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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    Jan 15

    New: My interview with Iran's about Salafi-jihadist militancy, sectarianism, and discriminating counterterrorism policy.

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    3 hours ago

    The US Secretary of State tweets a map in which Turkey is divided in two...

    We applaud Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden & UK for supporting…
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    2 hours ago

    This story about why my neighborhood smells like rotten eggs includes the phrase "garbage juice."

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  4. 4 hours ago

    List of signatories also situates some of HTS's more prominent public personalities in terms of their official positions within and alongside the organization.

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    Foreign fighters issue statement in defense of HTS against jihadist criticism. Emphasize the vital importance of HTS in Syria and the responsibility of its decision-making, in consultation with statement's foreign signatories. Urge audience to disregard spurious allegations.

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    . is watching over 70 conflicts worldwide, but here are 10 For which 2019 could prove pivotal. What can be done to mitigate or resolve them? Watch our video and follow us throughout the year for more ⇨

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    CENTCOM Commander to Senate Armed Services Committee just now - “we don’t fully know”.

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    21 hours ago

    The imposition of a no-fly/no-go zone is an important component of the SRS plan for post-US Syria. W/out it, I dont see how a French/UK zone (that TR rejects) is even acceptable in Paris/London. A reversion to a TR controlled zone wont have SDF buy-in. Thin ice as talks continue

    Rick Scott says Syrian Kurdish delegation he met last week asked for a no-fly zone over NE Syria. Votel says that's not on the table: “I would not characterize what we’re looking at now as a no-fly zone." took a in-depth look at the trip: …
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    22 hours ago

    Damage control after Trump suggests Iraqi military base is actually American and that US can use it to “watch Iran.”

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    At the request of the Iraqi Government, the US has supported the ISF and helped unite, stabilize, and strengthen . The US will continue to partner with Iraqi forces to advise, train, and equip them to fully defeat…
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    Feb 5

    1/ End of my first day in with Trustee & colleagues. Meeting with people from all sides to discuss ways out of crisis on eve of where he is expected to mention it.

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    Feb 5

    Great job by getting Dan Altman on the record defending the USAID OIG’s approach to fraud investigations in conflict settings. 1/

    Catholic Relief Services pulled out of because they allegedly funnelled some 400,000 food packages to HTS Islamist extremists. This and more from a new interview with ’s fraud investigator:
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  12. 21 hours ago

    Reminds me of how Egyptians told me they felt about being treated like a derivative of U.S. Israel policy. (They didn’t like it.)

    Trump’s comments on Iraq were an exceptionally bad unforced error - and show the folly of reducing Iraq to an arena for anti-Iran campaign.
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    Feb 4
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    The 10-15k came from 🤷🏻‍♂️, but CJTF-OIR fairly quickly took it down to a few thousand actively fighting amid a larger reserve of possible fighters. 6 months later, factoring in attrition & estimating a hardcore 500 to 2k with 6-12 month resurge capability sounds reasonable. But 🤷🏻‍♂️.

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    Feb 4

    If you want to nerd out on how ministries have changed hands in , has got you covered with this graphic he made for .

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    Feb 4

    Take the opportunity to get a better sense of the General Assembly's utility & lack thereof I'll take the opportunity to share great news: will soon be joining ! Our coverage of all things UN is about to get even more fun

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  16. Feb 4

    Remember: If you're using dubiously logical July 2018 estimates of 10,000-15,000 ISIS fighters in Syria to frame the 2019 debate over U.S. withdrawal, you're doing it wrong.

    Your regular reminder that this 20,000-30,000 figure is substantially outdated (from July 2018) and didn’t even make sense at the time – repeating these numbers is misleading and irresponsible, unless the point is just to agitate people.
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  17. Feb 4

    Latest Inspector General report on Inherent Resolve offers partial corrective to eye-popping July 2018 estimate of ISIS manpower in Syria:

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    Feb 4

    New foreign fighter numbers: 100+ adults left Norway for Syria 2013-2016. Of these, 30 dead, 30 still in theater, 40 returned or in third countries. In addition, 40+ children born to Norwegians in Syria; their whereabouts unclear

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  19. Feb 3

    Al-Dorar report on Salvation Government management of local councils highlights the councils' restructuring on a depoliticized, technocratic basis and focus on councils' financial self-sufficiency through jibayah (utilities fees):

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  20. Feb 3

    Echoes HTS Shari'ah Council's June 2018 justification of adaptivity and pragmatism:

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  21. Feb 3

    HTS's Iba News Network reports on launch event for initiative to hold "General Conference for the Syrian Revolution". Per organizer, next step is convening unity conference. Dais features both standard revolutionary opposition flag and General Syrian Conference-modified version.

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