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Grand reporter pour spécialiste du Moyen-Orient & "Nos très chers émirs" chez gmalbrunot(at)lefigaro(.)fr

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Joined May 2011
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    10 Jan 2017

    Welcome back sur mon blog de Bagdad à Jérusalem, l'Orient indiscret (après une longue absence, c'est vrai...) >>

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    The measure is not only a sharp rebuke of bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler

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    21 hours ago

    So was Ambassador Jeffrey's conciliatory tone during his recent visit to Turkey – including his reported remarks that U.S. cooperation with the YPG is "temporary and tactical" () – understood by Ankara to be a green light for Turkish action?

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    12 hours ago

    US Army is establishing 2 new bases in Tal Abyad countryside

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    deal, murder: Turbulent year shakes up Middle East

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    9 hours ago

    . "Erdogan's announcement, following just days after Ambassador Jeffrey visited Turkey, is a slap in the face to American efforts to find a win-win solution to the tensions between its NATO ally Turkey, and the SDF"

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    Saudi Ambassador to the US Khalid bin Salman, who has faced criticism for his handling of Jamal Khashoggi's death, has left Washington for the second time since the killing

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    24 hours ago

    Samuel Helfont on the Iraqi Ba'ath's project to monopolize control over Iraqi Islam, in which it portrayed its Shi'ite opposition as alien in ethno-nationalist terms even as it suppressed more naked sectarianism:

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    8 hours ago

    The US Senate "believes Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi"

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    8 hours ago

    "[MBS] comes from a new generation and does not feel the weight of history on his shoulders. He has shown this repeatedly. He has no particular sympathy with the Palestinian cause" - Source

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    8 hours ago

    One Year Post-ISIS: is on the Right Path, but Must Take Further Steps

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    Dec 4

    The Security Council is getting ready to renew Resolution 2165, which lets UN aid flow into Syria—and now all eyes turn to Russia, which keeps it cards close to the chest. Check out my new backgrounder, and don't miss the Read More sections!

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    8 hours ago

    ISIS claim in connection with the Strasbourg attack (offering no evidence to back up any direct connection to the now dead attacker)

    'Amaq Identifies Strasbourg Gunman as an IS "Soldier"
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    8 hours ago

    Also for nerds on this: it has now been conclusively shown that Amaq is an official ISIS media entity rather than being some kind of affiliate. See this landmark study by

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    Dec 12

    Excellent commentary by@Abujamajem: number of jihadists with local agendas may be increasing. Number of transnational jihadists is not. Conflating the two leads to bad policies 1/2 via

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    21 hours ago

    “DuPont has learned the art of making money coming and going,” said Telsey. “They profited off the environmental contamination and now can profit on cleaning it up. It’s quite a feat.”

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    21 hours ago
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    I've grappled with this previously – see the distinction here between Salafi-jihadism and the broader Islamist militant movement: It does make sense to think of Ahrar and the Taliban as part of that larger militant movement, and to examine their links...

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    21 hours ago

    : Turkish-backed FSA & jihadist coalition confirm their participation in military operation against YPG east of the Euphrates. They claim there will be multiple stages to the operation, and the involvement of Turkish Air Force. - via

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    24 hours ago

    discusses /n constitutional committee with /n delegation led by 's SYR envoy Lavrentyev, Deputy FM Vershinin

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    23 hours ago

    Chouette, il va pouvoir venir à Strasbourg à l’invitation d’associations erdoganistes pour parler du terrorisme du PKK.

    Interpol confirme le retrait du nom du shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, considéré comme la principale référence religieuse des Frères Musulmans, de sa liste des personnes recherchées.
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    23 hours ago

    Why is Saudi Arabia upset that two Muslim women have been elected to the U.S. Congress?

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