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@Jake_Hanrahan

Journalist and filmmaker. Focused on irregular warfare. Anti-censorship. Founded Popular Front: https://www.popularfront.co/ 

United Kingdom
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Joined September 2009

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  1. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 15

    Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Alexander McKeever

    Another 13 SDF killed in action fighting in Serekaniye.https://twitter.com/akmckeever/status/1184211766559068160?s=21…

    Jake Hanrahan added,

    Alexander McKeever @AKMcKeever
    SDF announce another 14 KIA (Oct 10 - 13) all from the Serêkaniyê/Ras al-'Ain front, except one killed in Suluk pic.twitter.com/l20mDUGCUu
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  2. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 15

    Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Alexander McKeever

    Eight Turkish backed militia fighters killed in Serekaniye and Manbij battles.https://twitter.com/akmckeever/status/1184210975291072513?s=21…

    Jake Hanrahan added,

    Alexander McKeever @AKMcKeever
    8 Furqat al-Mu'tasim KIA on Manbij and Serêkaniyê/Ras al-'Ain fronts pic.twitter.com/2sApVfrCuu
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  3. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 15

    Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Ryan Browne

    Which planet are these people on?https://twitter.com/rabrowne75/status/1184228499495837697?s=21…

    Jake Hanrahan added,

    Ryan BrowneVerified account @rabrowne75
    The Senior Defense Official says the US military wants to continue working with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against ISIS: "We will be looking to see what kind of support we can continue to provide the SDF even though we don't have forces in the north."
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  4. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 15

    Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Samira Ghaderi

    Havrin Khalaf's mother says the Turkish mercenaries who murdered her daughter last week called her up from her phone after doing it. Coincidentally, this is something we've seen many jihadist groups in Syria doing.https://twitter.com/Samira_Ghaderi/status/1184247040286420995…

    Jake Hanrahan added,

    0:56
    Samira Ghaderi @Samira_Ghaderi
    Mother of Havrin Khalaf speaks about her 35yr old daughter’s brutal killing at hands of Turkish-backed militia in Rojava— “I got a call that morning, &her brother told me to answer. I thought it must be Havrin. I said, ‘my Havrin, my Havrin,’ & heard men speaking in Arabic.” 💔 pic.twitter.com/Bt2neOrshY
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  5. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

    Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Wladimir

    YPG fighters showing off Turkish vehicles they commandeered from fleeing Turkey backed militias.https://twitter.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/1184407080293355520?s=21…

    Jake Hanrahan added,

    1:54
    Wladimir @vvanwilgenburg
    YPG fighter: “They fled & they left. Let the mercenaries of Turks, of Erdogan, &everyone know no one can defeat YPG or SDF! Let them know we are the people who are on the right side." (1) pic.twitter.com/9vrwHq0j36
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  6. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

    The moment a Turkish F16 hit the Serekaniye convoy last week. Many civilians amongst them. Eleven people died.pic.twitter.com/oPOkvzYxe3

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  7. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

    Footage of YPG and YPJ fighting hard in Serekaniye. If you compare this to old Battle of Kobane footage you can really see how far they've come on the battlefield. Training and experience is paying off.pic.twitter.com/nOn0DBEPza

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  8. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

    (Bare in min they're still a militia, not the US Army).

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  9. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

    Interesting... Turkish backed militia Jaish al-Islam on route to the frontlines singing about making "fitna" on the "kafaah" (they're calling the YPG infidels because they're not overtly religious). Where have we seen that before?pic.twitter.com/A2WIGJ3Lhl

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  10. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

    Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Hussein Akoush

    Fair play to these lot, but this is a really worrying sign. SDF splintering could see them fighting each other soon.https://twitter.com/HousseinAk/status/1184456494793809921…

    Jake Hanrahan added,

    0:20
    Hussein Akoush @HousseinAk
    25- A video issued by a group of local SDF fighters describing themselves as “Sons of Manbej” saying that are refusing the entry of the regime and vowing to resist them. They say that they have never forgotten the…
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    Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan

    Turkish backed militia in Syria even has a Turkish flag mug. (Via @ryanmofarrell)pic.twitter.com/iLLcGh3xdt

    7:40 AM - 16 Oct 2019
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    • Sam 🍁🍀⌬ hazar gülü 👮Şeref Dilek BALCI👮 Sean Hastings Aziz Lal Maddeci'RUH..13 Mihriban Jorge Medeiros Hristo Stoytchev
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      2. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

        Second ATGM strike seen (on video) by YPG since the start of the invasion.pic.twitter.com/l6iSH0o17A

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      3. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Dlshad Othman

        This is so sad. The Regime have entered Kobane. All that fighting and death for this to be the end result. Appalling what Trump has done here.https://twitter.com/dlshadothman/status/1184527140701855744?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        0:29
        Dlshad OthmanVerified account @dlshadothman
        The Syrian army have entered #Kobani People are quiet pic.twitter.com/6ROGgjM0uZ
        11 replies 89 retweets 172 likes
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      4. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Marshall Cohen

        Trump is either going senile or is getting a big business deal from Turkey.https://twitter.com/marshallcohen/status/1184523235548905472?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Marshall CohenVerified account @MarshallCohen
        These quotes are from Trump, moments ago, but they mirror talking points from Erdogan, Putin and Assad. "The PKK... is probably worse at terror and more of a terrorist threat in…
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      5. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

        Jesus Christ. It's been confirmed by the White House that this absurd letter written by Trump is real.pic.twitter.com/QTS40wpAYK

        11 replies 38 retweets 116 likes
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      6. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Ryan Browne

        The perfect metaphor for America's role in helping and abadoning Rojava.https://twitter.com/rabrowne75/status/1184587565808193540?s=20…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Ryan BrowneVerified account @rabrowne75
        The US conducted an airstrike targeting a US munitions storage bunker at an ex-US military compound at the Lafarge Cement Factory, located between Kobani & Ain Issa Syria, in order to prevent the munitions from falling into the hands of armed groups, US officials tells CNN
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      7. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

        Turkish backed mercenary shot by a YPG sniper as he prepares to fire on their positions in Serekaniye.pic.twitter.com/2lUdffYzdT

        Ernesto Dep
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      8. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 16

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Khabat Abbas

        A father and daughter protecting IDPs in Hasakeh.https://twitter.com/khabat_abas/status/1184567898343460866?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Khabat Abbas @khabat_abas
        Armenian father Hofsip Sarkis, 53 yd, from Serekaniya city and member of HPC Community Protection Forces. His daughter Anoish Sarkis (her name means Sugar in Armenian language)19 yd, YPJ fighter and fought…
        3 replies 30 retweets 98 likes
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      9. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Turkey Untold

        An armed raid for social media posts. This is our NATO “ally”.https://twitter.com/turkeyuntold/status/1184764008185946113?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        2:17
        Turkey Untold @TurkeyUntold
        Turkish special forces raid a house in Adana city to arrest people who posted against Turkish invasion in Syria on social media. pic.twitter.com/CWzFNZLgF6
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      10. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted zana amedi  ☀️

        RIP Dilovan.https://twitter.com/zana_medi/status/1184811825373863936?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        zana amedi  ☀️ @zana_medi
        Heval Dilovan, YPJ media official martyred in Girê Spî. pic.twitter.com/c1dv8RR9e7
        2 replies 23 retweets 42 likes
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      11. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Boycott Turkey

        Huge YPJ flag hung in the Bastei rock formations in Germany.https://twitter.com/sd_rojava/status/1184779410186100737?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        1:22
        Boycott Turkey @BoycottTurkey_
        Almanya'nın Dresden şehrinde dün tarihi Bastei Köprüsü üzerine asılan devasa YPJ bayrağının videosu elimize ulaştı. …
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      12. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Turkish backed militant hit as his mate films him firing at YPG positions.pic.twitter.com/6qqqHshhlG

        Selman Aslan
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      13. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        BREAKING: After saying this week that they'd "never stop" the invasion of NE Syria, Turkey has now agreed to a ceasefire.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50091305…

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      14. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Donald J. Trump

        Trump just called the calculated murder of civilians in Rojava "tough love". Unreal.https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1184892687587012608…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
        This deal could NEVER have been made 3 days ago. There needed to be some “tough” love in order to get it done. Great for everybody. Proud of all!
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      15. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        "The Turkish side will pause Operation Peace Spring in order to allow for the withdrawal of YPG forces from the safe zone for 120 hours..." Wtf is this? This isn't a ceasefire, it's capitulation.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-ceasefire/turkey-u-s-agree-ceasefire-in-northeast-syria-pence-idUSKBN1WW2KL…

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      16. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Rojava Network

        YPG spox rejects the safe zone. Doesn’t look like the “ceasefire” will last long.https://twitter.com/rojavanetwork/status/1184897759037607936?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Rojava Network @RojavaNetwork
        +++Breaking: PYD official, Aldar Khalil statement to the Ceasefire agreement for 120 hours: -"Erdogan wants to penetrate 32 km deep, and we have already reject…
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      17. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Bizzles

        Exactly this.https://twitter.com/bizzles14/status/1184907627848966144?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Bizzles @Bizzles14
        Replying to @
        Just as it was intended. Turkey waits their 5 days, and then invades again, this time under the pretext of following the deal while the SDF didn't. This deal is about the SDF being framed as the aggressors. It's not a peace deal, it's a piece of propaganda
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      18. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Mutlu Civiroglu

        Okay it's a bit confusing but apparently Mazloum Kobane is saying they're accepting a ceasefire where the battles are, but they've not accepted this ridiculous "ceasefire" Pence came up with that would basically hand over the whole of Rojava to Turkey.https://twitter.com/mutludc/status/1184918677956759555…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Mutlu CivirogluVerified account @mutludc
        SDF Chief Commander General Mazloum: “This ceasefire is for the region where fighting is ongoing at the moment and US is a part if this ceasefir. We agree on this ceasefire. This ceasefire is a result of the resista…
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      19. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        There's evidence to suggest that chemical weapons have been used by Turkish backed militias against civilians in NE Syria.https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/17/turkish-proxies-chemical-weapons-syria-kurds/…

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      20. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 17

        Look at what they did to this child.https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/171020192…

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      21. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted AFP news agency

        Not even a full day into the “ceasefire”.https://twitter.com/afp/status/1185141502944649216?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        AFP news agencyVerified account @AFP
        #BREAKING Turkish air strike kills five civilians in NE Syria: monitor pic.twitter.com/oamo8B5yEb
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      22. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Caki

        Sorry to share but it has to be seen: Turkish militias recycling an image from when they previously caused hell in occupied Afrin. Here they’re forcing a gun into the mouth of a captured YPJ fighter. This should give you a clear idea of who they are.https://twitter.com/caki____/status/1185138955123122176?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Caki @Caki____
        Ahrar al-Sharqiya supporter is spreading an image of YPJ with a gun in her mouth. The image is actually from Efrine when she was captured and then made to appear on a propaganda video after being drugged by…
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      23. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        More evidence shows Turkey may have used white phosphorus on Kurdish civilians. This is not a conspiracy or bad intel—read the piece.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/turkey-is-suspected-of-using-white-phosphorus-against-kurdish-civilians-in-syria-jp23jmqvv…

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      24. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted AFP news agency

        Turkish shelling continues. The "ceasefire" was non-existent. Great deal there by @realDonaldTrump and @VP. Morons.https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1185166195986706432…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        AFP news agencyVerified account @AFP
        #UPDATE Deadly Turkish air strikes on Friday shattered an hours-old US-brokered deal to stop Ankara's military offensive against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria http://u.afp.com/JzZ8  #RasAlAin pic.twitter.com/r5UWV46uKf
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      25. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Aylina Kılıç

        More bodies recovered from the rubble in Serekaniye.https://twitter.com/AylinaKilic/status/1185176963750739974…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Aylina KılıçVerified account @AylinaKilic
        People from the Jazira region who went to Ras al-Ayn today recovered 12 bodies of those killed in Turkish airstrikes from under the rubble.…
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      26. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Possibly another moment showing white phosphorous used in Tal Abyad. Have a look at 02:52:36. Well spotted by @ryanmofarrell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhZRJFSwnsk&feature=youtu.be&t=10356 …pic.twitter.com/BfOeKx0fII

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      27. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Samir

        Ah, @obretix, found it first.https://twitter.com/obretix/status/1185252085937463300…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        2:20
        Samir @obretix
        geolocation of possible WP use (which isn't a chemical weapon by the definition of the CWC) from Turkish artillery, possibly M110 155mm WP shells, in Tell Abyad on 12 Oct 2019 https://youtu.be/yhZRJFSwnsk?t=10355 … [from…
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      28. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Jake Hanrahan

        For an on-the-ground perspective of the invasion of Rojava:https://twitter.com/Jake_Hanrahan/status/1185277766834495488…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        1:22
        Jake HanrahanVerified account @Jake_Hanrahan
        New @PopularFrontCO podcast episode out now: We speak to @khabat_abas about what she's witnessing every day on the ground in NE Syria as Turkey…
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      29. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Rudaw English

        Horrific.https://twitter.com/rudawenglish/status/1185288927470673922?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Rudaw EnglishVerified account @RudawEnglish
        Syrian government soldiers place the national flag and a portrait of President Assad next to the flag of the Kurdish YPG atop an electrical pole by the Turkish border in Kobane on Friday. Syrian regime forces entered the…
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      30. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Jake Hanrahan Retweeted Gilgo

        Young people burned and torn apart by the Turkish military and their proxies in Syria.https://twitter.com/gforgilgo/status/1185275625759760391?s=21…

        Jake Hanrahan added,

        Gilgo @GforGilgo
        Turkey’s genocidal war on Kurds continues. Painful photos from Til Temir. pic.twitter.com/LNhj50TwC6
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      31. Jake Hanrahan‏Verified account @Jake_Hanrahan Oct 18

        Ok here’s an unexpected one: PKK writes open letter to Trump.https://anfenglishmobile.com/features/pkk-letter-to-the-american-people-and-president-trump-38561…

        2 replies 48 retweets 90 likes
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