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Senior Fellow & Director of at . Author of . Following , armed groups, , & T/RT≠ endorsement.

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Joined January 2012
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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. 6 hours ago

    عيد مبارك!

    Eid Mubarak!
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  3. 6 hours ago

    Eid Mubarak!

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  4. 21 hours ago

    Tomorrow from 1500-1630, will be hosting US, UK & UN officials to talk in the : - Amb. James Jeffrey - Edmund Fitton-Browm () - Jessica Jambert-Gray , , , , & more...

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    21 hours ago

    Must attend or livestream event tomorrow organized by ⁦⁩: Terrorism in the Middle East: A Situation Report | Middle East Institute ⁦⁩

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  6. 23 hours ago

    Embarrassing for . Incriminating to . NGOs based in , have decided to stop sharing hospital coordinates with the , to "deconflict" them & avoid being targeted. **Only** has the capacity for pin-point strikes, like this one. = War crimes.

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    May 29

    Idlib offensive: The view from Damascus New article by for on

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  8. Jun 3

    6-months after re-opening its Embassy, the is sending aid to -held areas & funding soap operas for state TV, some pushing - shared views on & Islamism. admin thinks it stopped Emirati re-engagement, but it just changed.

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  9. Jun 3

    2,000+ have been arrested since returning to ; others subjected to harassment, extortion, torture & forced to inform on relatives. “If I knew then what I know now, I would never have gone back..." Good wake-up reporting by :

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  10. Jun 3

    Dreadful news from Azaz overnight, as a car bomb killed 21 people at a food market, after breaking fast. Here, a grandfather clutches his dead grandson, who'd been out shopping for clothes. The boy's father was also killed. -linked "Wrath of Olives" is blamed.

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  11. Jun 3

    This is either (a) the personification of total cluelessness or (b) a meek attempt to hide unabashed, malicious intent. Take your pick. Good questioning, .

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    Does Jared Kushner not know that cutting aid to UNRWA affects 1.3 million Palestinian? Cutting aid to Jerusalem hospitals affects Palestinian patients? This is not punishing PA leadership...…
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  12. May 31

    Just saw play “Seven Days Walking” at the . What a genius. A much needed escape & chance to reflect.

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  13. May 31

    Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak publicly about the situation in & what developments there might mean for 's future, as well as other aspects of the crisis. You can re-watch the event here, including my opening remarks from 4:30mins

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  14. May 31

    "-besieged Deir ez Zour"??? Where does that even come from?

    US-led coalition blows up 3 oil tankers in eastern Syria & kills 4 as tankers carrying oil from PKK-besieged Deir ez-Zor to Syrian regime come under attack. US gets serious about stopping commerce among Syrians.
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    May 29

    Possibly the first piece of its kind published so far on the offensive, drawing on many sources within government-held areas, and outlines what the end-game in the offensive will look like. My latest for .

    After a lengthy visit to regime-held areas of , here's the 1st of 3 pieces by : - " offensive: The view from " …
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    May 30

    In next Tuesday, June 4? will be hosting 3 high-level US, & guests to discuss counter-terrorism in the : - Amb. James Jeffrey - - Jessica Jambert-Gray fast!

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  17. May 31

    When I first met Hassan Soufan, in late-2017, he was fizzing with anger at & Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, who described as a 'threat to the revolution.' The fight in has clearly forced many to put that behind them - temporarily - but talk of mergers may be a factor here:

    Former al-Sham leader Hassan Soufan has announced his resignation "for special reasons" from Ahrar & the 's leadership council -- though he says he'll remain "a fighter" in the "blessed revolution."
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  18. May 31

    Former al-Sham leader Hassan Soufan has announced his resignation "for special reasons" from Ahrar & the 's leadership council -- though he says he'll remain "a fighter" in the "blessed revolution."

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  19. May 31

    Shame on you . (Fareed al-Mhlol), an immeasurably brave civilian journalist from the anti-extremist Marat al-Numan has had his account restricted. A few days ago, his home was hit by a pro- airstrike, killing his aunt & injuring several relatives.

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  20. May 31

    "As 's government touts fight against ‘terrorists’ in , towns that resisted extremism come under fire" - , with a useful reminder that NW is complicated & well-meaning people have been made to suffer the most.

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  21. May 31

    Another interesting development overnight in NW was 's shoot-down of 2 pro- military drones flying over north & 1 near Jisr al-Shughour. Whether they belonged to or , that's a marked escalatory message. Not sure de-escalation looks close.

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