Thomas Pierret

@ThomasPierret

Senior Researcher at CNRS-IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence. Tweet in private capacity. RT not endorsement. Header: A l'Est de Damas by Majd al-Dik & Nathalie Bontemps

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  1. 2 hours ago

    Side-switchers far more frequently came from the other side: initially sceptical towards uprising, then supportive because of moral shock re. state repression + assessment of regime weakness

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Conversely, popular support for the revolution didn't peak during peaceful phase (far from that) but when armed opposition seemed on the verge of winning in summer 2012

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  3. 2 hours ago

    Same cliches all over again. Very few people decided to side with the regime because they were "terrified by Salafist rebels". Most made their mind in the early days of the uprising, before militarization.

    "Tell me how this ends" - by - is the best account of the Obama administration's policy on yet. A must read.
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    Jan 21

    1. is targeting further cronies of the regime to prevent business with al-Cham Holding affiliated reconstruction efforts on basis of expropriation policy against dissidents & refugees. Its great to see this policy outcome, as a result of highlighting the reality of Law 10

    The announced on Monday sanctions against leading government-backed Syrian businessman Samer Foz, and other businesspeople and entities; several involved with plan to build Marota City development in former working-class Damascus suburb Basateen a-Razi
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    Jan 19

    Between 2017-18, pro-Assad media repeatedly and unwittingly documented instances of collaboration between the regime and ISIS. Piece in the

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  6. 23 hours ago

    "Implacable foe" is an overstatement. Just look at UAE-Iran trade relations

    If U.S. sanctions snare the United States’ Emirati ally for re-investing in Damascus – a move actually meant partly to dilute Iranian influence in Syria, made by an implacable foe of Iran – that would seem strategically backward.
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  7. Jan 21

    Urban planning as collective punishment + demographic engineering. Helping to fund this would be criminal

    Syrian regime forced people out of their house in , either by putting them in the list of "terrorists" supporters and therefore steal their property ,or by threatening and forcing the residents to sell their properties for less than 20% of their current value.
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    Jan 18

    Syria, 2011 and 2019. Hope is gone. By Fadi Zyada

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    Jan 17

    Remarkable quote👇. What the Iranian official acknowledges & analysts often overlook is that the US has leverage against Iran in Syria, because Iran’s gains there could be easily reversed if they mess with the US (The reverse of the dynamics back when the US was in Iraq)!

    Anonymous Iranian official is pretty upfront about where mystery rocket attacks and kidnappings are going to start to occur if tension with the United States heats up.
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  10. Jan 17

    They never stood a chance. Syria is too small & regime is too weak to allow for persistance of paramilitary forces of dubious loyalty.

    , to the extent that it can be called that in , seems to be the regime reneging on agreements and forcing all eligible males into Syrian Army or reserve service. dying, biggest left standing
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  11. Jan 15

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    Rebel mergers happen so often that Faylaq al-Sham literally has fill-in-the-blank forms for battalions that join.
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    Jan 13

    Dans sa lettre, Macron fait un double hors sujet, en faisant l’impasse sur l’enjeu central, à savoir une économie toujours plus inégalitaire, et en pivotant vers un débat toxique sur l’immigration que les gilets jaunes ont dans l’ensemble choisi d’éviter

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  13. Jan 11

    I've been closely following MENA politics for two decades, but I don't remember that the words of an American leader ever had that effect

    There was a time when youth were inspired by the words of an American leader, and arguably were energised to the point of taking to the street to battle injustice. By contrast, ’s speech highlighted 3 aspects of American policy under .
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  14. Jan 11

    I keep reading here and there that in last September's Sochi agreement, Turkey agreed to "remove HTS from Idlib". Fact check: it didn't agree to that

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    Jan 9

    There can be no segmentation of fundamental freedoms – the future for Christians and other demographic minorities of religious groups can be only safeguarded if all parts of populations in the region enjoy fundamental rights.

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    Jan 7

    The number of European cases being developed against Assad regime perpetrators of war crimes is growing. A significant trend that, if indictments are forthcoming, will have serious consequences in forestalling normalization of a murderous regime.

    Lawyers in the Netherlands are preparing at least four cases on behalf of a number of Syrian citizens. Legal teams and prosecutors in a number of European states have…
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  17. Jan 8

    When did Iran help building strong central governments? IRGC affiliates strive on weak state institutions from Lebanon to Iraq

    The only long-term C-T policy for Syria and Iraq is strong central governments in both that have capable police forces. The US is trying to substitute a Kurdish run state in north Syria for the Syrian state. This is opposed by all the neighboring governments and will fail.
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    14 Dec 2018

    Syria's Civil War: Government Victory or Frozen Conflict? My new 79-page report for looks at the evolution of the conflict, all major internal and foreign actors, and five key questions that will determine Syria's future. Download it here:

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    Jan 8

    Pourquoi le rapprochement entre et les pays du Golfe n’est pas si surprenant via

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  20. Jan 6

    From right to left it's become common to measure "inclusiveness" of ME regimes based on toleration of ethno-religious diversity, rather than political pluralism. By that standard the USSR was extremely "inclusive", as is the single-party Rojava administration in Syria

    “President El-Sisi is moving his country to a more inclusive future!” Because he built the largest cathedral in Africa.
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