If you read between the lines, this means #Assad's economy was doing OK when #ISIS controlled the oil fields, but when the #SDF took them, the regime suffered.
That's quite an admission -- so perhaps the documented & sanctioned oil trade between #ISIS & #Assad really mattered!
That's quite an admission -- so perhaps the documented & sanctioned oil trade between #ISIS & #Assad really mattered!
https://twitter.com/joshua_landis/status/1377114954629718017
Just in case the tweets are deleted, here they are...
More broadly, #Assad's regime lost control of almost all its oil in 2014 -- 3yrs before this 'game-changing' moment cited from 2017.
In truth, @joshua_landis
& George Saghir are making a political, not analytical statement.
More broadly, #Assad's regime lost control of almost all its oil in 2014 -- 3yrs before this 'game-changing' moment cited from 2017.
In truth, @joshua_landis
& George Saghir are making a political, not analytical statement.
@joshua_landis If you want to be analytical (& truthful), take a look at the evolution of #Syria's economy -- like this chart by @Karam__Shaar shows.
Now, does October 2017 look like a game-changing moment? No.
Does the start of #Lebanon's banking crisis? Irrefutably, yes.
Now, does October 2017 look like a game-changing moment? No.
Does the start of #Lebanon's banking crisis? Irrefutably, yes.
@joshua_landis @Karam__Shaar When assessing levels of "meanness," I suspect #Assad's regime might just tip the balance... but maybe that's just me.
https://twitter.com/joshua_landis/status/1377255242933411840
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