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    Mar 18

    NEW -- " Says Is Defeated. Reality Says Otherwise" - My new article for takes a look at what remains of in & ... the news isn't good.

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Pro- aircraft are back to targeting hospitals today: - Al-Akhra hospital in hit & out of service (image) - Atareb Maternity hospital evacuating amid strikes nearby (it's "deconflicted" w. UN) + Atareb center was targeted this morning.

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  3. 20 hours ago

    Utterly heartbreaking. Fadl Fahim's life fell apart in today. In a single airstrike, his wife, all 3 of his children & his mother were all killed.

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  4. 21 hours ago

    Parts of are being hit by a *massive* & air bombing campaign today. Look at this footage from Maarat al-Hurmah, south of Khan Sheikhoun - devastating strikes in a populated area.

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  5. 23 hours ago

    - The T50 program closed 18 months ago. - The "Train & Equip" program had nothing to do with - it was a DOD initiative. - Some TOWs & remained from T50 MOM in a warehouse. released at least some into NW in recent weeks. They're for .

    Replying to @Charles_Lister @NotWoofers
    Are those new TOWs supply or those the old ones ? If its from the CIA program, then those are old ones. The ones that HTS seized and/or handed from FSA during the train& equipe program. I wonder which “syrian rebels” are allowed to use those :)
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  6. May 26

    : What the admin can do is what it did in Sept 2018 - message, directly from , that further escalation - or CW use - will bring consequences. This *did* work last year. But, barring a blatant CW attack, is more likely to call our bluff this time.

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  7. May 26

    : There were, of course, more than 4 TOWs left. We also knew sent them into 's NW a week ago. To me, this looks more like a strategic leak from someone in the admin, who's keen to suggest has a role in influencing the ground game (we don't).

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  8. May 26

    New reporting today suggests (i.e ) have cleared leftover US-made TOWs to be sent by to the in /. This is mostly symbolic. There are hardly any left. Only 4 have been used in 4 weeks, out of 38+ launches.

    Now this is very interesting. The U.S. has allowed Turkey to supply Syrian rebels with TOW anti-tank missiles left over from the shuttered CIA campaign. For use against the Assad/Russian assault on Idlib and Hama. …
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  9. May 26

    : On-ground reports suggest the night-time - counter-attack may have penetrated right back into Kafr Nabuda's town center. This back & forth does neither side any favors, least of all the opposition. But pro- forces are losing armored vehicles at a costly rate.

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  10. May 26

    : After media reporting of 's role in providing new supplies of weaponry to back the (not ) in its defense of & N. , new conflict has broken out in northern , pitching -backed "National Army" fighters against Army near al-Bab.

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  11. May 26

    : The leadership meeting - which is far from unusual, held in private - was convened as pro- forces retook Kafr Nabuda earlier today, amid an unprecedented air/artillery campaign. Since then, & forces have launched another counter-offensive, which is ongoing.

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  12. May 26

    I think this is a first in 8yrs of 's conflict - all major NW armed group leaders pictured meeting together. This illustrates how - as expected - intense pressure on would inevitably bring everyone back together, putting aside previous deep distrust of .

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  13. May 26

    It's truly bizarre how controversial a simple statement of fact can prove on . What's even more bizarre though, is to watch how angry supporters get when someone identifies... [wait for it...] *an achievement.*

    Controlled by the /, the Dam - the largest source of electricity in - has been repaired & reconnected to the national grid.…
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  14. May 25

    7yrs ago today, 49 children, 32 women & 26 men were massacred by pro- fighters in al-Houla outside . Children were handcuffed, forced to watch their parents executed & many were then stabbed and/or beaten to death. **49 children** And al-Houla was just the start.

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  15. May 24

    Taking a page from & 's book: - drones have flown over pro-regime positions in NW today & dropped leaflets calling on them to surrender and/or defect... plus a account & cell number to contact to do so.

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    May 24

    Despite what Trump says. ISIS is not dead. Indeed, we may be creating a new terrorism threat in the rubble of Syria and Iraq. Listen to The Future of Terrorism now on FUTURE STATE with and Will Wechsler.

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  17. May 24

    Controlled by the /, the Dam - the largest source of electricity in - has been repaired & reconnected to the national grid. An invaluable development for & .

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  18. May 24

    Note the pattern: 1. Massive aerial & artillery bombing 2. Coordinated ground offensives 3. Pause 4. Massive aerial & artillery bombing ... What's likely to come next?

    Since the regime's loss in Kafr Nabudah, ground maneuvers have slowed significantly. But aerial & artillery bombardment has escalated…
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  19. May 24

    Since the regime's loss in Kafr Nabudah, ground maneuvers have slowed significantly. But aerial & artillery bombardment has escalated massively. Activists are reporting non-stop bombing today, across northern & rural . More death, inflicted with impunity.

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  20. May 24

    An commander told that has provided its forces with new shipments of anti-tank guided missiles (), including -made , amid the pro- offensive on NW . Artillery shells were also provided.

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  21. May 24

    regime forces may have used shells on May 19, amid a battle on the - border. Blood, urine, saliva & clothing samples have been collected, for use in an investigation -- the U.S. & allies are watching closely.

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