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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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  1. 11h

    Badr's Hadi al-Ameri defends the Hezbollah-ISIS deal, says he wishes there had been a deal for Mosul. With

    5 replies . 31 retweets 29 likes
  2. 15h

    Iraqi forces easily took Tal Afar from ISIS, but they're pinned down in a small town 7 miles to the north

    2 replies . 26 retweets 15 likes
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    16h

    U.S.-led airstrikes block ISIS fighters escaping under a Hezbollah-negotiated deal by and

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    Update: The US military subsequently said it did hit some individual vehicles and fighters that were "clearly identified as ISIS) (4/4)

    2 replies . 8 retweets 9 likes
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    After uproar in Iraq, US launches airstrikes.

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    The US didn't hit the convoy because there are civilians with the fighters. But it has blocked their path to the border. With 3/3

    3 replies . 10 retweets 9 likes
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    The deal allowed 300 ISIS fighters to travel from the Lebanon border to the Iraqi border, near to where Iraq is planning an offensive 2/3

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  8. 19h

    US airstrikes block the ISIS convoy traveling to E. Syria under a Hezbollah deal loudly criticized by Iraq 1/3

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    Another one by : US-led coalition rejects UN call for Raqqa pause, says battle must continue.

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  10. Aug 29

    Amnesty urges the world not to forget the 75,000 Syrians who have disappeared, mostly into Syria's prison system

    2 replies . 106 retweets 90 likes
  11. Aug 29

    Israel raises its concerns about Iran in Syria & Lebanon with the UN. Says Iran's building missile factories in both

    1 reply . 11 retweets 10 likes
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    Aug 29

    It also enforces sense of nationality among many who now see others go after their interests. It makes people want Iraq to pursue its own.

    Widespread criticism of this deal in Iraq. Will give justification for Iraqi forces and groups to act inside Syria
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  13. Aug 29

    The body of the Iranian beheaded by ISIS on the Iraq-Syria border is included in the Hezbollah-Lebanon-ISIS deal

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    Aug 29

    First on CNN: US troops exchanged fire with Turkish backed rebels near Manbij, Syria. No casualties. Coalition has issued protest w/ Ankara

    43 replies . 590 retweets 302 likes
  15. Aug 29

    Beirut airport is a madhouse as Haj, Eid, end of summer & start of school collide. Allow 3-4 hours

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    Aug 29

    Life continues in city of , seems all shops are fully stocked.

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  17. Aug 29

    Horrifying & disturbing by on the treatment of women in Syrian prisons.

    18 replies . 120 retweets 70 likes
  18. Aug 29

    An Iranian news site says Jared Kushner has a secret project to bring the Baath Party back to power in Iraq

    4 replies . 3 retweets 7 likes
  19. Aug 29

    The Iran-Hamas relationship is back on after their Syria fallout. Iran is now Hamas's biggest supplier again

    3 replies . 43 retweets 12 likes
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    Aug 28

    JUST IN: Pentagon statement confirming a North Korean missile flew over Japan. Here's 's report

    14 replies . 392 retweets 389 likes

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