Ariz Kader

@KaderAriz

Masters of IR. Masters student of Peace & Conflict Studies. Posting my opinions on Middle East politics mostly. Occasionally also about Knafeh. RT≠Endorsement

Uppsala, Sverige
Joined July 2016
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  1. 12 minutes ago

    At the time of Turkish-Kurdish peace talks, even Turkish officials happily referred to the city as Kobani. The only reason to not do so is to dent the Kurdish character of the city.

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  2. 14 minutes ago

    This isn't, as with the cases of Sere Kaniye/ Ras al Ayn or similar town, a case of diglossia or two names for one city. The names are literally the actual name and the one applied by the state to reduce the Kurdish footprint in the North.

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  3. 15 minutes ago

    Oh btw, if you are unaware what someone thinks of the Kurdish people, observe if they write 'Kobani' or 'Ayn Al Arab'. The former is the name it has had since it was founded and the latter being an obviously political name given exogenously.

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    3 hours ago

    Sakarya'da maruz kaldığı ırkçı saldırı sonrası ağır yaralanan 19 yaşındaki Şirin Tosun yaşamını yitirdi Diyarbakır'dan Sakarya'ya giderek tarım işçiliği yapan Tosun, Kürtçe konuştuğu için 6 kişi tarafından linç edilmiş, sonra başından silahla vurulmuştu

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    28 minutes ago

    Syrian Army denies being bombed in eastern Deir Ezzor and southern Al-Raqqa.

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    وزارة التربية العراقية أنفقت 12 ترليون دينار (نحو 10 مليار دولار) بالسنوات الماضية ورغم ذلك الطلاب لا يجدون ما يجلسون عليه ولا كتاب يدرسون فيه والناس صارت تهرب للمدارس الاهلية الوزارة تعاقب عليها وزراء من حزب الدعوة الاسلامية والاخوان المسلمين وهي أفسد وزارة في درب التبانة

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  7. 36 minutes ago

    Though I really appreciate analysts and journalists telling Kurds they made a mistake. A great contribution no doubt.

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  8. 37 minutes ago

    As a child fleeing genocide myself with several relatives who died and a grandfather who was tortured until he was paraplegic, the upside is the survival of our people at the cost of our political freedom. The choice between Assadist repression and Turkey's mercs is easy.

    I understand the desperation since the US isn't doing anything, but I can't see any good outcome coming out of a deal with the devil. Assad will ask a price, a price that no one will want to pay. No one but the regional powers will benefit. …
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  9. 49 minutes ago

    Hard to believe the SAA-SDF agreement is valid at the moment without Russian acquiescence. If not, we are just seeing the Afrin scenario repeated where some SAA and NDF are sent in to be briefly bomber during a SANA newsreel to leave quietly as Turks move in.

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  10. 51 minutes ago

    Now that I think about it, it might be exactly what Erdogan would want. Think about all those Kurdish graves in Kobani's graveyard? Those can't continue to be there without bulldozing.

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  11. 56 minutes ago

    Let's see what this means in practice. Kobani's fall to Turkey's mercenaries would indeed be as bad as Halabja or Shingal in the eyes of the Kurdish nation. It resisted ISIS and it would be anguish to see Ahrar al Sharqiyah fulfill ISIS' mission.

    BREAKING — Turkish-backed opposition forces will enter Syrian cities of Kobani and Manbij, Erdogan announces “There would be no problem in Kobani. We are…
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  12. 1 hour ago

    While this is just for the cameras in an opportune time, this really is Russia's preferred scenario. Turkey's best leverage in Syria was its influence over the US. Now that that is gone, prepare for competitiveness to return to Syria diplomacy.

    President to media: All the forces deployed illegitimately inside any sovereign state (in this case ) must leave. Territorial integrity of Syria must be completely restored. Only can decide their…
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  13. 1 hour ago

    Imagine being so inept that you betray what chips you have in Syria, infuriate your own voting base (save for QAnon stragglers), infuriate your entire party and still find time to alienate the one NATO ally that would benefit from your withdrawal.

    “Trump is coming to the view that he probably has no choice but to support Congress' impending Turkey sanctions...Trump made these sanctions a near certainty from the moment he blindsided allies by announcing the withdrawal of US troops from N. Syria—thus abandoning the Kurds” …
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    13 hours ago

    Least surprising news ever: Afrin local council installed by Turkey declares support for Turkey’s operations against SDF...

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    11 hours ago

    Syrian Democratic Forces () has made an agreement with the Government to avoid the ongoing massacre & invasion carried out by the army and its mercenaries. Today, the Turkish army shelled the city of Ras Alain. As a result, ten civilians were killed.

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    3 hours ago

    We are all, dozens of Foriegn journalists, leaving today.. no way to stay as Assad is back to the area. I’m officially on Iraqi Kurdistan now.

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  18. 2 hours ago

    Oddly enough, with the way in which the Trump administration betrayed their Syrian partners, the Assad regime has regained a Kurdish population that is now probably going to feel as much animosity towards American political dealings in Syria as they do.

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    9 hours ago

    The only solution Assad can offer is total disbandment of SDF and full control over entire northeast Syria including Kurdish cities. The only positive outcome is that the genocide and ethnic cleansing can be prevented for now. Don't expect anything else.

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  20. 4 hours ago

    The Black Shuhada flag isn't in itself a problem, although politicised by Jihadi groups it is a historic & religious flag that needs not be as frightening as people make it out to be. The criminal nature of Turkey's auxiliaries and their crimes against humanity is the problem.

    An ISIS flag has - literally - been raised again in the Syrian countryside. The ISIS flag. Flying again. Can you Trump supporters get it *yet*? Can you admit your god king…
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