#SYRIA

Meghan Bodette

_____mjb

When was "supporting Syrian Kurdish independence" ever on the table? This is an invented concern that betrays a misunderstanding of the most basic political philosophy and stated goals of the

Dr. Ali Bakeer

AliBakeer

#Iran in #Libya:Regime supporters categorically deny any involvement 4 #Tehran in Libya let alone supporting #Haftar. They argue:•Iran can’t support Haftar cz he is being supported by enemies•Iran is closer

Elizabeth Tsurkov

Elizrael

Foreign powers that intervened in Syria to advance their interests are now exploiting Syria's economic ruin to recruit men to fight their battles abroad https://bit.ly/3lRiRvn my new piece @NYRDaily

Louisa Loveluck

leloveluck

Watershed moment in Germany: 2 former Syrian officials on trial today, charged with involvement in industrial scale torture, abuse & murder carried out inside President Assad's archipelago of detention facilities.

Oz Katerji

OzKaterji

There's a pretty simple rule to follow on the credibility of Syria analysts. The key factor being whether or not they believe that Idlib survives because of US policy in

Charlie Savage

charlie_savage

A nugget in John Bolton's book may explain a war powers q that arose in 2018 after Trump's strike on Syria: what was the admin legal team's analysis for how

CasualtiesOfTheDay

Ayei_Eloheichem

Fascinating tidbits from testimony of Frantisek August, senior Czech intelligence defector in the 60s:Soviets wished to turn #Syria into a full satellite state using their main KGB agent, Abd al-Karim

Jake Hamby

jhamby

I try not to think about Russian propaganda any more than I need to, but I think I just came up with a good way to tell how “Rus-pilled” someone

Julian Röpcke

JulianRoepcke

The criminal Lukashenko regime announced today that it captured 7.000 civilians over the past three days.SEVEN FUCKING THOUSAND.#Belarus In #Grodno, the first child - a 5-year old girl - became

Charles Lister

Charles_Lister

.@ecfr wants "increased engagement" w. "societal" actors in #Assad territory "to empower Syrians to counter the worst effects of Assad’s rule."Who are they kidding?+ Using #COVID19 as cover is disingenuous;

Dee ¹ᴰ {tpwk•blm}

gucciofharry

tired of seeing only images of destruction when people talk about the middle east.this is a thread showing what the countries which are traditionally portrayed in destruction by the media

Jenan Moussa

jenanmoussa

Today six years ago, the Yazidi genocide began. As I travelled through Iraq and Syria, I saw with my own eyes the result of this ISIS terror. Engraved in my

Matthew Petti

matthew_petti

I got a copy of Bolton's book.He was against the #Syria withdrawal, but the Kurdish YPG: "Why we were affiliated with one terrorist group in order to destroy another stemmed

Rawya Rageh

RawyaRageh

Out now: Based on 74 intrvws, our new @Amnesty report documenting unlawful attacks, mass displacement in NW #Syria* Documents more than dozen attacks on hospitals, schools* Exploding humanitarian crisis* Calls

Cahîda Dêrsim

dersi4m

One year ago #Turkey’s #Erdogan told during the #UN General Assembly that his country is going to create a so-called ‘safe zone’ in Northern #Syria by eliminating & ethnic cleansing

Aurora Intel

AuroraIntel

Initial unconfirmed reports of an explosion in #Damascus, #Syria #SAA Air Defense active over #Damascus, #Syria Air activity over Northern #Israel is still rather intense. Wonder if we are about