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The debilitating socio-economic consequences of #Assad's blind investment in all-out war on his own population & infrastructure have been clear for a long while -- I'd posit that they're a
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Abu Yusuf was a known, hard critic of #HTS -- its ties to #Turkey, openness to dialogue, enforcement of #Idlib's ceasefire etc.His departure from Huras al-Din (I'm told) took place
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This is great by @jeromedrev & @patrickhaenni -- #HTS has come to represent something uniquely challenging.After violently achieving domination (vs. #FSA, #AQ & #ISIS), it's now pursuing a policy of
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Very, very interesting.#HTS & its leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani have just finished hosting @FrontlinePBS's @Martin28Smith in #Idlib for 3 days.How times change -- quite a difference from 2014/15.https://twitter.com/Martin28Smith/sta
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#Syria's regime appears to be facing a sharp increase in public criticism from across its population - people are exasperated at rife corruption & incompetence.In lieu of this, secret police
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Prioritizing or re-energizing diplomacy on #Syria policy does not necessitate ceding leverage & bestowing concessions to a criminal regime.If pressure has failed to secure regime compromise, granting it breathing space
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I'm seeing lots of commentary on the state of #AlQaeda, 19yrs after 9/11 -- my take: - Everything has changed since 2001; we can't judge AQ in 2020 by 2001
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There can no longer be any doubt -- #COVID19 has become a national crisis in #Syria.- Cases are spiraling out of control in #Assad-held areas, but testing is far insufficient
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The intra-jihadi dynamic in #Idlib is rapidly intensifying, as #HTS is seeking to re-assert itself vis-a-vis (1) the opposition, (2) local civil society, (3) #Turkey & (4) increasingly exasperated #AlQaeda-leaning
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NEW - @StateDept & @SecPompeo statement announces new sanctions on 39 people & entities under the #CaesarAct.New focus on Asma al-#Assad, more attention on those linked to Maher al-#Assad &
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