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Uncorroborated reports suggest that #Iran is mobilizing its proxies to suppress ongoing #MahsaAmini protests. If true, #proxy participation may indicate that Iran fears disloyalty among security personnel and requires additional manpower to quell unrest. 1/4 #IranProtests
Social media users reported that #Iranian leadership is seeking to mobilize 4,000 #Hezbollah members to participate in Iranian domestic protest suppression. CTP cannot independently corroborate these reports. 2/4
This isn't the first time we're hearing these reports: #Iranian leadership has long been suspected of deploying proxies to support security forces' crackdowns in prior protest waves, like the 2009 Green Movement. 3/4 voanews.com/a/iran-hints-a…
A famous newspaper in #Iran, Jamhuri Islami (Islamic Republic), on its front page today printed a bold title: "A Shiite uprising launched in Afghanistan"
The newspaper reports that a new group called "Hashad al-Shiite" (Shiite uprising) has announced its existence in Afghanistan.
The newspaper reports that a new group called "Hashad al-Shiite" (Shiite uprising) has announced its existence in Afghanistan.
"I will command public uprising groups to fight alongside government forces and defend our homeland," Sayed Hassan al-Haydari, the leader of this new movement said in his first speech.
Haydari said that he will defend AFG's unity& sovereignty, with his experience of defending...
Haydari said that he will defend AFG's unity& sovereignty, with his experience of defending...
...#Shiite holy shrines/places in Iraq and Syria."
This comes as in December 2020, Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, suggested that Afghan government could utilize members of the #Fatemiyoun militia, recruited& used by Iran to fight in Syria, in the fight against terrorism.
This comes as in December 2020, Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, suggested that Afghan government could utilize members of the #Fatemiyoun militia, recruited& used by Iran to fight in Syria, in the fight against terrorism.
A lot has changed in #Idlib/NW #Syria in recent days & much of the focus has been on hour-by-hour developments & less has been said on what it all means going forward.
Here's a lengthy thread laying out some of my thinking.
Here's a lengthy thread laying out some of my thinking.
Excited to publish the 6th paper in the @MiddleEastInst's counter-terrorism series:
- "Terrorism & Human Rights: The Perspective of International Law," by @GeorgetownLaw's Prof. David Stewart.
A *truly* comprehensive resource:
mei.edu/content/terror…
- "Terrorism & Human Rights: The Perspective of International Law," by @GeorgetownLaw's Prof. David Stewart.
A *truly* comprehensive resource:
mei.edu/content/terror…
@MiddleEastInst @GeorgetownLaw Lots more great research to come from @MiddleEastInst’s CT series, incl. papers on:
- #ISIS vs. #HTS media strategy
- #Yemen’s jihadi landscape
- Competing Clerical Authority in #Syria
- #ISIS’s Future/s
- Liwa al-Fatemiyoun & Afghan Shia jihad
- Syria’s Shia militias
& more.
- #ISIS vs. #HTS media strategy
- #Yemen’s jihadi landscape
- Competing Clerical Authority in #Syria
- #ISIS’s Future/s
- Liwa al-Fatemiyoun & Afghan Shia jihad
- Syria’s Shia militias
& more.
Excited to announce the publication of the 7th release in the @MiddleEastInst's counter-terrorism series:
- A fantastic paper by @charliewinter & @HaidHaid22, comparing the communications strategies of #HTS & #ISIS in #Syria.
Check it out!
mei.edu/content/jihadi…
- A fantastic paper by @charliewinter & @HaidHaid22, comparing the communications strategies of #HTS & #ISIS in #Syria.
Check it out!
mei.edu/content/jihadi…
