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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. Retweeted
    7 hours ago

    Trump restaurant in Kobani seem to be 'updated'

    4 replies 12 retweets 43 likes
  2. 9 hours ago

    Christians & Yazidis are far from thrilled about Kurdish independence, as reports from Bashiqa

    38 retweets 33 likes
  3. 9 hours ago

    Turkey is becoming a place that's dangerous for Americans to go to, in case they are arrested. By

    13 replies 79 retweets 55 likes
  4. Retweeted
    Oct 5

    Read this few times to ensure I wasn't crazy. Don't think most non-Americans really understand American gun culture.

    10 replies 36 retweets 51 likes
  5. Oct 6

    Terrific account of the Raqqa battle by - ISIS soon to be defeated in the capital of their "caliphate"

    15 retweets 22 likes
  6. Oct 6

    Russia is warning that the US base at Tanf has become a big "problem" and is a "black hole" in Syria.

    18 retweets 9 likes
  7. Oct 5
    Replying to

    Some people asked why there were no women in the SSNP march: There were, & belatedly here they are.

    1 reply 4 retweets 6 likes
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    Oct 5

    Important -- the Russians met with notables from Deir Ezzor in southern Turkey two days ago, and presented options to work with them in Deir Ezzor against "both ISIS and the Kurds" in exchange for aid, protection and local empowerment.

    17 replies 311 retweets 240 likes
  9. Oct 5

    Good & informative thread here on the SSNP for those who expressed interest in the video I posted of their march, by

    Replying to @LizSly
    Some interesting notes on the SSNP: Youth I've spoken to are attracted to its "secularism" & feel religion has "doomed" the region.
    1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
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    Oct 4

    OPCW to : Analysis of samples from Al-Lataminah shows "Sarin used in Syria five days before Khan Sheikhun".

    6 replies 53 retweets 29 likes
  11. Oct 4

    The US Secretary of State holds a press conference to announce that he is not leaving his job

    1 reply 4 retweets 3 likes
  12. Oct 3
    Replying to

    Talabani fought Saddam, replaced him as president, then refused to sign the warrant for his execution because he opposed the death penalty.

    1 reply 47 retweets 57 likes
  13. Oct 3

    Congratulations to who will bring long experience of advocating for the world's most desperate to the huge challenge of Syria

    I feel honoured to be appointed as Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria crisis.
    5 retweets 7 likes
  14. Oct 3

    Jalal Talabani was a towering figure in Iraqi & Kurdish politics. His mediation skills have already been missed since his illness. RIP.

    1 reply 39 retweets 66 likes
  15. Retweeted
    Oct 3

    Another sign in the changing superpower balance in the ME

    Saudi Arabia's King Salman is set to become the first Saudi monarch to visit Moscow this week.
    3 replies 20 retweets 24 likes
  16. Oct 3

    Saudi Arabia's King Salman is set to become the first Saudi monarch to visit Moscow this week.

    3 replies 30 retweets 23 likes
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    Oct 1

    Sweden convicted a pro-Assad soldier for battlefield crimes. Can other European courts follow? by & me.

    10 replies 148 retweets 124 likes
  18. Oct 2

    Extremely interesting & important look at the distribution of tribes in Deir al-Zour by &

    1 reply 33 retweets 62 likes
  19. Retweeted
    Oct 2

    Strikes reported E of Palmyra killing 7 Hezbollah is NOT area of Opns. Our fight is with ; & E of Euphrates.

    32 replies 165 retweets 156 likes
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    Sep 30
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    Maliki: "If the Israeli Kurdistan State is established, Iran will be *destabilized and with it the whole Axis of Shia will be hurt."

    11 replies 42 retweets 38 likes

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