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Passionate about human rights. Fellow focusing on the Levant & Research Fellow . PhD student. Admin

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    Sep 20

    My new piece examining the significant changes within Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in recent years. Based on multiple interviews with HTS fighters & civilians living under their rule

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    1 hour ago

    Pentagon officials were "shocked" by Trump's Syria decision, sources tell , , and .

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    2 hours ago

    I don’t know all the details regarding President Trump’s decision in northern Syria. In process of setting up phone call with Secretary Pompeo. If press reports are accurate this is a disaster in the making.

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  4. 2 hours ago

    "The Kurds fought with us, but were paid massive amounts of money and equipment to do so." Trump really reduces everything to money, projecting his lack of principles and morality onto others.

    .....again said “NO,” thinking, as usual, that the U.S. is always the “sucker,” on NATO, on Trade, on everything. The Kurds fought with us, but were paid massive amounts of money and equipment to do so. They have been fighting Turkey for decades. I held off this fight for....
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  5. 3 hours ago

    There are deeply decent people inside the DoD & State working on Syria who tried very hard to prevent the Turkish invasion. The decision to abandon the Kurds was made by Trump and he personally should be held responsible for all the reprucussion stemming from it.

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    3 hours ago

    was warned he will get no support for a invasion of N/E from the US-led Coalition. If keeps the air space over the Zone closed to 's warplanes, Turkey faces a much tougher road, unlike what it faced in . Will Trump keep it closed?

    The White House announces that Turkey will be invading Northern Syria and will take custody of all ISIS fighters captured in the past two years
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    10 hours ago

    No mention of abandoning their partners? The thousands of people living there? This is a whole new level of U.S. failure.

    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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    10 hours ago

    This is extremely bad. It will cause mass displacement, vast land expropriation, civilian casualties, demographic change, insecurity, leave ISIS prisons vulnerable, and erode any chance of convincing Assad and Russia to change course on doing those same things elsewhere.

    Statement from the Press Secretary Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of…
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    8 hours ago

    What a difference a day makes

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    7 hours ago

    ISIS prisoners are not in Tel Abyad or Ras al Ein, they are in Qamishli,Ein Essa,Rouj, al Houl & in local detention centres in DZ. If the U.S. is planning on handing Turkey the responsibility of ISIS fighters it means handing them the area from Tel Abyad down to Deir al-Zour.

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    6 hours ago

    My understanding from speaking to local sources in northern Syria is that this decision was made by Trump without advance warning to Kurds or even US coalition forces on the ground. They found out the way the rest of us found out 1/

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    5 hours 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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    5 hours ago

    A very fair question from the head of the press office in SDF. Are US deals today as lasting as a Trump tweet?

    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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    5 hours ago

    “We're gonna get out of the way,” one U.S. official tells the Washington Post, while another says there's still no clarity on the scope of any upcoming Turkish operation.

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    7 hours ago

    Despite the deal and following destruction of fortifications, US forces did not fulfill their responsibilities and began withdrawing from border, leaving the area to turn into a war zone. But SDF is determined to defend NE Syria at all costs.

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    9 hours ago

    Trump overrules top advisers and endorses Turkish military operation in northeast Syria, shifting U.S. policy, abandoning key Kurdish ally, and jeopardizing two years of counterterrorism gains via and me

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    4 hours ago

    As always in , civilians indangered by whims of the powerful. Forced displacement; unlawful attacks; arbitrary arrests and property violations are key concerns if this happens. Add in lingering questions on the fate of suspects in NE Syria = recipe for disaster.

    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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  18. 3 hours ago

    Even if the operation will be limited to enclaves along the border this is a shameful and irresponsible decision by the Trump administration

    The White House announces that Turkey will be invading Northern Syria and will take custody of all ISIS fighters captured in the past two years
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    14 hours ago

    Najaf, Iraqi Swat teams were firing heavy machine guns to disperse unarmed protesters

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    16 hours ago

    Update: It has now been 100 hours since imposed a near-total internet shutdown amid widespread protests; the disruption comes at a critical time when Iraqis most need a voice⏱ 📰

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  21. 15 hours ago

    Binnish in opposition-held Idlib expresses solidarity with protesters in Iraq and Egypt. This Friday, residents of Binnish protested in solidarity with both countries.

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