#Sahel: A Bay'ah photoset showing a fairly massive amount of ISIS militants in #Mali was released. Militants armed with ZU-23-2 autocannon, ZPU-2 dual autocannon, and of course a wide variety of AK/PK variants.

Det kan nok tenkes at enkelte av mine mannlige kolleger har måttet svare på spørsmål fra kona si: «Var du med på sånne ting?» nrk.no/ytring/norske-…

Oi, dette var store nyheter, etter å ha forsket på disse sakene siden 2015. Er veldig enig med regjeringen og Utenriksministerens vurdering i saken - barna har levd under farlige forhold og det er riktig å hente de hjem til Norge. nrk.no/norge/terrorsi…

BBC har funnet og verifisert 27 ulike steder som ble angrepet av Hamas lørdag morgen: bbc.com/news/world-mid…

Hamas planned for 2 years before attack: • Conveyed to Israel a desire to avoid further conflict. • Built a mock Israeli settlement in Gaza & trained to storm it. • Many Hamas leaders were unaware of the plan. Incredible details in this Reuters report: arabnews.com/node/2387776/m…

Utvalgsmedlem kjenner seg ikke igjen forklaringen tidligere PST-sjef Roger Berg gav under høringen om 25. juni. Ny høring i morgen Jacob Aasland Ravndal nrk.no/norge/1.166183…

The War Turns Gaza Into a ‘Graveyard’ for Children nytimes.com/2023/11/18/wor…

This method was previously used on photographs from Syria by the Norwegian media outlet NRK in 2020 to identify Petrovsky, the Rusich co-leader who is currently detained in Finland. nrk.no/urix/xl/assads…

Here it is, the definitive story of who blew up the Nord Stream pipeline, by my colleague Bojan Pancevski wsj.com/world/europe/n… #ukraine #russia #nordstream

IS-tiltalt drev med cash og krypto i fangeleiren Al Hol, hadde eget banksystem nrk.no/norge/is-tilta…

5. Incredible story: theguardian.com/world/2024/dec…

While most of #Syria is stabilizing post-#Assad, the northeast is *very* tense. Despite a US-enforced ceasefire around #Manbij, #Turkey-backed SNA fighters resumed attacks today. Secretary Antony Blinken's visit to #Ankara sought to put a stop to this escalation -- a 🧵

I wrote this piece several years ago. Given that Damascus has now fallen to the rebels, Islamist fighters and Jihadis, I think this piece remains important especially as HTS’ leader is showing so much ‘moderation’. I noticed this drive towards ‘moderation’ in Jolani then, and I

Syrian Regime Change: The View from #Oman Many thanks to Arab Center Washington DC for publishing my latest analysis. arabcenterdc.org/resource/syria… #Syria

This is my latest piece from a recent visit to Damascus - A personal exploration of the Syrian revolution's moral complexity. The tension between revolutionary and jihadi narrative, and the blurry space in between. open.substack.com/pub/tamhussein…

Aisha Kausar er etterlyst etter terroren i Oslo 25. juni. Påtalemyndigheten håper avtalen mellom SDF og al-Sharaa kan løse utleveringsfloken nrk.no/norge/politiet…

After the infamous Trump administration Signal conversation, I spoke with Middle East expert Elisabeth Kendall about the US strategy in Yemen:

Check out my latest post: translation & overview of apparent testimony of Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani regarding his experiences w/Syria's president Ahmad al-Sharaa inside prison in Iraq & in Syria prior to formation of ISIS in April 2013 aymennaltamimi.com/p/abu-muhammad…

An audible cheer went up as day 1 of our Johanna Inness conference on Syria ended and this news broke. Absolutely historic moment, and a real opportunity for Syria to start down the long road of recovery.

1 We known from history the full impact of Israel’s attack on Iran will take years to unfold. It could prevent an Iranian bomb or ensure one. It could destabilize the regime or entrench it. For now, Iran’s capacity to respond is far weaker than a year ago. Initial thoughts🧵