Wladimir

@vvanwilgenburg

Freelance journalist (MEE, K24, The Region, Daily Beast), analyst, MA Conflict Studies/Kurdish Studies. Not here for discussion or trolls.

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    Jul 11

    My new co-authored book has been my published today! You can find it on Bloomsbury and Amazon Video by

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  2. 21 seconds ago

    So much fear in now. This city defeated ISIS against all odds with US support. There is even a Trump restaurant in as a sign of thanks for previous US support. Now they have to fear a Turkish invasion. Civilians in Kobani now ask me: what is going to happen?

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    22 minutes ago

    The White House says Turkey will soon begin a military incursion into northern Syria. The move marks a major shift in United States foreign policy and effectively gives Turkey the green light to attack US-backed Kurdish forces.

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    1 hour ago

    Journalists/analysts asking what happens to al-Hol & its lot of foreigners? But who is asking what happens to residents of Raqqa, Qamishli, Deir al-Zor governorate, Hasake, Tal Abyad, Amuda, Kobani...is there a plan for them?

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    19 minutes ago

    2. The Kurds were pretty clear that if Turkey attacks, they will be forced to move soldiers away from camps and prisons to the new frontlines. Considering Hol is guarded by 400 SDF soldiers, and considering the almost daily violence there, this will have major consequences.

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    22 minutes ago

    1. Just got home from a week in Syria. A few things that are clear from our interviews: -Baghdadi speech calling for a prison break had profound impact inside camps/prisons. Sept 30th violence in Hol was direct result of these women feeling ISIS leaders still cares about them.

    First the Kurds incurred unimaginable losses fighting against ISIS. Then we asked them to carry the burden and risk of housing around 80,000 captured men, women, and children.…
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    17 minutes ago

    The still providing security to the bases and personnel in NE despite the latter abandoned their commitments on the security mechanism, leaving them alone in face of an imminent Turkish aggression.

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  8. 16 minutes ago

    SDF chief Mazlum Kobani earlier warned in an interview with "Everyone is interested in this region. There are Russians in part of Manbij, in Arima. If Turkey intervenes, everyone will intervene. The situation will get extremely complicated. "

    The first consequences of the US withdrawal & failure of the Security Mechanism Agreement: Syrian regime forces backed by Russia prepare to move militarily towards the city of Manbij. We said earlier…
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    20 minutes ago

    “ calls for protecting civilians in northeast Syria” Turkey does not protect civilians, as we still see from and other areas in & that Turkey has attacked.

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  10. 24 minutes ago

    We are going to see this soon again. I wrote this last year when Trump also threatened to withdraw "Fears in SDF-held Arab majority towns amid Syrian gov. troops amassing near Deir al-Zor"

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  11. 26 minutes ago

    We all saw what Turkey did in Afrin. Turkey wants to repeat this scenario in the rest of the east of the Euphrates.

    1/Turkey supports Syria’s territorial integrity and political unity. Has no interest in occupation or changing demographics. The PKK/YPG did that northeast Syria. Time to correct it. Turkey fights against a terrorist organization that has also killed and…
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  12. 35 minutes ago

    Tweet from official SDF account few days ago: " We have given so many concessions & relied on our & partners to keep peace for our people, so we can keep fighting"

    (1) Erdogan announced will attack NE in the next days. We have given so many concessions & relied on our & partners to keep peace for our people, so we can keep fighting . …
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  13. 53 minutes ago

    Senior SDF official tags official accounts of US-led coalition/US army & underlines that the people of northeast Syria owe an explanation after SDF was forced to remove border fortifications. states there is a clear "failure of US to fulfill their commitments."

    We are not expecting the US to protect NE . But people here are owed an explanation regarding security mechanism deal, destruction of fortifications and failure of US to fulfill their commitments.
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  14. 56 minutes ago

    ISIS women in the camps held by SDF are quite excited if Turkey comes into northeast Syria. Moreover, ISIS will take benefit from any chaos if Turkey invades.

    Ok all what I can say now just Let's be ready soon for a second rebirth of .
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    2 hours ago

    What caught my attention most in the recent WH statement is the point that Turkey would be responsible for Daesh operatives detained in the past 2 Years. Yes,Turkey will be responsible for them!! I repeat again, Turkey will be responsible for them don't be too surprised.

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    1 hour ago

    What is the situation in ? People are so terrified. They still build their houses, now wants to attack from north and regime forces amassing from the south.

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    1 hour ago

    First the Kurds incurred unimaginable losses fighting against ISIS. Then we asked them to carry the burden and risk of housing around 80,000 captured men, women, and children. And now, we are abandoning them entirely. Shame.

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    1 hour ago

    In January President Donald Trump promised to "devastate Turkey economically" if the Turks attacked US Kurdish allies in Syria

    Starting the long overdue pullout from Syria while hitting the little remaining ISIS territorial caliphate hard, and from many directions. Will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms. Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Create 20 mile safe zone....
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    2 hours ago

    Imagine getting this message from the Ameircans today after fighting ISIS together for all these years and losing 11 thousand SDF fighters.

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    3 hours ago

    11,000 SDF fighters died in the battle against ISIS. The US is now discarding them, for their areas to be ethnically cleansed by Turkey, to whom it also recently sold a bunch of weapons

    BREAKING: In an extraordinary Sunday night statement, the White House announces that the US "will no longer be in the immediate area" of Northern Syria, allow Turkey to launch an invasion in the region and give Turkey…
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    2 hours ago

    A reminder: it's 3 months since S-400 missiles from NATO's nemesis Russia arrived in Turkey. Under US federal law, Washington was compelled to sanction Ankara for the purchase. No sanctions came. It looks like Turkey's President has his American counterpart where he wants him.

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