Hassan Hassan
Director of the Non-State Actors Program, . NYT Bestselling Author . Writer,
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The Beirut Blast Is Lebanon’s Chernobyl
Foreign Policy 5d 6 tweets
Negligence and corruption have caused a devastating disaster.
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Hassan Hassan .⁦⁩ is always sharp and excellent: “Corruption, Incompetence Created Lebanon’s Disastrous Blast” 4d
Lebanon’s Mushroom Cloud of Incompetence
Faysal Itani - Nytimes.com 5d 6 tweets
Decades of rot at every level of Lebanon’s institutions is why Beirut’s port, much of the city, and countless lives were destroyed by yesterday’s explosions.
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Hassan Hassan A powerful essay by my colleague in today’s . It combines the personal with the analytical to show how this is even bigger than a devastating blast for Lebanon: “Lebanon’s Mushroom Cloud of Incompetence” 5d
29 Dead After ISIS Attack on Afghan Prison
Mujib Mashal - Nytimes.com 6d 2 tweets
The 20-hour gun battle left officials scrambling to recapture hundreds of prisoners, including many from the Islamic State and the Taliban.
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Hassan Hassan Not a good sign for Afghanistan, especially as intel reports suggest ISIS is trying to use the deal with the US recruit from within the Taliban: 29 Dead After ISIS Attack on Afghan Prison 6d
How Turkey is sending Muslim Uighurs back to China without breaking its promise 
The Telegraph 15d 8 tweets
Revealed: President Erdogan is helping China repatriate Muslim dissidents by sending them to third countries before they return
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Hassan Hassan Islamists have been over the moon because Erdogan turned a museum into a mosque. They portrayed him as the symbol of defiance against the West, and a defender of Islam. In reality: he is sending Muslim Uighurs back to China, using a face-saving method. 14d
ISIS in Yemen: Caught in a Regional Power Game
Cgpolicy.org 19d 4 tweets
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Hassan Hassan An outstanding analysis from Yemen expert rich with details & insights about ISIS in Yemen and the context of the broader local & regional conflicts. “ISIS in Yemen: Caught in a Regional Power Game” 19d
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Hassan Hassan ISIS in Yemen can be thought of less as the usual jihadist organization and more as a geopolitical football, argues in this tremendously detailed assessment. The latest part of ’s #ISIS2020 series: 18d
In Somalia, Iran Is Replicating Russia’s Afghan Strategy
Foreign Policy 24d 3 tweets
Iranian forces are supporting al-Shabab and allegedly offering bounties. The U.S. government must stop Tehran before it further destabilizes the Horn of Africa.
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Hassan Hassan Iranian forces are supporting al-Shabab and allegedly offering bounties. Officials say al-Shabab has received financial and material support from Iran and may have paid bounties to militants to attack U.S. forces in Somalia and the region. 23d
Hisham alHashmi Fund organized by Farhad Alaaldin
gofundme.com 32d 1 tweets
Hisham alHashimi was assassinated in cold blood infront of his house because he was an advocate … Farhad Alaaldin needs your support for Hisham alHashmi Fund
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Hassan Hassan We will do some of our part separately, but consider contributing to this fund for the children and wife that left behind. If you have ideas and thoughts, please also reach out. 32d
ISIS in Iraq: The Challenge of Reintegrating ‘ISIS Families’
Cgpolicy.org 34d 5 tweets
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Hassan Hassan .’s new study is the first of its kind in terms of details — on Iraqi families associated with ISIS, with numbers, locations & interviews with 5 governors on an issue that security officials have linked to recent ISIS resurgence 34d
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Hassan Hassan Security officials in Iraq have connected the recent surge in ISIS attacks to the return of "ISIS families", as revealed in this richly detailed report by the late on all things related to families associated wrongly or rightly with ISIS. 33d
Husham Al-Hashimi
Cgpolicy.org 34d 1 tweets
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Hassan Hassan "Before his shocking passing, Husham had submitted a series of insightful articles which CGP had planned to publish over the summer." A link to published and upcoming work by for since April: 34d
Country Reports on Terrorism 2019 - United States Department of State
United States Department of State 47d 2 tweets
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Hassan Hassan The State Department’s global terrorism report in 2019. Interesting stuff on the Gulf region: it praises all Gulf countries for extraordinary CT efforts, no direct criticism except for Kuwait, with subtle criticism of other countries but zero of Saudi 47d
مسؤول: واشنطن وافقت على تغيير سياسة تغطية وسائل إعلام تموّلها للشأن العراقي
alaraby 52d 1 tweets
قال مسؤول عراقي بارز في بغداد، لـ"العربي الجديد"، إن "الخارجية...
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Hassan Hassan A notable Iraqi politician tells Alaraby that Iraq asked the US for changes on how channels like Alhurra, Sawa Radio and Irfaa Sawtak cover Iraq, and the US agreed to it as part of the current efforts to fix ties. 52d
ISIS on the Iraqi-Syrian Border: Thriving Smuggling Networks
Cgpolicy.org 54d 1 tweets
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Hassan Hassan There are an estimated 1,000 villages west of Ninewa, Salah al-Din, and Anbar, along the Iraqi-Syrian borders. Those include 400+ where Sunni populations have been prevented from returning for reasons including ethnic, sectarian, and security tensions 54d
Syria’s Economic Meltdown
Cgpolicy.org 56d 2 tweets
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Hassan Hassan This is important: a timely & detailed report examines Syria’s severe economic decay 2 days before the Caesar Act threatens to push it to total collapse and, significantly, the strategic & moral dilemma this presents. By for . PDF here: 56d
Libyan Commander Backed by Russia Says He’s Ready for Talks to End War
Declan Walsh - Nytimes.com 64d 1 tweets
Khalifa Hifter saw the collapse this week of his 14-month campaign to capture Tripoli from a government backed by the U.N. and Turkey.
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Hassan Hassan “It’s very unclear what things will look like once the dust settles. But this is Hifter on the ropes. It’s the first time we’ve seen him make any compromise or concession since he returned to Libya in 2014” By on the Libyan commander’s defeat 64d
Digging up forgotten kingdoms, Saudis unearth ancient identity
The Christian Science Monitor 67d 1 tweets
For centuries Saudis have lived amid evidence of a rich heritage. But only a recent shift in attitude has allowed them to embrace their past.
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Hassan Hassan A nice portrait of Saudi hidden ancient history. Over the past century, Wahhabism frowned upon archeology & imposed rigid practices; then a wave of ultra-nationalism came & did the same but in jingoistic terms. Is this just a phase? We all sure hope so. 67d
Interview: ISIS’s Abdul Nasser Qardash
Cgpolicy.org 67d 1 tweets
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Hassan Hassan . sat down with the highest ranking ISIS leader currently in Iraqi prisons. In the 4 hours, the interview covered so much ground. Enjoy 67d
Rampant violence, military escalation, and the role of intermediaries in Daraa, Syria
Middle East Institute 69d 1 tweets
Nearly two years have passed since the Syrian regime declared its reclaimed control over Daraa governorate in southern Syria in July 2018.
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Hassan Hassan Important read for #Syria watchers. Abdullah Al-Jabassini takes a close look at the territorial and security fragmentation in southern Syria 2 years since the Syrian regime recaptured #Daraa. Via ⁦⁩ h/t ⁦⁩ 69d
نظام الأسد يحرق ضريح "عمر بن عبد العزيز" جنوب إدلب (صور)
تلفزيون سوريا 74d 1 tweets
تداولت مواقع وصفحات موالية لـ نظام الأسد، أمس الثلاثاء، صوراً لـ بلدات وقرى سيطرت عليها قوات النظام والميليشيات المساندة لها في ريف إدلب، ومِن بينها ظهرت صور لـ ضريح الخليفة الأموي عمر بن عبد العزيز، وقد تعرّض للحرق والتخريب ..
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Hassan Hassan The shrine of the widely respected Umayid ruler Omar bin Abdulaziz was burned down. The Syrian regime news agency published pictures of the damage; activists shared pictures showing the shrine was fine when it was recently seized by pro-Assad militias: 74d
France sees Syria scenario being replicated in Libya: minister
Reuters 75d 2 tweets
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said on Wednesday the situation in Libya was very worrying, warning the Syria scenario was being replicated in the country.
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Hassan Hassan France is tone deaf on Libya, in terms of democracy, geopolitics & popular attitudes in the region. It's firmly on the side of military dictator Haftar & autocratic regimes like Russia, Egypt the UAE with their Russian & Sudanese mercenaries. Not wise: 1/2 75d
حكم زيارة النساء للقبور
Binbaz.org.sa 75d 1 tweets
ج: ثبت عن رسول الله عليه الصلاة والسلام أنه لعن زائرات القبور. من حديث ابن عباس ومن حديث أبي
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Hassan Hassan A detailed Wahhabi view on women’s visiting burial sites, by Bin Baz, former Saudi Grand Mufti 75d