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

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    5 hours ago

    Who Are Turkey’s Proxy Fighters in Syria? My new in-depth research based on multiple interviews with members of the Turkish-backed factions & civilians living under their rule. on

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    Iraqi protesters set fire to the -ian consulate in the Shi’a holy city of , authorities declare a curfew.

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  3. 22 minutes ago

    Short thread by a courageous Syrian journalist about life under the Turkish-backed Syrian factions

    Civilians living in the Euphrates Shield areas complain about the violence of the factions, the oppression of locals and constant resort to force. I passed through Afrin and got stuck on the road waiting for over 30 minutes simply
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  4. 27 minutes ago

    An ex-member of the Turkish-backed Syrian factions posted this on Facebook, critiquing the factions for not fighting the regime. "When the Peace Spring Operation starts When the regime advances on Hama" A good reflection on popular opinion regarding these factions.

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    5 hours ago

    A thorough and deeply reported investigation into Turkey’s proxy army in northeast Syria, by . Cuts through a lot of sensationalism and propaganda, and still comes out depicting them as a grim mercenary force:

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    1 hour ago

    : clear photo showing a Su-34 dropping a bomb over area of (S. ).

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  7. 1 hour ago

    Sardar, a refugee from Ras al-Ayn, now under the control of Turkish-backed factions said that "an Arab friend who managed to inspect their respective homes found both partially destroyed and robbed of all their valuables" by

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  8. 2 hours ago

    The Syrian Lira just hit its all-time low vs. the dollar with $1 buying you SYP 785. Everything is becoming even more expensive for Syrians, most of whom already live in crushing poverty.

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    2 hours ago

    “Contrary to Turkey’s narrative that their operation will establish a safe zone, the groups they are using to administer the territory are themselves committing abuses against civilians and discriminating on ethnic grounds.”

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    2 hours ago

    Turmoil in Lebanon is hurting Syria by Link behind paywall

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    3 hours ago

    They are chanting: “we do not want sectarianism. We want national unity. We want to live in peace. Christians and Muslims. “

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    Christians and Muslim mothers protested today against the clashes of yesterday between & Those strong women have stood today…
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  12. 10 hours ago

    Steadying the New Status Quo in Syria’s North East New briefing by the excellent

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  13. 12 hours ago

    سوريا: انتهاكات بحق المدنيين في "المناطق الآمنة" تحت سيطرة فصائل الجيش الوطني تقرير جديد لمنظمة

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    16 hours ago

    Activist Hasan al-Hassani was abducted by unknowns, tortured, stripped nude, forced to pose w/ a naked woman (it's unclear whether she was abducted, too) for photos, & placed in a fridge for 5+ hrs. He was threatened the photos would be released if he spoke out.

    الناشط حسن الحسني يحجي عن اختطافة اتعرض للتعذيب وجبروا ع التعري وجابوا بنية هم ملابسة شي ويا واخذولهم صور وهددوا اذا يسوي شي حينشرون الصور +خلوا بالثلاجة 5 ساعات 😨الله يساعدك…
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    20 hours ago

    I keep thinking about between these two men there's close to 30 sexual misconduct allegations.

    My interview with President Trump is now available on the website -->
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    17 hours ago

    'When will the bloodshed stop?' The small white post-it note was stuck to the wall amid thousands of other sticky squares, each bearing a wish, a comment or a prayer for the future of .

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    22 hours ago

    All 4 journos in this photo now detained: Esraa Abdel Fattah some weeks ago, Solafa Magdi, Hossam ElSayed, Mohammed Salah more recently

    الأربعة محبوسين إسراء، صلاح، حسام، سولافة. الصورة كانت بعد التحقيق مع اسراء عبد الفتاح في قضية المجتمع المدني ١٧٣ لسنة ٢٠١١
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    Nov 26

    On 22 Nov. an American child & 3 German kids along with their mother were handed over to their govs and repatriated to their home conts. Isn't it time for other Western Govs to step up and bear the responsibility for their citizens in Syria and Iraq?

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    24 hours ago

    It's interesting to see Iraqi flags (And euphoria) suddenly appear in the streets of Erbil as Iraq wins a football match.

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    19 hours ago

    The political morphology of “Death to Arabs” —> “Leftists die” does not requires an advanced degree in political science. The occupation corrupts.

    “Leftists die” chanted at pro Netanuahu rally Tuesday night.
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  21. Nov 26

    All Likud ministers have thus far avoided agreeing to participate in a pro-Netanyahu rally being organized by Netanyahu & financed by the Likud Party, set to be held tonight in Tel Aviv No one wants to jump onto a sinking ship.

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    Nov 26

    The UN documents, by the way, refer to the area as "newly liberated."

    This week in : The UN is paying Mother Agnes, the notorious nun that went on an international propaganda tour for the Assad regime, millions of dollars to provide sensitive protection services to the very civilians whose suffering she denied.
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  23. Nov 26

    Another reminder to avoid donating to . They have systematically partnered with the Assad regime & its cronies in Syria. More on the UN's complicity with Assad's crimes in Syria:

    In this week's we uncover millions of dollars of sensitive aid projects in former areas of opposition control are being delivered by one of the conflict's earliest and most controversial disinformation mouthpieces and war crimes deniers.
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  24. Nov 26

    This explains why al-Jazeera was granted access to the newly.occuojed areas in NE Syria while all independent outlets have been barred

    The truth about Qatar.
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    Nov 25

    Chilling thread. "Xinjiang police essentially take orders from a massive “cybernetic brain” known as IJOP, which flags entire categories of people for investigation & detention."

    BREAKING: We at ICIJ have obtained a NEW trove of highly classified Chinese govt documents, including the operations manual for China's concentration camps.…
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    Nov 25

    Another round of political arrests in Saudi Arabia, a group of at least eight intellectuals and journalists, many of whom "largely stopped writing years ago and maintained low profiles."

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    Nov 25

    Kiwan Hospital in Kan Safra in South completely destroyed by Russian airstrikes on the medical center.

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    Nov 25

    : metallic spheres coming from barrel bombs dropped by helicopters over Greater , aiming to maximize damage. Most of them hit civilian & residential areas.

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    Nov 25

    An overly generous assessment imv. Annihilation of public services across rebel-held Syria by Asad airforce didn't elicit any reaction.

    The only red line the intentional community ever actually cared about.
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    Nov 25

    and thugs attacking protest site in For context - city was at the forefront of demonstrations early on- extent of discontent took the two parties by surprise. Pressure exerted to suppress the demonstrations

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    Nov 25

    Huge show of strength from Hezbollah and Amal. They chant ‘Shia’ as they ride together through central Beirut. Signs that events could take a nasty sectarian turn

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    محاولات متكررة من انصار حزب الله وحركة امل للوصول الى ساحة الشهداء ومواكب على دراجات نارية في الشوارع المحيطة
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  32. Nov 25

    Exciting day for Israel, as it joins the illustrious club of countries that have expelled researchers, by deporting . Other club members include Iran, Egypt and Venezuela.

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    Nov 25

    Over the weekend, Wikileaks published an email from an OPCW employee, claiming that an OPCW report “misrepresents the facts he and his colleagues discovered on the ground”. We've written about this email here.

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    Nov 25

    "The Handicapped Suicide Bombers of The Islamic State" - Check out my newest article about how and why IS employed disabled fighters as SVBIED drivers

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    Nov 25

    I'm digging through old files from the Syria aid response 10-15 yrs ago and there are recurring themes despite differing context; wildly disparate data (w/ govt/UN coordination to hide the fact) and limited protection space (w/ focus on community centres and GBV intervention).

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    Nov 24

    حزب الله ضل ينفي انو بسوريا لل٢٠١٣

    مراسلنا: حزب الله وحركة أمل ينفيان علاقتهما بالأشخاص الذين يتهجّمون على المتظاهرين
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  37. Nov 24

    Russia is systematically destroying hospitals in Syria. The goals: displace civilians by destroying basic necessities of life; kill much-needed medical staff; ensure that those wounded by Assad/Russian strikes die of their wounds due to lack of care.

    Tonight Nov 24th around 9 pm, Russian air forces attacked Kiwan hospital in Kansafra south to . Staff were evacuated after the alarm, and the building was severely damaged because of the attack. This is…
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    Nov 24

    What happened today is huge. Thank you everyone who posted, made calls, nagged their editors to publish a story, to those who showed up & waited outside the office door for hours while staff was detained. Solidarity still works sometimes; today was a remarkable example

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    Nov 24

    Al-Hurra, Arabiya and Sharqiya are among 9 TV stations ordered closed by Iraq’s (not) independent CMC. Both CMC & Hurra were set up by the US post-2003. Press freedoms are vanishing.

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  40. Nov 24

    Exclusive photo: meeting between two senior Likud officials 😂

    תמונה בלעדית: מפגש של שני בכירים בליכוד
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