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5 years ago today, the 2.5 year-long peace process between the Turkish state & the PKK ended.
Since then, tens of thousands have been killed & hundreds of thousands displaced.
The trigger was the unresolved and now unravelling assassination of 2 police officers [THREAD]
Since then, tens of thousands have been killed & hundreds of thousands displaced.
The trigger was the unresolved and now unravelling assassination of 2 police officers [THREAD]
On the morning of 22 July 2015, officers in #Ceylanpınar police station, a town in Southeastern Turkey bordering Syria, grew suspicious after 2 of their colleagues who lived together didn't turn up to work. The officers went to their house but nobody answered the door.
When they entered with the help of a locksmith, they found their colleagues shot dead.
At around 11:00 am the news broke.
At 13:50, the PKK posted a press release endorsing the killings as a revenge for the ISIS #Suruç bombing which happened 2 days before in the same province.
At around 11:00 am the news broke.
At 13:50, the PKK posted a press release endorsing the killings as a revenge for the ISIS #Suruç bombing which happened 2 days before in the same province.
1 We’ve seen how low the left goes in an attempt to “win” with the fake rape smear campaign in an attempt to not #ConfirmJudgeKavanaugh Apply this thinking to #NadiaMurad “winning” the #NobelPeacePrize2018 Her Attorney? #AmalClooney
2 First of all, Amal’s husband #georgeclooney covered for #MeToo members #lesmoonves & #HarveyWeinstein put abuser #CaseyAffleck in his Oceans movies, lamented the punishment for child rapist Polanski & was accused of blacklisting assault whistleblowers on ER.That actress is dead
3 Amal says she wants to help Nadia defeat Isis in a legal tribunal. Odd considering her pals created & enabled Isis. After Qaddafi’s death, Libya, the apex of Hillary Clinton’s time as Secretary of State under Obama, basketball buddy George, created a vacuum for Isis to grow.
in #Iraq, for the first time since 2003, the #Shia #Sunni #Kurds and #Turkmen were all divided this time prior to the selection of the Speaker, the President and the Prime Minister.
#USA pushed for its own candidate/coalition (Moqtada-Abadi).
#Iran pushed for the unity of all coalitions, Shia, Sunni and Kurds, in an attempted to unite all & produce leaders accepted by all. Iran also worked to bring down the US candidate/coalition.
#Iran pushed for the unity of all coalitions, Shia, Sunni and Kurds, in an attempted to unite all & produce leaders accepted by all. Iran also worked to bring down the US candidate/coalition.
The world (including Iraq) didn't realise that "no larger coalition has been nominated".
The reason is simple: Iran wanted to save the face and honor of Moqtada, he who joined a lost coalition, so #Iran Soleimani cam "bring him back" to where he belongs
The reason is simple: Iran wanted to save the face and honor of Moqtada, he who joined a lost coalition, so #Iran Soleimani cam "bring him back" to where he belongs
“They would like to see me lose an election because they have never been challenged like this,” @POTUS says of #China.
“A lot of money is coming into our coffers” from tariffs on the “dumpers” from #China, according to @POTUS.
“Unfortunately they just raised interest rates,” @POTUS says of the @federalreserve. “I’m not happy about that.”
Excellent write-up by J. Flores at FRN on Russia going along with western narrative over the IL-20 jet downed on Monday.
That French frigate Auvergne shot down the plane is a long shot, but #NATO wanting to sever #Russia–#France ties is nothing new. fort-russ.com/2018/09/full-a…
That French frigate Auvergne shot down the plane is a long shot, but #NATO wanting to sever #Russia–#France ties is nothing new. fort-russ.com/2018/09/full-a…
Summing up the facts that led to, and followed, the downing of a Russian IL-20 plane.
1/ #NATO has strongly opposed the #Idlib campaign from #Syria & #Russia, warning a response to a chemical attack and then – to secure an escalation – on any attack. maps.southfront.org/now-u-s-threat…
1/ #NATO has strongly opposed the #Idlib campaign from #Syria & #Russia, warning a response to a chemical attack and then – to secure an escalation – on any attack. maps.southfront.org/now-u-s-threat…
2/ One #NATO member also strongly opposed to the #Idlib campaign, but for all different reasons: #Turkey reinforced its backed rebels in Idlib with support (after striking out the #HTS on its books) and weapons.
reuters.com/article/us-mid…
reuters.com/article/us-mid…
Shame on @marakeshfilms… whose excuses are just that.
Taking someone’s personal tragedies, framing them as fiction, and seeking fame & profit is predatory & vile.
Be ethical - boycott the movie ("Viper Club”) and donate to @JamesFoleyFund instead.
hollywoodreporter.com/news/viper-clu…
Taking someone’s personal tragedies, framing them as fiction, and seeking fame & profit is predatory & vile.
Be ethical - boycott the movie ("Viper Club”) and donate to @JamesFoleyFund instead.
hollywoodreporter.com/news/viper-clu…
@marakeshfilms @JamesFoleyFund Disgusting, senseless & sadly ignorant behavior from @SusanSarandon - feeding false narratives & endangering those who pursue the truth.
Not to mention profiting off of journalists killed by #ISIS w/o a care in the world for their families.
What is the world coming to… #Syria
Not to mention profiting off of journalists killed by #ISIS w/o a care in the world for their families.
What is the world coming to… #Syria
@marakeshfilms @JamesFoleyFund @SusanSarandon Former @washingtonpost correspondent in #Beirut, who spent years working on and reporting from #Syria.
Versus a Hollywood actress who called mainstream journalists who’ve worked on #Syria “traitors,” while acting in a movie exploiting the death of Western journalists by #ISIS.
Versus a Hollywood actress who called mainstream journalists who’ve worked on #Syria “traitors,” while acting in a movie exploiting the death of Western journalists by #ISIS.
1) Back in 2015 #Idlib was Syrian Governement stronghold.
On 24 of March of 2015 a Jiahdist Alliance started their offensive on the city
They called themselves Army of Conquest ( جيش الفتح/Jaish al-Fatah)
map @PetoLucem
On 24 of March of 2015 a Jiahdist Alliance started their offensive on the city
They called themselves Army of Conquest ( جيش الفتح/Jaish al-Fatah)
map @PetoLucem
2) Army of Conquest
Al-Nusra Front en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nusra_…
Ahrar ash-Sham en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahrar_al-…
Sham Legion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Legi…
Jaysh al-Sunna en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaysh_al-…
Al-Nusra Front en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Nusra_…
Ahrar ash-Sham en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahrar_al-…
Sham Legion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sham_Legi…
Jaysh al-Sunna en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaysh_al-…
3)
Liwa al-Haqq en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liwa_al-H…
Jund al-Aqsa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_al-A…
Ajnad ash-Sham en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnad_al-…
Farouq Brigades en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farouq_Br…
Liwa al-Haqq en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liwa_al-H…
Jund al-Aqsa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_al-A…
Ajnad ash-Sham en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajnad_al-…
Farouq Brigades en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farouq_Br…
This is a group that has:
- Consistently identified as #FSA
- Spent 2-3 yrs working w. #America
- Has engaged in yrs of international diplomacy & negotiations
- Led the fight against #ISIS
- Always opposed Al-Qaeda’s assertion of influence in #Aleppo
- Runs multiple CVE programs
- Consistently identified as #FSA
- Spent 2-3 yrs working w. #America
- Has engaged in yrs of international diplomacy & negotiations
- Led the fight against #ISIS
- Always opposed Al-Qaeda’s assertion of influence in #Aleppo
- Runs multiple CVE programs
Niet Buitenlandse Zaken maar het OM blunderde inzake al-Jabha al-Shaamiya - @RenaNetjes
- "Te suggereren dat al-Jabha al-Shaamiya hetzelfde is als AQ of IS is volslagen belachelijk. Wie tot die conclusie kwam, lijkt helaas niets te weten over de groep”
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- "Te suggereren dat al-Jabha al-Shaamiya hetzelfde is als AQ of IS is volslagen belachelijk. Wie tot die conclusie kwam, lijkt helaas niets te weten over de groep”
jalta.nl/?p=26648
@RenaNetjes Amid controversy in the Netherlands’ over the nature of #FSA umbrella group al-Jabhat al-Shamiya, its former Special Envoy, @nikolaosvandam insists on the record he never met with the group.
I know for a fact that’s not true - I was in the same room, on multiple occasions.
I know for a fact that’s not true - I was in the same room, on multiple occasions.
Tonight, the 1st of my 2-part series on #ISIS’s resurgence in Iraq airs on @PBS @NewsHour Weekend. In cooperation w/ @theIFUND, I spent 3 weeks traveling across 3 provinces to investigate the extent to which ISIS has regrouped after its official defeat last year.
#Lavrov now: De-confliction b/n #Russia & #US in #Syria wotking wrll, when there's a need Americans turn to us for explanations of certain things and we do the same
#Lavrov now: When we intervened in #Syria in Sep'15 #ISIS wad at the gates of #Damascus. Not a single power that are today raising voices about humanity, rights, etc moved their finger to prevent #Daesh from almost capturing the city & making it the capital of their caliphate
#Lavrov on @realDonaldTrump tweet on #Idlib: #Trump's right-we need to avoid a humanitarian crisis there. That's what we always try to do w/ humanitarian corridors & other coverups for civilians unlike Americans,say,in #Raqqa who just ironed the city. Now they want to cover Nusra
Those asking me on DM why and if #Iran is interfering in the formation of an #Iraqi government, have a glance at this tweet, said by the same #USA Sec of State:
"#USA forming a strong Iraqi government".
"#USA forming a strong Iraqi government".
Ha ha ! Mr. Jamal openly defending and supporting #terror designated #MuslimBrotherhood who are nothing but a bunch of rapists & thugs !
In his this OpEd, he continues to show this empathy towards #MuslimBrotherhood leader #Morsi and glorifies #Politicalislam and says it has to be part of a government ! #Bullshit
The #Islamist- loving @JKhashoggi forgets that #ISIS is a direct offspring of #politicalislam and #MuslimBrotherhood offshoots !!
Yet he is happy to glorify them ...
Yet he is happy to glorify them ...
1. Via @Temimi_Yusra "Sources in Anbar province this morning - US forces were deployed in province & hve ordered withdrawl of PMFs from all areas. They hve also asked locals to vacate near Al Qaim,Taji, Ain al Assad & Airport 35, as they officially start to build bases"
2. "Witnesses say US planes were heard arriving throughout last night. In Al-Qaim, US airstrikes on borders btwn 11pm-8am "targeting ISIS" or locals believe - Hashd, Hezbollah inside #Syria." Via @Temimi_Yusra
3. "Sources in Tikrit say after US ordered Hashed to withdraw fm Salahuddin, some refused & US began bombing of PMU HQ in Tikrit. Near Hit, US forces r building base & airport near '35' & locals report 100s of troops entering." Via @Temimi_Yusra
1. Ricky Johnston from Las Vegas admitted to receiving over 600 images of toddlers & children engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He was sentenced to 144 months in federal prison.
#childpornography #childsexabuse #RickyJohnston #projectsafechildhood
justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/las…
#childpornography #childsexabuse #RickyJohnston #projectsafechildhood
justice.gov/usao-nv/pr/las…
2. Operation Darkness Falls results in arrest one of the most prolific dark net drug dealers in the world.
Matthew & Holly Roberts used the darknet marketplace to distribute #fentanyl #oxycodone #heroin #meth & other drugs.
#darknet #silkroad #alphabay
justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/o…
Matthew & Holly Roberts used the darknet marketplace to distribute #fentanyl #oxycodone #heroin #meth & other drugs.
#darknet #silkroad #alphabay
justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/o…
Not going to translate Abu Bakr alBaghdadi #ISIS group leader because it is not worth it.
He tried to show how good he is in pronouncing the Quran Aya and how good he is in memorising the Quran and the Hadith.
In a few words: he is a loser trying to say he is in good health.
He tried to show how good he is in pronouncing the Quran Aya and how good he is in memorising the Quran and the Hadith.
In a few words: he is a loser trying to say he is in good health.
One thing worth mentioning: his voice is no longer pretentious as he was in 2014 and in September 2017.
He is just quoting many storied how in Islam defeat was also happened as a test to Mujahideen.
I hope this "test" continues until the end of ISIS.
He is just quoting many storied how in Islam defeat was also happened as a test to Mujahideen.
I hope this "test" continues until the end of ISIS.
Interesting day with three speeches:
1. HTS Abu Mohammad al-Joulani
2. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
3. John Bolton al-Amriki
1. HTS Abu Mohammad al-Joulani
2. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
3. John Bolton al-Amriki
Fascinating work by @HaidHaid22 - looking at initiatives (or a lack, thereof) by the #SDF & the #FSA to reconcile/rehabilitate/reintegrate #ISIS detainees in northern #Syria.
Really important backgrounder:
icsr.info/2018/08/20/rei…
Really important backgrounder:
icsr.info/2018/08/20/rei…
@HaidHaid22 #pt: According to @HaidHaid22’s work for @ICSR_Centre, one’s decision to join #ISIS in #Syria was driven primarily by x4 factors:
1. Financial benefits
2. Protection
3. Military capacity
4. Ideology
Less than 20% of recruits joined for ideological reasons.
1. Financial benefits
2. Protection
3. Military capacity
4. Ideology
Less than 20% of recruits joined for ideological reasons.
@HaidHaid22 @ICSR_Centre #pt: @HaidHaid22 raises a number of important questions for @CJTFOIR & its #SDF partner:
- Surging strains on the #SDF's makeshift prison network holding 1,000s of #ISIS prisoners, raises risks of eventual #ISIS attacks, aimed at replicating #Iraq’s 2012-3 “Breaking the Walls.”
- Surging strains on the #SDF's makeshift prison network holding 1,000s of #ISIS prisoners, raises risks of eventual #ISIS attacks, aimed at replicating #Iraq’s 2012-3 “Breaking the Walls.”
Excellent appointment by @SecPompeo, hoisting up @WashInstitute's Amb. Jim Jeffrey as the new Special Representative for #Syria Engagement.
Key times ahead, vis-a-vis #Turkey, #Idlib, #Manbij, and potentially a renewed political process.
Key times ahead, vis-a-vis #Turkey, #Idlib, #Manbij, and potentially a renewed political process.
@SecPompeo @WashInstitute #pt: As #JimJeffrey is sworn in today, the U.S. is 48-72hrs away from initiating training of #Turkey’s armed forces in order to begin joint patrols around #Manbij.
American weapons & equipment already in #Turkey.
voanews.com/a/us-turkish-f…
American weapons & equipment already in #Turkey.
voanews.com/a/us-turkish-f…
@SecPompeo @WashInstitute BIG - The U.S. looks to be staying in #Syria - thanks to $300m of funding from other @coalition partners, including #Saudi, which will offset #Trump’s $200m cut from stabilization.
Recent DIA/DOD estimates on #ISIS also indicate a military intent to sustain a necessary mission.
Recent DIA/DOD estimates on #ISIS also indicate a military intent to sustain a necessary mission.
IMPORTANTE
La #Turchia bombarda #Sinjar ed uccide Mam Zaki, uno degli eroi che salvò decine di migliaia di #ezidi dal genocidio dell'#ISIS.
#thread
La #Turchia bombarda #Sinjar ed uccide Mam Zaki, uno degli eroi che salvò decine di migliaia di #ezidi dal genocidio dell'#ISIS.
#thread
Just now getting around to reading the @UN’s report on AQ & #ISIS.
Some “analysis” of its content on the AQ in #Syria issue has been skewed, to say the least - with some aspects aggrandized & others underplayed.
Report: undocs.org/S/2018/705
Some “analysis” of its content on the AQ in #Syria issue has been skewed, to say the least - with some aspects aggrandized & others underplayed.
Report: undocs.org/S/2018/705
"The president wanted to give her a chance," responds @PressSec to question as to why @POTUS hired @OMAROSA.
"Individuals in this room continue to create a large platform" for @OMAROSA who "has no credibility," asserts @PressSec.
"The president is an equal opportunity person who calls things like he sees them," says @PressSec.
DEVELOPING: #ISIS force strength now may be close to its peak in 2015.
As of June 2018, estimated 28,600 to 31,600 #Daesh fighters in #Iraq #Syria per IG report
US intelligence estimates had 33,000 #ISIS fighters at group's peak in 2015
h/t @nickglavin
As of June 2018, estimated 28,600 to 31,600 #Daesh fighters in #Iraq #Syria per IG report
US intelligence estimates had 33,000 #ISIS fighters at group's peak in 2015
h/t @nickglavin
The same report says there are about 200 #ISIS fighters in #Philippines
media.defense.gov/2018/Aug/07/20…
media.defense.gov/2018/Aug/07/20…
#ISIS caliphate gone but it's foot soldiers remain-as many as 32,000 #Daesh in #Iraq #Syria per latest @DeptofDefense intel
At its peak US intel officials said ISIS boasted about 33,000 fighters
voanews.com/a/far-from-dea…
At its peak US intel officials said ISIS boasted about 33,000 fighters
voanews.com/a/far-from-dea…
He’s traded with #ISIS; acquired land expropriated from displaced civilians; and become super rich out of #Syria’s conflict & destruction.
- Meet #Assad’s latest moneyman & likely route around international sanctions - Samer Foz.
wsj.com/articles/out-o…
- Meet #Assad’s latest moneyman & likely route around international sanctions - Samer Foz.
wsj.com/articles/out-o…
#Burkas are like wearing a crusifix&should b defended,said Scots leader liberal+lesbian,irresponsibly ignoring that a crusifix is a symbol of #Christianity,which holds t western civilisation,while #nijab is a symbol of oppression enforced recently in #Islam by the #Saudi #Wahhabi
#Liberals accusing #Iranian govt of"oppressing women" who must wear a lose scarf,but do not protest against the #Saudi #Wahhabi reactionary dogma,while it's creeping as political #Islam to combat western #civilisation at the end.If it's sounds like fiction,think Saudi investments
Serious problem wth "western civilisation"mental health.Giving up easily to full veil wearing wthout asking what the cover symbolises,wthout questioning why it came from archaic #Saudi #Wahhabi #Sharia #Regime by force,is👉rejection of progressive western values.Period
Preparations appear to be underway for a pro-#Assad offensive on #Idlib.
12hrs of on/off air & artillery strikes vs. southeastern & western #Idlib & northern #Hama - see marks on map (original by @ETANA_Syria + my additions).
+ multiple large pro-regime convoys moving north.
12hrs of on/off air & artillery strikes vs. southeastern & western #Idlib & northern #Hama - see marks on map (original by @ETANA_Syria + my additions).
+ multiple large pro-regime convoys moving north.
@ETANA_Syria #pt: If/when any major military campaign gets underway, expect the #Assad regime (+ #Russia & #Iran-backed militias) to focus on these 2 fronts:
1) West #Idlib (Jisr al-Shughour)
2) N. #Hama/#SE #Idlib (Latamineh, Khan Sheikhoun, Kafrazita)
-> a gradual push ‘inland’ & north.
1) West #Idlib (Jisr al-Shughour)
2) N. #Hama/#SE #Idlib (Latamineh, Khan Sheikhoun, Kafrazita)
-> a gradual push ‘inland’ & north.
@ETANA_Syria Very good by @theIRC’s @DMiliband:
- The West must “re-assert” itself & protect civilians in NW #Syria & as a backstop, safe-routes should be opened for civilians to flee into #Turkey.
- UNSC must demand full access to S #Syria; for aid, monitoring etc.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-w…
- The West must “re-assert” itself & protect civilians in NW #Syria & as a backstop, safe-routes should be opened for civilians to flee into #Turkey.
- UNSC must demand full access to S #Syria; for aid, monitoring etc.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-w…
