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Liz Sly
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Washington Post Beirut bureau chief covering Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and beyond. RT=Gosh, hmm or huh. Favorites are my filing cabinet.
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Quentin Sommerville
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And next... "Most likely (the regime) will choose to preempt any further U.S.-backed advances" @LizSly washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…
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Louisa Loveluck
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In lifting 3yr ISIS siege of Deir al-Zour, Syrian army sets stage for race to control vital province: washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e… by @LizSly.
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Liz Sly
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A big boost for Assad and also the rejuvenated Syrian army as the siege of Deir al-Zour is lifted. washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…
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Liz Sly
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Lovely read by @leloveluck and @Zakaria_m_z on the Syrian soccer match against Iran that has transfixed the country washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…
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Liz Sly
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All eyes on the Syria-Iran World Cup qualifier tonight. A local derby. Iran already qualifies. Syria maybe. apnews.com/3ab34b62ade547…
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Liz Sly
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Of course they did, because how could your sources ever disagree with you. Goodnight!
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Liz Sly
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You are really not paying attention! Their statement on Saturday. We double checked and they said the number was 4
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Liz Sly
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Yes.
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Liz Sly
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They know they went to ISIS areas which the US vowed to stop. The story stands. The convoy has broken up & some may have made it to iraq.
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Mutlu Civiroglu
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U.S.-backed forces seize Raqqa’s Old City from ISIS, but a tough fight still lies ahead @LizSly @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/world/us-backe…
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Liz Sly
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Um yes, of course. Syrians, Iraqis, Hezbollah all say so and the US has declined to deny
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Liz Sly
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Also Iraqi officials say that, and Hezbollah says 4 buses made it to ISIS areas
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Louisa Loveluck
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IS fighters may have escaped controversial convoy via backroads to Iraq, avoiding US jets washingtonpost.com/world/isis-fig… by @LizSly @Mustafa_salimb
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Tamer El-Ghobashy
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ISIS fighters may have escaped to Iraq and the US was unable to stop them despite strikes. @LizSly @Mustafa_salimb washingtonpost.com/world/isis-fig…
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Liz Sly
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Also Iraqi officials, and Hezbollah says 4 buses made it to ISIS areas.
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Liz Sly
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Latest on the ISIS convoy: claims that the ISIS fighters got off the stranded buses & made it to Iraq. washingtonpost.com/world/isis-fig…
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Liz Sly
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See what ISIS is reduced to. Cornered, injured, broken. From every town in Iraq they were kicked out of. youtube.com/watch?v=9famrl…
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Liz Sly
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The ISIS convoy kerfuffle continues. Hezbollah says women & children will die. The US says the regime has sent food washingtonpost.com/world/hezbolla…
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Liz Sly
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Good analysis by @Joyce_Karam of the mounting jitters about war between Israel and Hezbollah thenational.ae/world/mena/isr…
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Liz Sly
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It says: Green is 13.9% & Green is Syrian revolutionary factions. Anyone who knows the situation on the ground can see green is rebel.
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