Phillip Smyth

@PhillipSmyth

Soref Fellow at focus on Shia armed groups. Created & wrote The Shiite Jihad in Syria and Its Regional Effects

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    3 Dec 2014

    Check out on for my pieces on Shi'a militant groups: .

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    13 hours ago

    Did You Know?

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    24 hours ago

    'Announcement soon' on pullout, says US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats

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    Apr 4

    of the Day: Landscape Under a Stormy Sky, April 1889. Oil on canvas, 60.5 x 73.7 cm. Private collection.

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  5. 23 hours ago

    Well, that's comforting to hear. Here I thought it was totally natural to have 100% battery drained (without opening the phone) on a trip from Farragut West to West Falls Church.

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  6. Apr 3

    Now add in a period of years of militia growth and hostile political struggles....

    Oil firms’ multimillion-dollar bribery racket bringing death to the streets of Basra
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  7. Apr 3

    So this was going up quite a bit in the Iranian-controlled Iraqi Shia militia social media realm. Saw it a lot in conjunction with a protest of the king held by US reg. terror group Kata'ib Hizballah.

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  8. Apr 3

    I still want to do more on dystopian works. His blog on the topic is fascinating:

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  9. Apr 3

    Another thing I'm really hoping for is that 's book "Extremism" has those cool graphs he'd make for other projects that dealt with this issue. I'm a bit of a nut for visual aids/graphs/charts.

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  10. Apr 3

    Here's your good news story for the day. Enjoy.

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    Karamel the squirrel lost both of his arms in an animal trap. But a group of veterinarians gave him two prosthetic wheels, and a lot of love.
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  11. Apr 3

    Here's the link to the book on Amazon:

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  12. Apr 3

    P.S. I did a Google Image search and found this picture. It kinda works, no?

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  13. Apr 3

    Pre-order 's new book, "Extremism." Yes, what's inside the book is reflected in the title. The work he's done on the topic (and related matter) is groundbreaking, he's always producing great material, and he's the man. So, once more, pre-order the book! I know I am.

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    Apr 3

    Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise

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    Apr 2

    Several circles

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  16. Apr 2

    Because, and remember this, kids, ISIS is the only threat to U.S. security in the region!

    NEW: White House meeting on tomorrow, US officials tie withdrawal now to defeat. No dates.
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    Apr 2

    Small worlds

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  18. Apr 2

    U-S-A! U-S-A!

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    Apr 2

    Syria says Rebels Leaving Last Opposition Area of Eastern Ghouta

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  20. Apr 2

    It shouldn't shock me that more serious people on Iraq analysis continue to share articles from an account that lacks a real name, is as sectarian as they come, and pushes some outlandish propaganda.

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  21. Apr 2

    This is a great piece on the complications of who really runs what and where in northern Iraq:

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