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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    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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    Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu: "Everybody should consider" working with Bashar al-Assad if he wins elections that are "democratic and fair":

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  3. 1 hour ago

    Example one million of why it’s weird and wrong when Americans project onto regionals and assume they also give top priority to counter-Iran.

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    6 hours ago

    An excellent analysis that has resonance for Somalia.

    The Salafi-jihadist threat requires a policy response premised on the complexities of jihadist groups and their local context. Here is why ☟ …
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    5 hours ago

    Rightsizing the Transnational Jihadist Threat (by )

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    6 hours ago

    The Salafi-jihadist threat requires a policy response premised on the complexities of jihadist groups and their local context. Here is why ☟

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  7. 7 hours ago

    . on the United States' open-ended mission in Syria's east:

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  8. 8 hours ago

    . for on the impossible situation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and what might be an increase in migration from Lebanon's northern coast:

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  9. 9 hours ago

    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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  10. 10 hours ago

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

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  11. 11 hours ago

    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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  12. 11 hours ago

    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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    24 hours ago

    calls for immediate release of .

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  15. 21 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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  18. 23 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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    Dec 15

    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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    Dec 15

    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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    Dec 15

    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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