Significant holes in the article below:
1- As usual, numbers get thrown around with zero verification. Who can confirm that “an estimated 2.5 to 3.5 Million people” are currently in #Idlib ?
2-Idlib isn’t a dumping ground. It is the place armed groups insisted on relocating to
1- As usual, numbers get thrown around with zero verification. Who can confirm that “an estimated 2.5 to 3.5 Million people” are currently in #Idlib ?
2-Idlib isn’t a dumping ground. It is the place armed groups insisted on relocating to
https://twitter.com/joshua_landis/status/1027208232660594688
3-Lister’s Article mentions that Idlib contains entire array of groups from “MOST MODERATE of Free Syrian Army to ...” Please tell us who these groups are by name so we can ascertain how “most moderate” they are @joshua_landis
4-Lister writes that Turkey is pushing for HTS to “dissolve itself and integrate into a broader, more mainstream opposition structure”
This is “Alice in Wonderland” type analysis @joshua_landis
This is “Alice in Wonderland” type analysis @joshua_landis
5-Lister: “Turkey has pressured mainstream opposition factions to unite their forces into present a more cohesive challenge to HTS”.
This is laughable & unrealistic even for Alice in Wonderland @joshua_landis
This is laughable & unrealistic even for Alice in Wonderland @joshua_landis
6-Lister: “The dynamics of northwest #Syria are extraordinarily complex”.
No, Idlib dynamics are not complex. @brett_mcgurk leveled the province “the largest al-Qaeda safe haven since Sep 11”. Nothing hard to understand here’ @joshua_landis
No, Idlib dynamics are not complex. @brett_mcgurk leveled the province “the largest al-Qaeda safe haven since Sep 11”. Nothing hard to understand here’ @joshua_landis
7-Lister’s best line: “Opp members have suggested in private (means WhatsApp/Skype?) that Turkey will soon be supplying them with MANPADS”
Well, this is just great. Hopefully those recipients are as well vetted as the previous arm & train programs. @brett_mcgurk @joshua_landis
Well, this is just great. Hopefully those recipients are as well vetted as the previous arm & train programs. @brett_mcgurk @joshua_landis
8-Lister: Important to maintain state of relative calm in Idlib. Chaos and destruction feed the roots of extremism
False. Root of extremism is void in governance and the previously open borders that allowed jihadists to fill this void. See E #Aleppo & Ghouta after they left
False. Root of extremism is void in governance and the previously open borders that allowed jihadists to fill this void. See E #Aleppo & Ghouta after they left
9-Lister’s conclusion is call to leave #Idlib alone and focus on “reinforcing the status quo”
This so-called Status quo is al-Qaeda dominated province armed to the teeth that prevents integration of Syria and robs #Aleppo from highway access to the capital. @joshua_landis
This so-called Status quo is al-Qaeda dominated province armed to the teeth that prevents integration of Syria and robs #Aleppo from highway access to the capital. @joshua_landis
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