Profile picture
, 3 tweets, 2 min read
#BREAKING
-Pence & Erdogan reach a deal to suspend Turkish incursion into northern Syria in 120 hours: reports
-Turkey to suspend operations to allow YPG to withdraw from designated safe zone
#UPDATE
US Vice President Mike Pence:
-US & Turkey agree on ceasefire in Syria
-Turkey & US agree to protect prisons in northern Syria & confront ISIS
-We agreed with Turkey to protect minorities in northern Syria
-Agreement with Turkey saved millions of lives
#UPDATE
Pence:
-Washington will not impose additional sanctions on Turkey
-We will work with Kurdish units to secure their withdrawal 20 miles from the Syrian-Turkish border

Correction:
Initial ceasefire is for 120 hours in preparation for a permanent ceasefire.
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh.

Enjoying this thread?

Keep Current with Heshmat Alavi

Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Related hashtags

#BREAKING #UPDATE

More from @HeshmatAlavi see all

Profile picture
Heshmat Alavi
@HeshmatAlavi
#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump on #Syria:
-Turkey is stopping their Syria offensive.
-The ceasefire will be permanent.
-All sanctions imposed on Oct 14 will be lifted unless something happens that we're not happy with.
-We created this outcome, the United States.
#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump on #Syria:
-We have secured the oil & will decide what to do with it.
-A 20-mile safe zone is established.
-Gen. Mazloum is extremely thankful for what the U.S. has done. Assures ISIS is under strict lock & key.
#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump on #Syria:
-We have done something very special.
-Should Turkey fail to honor its obligations, we reserve the right to reimpose crippling sanctions.
-We also expect Turkey to abide by its commitment regarding ISIS as a backup to the Kurds.
Read 7 tweets
Profile picture
Heshmat Alavi
@HeshmatAlavi
THREAD

"fabricated polls"

1)
 @mattduss criticizes Trump's #Iran policy by citing a University of Maryland poll.

Let's dig into some details that Duss won't tell you about.
2)
 The University of Maryland is also cited by #Iran apologist/lobbyist @yarbatman in his pushing of Tehran's talking points against Trump's talking points.
3)
 These surveys are conducted by Ebrahim Mohseni of the University of Maryland. Here he is seen speaking at the Atlantic Council, a known pro-#Iran appeasement think tank.

Mohseni is known to have given speeches at IRGC Basij paramilitary events.
Read 8 tweets
Profile picture
Heshmat Alavi
@HeshmatAlavi
#BREAKING
Oct 22 - Beirut, #Lebanon
Sixth day of peaceful demonstrations against poverty, unemployment, government corruption & #Iran's influence through Hezbollah continues.

Reports indicate rallies in Tripoli, Sidon, Baalbek & other cities.
#UPDATE
Oct 22 - Tripoli, #Lebanon
More scenes of hundreds of thousands of people taking part in ongoing peaceful demonstrations calling for a revolution and the government to resign.
#UPDATE
Oct 22 - Beirut, #Lebanon
Protesters display a petition carrying thousands of signatures calling for the government to resign - via @Joyce_Karam.
Demonstrations gaining momentum and escalating across the country.
Read 4 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
Sotiri Dimpinoudis
@sotiridi
#Breaking: Just in - Russian president Putin, has announced that #Turkey can have the 35KM "Safe Zone" buffer area in #Syria, to "resettle" Syrian Refugees.
#Update: Just in - Russian president Putin, has said that it will be sending some Russian military police inside the 35 KM "Safe zone" buffer area after it has been taken in Northern #Syria, to monitor the situation in the region. #Turkey #Russia
#Breaking: Just in - The sheet of paper of agreements what has been reached for the "safe zone" buffer area in Northern #Syria, between the #Russia, #Turkey meeting with Turkish president Erodan and Russian president Putin in #Sochi tonight.
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Sotiri Dimpinoudis
@sotiridi
#Breaking: Reports coming out from a #SDF spokesperson, that they have agreed with #Russia and the Assad regime to hand over control of border cities of #Manbij and #Kobane in #Syria, amid the Turkish invasion into the country. #Turkey
#Update: Also the report says that SDF fighters will leave the area of #Manbij and #Kobane within hours to let the Assad regime Syrian Arab Army #SAA control the area.
#Update: Statement from a #SDF spokesperson allowing the Syrian Arab Army, who is controlled by the Assad regime and is the country main army force. To hand over control of the cities of #Manbij and #Kobani, to the Russians and Assad, to protect them from the Invasion of #Turkey
Read 21 tweets
Profile picture
Ruptly VU
@RuptlyVU
Turkish military began attacking Kurdish positions in north-east #Syria this week, days after US troops pulled back from the area.

Here's a detailed insight into the verification & validation work behind some of the footage we've published for our clients. #OSINT
On Monday [Oct 7] our cameraman filmed exclusive footage of US forces withdrawing from their position close to Tell Abyad near the Turkey-Syria border. Our footage shows the convoy moving through Tell Abyad.

Ruptly footage:
ruptly.tv/en/videos/2019…
Before filming, our cameraman sent us this image of him at the position where he filmed US forces assembled along the 712 highway, approx 6 kilometers to the east of Tell Abyad.
Read 80 tweets
Profile picture
Sputnik
@SputnikInt
Live Updates: Turkey's offensive Peace Spring in northeastern Syria begins

sptnkne.ws/9ZhK
UPDATE: President Erdogan announces beginning of Turkey's operation in Syria

@RTErdogan sptnkne.ws/9ZhK
MORE: People flee border Town in northeast Syria - eyewitness

sptnkne.ws/9ZhK
Read 36 tweets
Profile picture
Hassan Hassan
@hxhassan
#Breaking Turkey announces the start of its operation in the territory currently currently by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces
#Breaking

In a phone call, Russian president Putin urges Turkish president Erdogan to “assess the situation carefully” so that the Turkish operation does not hurt “peace efforts” in Syria (the Astana process).
The Turkish invasion, dubbed “Spring of Peace”, will likely be in stages over several months.

Probably a play on the word for one of the two towns, with large Arab population, that the operation might start with — Ras al-Ayn (Serê Kaniyê).
Read 39 tweets
Profile picture
AFP news agency
@AFP
#BREAKING US troops in northern Syria will no longer be near Turkish border: White House
#UPDATE @realDonaldTrump gives his blessing to a Turkish operation targeting Kurdish militants in northern Syria, saying the US will stand aside as Ankara launches its "long-planned" operation u.afp.com/JRU9
@realDonaldTrump #BREAKING US forces in Syria start Turkey border pullback: Kurds
Read 20 tweets

Trending hashtags

#Invasion #Idlib #Damascus #Hasakeh #Quneitra #Qamishli #SyrianArabArmy #protest #SDF #Turkish #Twitter #Syria #Turkey #Strasburg #Marseilles #sanctions #criminal #Sanction #Hysteria #Neoliberal #Erdogan #Türkiye #Trump #Iran #Finland
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!