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BREAKING: #IRAQ OFFICIAL TV ANNOUNCES #IRAN IRGC LEADER QASSEM SULEIMANI IS ASSASSINATED.

ALSO KILLED HEAD OF KATAIB HEZBOLLAH ABU MEHDI MUHANDIS
Hard to understate how big this is

• Qassem Suleimani is Iran’s most powerful mil figure in Region
• He runs Iran’s proxies in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq
• Both men designated by US as Terrorist
• Muhandis was at US embassy attack protest, calls himself “Suleimani soldier”
In some circles Suleimani talked about as possible heir to Iran supreme leader.

Whoever carried this out has opened a different phase of confrontation with Iran inside Iraq and out...
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Joyce Karam
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A sight to behold from Beirut #Lebanon tonight. Women lead a candlelight march for change in downtown.

The noise you hear is pots and pans...Exceptional time for country. Protests in week 3:
#Lebanon uprising has been a far reaching cry for major changes in system, but these demands relate particularly to women:

1-Allow women to pass citizenship to their children. Now not allowed
2-End Child marriage
3-Put In place stronger anti Harassment + anti marital rape laws
Speaking of #Lebanon & #Iraq Protests, if you are in Washington DC next week, join us for this timely panel @MiddleEastInst to discuss the youth uprisings.

Wednesday, 11/13, 3-3:50 pm: mei.edu/events/middle-…
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Joyce Karam
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Middle East this a.m:

• Bolton’s visit to Turkey Implodes: Erdogan cancels mtg, no Syria agreement
• Russia starts Patrols in Manbij
• Pompeo in Egypt Ahead of speech
• Egypt to host 2019 African Cup ⚽️
• Storm “Norma” ravages Lebanon
• Griffiths to brief UNSC on Yemen
Once again on Syria , no clear direction from US. Erdogan unhappy that Bolton said US wants to protect Kurds (Trump said it before). Pompeo will try his hand in Egypt & GCC.

Photo of Dunford, Bolton and Jeffrey from meeting in Turkey today (Anadolu):
Russia patrols in Manbij Syria are a big deal. Moscow once again, using US-Turkey quarreling, uncertainty in Trump position, tension in Kurdish-US relations to its advantage in a terrain it knows well.

It has already hosted a Kurdish delegation to Moscow.
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Joyce Karam
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On US and Syria : Trump is pitching one message but Bolton is driving another. US officials in Syria telling Kurds one thing but US official Jeffrey in Washington is signaling another.

Pentagon has no response and State Department is trying to scramble all messages together.
Given the constant contradictions coming from inside Trump Administration, expect Pompeo & Bolton to face tough questioning on Middle East trip.

Do they speak for the President? Is US withdrawing/staying/letting Iran do whatever it wants/countering Iran or undecided?
On the ground, Russia & Assad wasting no time, using US inconsistencies to their advantage.

As @ibrahimhamidi reports, Kurdish delegation went to Moscow for mediation to reach deal w Assad. Meanwhile US officials now asking Kurds to hold back after offering no promises earlier
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