Elizabeth Tsurkov
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Atlantic Council Digital Forensic Research Lab 360 / OS London Day 2
Day 2
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Will be speaking soon at the @AtlanticCouncil 360/OS conference in London on Breaking Ghouta, a report @ejbeals @DFRLab & I co-authored. Watch live: youtu.be/03dOCsqxiUM
The report: publications.atlanticcouncil.org/breakingghouta/
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Breaking Ghouta
This investigation reveals the deliberate destruction of eastern Ghouta, Syria. The evidence won't let us forget.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Will be speaking soon at the @AtlanticCouncil 360/OS conference in London on Breaking Ghouta, a report @ejbeals @DFRLab & I co-authored. Watch live: youtu.be/03dOCsqxiUM
The report: publications.atlanticcouncil.org/breakingghouta/
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Towns that rose up against extremists are being destroyed by Syrian government airstrikes
Reports frequently refer to Idlib as a jihadist haven, but the reality is more complicated, writes Richard Hall
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
As Syrian government touts fight against terrorists in Idlib, towns that resisted extremism come under fire ind.pn/2Mi9fgi Great piece by @_RichardHall (and not just because he cites me)
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أول دورية تركية تصل إلى سهل الغاب وسط ترحيب الأهالي
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Residents of Sahel al-Ghab, Hama, welcome a Turkish patrol into their areas today.
Multiple residents of rebel-held Syria told me they desire Turkish presence: they know it's the only think that may spare them regime+Russian bombings bit.ly/2TaPHJa pic.twitter.com/bVpOIs2Tt9
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اعتقالات تطال شبّان من أبناء حرستا بعد عودتهم من الأراضي التركيّة
أقدمت استخبارات النظام على اعتقال شابين اثنين، من أصل خمسة، عادوا من الأراضي التُركية عبر ما يُعرف بـ "لجان المُصالحة الوطنية" وذلك بعد قرابة عام على تهجيرهم إلى الشمال السوري، ودخولهم تهريباً إلى تركيا.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
2 Syrian refugees who returned to Harasta, Damascus from Turkey, were detained by Assad regime secret police despite undergoing a "reconciliation" with the regime & obtaining documents proving this bit.ly/2UjGrDF (Ar)
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عشرات المُعتقلين في دمشق تزامناً مع صدور قوائم تضم آلاف المطلوبين للاحتياط.
وقالت مصادر خاصة من داخل هيئة الأركان لـ "صوت العاصمة" إن القوائم الجديدة التي صدرت في، 25 كانون الثاني، ضمّت أسماء أكثر من 300 ألف مطلوب، جلّهم يُطلب لأول مرة، وذلك بعد إجراء احصاء جديد للموجودين داخل سوريا وخارجها، وشطب أسماء العشرات من المتوفين...
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Syrian Military Police is carrying out raids across Damascus arresting men wanted for military service bit.ly/2MGzXMt The regime recently expanded the age range of those wanted for reserve duty to include those born in 1972 or later (so even 47-yos can be taken)
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Items to be discussed by Autonomous Administration with Syrian regime - ANHA | Ajansa Nûçeyan a Hawar
The Democratic Autonomous Administration presented items that will be discussed during the negotiations between the representatives of Autonomous Administration and the Syrian regime, which include several topics, the most important of which is the...
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
The demands of the PYD in negotiations with the Assad regime, as published by their news agency ANHA
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Facebook’s Sputnik Takedown — Top Takeaways – DFRLab
Inauthentic pages linked to Sputnik promoted its content
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Wow. Employees of the Kremlin-run @SputnikInt were running a large-scale influence operations through Facebook. Facebook just took down 300 of their pages bit.ly/2FIT9Yt via @DFRLab
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Turkey's Erdogan says planned 20-mile safe zone in Syria may be...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he viewed a planned 20-mil...
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Turkey's Erdogan says planned 20-mile safe zone in Syria may be extended reut.rs/2Fx4uKO Seem that Erdogan does not trust Assad/Russia to prevent YPG presence along Turkey's border
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What Israeli Airstrikes Say About Trump’s Middle East Policy
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's reassurance tour of the region isn't going so well.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Despite Bellicose U.S. rhetoric on Iran, its actions on the ground in Syria reinforce Jerusalem's belief that Israel must act on its own bit.ly/2Fw4niJ
My new piece for the @newrepublic on the latest Israeli strikes on Syria
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Pummel the bases, miss the men — Israel’s invisible war in Syria
Israel’s military chief has for the first time spoken in detail about the war being waged in the shadows between his country and Iran. Israel has been in direct conflict with Iran for the past two...
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
In an interview to @AnshelPfeffer, the IDF Chief of Staff admits that Israel armed Syrian rebels in southern Syria. For years, Israeli officials denied this/refused to comment. Interview: bit.ly/2Rog7Lk
My piece on the covert assistance: bit.ly/2NQE9c5 pic.twitter.com/UqqDKSgcnp
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זינוק בפשיעה הלאומנית של יהודים ב-2018: מספר התקריות בגדה גדל פי שלושה
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
2018 witnessed a 344% rise in Jewish extremist attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank compared to 2017. Official stats only tell part of the story - many Palestinian don't bother filing a complaint as they are usually ignored bit.ly/2FgGxaN (Heb)
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العصور الحجرية تعود إلى بلدات المرج في الغوطة
يعيش أهالي بلدات المرج شرقي الغوطة حياةً أشبه بحياة الكهوف، بعد سماح ميليشيات النظام لهم بالعودة إلى قراهم المعفّشة لأول مرة منذ سيطرتها على المنطقة مطلع عام 2013، وتركها خالية من السكان. المدن
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
What "reconciliation" means in Syria. ~10% of al-Marj's residents returned. Regime checkpoints are everywhere. What's missing? Running water, electricity, health facilities. Regime forces looted homes, chopped down electric poles & even stole sewer covers
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Aryeh Deri again facing jail time as police recommend fraud charges
Deri, Israel's interior minister, was recommended to be indicted on counts of fraud and breach of trust.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Israel's Minister of Interior who previously spent 2 years in prison for bribery, will likely be charged for fraud, money laundering & breach of trust
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تنصّلاً من الملاحقة.. أبناء درعا ضحية الأسد
تجمع أحرار حوران - أحمد المجاريش
وثق تجمع أحرار حوران، اليوم الثلاثاء 13 من تشرين الثاني، مقتل اثنين من أبناء محافظة درعا قُتلوا خلال مشاركتهم إلى جانب قوات الأسد في المعارك ...
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
2 former Free Syrian Army rebels who joined the regime's 4th Division and 5th Corps were killed while fighting ISIS east of Sweidaa. Reportedly 600 former rebels are now fighting in regime ranks in this operation bit.ly/2OPMIn2 bit.ly/2OQda03
(Ar)
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روسيا تزج بـ "ضفادع درعا" لمقبرة "تلول الصفا" بالسويداء.. ابتلعت المئات من "قوات الأسد"
زجّت القوات الروسية، بمقاتلي المصالحات في درعا (الضفادع) إلى مقبرة "تلول الصفاء" بالسويداء التي يتحصّن بها "تنظيم الدولة"، وذلك بعد أن ابتلعت المئات من "قوات الأسد".
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
2 former Free Syrian Army rebels who joined the regime's 4th Division and 5th Corps were killed while fighting ISIS east of Sweidaa. Reportedly 600 former rebels are now fighting in regime ranks in this operation bit.ly/2OPMIn2 bit.ly/2OQda03
(Ar)
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هيئة تحرير الشام تستغلُّ اتفاق التَّهدئة وتُصعِّدُ من انتهاكاتها
في كانون الثاني/ 2017 أعلن عن تشكيل تجمع هيئة تحرير الشام، الذي ضمَّ جبهة فتح الشام النصرة سابقاً
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Important new report by @snhr provides the most comprehensive account of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's ongoing intense crackdown against perceived opponents in Idlib. SNHR documented the arrest of 184 people by HTS since Sep 1-mid October bit.ly/2q1CRk2 (Ar)
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Новые угрозы в адрес «Новой газеты»
Заявление редакции: «Не ведитесь на откровенную ложь»
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Today, Novaya Gazeta, 1 of the few independent media outlets still operating in Russia received a goat's head & a message threatening the staff. Yesterday they received a mourning wreath with a message calling 1 of their journos "traitor of the nation" bit.ly/2pV5W0K pic.twitter.com/DnpUICWSsS
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Washington Think Tanks Still Divided On Whether To Return Saudi Donations Over Saudi Journalist's Disappearance
The Middle East Institute, a prominent Washington think tank, said it would no longer seek donations from Saudi Arabia, but the Center for Strategic and International Studies said it was undecided.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov
Washington Think Tanks Still Divided On Whether To Return Saudi Donations Over Journalist's Disappearance buzzfeednews.com/article/emilyt… via @emilyctamkin
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