Anand Gopal

@Anand_Gopal_

Writer covering Syria, Iraq etc. || Author of No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban and the War Through Afghan Eyes. || Fellow at Nation Institute

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    3 Dec 2018

    In this week's I report from Idlib province on the Syrian revolutionaries who are opposed to both Assad and fundamentalists.

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  2. 8 minutes ago

    Jeish al-Thuwwar, a rebel faction from Idlib allied to SDF, has withdrawn from its bases in Manbij

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  3. 15 minutes ago

    Ongoing clashes now in NW Manbij countryside between SNA and SDF/regime, in aun al-dadat and tokhar villages. Turkey providing air support

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    1 hour ago

    The Syrian National Army began to advance towards city

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    2 hours ago

    8- According to one of the field commanders who is from Minbej (Zakaria Qarasli): The operation to liberate the city of Minbej from the SDF has officially started

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    4 hours ago

    5- American troops are still in al-Saediya village which is 7 kms west of Minbej.

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    4 hours ago

    6- According to multiple sources: Eight American armored vehicles are stationed on Qara Quzak bridge in an attempt to prevent Assad forces from entering

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    4 hours ago

    2- Regime troops and the SDF have boots on the ground in the following villages which are located to the northwest of Minbej: Al Jat, Arab Hasan, Awn al-Dadat, Hilwanji, Al hamran, Al Zunqol.

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    4 hours ago

    1- Regime troops are deploying alongside the SDF on the frontline against the National Army.

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    5 hours ago

    : Syrian government forces to be stationed only on the border area while Kurdish administration will continue its work in maintaining security — Luqman Ehme, spokesperson for the Syria autonomous administration tells .

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  11. 5 hours ago

    Contrary to reports, the Syrian regime has not yet taken over Manbij, nor has it entered the city.

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    Oct 12

    Liberal aversion to Trump is based on purely aesthetic grounds

    Ellen DeGeneres on why Donald Trump isn't welcome on her show: "He's against everything I stand for"
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    Oct 10

    “We will open the gates and send 3.6 million refugees your way." Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatens to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe if the EU labels Turkey’s military incursion as an occupation.

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    Aug 26

    1/x Short thread on why all journalists ought to read ' (very good) essay: "we do not have enough real journalism in America right now is because many outlets are being gutted by the same forces of greed that are pillaging our economy. "

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    Oct 9

    | هروب عدد من نساء الدواعش من قبل قليل بعد أن قمن بإضرام النار في المخيم.

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    Oct 9

    : Preliminary information indicates that some operatives who are detained in Al- camp escaped after setting fire to the camp and attacking the guards.

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    Oct 7

    There is plenty of money for everyone to have a good life. Working people have to rise up and take it.

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    Watch how radically taxes on the wealthy have fallen over the past 70 years: (Full column: )
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    Oct 7

    There are 3 main contributors to the recent decline in U.S. life expectancy: 1. Suicide 2. Drug overdoses 3. Chronic liver disease

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    Oct 6

    There’s still utter chaos in Baghdad. It’s turning into an all-out revolt. Security forces are overtly trying to kill protesters - here firing what seems to be an RPG straight at them.

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    Oct 6

    Be warned, this video is horrific: Iraqi security forces open fire with live rounds on unarmed protesters. They just fire on the men standing there in the street, who're simply protesting for their rights. Appalling. What kind of monster can do this?

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    Oct 6

    Omg an Iraqi protester is shot on camera while being interviewed by a journalist. It’s day 6, death toll around 90 but human rights groups and hospitals say it’s much higher.

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