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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Joined September 2011
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    Dec 12

    My latest for : Salafi-jihadism is a specific thing, and one that has changed dramatically in recent years. Raising alarms over hundreds of thousands of dubiously defined "jihadists" will only yield ill-considered and counterproductive policy.

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    PKK media official tells Sputnik that PKK will respond to Turkish attack on Kurdish areas in northern Syria by escalating operations inside Turkey:

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    YPG’s Polat Can accuses Russia of putting Idlib offensive on ice in exchange for Turkey attacking Manbij and east of the Euphrates.

    روسيا تشجع تركيا و تدفعها للهجوم على منبج و شرق نهر الفرات. الروس جمّدوا الحملة على إدلب مقابل تعهد تركيا بمحاربة الكُرد في منبج و شرق الفرات. الروس فعلوها في عفرين و يريدون تكرار نفس السيناريو مجددا، و تحاول بذلك ضرب عدة عصافير بحجر واحد.
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    October 2017 video nashid "Our Goal" from Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria shows an apparent ramming attack on a public square, presumably in Xinjiang.

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    Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin‘s rhetoric about “state-like structures” echoes Russian concerns about “alternative governing bodies” and “anti-government structures.”

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    Dec 12

    "For a U.S. audience concerned foremost with homeland security, these groups are a danger locally but not necessarily an international terrorist threat." Couldn't agree more with here.

    My latest for : Salafi-jihadism is a specific thing, and one that has changed dramatically in recent years. Raising alarms over hundreds of thousands of dubiously defined "jihadists" will only yield ill-considered and counterproductive policy.
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    calls for immediate release of .

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  8. 13 hours ago

    After rumors circulated among the Syrian opposition that U.S. forces has withdrawn from observation posts on the border.

    .: The mission in northeast remains unchanged. We continue operations, to include manning observation posts, and remain committed to ensuring the lasting defeat of ISIS. Any reports otherwise are false and designed to sow confusion & chaos.
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    Dec 14

    There’s nothing more trite in the world of terrorism commentary than saying that contrary to the conventional wisdom ISIS isn’t defeated. Most people know ISIS isn’t fully defeated. It would be a miracle if a group with tens of thousands of members all over the world disappeared.

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    Dec 12

    Excellent commentary and combination of management and national security lingo: "Rightsizing the Transnational Jihadist Threat”

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  11. 15 hours ago

    "When elephants dance, you must stay away from the dance floor," U.S. official reportedly said to Syrian opposition.

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    21 hours ago

    Today’s more locally focused jihadist fighters may be less alarming for the West while posing an even deadlier threat to local enemies, writes

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    21 hours ago

    US has threatened Turkey and FSA through message to the Syria Coalition. The United States said that any intervetion to the PKK would be considered a threat against itself. Details from news.

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    18 hours ago

    Really good piece by about why using estimates of size of salafi jihadist community is fraught with peril and not a good indicator of international threat.

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    21 hours ago

    . on the methodological and strategic perils of using aggregate #'s of loosely defined "salafi-jihadists" as the basis for policy rec's.

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    23 hours ago

    The political status quo in Syria and adapting to life's tempo in Turkey are among the reasons why Damascus call upon refugees repatriation falls on deaf ears. My take in latest

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    22 hours ago

    Yes, this is a very good report and correlates with what I have gathered from interviews (e.g. Busra al-Sham: good security situation, no arrests etc.)

    Impressive report by 's and on Damascus's patchwork control of Syria's southwest, including the distinction between areas that negotiated settlements (taswiyat) and more capitulatory reconciliations (musalahat).
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    Dec 12

    "Eye-popping, inaccurate estimates of jihadist strength work against the complex, informed solutions that keep people safe."

    My latest for : Salafi-jihadism is a specific thing, and one that has changed dramatically in recent years. Raising alarms over hundreds of thousands of dubiously defined "jihadists" will only yield ill-considered and counterproductive policy.
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  19. 23 hours ago

    In interview with , spokesman for “Wa-Harridh al-Mu’mineen” operations room highlights universal outlook of member factions.

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  20. 24 hours ago

    .: Nasib opening little consolation for residents of Syria's south – already caught in the gap between end of pre-July war economy and return of normal economy, now struggling with spiking prices because of Jordanians arbitraging Syrian goods.

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  21. 24 hours ago

    Abu Salman's rationale – at least as he describes it – suggests what Hassan Abu Hanieh has termed "Tadamuniyyah" (solidarity-based), Azzamist pan-Islamist militancy, premised on auxiliary support for local Muslim causes.

    28. The Russian Training Jihadist Special Forces, with Abu Salman Belarus of Malhama Tactical.
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