Hassan Hassan
Contributing writer, . NYT Bestselling Author . Director of nonstate actors program at Center for Global Policy. Fellow
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US and Turkey reach agreement to suspend military operation in Syria
Middle East Eye 6d 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. 6d
Trump and Erdoğan risk a resurgent Isis thanks to their recklessness in Syria | Hassan Hassan
Hassan Hassan - the Guardian 10d 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 10d
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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 : 10d
Lindsey Graham threatens bipartisan sanctions and NATO suspension if Turkey invades Syria and attacks Kurds
Washington Examiner 16d 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 16d
Saudi Prince Backs Away From Military Clash With Iran
Jared Raphael Malsin - WSJ 22d 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 22d
WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. Intelligence Finds Syrian Government Conducted Chlorine Rocket Attack in May
WSJ 27d 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 27d
Yemen's Houthis propose truce with Saudi Arabia
ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) - Aa.com.tr 31d 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. 31d
Saudi oil attacks came from southwest Iran, U.S. official says,...
Phil Stewart - U.S. 35d 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. 35d
Junket journalism in the shadow of genocide
Aljazeera.com 37d 6 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” 36d
My young cousin fled the bombs … only to be held in a camp alongside Isis supporters
Hassan Hassan - the Guardian 37d 3 tweets
A 15-year-old girl from my family was among thousands of traumatised innocents dumped at the notorious al-Hawl displacement facility in Syria
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Hassan Hassan Not surprising: a key part of Baghdadi's speech is those held in IDP camps & the humiliation women go through. Years from now, ISIS will be telling stories of key operatives from the #camps, a la (U.S. jail in Iraq) #Camp_Bucca The subject of my new piece 37d
Russia’s Wagner Mercenaries Have Moved Into Libya. Good Luck With That.
Michael Weiss - The Daily Beast 41d 7 tweets
In emails revealing Moscow’s efforts to groom incompetent aspiring leaders of the oil-rich war-torn country, the cynicism would be almost laughable, but the carnage is continuous.
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Hassan Hassan Great work as always by ⁦⁦⁩: “These files, originally obtained by the Dossier Centre, offer documentary proof that Russia’s military role in Libya is far more extensive than has thus far been reported.” 40d
عام / بيان مشترك صادر عن وزارة الخارجية في المملكة العربية السعودية ووزارة الخارجية والتعاون الدولي بالإمارات العربية المتحدة وكالة الأنباء السعودية
Spa.gov.sa 58d 1 tweets
وكالة الانباء السعودية
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Hassan Hassan Very interesting statement just issued by Saudi Arabia and the UAE -- an agreement to support the Yemeni government & what seems to be a reversal of the UAE "withdrawal." Speaks of a troops REDEPLOYMENT (details in following tweets) 58d
Deir Ezzor Becomes a Battlefield for Influence
Syria From Within | Chatham House 68d 1 tweets
by: Abdullah Al-Ghadhawi. Following the defeat of ISIS, Deir Ezzor governate, one of the most dangerous of areas that had embraced the organization, is the site of a new battle: over the influence of Iran.
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Hassan Hassan In Syria, Riyadh & Abu Dhabi aren’t on the same page. One is propping the regime in Damascus; another recently sent a top envoy to Deir Ezzor to signal against the return of the regime to eastern Syria. This & other thoughts from ⁦⁩ 68d
Leaving Syria won’t make things any better — for the US or Syria
Middle East Institute 69d 1 tweets
Responding to Daniel Serwer's “not so progressive case for withdrawing from Syria,” Charles Lister makes the case that the U.S. should remain in Syria — at the very least for long enough to secure conditions in which a realistic set of objectives...
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Hassan Hassan . provides essential context & points, on why leaving Syria will make things worse not better. This is about the original mission but, equally important, about other risks/benefits associated with it. Lots of good points: 69d
The Wisdom of the UAE’s Retrenchment
LobeLog 70d 1 tweets
by Paul R. Pillar Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ), crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the de facto chief executive of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), evidently has determined that his principal regional polici…
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Hassan Hassan I doubt this is caused by a new realization by the UAE. But assuming so, these countries spent many years attacking Obama for demanding they “share the Middle East” with Iran but now they want Washington to accept just that. 70d
Officials: U.S. has intel that bin Laden's son, heir Hamza, is dead
NBC News 84d 13 tweets
The officials would not provide details of how Hamza bin Laden died or if the U.S. played a role. It is unclear if Washington has confirmed his death.
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Hassan Hassan The United States has obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead, according to three U.S. officials. via 84d
The New Anti-Semitism
Yaroslav Trofimov - WSJ 103d 8 tweets
In Europe and the U.S., rising political forces on both the right and the left have revived old patterns that scapegoat Jews for society’s ills
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Hassan Hassan A thoroughly excellent read from ⁦⁩, with interesting details and quotes. The New Anti-Semitism - WSJ 103d
Jihad Goes Local: Addressing the Root Causes
Cgpolicy.org 112d 1 tweets
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Hassan Hassan .: "intrinsically local conflict drivers, rather than those of a global nature or relating to a specific extremist ideology, will provide jihadist movements with resources and theaters in which to grow." 112d
ISIS's Second Comeback: Assessing the Next ISIS Insurgency
Institute for the Study of War 119d 5 tweets
By Jennifer Cafarella with Brandon Wallace and Jason ZhouEXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) is not defeated despite the loss of the territory it claimed as its so-call
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Hassan Hassan Analysis of where ISIS is at and where it might be going, complete with lots of actual data, maps and infographics... all in one place. Highly recommended, even for close watchers wishing to compare notes & details with their own assessment. 118d
What Does Putin Really Want?
Sarah A. Topol - Nytimes.com 120d 7 tweets
Russia is dead set on being a global power. But what looks like grand strategy is often improvisation — amid America’s retreat.
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Hassan Hassan The NYT Magazine did a major piece on Russia's influence, from Moscow, Ankara, Cairo and Berlin. with analysis from me. 119d
Syria: ‘Rebel offensive marks real shift in Idlib battle,’ says France 24’s Wassim Nasr
France 24 136d 1 tweets
Fierce clashes between government forces and jihadists have left 83 combatants dead in northwestern Syria, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday. France 24’s Wassim Nasr discusses the latest fighting in the Battle for Idlib.
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Hassan Hassan HTS was able to lead the rebels to face off Russian-backed forces and even go on the offensive, despite speculation that Turkey might be trying to plant friendly forces between HTS & regime areas analysis from for 136d