Hassan Hassan
Director of the Non-State Actors Program, Center for Global Policy. NYT Bestselling Author . Writer, .
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Defiant protesters back in Baghdad square within an hour of slaughter
Emma Graham-Harrison - the Guardian 6d 2 tweets
Demonstrators grow ever more determined to force real political change in Iraq despite a bloody crackdown which left over 20 dead
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Hassan Hassan Defiant protesters back in Baghdad square within an hour of slaughter #iraq 6d
New book claims Albert Camus was murdered by the KGB
the Guardian 8d 14 tweets
Study expands on archive finds revealed in 2011, and suggests that the French state may have abetted the 1960 car crash that killed him
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Hassan Hassan Study expands on archive finds revealed in 2011, and suggests that the French state may have abetted the 1960 car crash that killed Albert Camus. “New book claims Albert Camus was murdered by the KGB” 8d
China Must Answer for Cultural Genocide in Court
Foreign Policy 10d 4 tweets
International law is a vital part of fighting for the Uighur people.
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Hassan Hassan New important article from my colleague : “International law is a vital part of fighting for the Uighur people” 10d
Iraqi forces kill 45 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
U.S. 14d 5 tweets
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters on Thursday after demonst...
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Hassan Hassan Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters on Thursday after demonstrators stormed and torched an Iranian consulate overnight, in what could mark a turning point in the uprising against the Tehran-backed authorities. 14d
Assad: Iran to re-build new cities in Syria
Middle East Monitor - Middle East Monitor 17d 2 tweets
The Syrian regime and Iran yesterday agreed signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build new cities and suburbs in Syria. The MoU was signed during a meeting by the Syrian-Iranian Joint Comm...
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Hassan Hassan Iran plans to re-build new cities in Syria: 17d
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Hassan Hassan Iran plans to re-build new cities in Syria: 17d
Exclusive: Sudan militia leader grew rich by selling gold
U.S. 17d 3 tweets
Late last year, as President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's hold on power weakened...
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Hassan Hassan Hemedti took part in the military coup that toppled Bashir in April & is now a senior figure in the transitional government that is preparing the ground for elections in three years' time. “Exclusive: Sudan militia leader grew rich by selling gold“ 17d
Egypt Arrests Senior Editor of Independent News Outlet
David D. Kirkpatrick - Nytimes.com 20d 6 tweets
The arrest was the latest step in a crackdown on press freedom over the past six years.
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Hassan Hassan “Since 2013, almost every other news organization in [Egypt] has come under the effective control of the government.” 20d
"حمادي" عذاب رهيب قبل مقتله.. تعرف على قصة وهوية الجثة التي أحرقها الروس (فيديو)
Jesr Ppress 26d 1 tweets
جسر: خاص: استطاعت “جسر” عبر التواصل مع جهات محلية وأهلية تحديد هوية الجثة في فيديو مسرب نشرته أمس يظهر مجموعة من المقاتلين الروس يحرقون جثة شخص بعد قتله وقطع رأسه ويديه. مصادر أهلية أعلمت “جسر” أن الجثة في التسجيل تعود للمواطن “محمد طه اسماعيل...
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Hassan Hassan . IDs the man tortured with a sledgehammer & burnt by #Russian mercenaries in #Syria: • Mohammed Taha Ismail, 33, from Deir Ezzor • Arrested as he returned from Lebanon • Drafted in the army • Caught again after trying to flee near T4 base 26d
الإخوان واليهود والشيعة.. ثالوث الشر فى العالم!!
اليوم السابع 26d 3 tweets
ما من كارثة تقع فى العالم حاليًا، إلا ويقف خلفها أحد أضلاع الشر، اللوبى اليهودى، وجماعة الإخوان الإرهابية، والشيعة بأجنحتها المتطرفة والمسلحة، وهناك عوامل متشابهة إلى حد التطابق فى نهج ثالوث الشر، وكأنهم ولدوا من رحم واحد.
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Hassan Hassan Autocratic Arab regimes aren’t your friend, even if they whisper in your ears, or the ears of those who have your ears, everything you want to hear. An Egyptian state-controlled newspaper says Jews, Shia & Muslim Brotherhood are the troika of evil: #youm7 26d
حصريا وخاص بالعربية | الفصل الأخير من حياة البغدادي وحتى مقتله
YouTube 40d 2 tweets
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Hassan Hassan Fascinating details in this report with #Baghdadi's brother-in-law about the hunt to the ISIS leader. Interesting insights on how ISIS used sheep herders to move around, and how these shepherds ended up stealing about $70m from an ISIS hideout: Thread 40d
Baghdadi was US 'brainchild': Russian Foreign Minister
ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) - Aa.com.tr 42d 1 tweets
Sergey Lavrov says Daesh emerged after 'illegal invasion' in Iraq - Anadolu Agency
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Hassan Hassan Notable how many ordinary people in the region were “reminded” that #Baghdadi was a creation of the US, a tool, after the raid. Both #Syria’s Assad, in his interview yesterday, and #Russia’s Lavrov here echo the same conspiracy theory 42d
How to Really Make the Death of ISIS’s Leader Bigger Than Bin Laden’s
Hassan Hassan - Nytimes.com 46d 2 tweets
If the U.S. plays its cards right, it could fundamentally weaken the Islamic State.
US and Turkey reach agreement to suspend military operation in Syria
Middle East Eye 57d 2 tweets
Halt in fighting within five days would allow Kurdish fighters to withdraw beyond a designated safe zone
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Hassan Hassan Absolutely incredible: • The US & Turkey agree on a ceasefire in northern Syria. • Turkey will be allowed to create a zone 20 miles south of its border. • Within 5 days, Kurds have to evacuate. US sanctions will be lifted if ceasefire holds. 57d
Trump and Erdoğan risk a resurgent Isis thanks to their recklessness in Syria | Hassan Hassan
Hassan Hassan - the Guardian 61d 4 tweets
The terrifying consequences of the president’s sudden decision to withdraw US troops could include a reheating of the civil war
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Hassan Hassan The situation in Syria took a new turn today, and the upcoming mess is even more imminent. My new article on how precisely the Turkish incursion will help revive ISIS and unravel things beyond ISIS and its sleeper cells. Please read and share 61d
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Hassan Hassan Folks who are happy this is the end of the Syrian war are mistaken. This is an unraveling. As I argue in my article today for : 61d
Lindsey Graham threatens bipartisan sanctions and NATO suspension if Turkey invades Syria and attacks Kurds
Washington Examiner 67d 1 tweets
Sen. Lindsey Graham and a Democratic senator will introduce bipartisan sanctions against Turkey if the country invades Syria and will call to suspend Turkey’s membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization if it attacks Kurdish forces there.
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Hassan Hassan Lindsey Graham threatens bipartisan sanctions and NATO suspension if Turkey invades Syria and attacks Kurds 67d
Saudi Prince Backs Away From Military Clash With Iran
Jared Raphael Malsin - WSJ 73d 1 tweets
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has edged away from a possible military confrontation with Iran after its attack on Saudi oil facilities, as the kingdom seeks to cool tensions and rehabilitate its image a year after Jamal Khashoggi’s killing.
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Hassan Hassan Prince Mohammed bin Salman has given the clearest sign to date of Saudi Arabia backing away from a direct confrontation with Iran, its chief rival via 73d
WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Intelligence Finds Syrian Government Conducted Chlorine Rocket Attack in May
WSJ 78d 2 tweets
Syrian forces carried out a chlorine attack in May, the first confirmed violation of a chemical-weapons ban since a U.S. military strike on Syria in 2018 over its alleged use of poison gas, a new intelligence assessment says.
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Hassan Hassan The incident would mark the first confirmed violation of chemical-weapons accord since a 2018 U.S. military strike on Syria over its alleged poison-gas use 78d
Yemen's Houthis propose truce with Saudi Arabia
ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) - Aa.com.tr 83d 1 tweets
Rebel group reserves right to reverse decision if Riyadh fails to respond to their initiative - Anadolu Agency
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Hassan Hassan Yemen's Houthis propose truce with Saudi Arabia. Rebel group reserves right to reverse decision if Riyadh fails to respond to their initiative. 83d
Saudi oil attacks came from southwest Iran, U.S. official says,...
Phil Stewart - U.S. 87d 1 tweets
The United States believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilitie...
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Hassan Hassan Three officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the attacks involved both cruise missiles and drones, indicating that they involved a higher degree of complexity and sophistication than initially thought. 87d
Junket journalism in the shadow of genocide
Aljazeera.com 88d 7 tweets
What a visit of a group of journalists and activists to Damascus can tell us about 'laundering' genocidal regimes.
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Hassan Hassan . always writes beautifully and powerfully: “Junket journalism in the shadow of genocide” 88d