Charles Lister

@Charles_Lister

Resident Fellow & Senior Consultant at TSG Track II Initiative. US-UK dual national. Author: The Syrian Jihad ()

Washington DC/London/Istanbul
brookings.edu/about/centers/…
Joined January 2012

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    Apr 1

    Here’s my 15-min take on , AQ & , given on Capitol Hill for :

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    1:24 PM - 1 Apr 2016 · Details
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  2. 5 hours ago

    PT: Reports also of v. heavy shelling on towns & villages in southern tonight. Northern heating up.

    أصوات القصف تهز الشمال السوري كاملاً، حملة قصف عنيفة تتعرض لها بلدات الجنوبي، اللهم إنا استودعناك المجاهدين في وماحولها. 🙏
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  3. 5 hours ago

    Activists reporting alleged Russian air strikes tonight on Saraqeb in . Would be significant, if true.

    غارات جويّة من الطيران الروسي على مدينة سراقب بريف الان
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  4. 5 hours ago

    At no point does Jaish al-Islam say anything to do with chemicals. If CWs were used in Sheikh Maqsoud, evidence needs to be collected.

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  5. 6 hours ago

    Jabhat al-Nusra has *0* presence in N. , so it looks like is boldly lying & looking for escalation:

    's MoD reports over 1,000 JAN militants w/7 tanks & 24 armored pickups concentrated in areas north from .Escalation on the way
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  6. 6 hours ago

    As opp'n continues shelling Kurdish Sheikh Maqsoud, Jaish al-Islam announces punishment of commander for doing such:

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    2:43 PM - 7 Apr 2016 · Details
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  7. 9 hours ago

    PT: The scale of Ahrar al-Sham’s involvement in Al-Rai indicates that facilitated their arrival from , via Turkish territory.

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  8. 9 hours ago

    Interesting: Ahrar al-Sham played a significant (but largely silent) role in defeating in al-Rai, N. .

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    12:16 PM - 7 Apr 2016 · Details
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  9. 9 hours ago

    Acc to reliable source: Neither Rifai Taha nor Abu Omar al-Masri were members of Nusra or AQ, but were “independent” jihadi figures.

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  10. 13 hours ago

    PTs: After release from prison in '11, he appeared in high-profile protest outside US Embassy in on 9/11 2012

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    8:35 AM - 7 Apr 2016 · Details
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  11. 13 hours ago

    PTs: Taha was wanted for involvement in 1998 E. Africa Embassy bombings, the assassination of presidents & signing AQ fatwa vs. US.

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  12. 13 hours ago

    PT: Rifai Taha succeeded the “Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdelrahman within 's Al-Gamaa al-Islamiya & was rendered by CIA to .

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  13. 13 hours ago

    BIG NEWS: 2 more senior AQ leaders were killed by US drone in : - Taha Rifai (in pic) - Abu Omar al-Masri

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    8:26 AM - 7 Apr 2016 · Details
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  14. 13 hours ago

    ’s opposition is advancing vs. in north & south: - Capturing Al-Rai in N. - Captured Sahm al-Golan in

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  15. 13 hours ago

    As I said 10 days ago (),rising regime confidence post- will result in delays & distractions from .

    Here are my latest comments on , , & implications for peace talks:
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  16. 13 hours ago

    Unsurprisingly, UN has delayed talks again to 13 April, after previous delay from 9 to 11 April. Difficult politics behind scenes.

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  18. Apr 6

    PT: Until now, escalation was limited to 1) opposition<->YPG & 2) opposition/JN<->regime/Iran. wanted ceasefire maintained.

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  19. Apr 6

    Re-emergence of strikes vs. opposition & Nusra around is a dangerous indicator of definitive breakdown of ceasefire.

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  20. Apr 6

    71 pro-regime deaths from fighting: - 50 Republican Guard - 11 -backed militia - 7 - 3 NDF

    وصول 71 قتيل للمشفى الجامعي بحلب 50 جندي من اللواء 65 حرس جمهوري 11جثة مقاتلين ايرانيين بينهم قيادي كبير 7من حزب الله 3دفاع وطني
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    Apr 4

    A great articulation of how Syria's uprising spawned the jihad by |

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