Nathan Vest

@nkvest_22

Researching the MENA (esp. Libya), social media info ops, and radicalization. At RAND. Astros & kufta enthusiast. Like ≠ endorsement. Opinions are my own.

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    Feb 25

    Hot off the press, see my latest article, "Heretics, Pawns, and Traitors", for a look at -n salafi-jihadis' anti-Madkhali messaging, promulgated over Telegram.

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  2. 29 minutes ago

    As states, "the willingness of young fighters to travel hundreds of miles to go kill other -ns is just unheard of," but how long will the young men be willing to fight & how long will their mothers be willing to let their sons die?

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  3. 29 minutes ago

    Conversely, the must bring supplies from the east over hundreds of miles, & the boys from Ajdabiyya fighting & dying in don't have their moms to cook for them.

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  4. 29 minutes ago

    The language is reflective of how anti forces are fighting on their home turf & able to rally local resources, i.e. their moms, to maintain supplies & moral

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  5. 29 minutes ago

    2) The post also opines about how the patient "mothers of the muhajideen" confronting prepared 2000 meals for the "murabiteen at the axes of fighting" in

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  6. 29 minutes ago

    states in his recent article that anti forces hold a "pervasive aversion to Islamists". I don't doubt this, but it's clear that there are at least fringe keyboard warriors w/ salafist leanings who support the anti Haftar forces

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  7. 29 minutes ago

    A post from an anti , salafi Telegram channel showing *delicious* looking food—prepared for fighters on 's frontline—has a couple interesting tidbits. 1) It refers to local forces opposing Haftar in the Tripoli area as "mujahideen" & "murabiteen".

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  8. 19 hours ago

    Spotted at the office coffee machine today, this is supposedly Milton Hershey, the founder of Hershey chocolate company. I think it looks like if he'd taken a literary, rather than military, career path.

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  9. Jul 12

    Simultaneous to al-Hasi's announcement & the 73rd's reported advance in south , the Protection Force has mobilized & deployed around the city, in anticipation of a possible assault on the area

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  10. Jul 12

    W/o giving any details, cmdr Abdelsalam al-Hasi stated that the "second wave" & "decisive stage" of Operation Flood of Dignity, has started & elements of the 73rd BD have reportedly captured the Khallat al-Furjan area in south

    اللواء الحاسي: الموجة الثانية من عملية طوفان الكرامة ستكون الحاسمة.
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    Jul 11

    Who's fighting Haftar in Tripoli? Some impressions from my trip last month to Tripoli and Misrata. for

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  12. Jul 11

    Interesting post from an anti Telegram channel, urging "the mujahideen" fighting Haftar-aligned forces to take extra care concealing their movements & minimizing the effectiveness of the 's ISR assets operating in

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    Jul 11

    Reports of an explosion at al-Hawari Cemetery while funeral and burial for ex-special forces commander Khalifa al-Mesmari was taking place. Some key LNA and Special Forces commanders were in attendance. No details on casualties.

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  14. Jul 10

    Reports of renewed clashes in btwn -aligned 73rd BD & "Chadian opposition" militants, i.e. Tebu. Contrary to claims on 6 July, the town seems to still be under cntrl of the , who conducted an airstrike on a Tebu column heading to Taraghin yesterday

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  15. Jul 9

    6/ Again, the 's ability to affect -ian visa access to is limited, but Bashaga looking for ways to ease restrictions, vice Sanalla threatening to expel Egyptian workers, serve as a hypothetical carrot/stick approach to widdling away Egyptian support for

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  16. Jul 9

    5/ Hwvr, Cairo was tiring of 's unwillingness to play politics to achieve a modicum of stability, instead endeavoring to forever go the military route. For more on the -Haftar relationship, see

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  17. Jul 9

    4/ needs a stable, secure to reap the benefits of a huge migrant labor force, & it has long seen as the best means of achieving that end goal.

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  18. Jul 9

    3/ Hwvr, it does point to 's dynamic interests in . Yes, security & ideological concerns drive Cairo's Libya policy, but economics, expat labor, & remittances also play a huge factor.

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  19. Jul 9

    2/ The actual ability of the MOI to affect -ian expat labor in is suspect, considering its limited influence & control in areas most likely to attract Egyptian workers—east & south.

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  20. Jul 9

    1/ MOI Bashaga reportedly met today w/ the head of the Passports Department to discuss lifting obstacles to -ian nationals obtaining work visas

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  21. Jul 9

    Under fire on Libya's front lines: An up-close, highly visual account of the worst fighting since Gaddafi

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