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Ömer Özkizilcik Profile picture
Ömer Özkizilcik
@OmerOzkizilcik
Türkçe Araştırmaları Direktörü @OmranDirasat, Non-Resident Fellow @AtlanticCouncil, Genel Yayın Yönetmeni @suriyegundemi_ My tweets are my personal opinion.
Apr 5 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
The benefits of knowing the realities on the ground:

Sheikh Hannavi - one of the 3 religious leaders of Syrian Druze - met with the appointed governor of Suwayda. Sheikh Hannavi was known to be apolitical months ago. Together with Sheikh Jarbuwa, who is very strongly defending to work with Damascus, they will counter balance the religious role of Sheikh Hajari. The Druze military factions are all - except for the newly founded small Suwayda Military Council - pro Damascus as well.

Sheikh Hajari who rejected the appointment of the governor is more and more isolated among the Druze.

By betting on Hajari only, Israel is miscalculating.Image
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Image This goes even worse for Israeli policy than I anticipated.

Sheikh Hajari has also met with the appointed governor of Suwayda and stated his support to him as a bridge between the government and Suwayda. Image
Oct 2, 2019 • 18 tweets • 7 min read
(A thread)

How has the demographics of Syria changed? How many live outside of the Assad regimes control?

How many live

- as refugees
- in opposition areas
- in SDF/YPG areas

World Bank estimated Syria's population to be 21,082,966 in 2011 and to number 16,906,283 in 2018 According to UNHCR the number of Syrian refugees (not counting those in Europe) is currently at 5,642,322. Most of them reside in Turkey, followed by Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.
May 3, 2019 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
My latest for @TheNewTurkey about the demonstrations in Deir Ezzor against the YPG, the reasons behind them and the ongoing ISIS insurgency in the region. To the end of the article, I argue that Deir Ezzor should become an opposition stronghold again:

thenewturkey.org/the-occupation… "The local people of Deir Ezzor, driven by tribal dynamics, organized wide-scaled demonstrations against the YPG-dominated governance in their areas. The demonstrators cut off roads from Deir Ezzor to Hasakah and burned tires."
Dec 29, 2017 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
Regime forces and allied militias captured strategic Abu Dali village and Hamdaniyah village from Syrian rebels and #HTS. Regime is also assaulting on #Athsan: wikimapia.org/#lang=tr&lat=3… Abu Dali was a black market hub where civilians and rebels bought important stuffs from corrupt regime local warlords. After assault of #HTS into the city, this supply road was cut