those 'sources in the Syrian opposition' sure did their research about me: …
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  18. 18 hours ago

    Oh the irony! Having labelled them “takfiri terrorists” for years, , and now even have taken to “recruiting” former opposition fighters in .

    Hezbollah is recruiting hundreds of fighters in south Syria once paid and armed by the US but who are now switching sides after support from Washington dried up. Our latest:
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  19. 18 hours ago

    NEW - & the U.S. held their first joint patrol in/around today. This photo is being circulated.

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  20. Oct 31

    Excellent, important report by - laying out lessons learned from stabilization programming in -- key takeaway for policymakers: - High-level strategy *and* actions must be paired with the nature & goals of stabilization work.

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  21. Oct 31

    “He's from a newer generation of diplomats ready to employ innovative ways, a more inclusive approach & to work with all those involved, including non-state actors” - on the UN’s new Special Envoy, :

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