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This panel is just getting started — featuring a stellar set of speakers on the humanitarian crisis & conditions associated with the detainee crisis in NE #Syria. Tune in here: youtube.com/live/y5FqHerZ7…

#Jordan conducted airstrikes in southern #Syria overnight, flattening a residential building in the town of Arman in #Suwayda. 10 people were killed, including 5 women & these 2 young girls -- locals have called it a "massacre." It took 10hrs to get bodies out of the rubble.

On Tuesday, an Israel Defense Forces strike hit an aid distribution point in #KhanYounis; MEI Syria Program advisory committee member Dr. Dr. Zaher Sahloul was there. 12+ children were injured, some with shrapnel head injuries so severe their brains were largely outside of their skulls. nytimes.com/live/2024/01/1…

Yes -- as I wrote for Foreign Policy a week ago. #ISIS's recovery in #Assad-held areas is significant -- in terms of less visible metrics (extortion, intimidation, shadow influence) & newly also in terms of attack intensity & rural territorial control. foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/24/ame…

#Jordan has killed 20 civilians -- most women & children -- in a string of airstrikes in southern #Syria, aimed at stemming the [#Assad-linked] drug trade. Local anger is rising & some in #Suwayda want to take charge. محمد حسان Mohammad Hassan, for MEI Syria Program: mei.edu/publications/g…

It's now been 5 days since 3 U.S. soldiers were killed by an #Iran-sponsored attack on the #Jordan-#Syria border. So far, no U.S. response -- the weather is sunny & clear. #Israel targeted an #IRGC operative in #Damascus this morning -- the 5th such strike in 7 weeks.

In 10 days, MEI Syria Program will launch a major new project, in collaboration with Atlantic Council & European Institute of Peace (EIP). The #Syria Strategy Project has gathered 80+ experts & 25+ Syrian stakeholders & governments to deliberate on a meaningful & realistic international approach to #Syria.

With such a heavy focus on the situations in Gaza and Ukraine, other foreign policy priorities have taken a back seat. Charles Lister joins @mpolymer to outline the need for a coherent strategy to deal with Syria, and why the country is primed to explode.ow.ly/moqy50QQrSE

On Tuesday, 16.5 million #Syria-made #captagon pills were seized in #Libya, en route to #Sudan. That's one of the biggest seizures anywhere in a long while -- and underlines the deep #Assad-#Haftar ties & a the Syrian regime's attempt to exploit conflict in #Sudan.

Interested in #Syria? Make sure to RSVP for this March 18 conference, marking the launch of The #Syria Strategy Project -- a major new international initiative btw MEI Syria Program, Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives & European Institute of Peace (EIP).

TODAY at 1pm ET, we launch the #Syria Strategy Project -- a joint & major initiative between MEI Syria Program, Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives, European Institute of Peace (EIP) & Madaniya. We'll have keynote remarks & x3 panels & you can attend in-person or online -- so make sure to RSVP here: atlanticcouncil.org/event/the-syri…

We've secured the participation 80+ of the world's most renowned #Syria experts to work over the next 12 months to develop a holistic & realistic approach to resolving #Syria's crisis. And we've secured 25+ governments & Syrian stakeholder entities to consult on it throughout.

36hrs ago, MEI Syria Program, Atlantic Council Middle East Initiatives, European Institute of Peace (EIP) & Madaniya launched the #Syria Strategy Project -- a major new international initiative. You can re-watch the whole launch event here -- featuring an array of high-level speakers & panels: youtube.com/watch?v=sA1K14…

يعمل مشروع إستراتيجية #سوريا مع صانعي السياسات لتطوير استراتيجية شاملة لصياغة مسار مستدام لحل الأزمة السورية. بالعربية: youtube.com/watch?v=ms-dkW…

I'm proud & honored to be managing the #Syria Strategy Project alongside Qutaiba Idlbi قتيبة ادلبي & Marie Forestier -- we've gathered ~80 of the world's most renowned experts to piece together a realistic, meaningful & multilateral policy. See more info here: mei.edu/syria-strategy…

In one week, #ISIS attacks have killed 35+ people in #Assad-held areas of central #Syria -- *amid* a major pro-regime operation. Meanwhile, #ISIS attacks from January 1 to May 31 2024 show a 240% increase compared to 2023 -- in #SDF & #Assad areas combined.

#Syria's Red Crescent is hosting all Arab Red Cross/Crescent orgs in #Damascus today. SARC's #Assad-appointed chief Khaled Hboubati is a nightclub & casino businessman close to Bashar, who got rich out of the #EastGhouta siege & was awarded a stake in a #Daraa border crossing.

NEW -- #Paris Court of Appeal has approved #France's arrest warrant for #Assad, accused of crimes against humanity in the 2013 Sarin Gas attack outside #Damascus. The appeal for presidential immunity was refused.

Too busy to keep track of everything happening in #Syria? Subscribe to #SyriaWeekly: syriaweekly.substack.com/p/syria-june-1… ~30 key developments in this week's newsletter, plus detailed analysis on #Suwayda & implications of a #Hezbollah-#Israel war.

Which means there are at least 100,000 families in Syria that await, everyday, to know if their loved ones are dead or still alive in the notorious prisons of Assad’s secret police. Every Syrian knows someone affected. Every Syrian awaits.