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Excellent appointment by @SecPompeo, hoisting up @WashInstitute's Amb. Jim Jeffrey as the new Special Representative for #Syria Engagement.

Key times ahead, vis-a-vis #Turkey, #Idlib, #Manbij, and potentially a renewed political process.
@SecPompeo @WashInstitute #pt: As #JimJeffrey is sworn in today, the U.S. is 48-72hrs away from initiating training of #Turkey’s armed forces in order to begin joint patrols around #Manbij.

American weapons & equipment already in #Turkey.

voanews.com/a/us-turkish-f…
@SecPompeo @WashInstitute BIG - The U.S. looks to be staying in #Syria - thanks to $300m of funding from other @coalition partners, including #Saudi, which will offset #Trump’s $200m cut from stabilization.

Recent DIA/DOD estimates on #ISIS also indicate a military intent to sustain a necessary mission.
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There is a possibility of an announcement today. That’s if the collective U.S. government is unable to push back against #Trump - as it did earlier in the year after his comments in #Ohio.

More than anything, this is an extraordinary insult to the recent efforts of Amb. Jeffrey.
#pt: #Trump told #Turkey’s #Erdogan of his intentions by phone on Friday last week.

Coming in the context of Turkish threats to intervene in NE #Syria, the message to the #YPG/#SDF couldn’t be any worse. The US will abandon “the Kurds” again, if #Trump gets his way here.
#pt: Worse still, this’ll be music to the ears of #ISIS, #Assad, #Russia & #Iran.

#Trump isn’t only doing what #Obama did in leaving #Iraq prematurely, he’s doing it in an environment in which #America’s adversaries will benefit: jihadis, #Iran and #Russia.

Unbelievable hubris.
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My goodness: here's a prime example of policy advocacy on #Syria based either on ignorance, or [hopefully not] malign intent.

This is *riddled* with inaccuracy & misinformation.

@steelejourno says the West should force an opposition surrender in #Syria:

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
@steelejourno #pt: @steelejourno says the US, UK & #France are “less honorable” in seeking to delay #Syria & #Russia’s “success” in regaining territory.

- They seek to enable a meaningful political process, in which there’s an opposition entity to sit at the table. I’d say that is honorable.
@steelejourno #pt: Here, @steelejourno says UK, US, France & "Gulf Arab monarchies” want ceasefires to protect rebels, not civilians.

In #Idlib, nothing could be further from the truth. None of those countries have *any* ties to rebel groups in #Idlib, who only equal ~0.5% of the population.
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Absolutely extraordinary.

#Syria’s air defense systems have no way to determine “friend” from “foe.” #Russia doesn’t export that tech.

Within a complex & unpredictable environment, that raises the risk to civilian aircraft
significantly.
#Israel says #Syria’s air defense fired “dozens” of anti-aircraft missiles from several batteries across the country over the space of 40-mins… *after* #IAF planes had returned to #Israel.

One took down #Russia’s IL-20.

timesofisrael.com/syria-fired-mi…
To me, this looks like messaging more than a truly dramatic change in reality/dynamics:

- S-300s already deployed in #Syria.

- #Israel (& US) uses encrypted radar/GPS; less vulnerable to counter-measures

- #Russia has been “jamming” for 2+ yrs.

- #Israel fires most from Med.
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🇺🇸are illegal in Syria. 🇺🇸haven't been invited by President Assad nor do they have any UN mandate. Who has to protect the Kurds is the Syrian government. There is already an alliance between Syrian government & Kurds. 🇺🇸only serves to destabilize #Syria
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Yankees Go Home @POTUS @RandPaul @SecPompeo @UsCongressnews1 @CENTCOM @USArmy @CIA @usairforce @USNavy 🇺🇸Out of Syria NOW!!!
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Briefing on Syria

***Only posting statement, there is a Q&A in link***

@drawandstrike @HNIJohnMiller @catesduane @rising_serpent @Debradelai @GodlessNZ @almostjingo @tracybeanz @TheChiIIum @hfinch63 @HeshmatAlavi @ScheyChris

state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/20…
MR PALLADINO: Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you for coming today. We have the Secretary of State’s Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey.
Ambassador Jeffrey will have a few opening comments, and then we will open it up to questions. I’ll call on questions. Thank you.

Ambassador Jeffrey.
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#BREAKING
US Special Representative for Syria Engagement, Ambassador James Jeffrey:

Our objective in #Syria includes the departure of all #Iran-backed forces.

Syria only controls half of the country & most of the int'l community considers the regime as a pariah.
2)
 US Special Rep. for Syria Engagement, Ambassador James Jeffrey:

You cannot have a defeat of ISIS without a significant change and end in Iran's influence in this country.
Iran significantly facilitated the rise of ISIS.
3)
 US Special Rep. for Syria Engagement, Ambassador James Jeffrey:

The (Iran-backed) Syrian regime is toxic to its own people & neighboring countries.
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Not very nice to push the new special envoy for "Syria Engagement" out to peddle this old tired playbook (yes playbook every time "rebels" are cornered) + discredits @StateDept @brett_mcgurk @statedeptspox
reuters.com/article/us-mid…
I adore Mike @SecPompeo however I must say completely baffled by this choice as he is from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy that promotes Mouaz Moustafa
washingtoninstitute.org/search/results…

archive.is/12ksK
What's the big deal? See for yourself at FOIA Reading Room key word search Mouaz
foia.state.gov/Search/Search.…
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... #Idlib ?
As I wrote before - I hope a "dirty deal" can achieve what Syria's government needs right now: secure, open roads and control of borders.
... clearly the propaganda war on Idlib is on:
1st there's a Western social media "pro-Syria space" that hopes to create as much hate for whoever is still living there and therefore panders heavily to Western islamophobes by showing lots of veiled women ...
... Russia too has decided to use its kinda "official" channels to create as much dislike of the inhabitants of Idlib as possible ... here Idlib is now a "den" - not a province of Syria with ordinary Syrians ALSO still living there and having to make do - "terrorists" or not ...
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Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for #Syria:

"We are entering a new chapter in this very long, very bloody, very cruel, very bitter war in Syria. Hopefully we are seeing the beginning of the end to the big war."
Jan Egeland, Special Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for #Syria:

"The war cannot be allowed to go to Idlib. Idlib is a very special place. It is the place where people fled."
Jan Egeland: "Idlib is screaming for diplomatic solutions. It is yearning for the best diplomats, the best military negotiators to sit down between each other and come to agreements, knowing that there wouldn't be another Idlib to be evacuated to"
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