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

Aix-en-Provence, France
Joined December 2011
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    Aug 11

    The regime quick advances in northern Hama and the lack of rebel ATGM strikes raises many questions.

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    Aug 9

    The daily carnage in Idlib has largely escaped public attention. Many are certain the war in Syria is over. I write about how residents of this bombed-out enclave deal with with having their plight ignored for

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    Aug 9

    Our team did a deep dive looking at the key jihadist fundraisers active in Syria in the past months, written by .

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  4. Aug 8

    Par ailleurs, Ahrar al-Sham est alors en conflit larvé avec HTS suite à des accrochages survenus en janvier. En juillet suivant, le conflit larvé fera place à une guerre ouverte.

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  5. Aug 8

    Sur le fond : les faits reprochés à la condamnée se déroulent en mars 2017. A cette époque les cadres les plus radicaux d'Ahrar al-Sham ont rejoint l'ex-Front al-Nusra pour former Hay'a Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

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  6. Aug 8

    Dans un autre affaire relative à des départs pour la Syrie, un autre tribunal français a récemment prononcé un avis inverse sur Ahrar al-Sham, estimant qu'il ne pouvait être considéré comme un groupe terroriste.

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  7. Aug 8

    Le tribunal a considéré que le groupe rejoint par l'intéressée (Ahrar al-Cham), bien que ne figurant pas sur les listes internationales d'organisations terroristes, avait des "liens opérationnels avec Al-Qaida" et peut donc être qualifié de groupe terroriste en droit français.

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  8. Aug 8

    Une mère de famille condamnée à huit ans de prison pour avoir emmené ses enfants en Syrie via

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  9. Aug 7

    Ahrar al-Sham, redux

    Amid the ongoing conflict in NW , Hayat Tahrir al-Sham () continues to evolve in intriguing ways - into a more politically mature & intelligent jihadist moveme…
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    Aug 4

    For those interested in security instability in southern Syria, here is interview I did w/media for Amn Askari (military intelligence) auxiliary contingents in al-Sanamayn in north Deraa regarding ongoing security problems there and counter-measures taken

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    Aug 3

    L’Iran ne veut pas envoyer de la chair à canon à via

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    Aug 1

    A recent book argues violence is no mere incidental feature of the regime's rule in , but rather an inseparable component of its governance strategy, consciously pursued & pervading almost every detail of citizens' interaction with the state

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    Jul 31

    Tareq Abdul Hakim Kiwan previously defected from the Syrian Army, but stayed in Tafas, Daraa, after the regime reconquered the area in 2018. He went to Damascus 9 months ago to "settle his status" ("reconcile" w/ the regime). He was arrested & tortured to death.

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    Jul 22

    Assad's victory came at an immense cost to his sect. My new research based on multiple interviews with Alawis inside Syria is finally out with

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    Jul 26

    Entretien avec Thomas Pierret, chercheur à l'IREMAM : « Sans l’Iran, le régime syrien n’arrive pas à faire la différence à Idlib »

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    Jul 22

    I can’t get over how normal this news is now. There are dozens of entire families buried under the rubble, Assad & Russia bombarding heavily populated civilian areas is the norm now. Crime is normal. Unbelievable. 8 years of this- daily.

    than 15 martyrs and dozens of wounded and 5 families are still under the rubble as a result of the targeting of the Russian occupier of the city of Maarat al-Nu'man
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    Jul 22

    The Church never disappoints, does it? All smiles in , visiting today.

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    Jul 21

    : 12 people were killed today only in Urem Joz. 7 of them were children & women. 22 more wounded. Many casualties in Kafrouma too. Among the most intense & deadliest airstrikes since & 's bombardment on Greater started in April.

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    Jul 19

    Featuring my article with on the epidemic of hospital bombing (Palestine, Syria, Yemen, etc...), its long history, and its legal justifications. We argue for a reform of international law and an absolute ban on hospital bombing.

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    Jul 18

    My big report is finally out: examining the collapse of the &, more interestingly, the attempts at rebuilding. The last half of the report has detailed unit structures for EVERY SAA CORPS as its stands in 2019

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