Satoshi Ikeuchi 池内恵

@chutoislam

Professor of Religion and Global Security, RCAST Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo. Islam & the Middle East studies.

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    Aug 17

    Description of my 2015 book on ISIS, which made an accidental and unfortunate blockbuster in Japan, caught in the middle of the political controversy surrounding the hostage crisis in Syria.

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    12 hours ago

    There are still some people in the US who claim there are no ties between PKK and Syrian Kurdish YPG/SDF My article from 2016, extensively explains PKK, YPG ties, lots of references to original PYD/YPG documents, testimonies etc

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    10 hours ago

    Pentagon used to call its relationship with YPG “temporary” and “transactional” but this was forgotten over time. Some in Washington began to call that proxy militant group an “ally”. Now Pentagon started to return to the original view: 👇👇👇👇

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    10 hours ago

    Mark Esper, The Secretary of Defense: “It was a partnership of mutual benefit...nowhere in there was we would fight a long-standing NATO ally in defense of the Kurds to enable the establishment of an autonomous Kurdish state which is the aim of many Kurds"

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    Oct 20

    I just received some horrible news from Samalka/PYD/YPG controlled border crossing on the Syrian side. They are not letting refugees out. I know a few Syrian Kurds who tried to leave this morning, and PYD is not letting them go.

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    9 hours ago

    LOL so CENTCOM leadership, as usual, made commitments above their pay grade, despite the USG statements that their relationship with Syrian Kurdish YPG was transactional and temporary

    US officials tell me Trump wants to wash his hands of responsibility for the Kurds. The US mil/gov gave Kurds REPEATED assurances of protection. US even asked Kurds to REMOVE defenses BEFORE the Turkish offensive. Kurds complied and now being displaced. WH says not our problem.
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    11 hours ago

    Atilla, a then-deputy general manager of state owned Halkbank, always denied his culpability in Iran sanctions busting scheme. His appeal process is pending Turkey named the court case as a charade that is crafted by Gulenist ex-officers. A Gulenist police officer was a witness

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    11 hours ago

    NEW — Turkey appoints Hakan Atilla, a former banker who served prison sentence in New York for violating Iran sanctions, as general manager of Istanbul Stock Exchange

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    8 hours ago

    Congress has included a provision in a Turkey sanction bill that would study the possibility of removing US nuclear weapons and troops from Incirlik Air Base

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    8 hours ago

    Senior Israeli official attends Bahrain maritime security conference focusing on the Iranian threat

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    12 hours ago

    Following the seemingly intense discussions between and , ’s remarks sounded rather reassuring for

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    13 hours ago

    Putin steps up drive for clout in Africa with broadside against West

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    13 hours ago

    “There is a potential now, not to have friction on Turkey’s border, I think we can [the US and Turkey] begin a new era of cooperation.” Michael Doran, senior fellow at Hudson Institute

    US, Turkey can begin new era of cooperation in Syria - Michael Doran
    trtworld.com
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    13 hours ago

    Also, somebody should tell Trump and Esperanto that most of those Syrian oil fields are on Sunni Arab land - and the people who live there don't want the Kurds in control.

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    13 hours ago

    Who is going to tell Trump and Secretary Esperanto that the Kurds sell the oil to the Assad regime, so Trump now has U.S. troops on guard duty for Assad's oil.

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    13 hours ago

    Corruption is veryyyyyyyyyyy traceable. Remember that 5 out of 5 former Presidents of Peru are currently in jail. We have more tools today to dig stuff in the past. Would like to see a dozen kleptocrats in Lebanon behind bars.

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    13 hours ago

    GOOD NEWS Kleptocrats in should realize is that every financial transaction done on Planet Earth since 2005 is traceable (the aftermath of Sep 11). Even if one uses prête-noms. Even if one uses cryptocurrencies, art work, etc. You cannot hide anything anymore.

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    13 hours ago

    marks his 70'th birthday today, what's in store for the long-serving PM and the nation of ?

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    13 hours ago

    For nearly two decades, everyone was saying the US invaded Iraq because of oil. Syria doesn’t have much oil, but somehow the idea of continuing US presence in the country is framed in terms of securing the oil, to make it work for the US President & his audience.

    Replying to @jasmineelgamal
    The irony is I think they're using the oil as a way to get POTUS to keep troops in Syria for non oil reasons. But try explaining that to your uncle at iftaar.
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    16 hours ago

    This reinforces every stereotype/accusation/ of US involvement in the Middle East and is incredibly dehumanizing. Just when you think this admin couldn’t do any more damage....🤦🏻‍♀️

    What sort of message does this send to the Kurds? Mark Esper, secretary of defence, speaking now after US withdrawal basically saying "We'll protect your oil but not your people"
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    13 hours ago
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    The irony is I think they're using the oil as a way to get POTUS to keep troops in Syria for non oil reasons. But try explaining that to your uncle at iftaar.

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