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NEW -- 10 Takeaways from #Trump's Opening to #Syria.
There's lots to unpack analytically from a sudden & major opening for post #Assad #Syria.
Read here: www.syriaweekly.com/p/10-takeawa...
There's lots to unpack analytically from a sudden & major opening for post #Assad #Syria.
Read here: www.syriaweekly.com/p/10-takeawa...
10 Takeaways: Trump’s Opening to Syria
The profound implications of US engagement & sanctions removal
www.syriaweekly.com
May 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
NEW -- 10 Takeaways from #Trump's Opening to #Syria.
There's lots to unpack analytically from a sudden & major opening for post #Assad #Syria.
Read here: www.syriaweekly.com/p/10-takeawa...
There's lots to unpack analytically from a sudden & major opening for post #Assad #Syria.
Read here: www.syriaweekly.com/p/10-takeawa...
This week was hugely significant for #Syria's new gov't -- with official visits to #WashingtonDC & #NewYork resulting in a surge in diplomacy, new finance deals & investment openings.
#SyriaWeekly covers every meeting & outcome:
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
#SyriaWeekly covers every meeting & outcome:
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
Syria Weekly: April 22-29, 2025
Syrian Ministers come to the US & surge diplomacy; SDF-Damascus accord falters; sectarian tensions intensify; ISIS launches deadliest attack of 2025; & more.
www.syriaweekly.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This week was hugely significant for #Syria's new gov't -- with official visits to #WashingtonDC & #NewYork resulting in a surge in diplomacy, new finance deals & investment openings.
#SyriaWeekly covers every meeting & outcome:
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
#SyriaWeekly covers every meeting & outcome:
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
Since I started #SyriaWeekly 10 months ago, I've been blown away by the interest.
With ~50,000 views per month, we have subscribers in 109 countries around the world, including officials from 41 governments.
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With ~50,000 views per month, we have subscribers in 109 countries around the world, including officials from 41 governments.
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Syria Weekly | Charles Lister | Substack
A weekly newsletter covering all key developments within Syria's ongoing crisis. Click to read Syria Weekly, by Charles Lister, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
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April 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Since I started #SyriaWeekly 10 months ago, I've been blown away by the interest.
With ~50,000 views per month, we have subscribers in 109 countries around the world, including officials from 41 governments.
Subscribe! syriaweekly.com
With ~50,000 views per month, we have subscribers in 109 countries around the world, including officials from 41 governments.
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In the last 4 months of #Assad's rule, an average of 68 people were killed *every week* in acts of violence.
In the last 4 weeks, the average has been 49.
Last week was 24.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/weekly-dat...
In the last 4 weeks, the average has been 49.
Last week was 24.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/weekly-dat...
Weekly Data Update (April 15-22, 2025)
Violence drops to lowest level recorded since Assad’s fall; but dangers posed by ISIS & vigilante justice increasing.
www.syriaweekly.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In the last 4 months of #Assad's rule, an average of 68 people were killed *every week* in acts of violence.
In the last 4 weeks, the average has been 49.
Last week was 24.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/weekly-dat...
In the last 4 weeks, the average has been 49.
Last week was 24.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/weekly-dat...
NEW #SyriaWeekly -- Ahmed al-Sharaa travels to #Turkey, #UAE & #Qatar; #Saudi pays off #Syria's World Bank debts; Ahmed al-Awda's 8th Brigade dissolves in #Daraa; and #SDF-#Damascus de-escalation continues.
All the details & much more: www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
All the details & much more: www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
Syria Weekly: April 8-15, 2025
President Sharaa travels to Turkey, UAE & Qatar; Saudi pays off Syria's World Bank debts; Ahmed al-Awda's 8th Brigade dissolves in Daraa; and SDF-Damascus de-escalation continues.
www.syriaweekly.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW #SyriaWeekly -- Ahmed al-Sharaa travels to #Turkey, #UAE & #Qatar; #Saudi pays off #Syria's World Bank debts; Ahmed al-Awda's 8th Brigade dissolves in #Daraa; and #SDF-#Damascus de-escalation continues.
All the details & much more: www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
All the details & much more: www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
NEW -- #Syria's gov't started work this week, with a new Central Bank governor, ambassador reshuffles & a surge in #Druze engagement in #Suwayda.
#SyriaWeekly covers everything, in the latest newsletter:
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#SyriaWeekly covers everything, in the latest newsletter:
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Syria Weekly: April 1-8, 2025
Syria's new government starts work; Druze engagement intensifies; Israeli escalation spikes; ISIS attacks increase; and much more.
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April 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
NEW -- #Syria's gov't started work this week, with a new Central Bank governor, ambassador reshuffles & a surge in #Druze engagement in #Suwayda.
#SyriaWeekly covers everything, in the latest newsletter:
Subscribe: www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
#SyriaWeekly covers everything, in the latest newsletter:
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NEW -- #SyriaWeekly's latest data updates show armed violence increased 16% across #Syria over the past week.
Plus tracking actions by pro-#Assad insurgents, #ISIS, #Israel & kidnappings & UXO incidents.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/weekly-dat...
Plus tracking actions by pro-#Assad insurgents, #ISIS, #Israel & kidnappings & UXO incidents.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/weekly-dat...
Weekly Data Update (March 25-April 1, 2025)
Military violence increases; Israeli action continues; as security warnings lead to raids on pro-Assad insurgents around Damascus.
www.syriaweekly.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
NEW -- #SyriaWeekly's latest data updates show armed violence increased 16% across #Syria over the past week.
Plus tracking actions by pro-#Assad insurgents, #ISIS, #Israel & kidnappings & UXO incidents.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/weekly-dat...
Plus tracking actions by pro-#Assad insurgents, #ISIS, #Israel & kidnappings & UXO incidents.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/weekly-dat...
For years, #ISIS & #AlQaeda accused #HTS of complicity in US drone strikes in #Syria -- and for years, #HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has wanted a CT/security partnership with the U.S.
He may now have it.
Exclusive details: www.syriaweekly.com/p/us-begins-...
He may now have it.
Exclusive details: www.syriaweekly.com/p/us-begins-...
U.S. begins intel sharing with Syria's HTS-led transition
With one ISIS plot foiled, a look to the future... and the past
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January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW -- the EU has suspended all sanctions on #Syria related to air, land & sea shipping, as well as banking & energy for 12 months.
A good step, following on from US actions. A short 🧵:
A good step, following on from US actions. A short 🧵:
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW -- the EU has suspended all sanctions on #Syria related to air, land & sea shipping, as well as banking & energy for 12 months.
A good step, following on from US actions. A short 🧵:
A good step, following on from US actions. A short 🧵:
NEW -- the US has begun intel sharing with #Syria's #HTS-led transition, focused on countering #ISIS.
A huge move that comes after years of widely rumored #HTS CT collaboration with foreign states -- or just lots of coincidences.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/us-begins-...
A huge move that comes after years of widely rumored #HTS CT collaboration with foreign states -- or just lots of coincidences.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/us-begins-...
U.S. begins intel sharing with Syria's HTS-led transition
With one ISIS plot foiled, a look to the future... and the past
www.syriaweekly.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NEW -- the US has begun intel sharing with #Syria's #HTS-led transition, focused on countering #ISIS.
A huge move that comes after years of widely rumored #HTS CT collaboration with foreign states -- or just lots of coincidences.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/us-begins-...
A huge move that comes after years of widely rumored #HTS CT collaboration with foreign states -- or just lots of coincidences.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/us-begins-...
"While the lead role being played by #HTS in #Syria's transition undoubtedly raises many challenging questions, Ahmed al-Sharaa isn’t Bashar al-#Assad & #HTS isn’t Assad’s regime. Sanctions on one can't simply be transferred to the other."
www.syriaweekly.com/p/as-syria-r...
www.syriaweekly.com/p/as-syria-r...
As Syria Reaches Forward, Sanctions are Holding it Back
With needs higher than ever before, Syria's transition hangs on a knife edge
www.syriaweekly.com
January 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"While the lead role being played by #HTS in #Syria's transition undoubtedly raises many challenging questions, Ahmed al-Sharaa isn’t Bashar al-#Assad & #HTS isn’t Assad’s regime. Sanctions on one can't simply be transferred to the other."
www.syriaweekly.com/p/as-syria-r...
www.syriaweekly.com/p/as-syria-r...
To say a lot has happened in/around #Syria over the past week would be an understatement.
Today's NEW #SyriaWeekly update will catch you up on everything -- and this one is FREE access for all.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
Today's NEW #SyriaWeekly update will catch you up on everything -- and this one is FREE access for all.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
Syria Weekly: Dec 30 2024 -Jan 7, 2025
Syria's HTS-led transition goes international -- while conflict & transitional instability persists.
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January 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
To say a lot has happened in/around #Syria over the past week would be an understatement.
Today's NEW #SyriaWeekly update will catch you up on everything -- and this one is FREE access for all.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
Today's NEW #SyriaWeekly update will catch you up on everything -- and this one is FREE access for all.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-week...
The amount of disinformation doing the rounds on #Syria these days is stunning -- some is organized & by design, but much more is the result of simple ignorance.
To make matters worse, *very* few appear capable of distinguishing fact from fiction. A 🧵:
To make matters worse, *very* few appear capable of distinguishing fact from fiction. A 🧵:
December 31, 2024 at 2:04 PM
The amount of disinformation doing the rounds on #Syria these days is stunning -- some is organized & by design, but much more is the result of simple ignorance.
To make matters worse, *very* few appear capable of distinguishing fact from fiction. A 🧵:
To make matters worse, *very* few appear capable of distinguishing fact from fiction. A 🧵:
NEW -- #SyriaWeekly has the latest comprehensive guide to #Syria's #HTS-led transition, as well as everything else that's happened across #Syria over the past week.
There's a lot.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syrias-tra...
There's a lot.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syrias-tra...
Syria's Transition Surges Ahead
Plus More
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December 23, 2024 at 2:40 PM
NEW -- #SyriaWeekly has the latest comprehensive guide to #Syria's #HTS-led transition, as well as everything else that's happened across #Syria over the past week.
There's a lot.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syrias-tra...
There's a lot.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/syrias-tra...
Reposted
One of the best things I have read on Syria by @charleslister1.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/08/s...
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/08/s...
How the World Got Syria Wrong
The international community misjudged the strength of the Assad regime—and its fixation on an external political process is being overtaken by internal events.
foreignpolicy.com
December 15, 2024 at 6:38 PM
One of the best things I have read on Syria by @charleslister1.bsky.social
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/08/s...
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/08/s...
NEW -- "#Assad’s Regime Ends & An Uncertain Transition Begins"
- #SyriaWeekly has the ultimate, comprehensive guide on the fall of #Damascus & the rapidly moving transition now underway in #Syria.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/assads-reg...
- #SyriaWeekly has the ultimate, comprehensive guide on the fall of #Damascus & the rapidly moving transition now underway in #Syria.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/assads-reg...
Assad’s Regime Ends & An Uncertain Transition Begins
Dear readers,
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December 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
NEW -- "#Assad’s Regime Ends & An Uncertain Transition Begins"
- #SyriaWeekly has the ultimate, comprehensive guide on the fall of #Damascus & the rapidly moving transition now underway in #Syria.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/assads-reg...
- #SyriaWeekly has the ultimate, comprehensive guide on the fall of #Damascus & the rapidly moving transition now underway in #Syria.
www.syriaweekly.com/p/assads-reg...
"US foreign policy in the region could change on a dime... #Trump has already stated the US should have “nothing to do” with #Syria’s future. But to do nothing would give #ISIS a chance to surge once again."
My latest in the NY Times:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...
My latest in the NY Times:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...
Opinion | The Fall of al-Assad Increases the Risk of an ISIS Resurgence in Syria
With the fall of al-Assad’s regime, the risk of an ISIS resurgence increases.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:32 PM
"US foreign policy in the region could change on a dime... #Trump has already stated the US should have “nothing to do” with #Syria’s future. But to do nothing would give #ISIS a chance to surge once again."
My latest in the NY Times:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...
My latest in the NY Times:
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/o...
Reposted
🚨 NEW EPISODE – The chaos of our disordered world gives terror groups the cover they need to regroup.
🚨 @ejbeals.bsky.social talks to Middle East experts @ryanmofarrell.bsky.social & @charleslister1.bsky.social about the resurgent #IslamicState and what it means.
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🚨 @ejbeals.bsky.social talks to Middle East experts @ryanmofarrell.bsky.social & @charleslister1.bsky.social about the resurgent #IslamicState and what it means.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:12 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE – The chaos of our disordered world gives terror groups the cover they need to regroup.
🚨 @ejbeals.bsky.social talks to Middle East experts @ryanmofarrell.bsky.social & @charleslister1.bsky.social about the resurgent #IslamicState and what it means.
🚨 Listen now linktr.ee/DrillPod
🚨 @ejbeals.bsky.social talks to Middle East experts @ryanmofarrell.bsky.social & @charleslister1.bsky.social about the resurgent #IslamicState and what it means.
🚨 Listen now linktr.ee/DrillPod
Reposted
Unfortunately, Charles Lister isn’t on Bluesky (yet), but this is the best update on Syria you will find anywhere:
www.syriaweekly.com/p/special-sy...
www.syriaweekly.com/p/special-sy...
SPECIAL: Syria -- Nov 26-Dec 3, 2024
HTS & opposition take Aleppo city, doubling territory in 6 days
www.syriaweekly.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Unfortunately, Charles Lister isn’t on Bluesky (yet), but this is the best update on Syria you will find anywhere:
www.syriaweekly.com/p/special-sy...
www.syriaweekly.com/p/special-sy...