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We condemn in the strongest possible terms the murder of two staff members from the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC. Our prayers are with their loved ones. This was a brazen act of cowardly, antisemitic violence. Make no mistake: we will track down those responsible and

The schools will be established in six locations: —    Northeast Syria: Kobane, Hassakeh, Raqqa, and Tiberspiye —    Iraqi Kurdistan: Erbil and Suleimaniya fcbarcelona.com/en/news/426795…

A co-founder of al-Qaeda’s Syria branch discussing “counterterrorism.” You can’t make this stuff up!

My latest: Qandil’s Uncertain Future After the PKK’s Dissolution meforum.org/mef-observer/q…

.Sirwan Kajjo explores how the #PKK’s withdrawal could trigger competition over control of a key #Kurdish region. meforum.org/mef-observer/q…

Qandil’s Uncertain Future After the PKK’s Dissolution meforum.org/mef-observer/q… by Sirwan Kajjo via Middle East Forum "Much like the dissolution of the PKK, addressing local governance in Qandil likely will prove to be a difficult task."

OFAC in the U.S. Deprtment of Treasury just dropped General License 25 for Syrian sanctions waivers ofac.treasury.gov/media/934306/d…

You’re missing a key point, Mr Ambassador! The very Syria you’re referring to is a direct result of Sykes-Picot!

EU today sanctioned SNA groups incl Suleiman Shah Brigade, Sultan Murad, Hamza and SNA leaders Abu Amsha & Sayf Abu Bakr eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2…

nytimes.com/2025/05/28/opi…

#BREAKING: A planned SDF-Damascus prisoner exchange in Aleppo has been postponed after the Syrian government refused to release women prisoners - Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) tells Rudaw

Enjoyed the discussion last week!

In 2007, Kari Lake won two Emmys for reporting in Cambodia. Now, as a government official, she’s tasked with dismantling Voice of America and Radio Free Asia — the two most important independent news sources in the increasingly authoritarian country. New for The Washington Post:

RT on the rise as VOA fades theworld.org/segments/2025/…

Looking forward to it.

A brief review I wrote of an excellent book: Endurance: Speaking Kurdish in a Warped World meforum.org/middle-east-qu…

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I enjoyed this conversation with Mohammed A. Salih

Another podcast on Arab Digest with Bill Law بيل لو. Take a listen here or anywhere you get your podcasts.