Amberin Zaman
@amberinzaman.bsky.social
Chief Correspondent Al Monitor
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NEW podcast: Thousands slaughtered in el-Fasher as Sudan’s conflict deepens, driven by regional rivalries
Kholood Khair spoke with @amberinzaman.bsky.social on atrocities in Sudan's el-Fasher and the regional interests fueling the war. Listen to the full episode: al-monitor.com/podcasts/tho...
Kholood Khair spoke with @amberinzaman.bsky.social on atrocities in Sudan's el-Fasher and the regional interests fueling the war. Listen to the full episode: al-monitor.com/podcasts/tho...
October 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW podcast: Thousands slaughtered in el-Fasher as Sudan’s conflict deepens, driven by regional rivalries
Kholood Khair spoke with @amberinzaman.bsky.social on atrocities in Sudan's el-Fasher and the regional interests fueling the war. Listen to the full episode: al-monitor.com/podcasts/tho...
Kholood Khair spoke with @amberinzaman.bsky.social on atrocities in Sudan's el-Fasher and the regional interests fueling the war. Listen to the full episode: al-monitor.com/podcasts/tho...
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Mavi Hat - 20 - Gazeteci Sarkis Kassarjian @sarkiska.bsky.social ve Amberin Zaman @amberinzaman.bsky.social ile konuştuk.
📌Amerika Şam-SDG mücadelesine nasıl bakıyor?
📌Rusya'nın Suriye'ye dönüşü sahayı nasıl etkiler?
Abone olmayı unutmayın!
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📌Amerika Şam-SDG mücadelesine nasıl bakıyor?
📌Rusya'nın Suriye'ye dönüşü sahayı nasıl etkiler?
Abone olmayı unutmayın!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Us2...
Mavi Hat - 20 - Gazeteci Sarkis Kassargian ve Amberin Zaman ile bölge gündemini konuşuyoruz
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October 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Mavi Hat - 20 - Gazeteci Sarkis Kassarjian @sarkiska.bsky.social ve Amberin Zaman @amberinzaman.bsky.social ile konuştuk.
📌Amerika Şam-SDG mücadelesine nasıl bakıyor?
📌Rusya'nın Suriye'ye dönüşü sahayı nasıl etkiler?
Abone olmayı unutmayın!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Us2...
📌Amerika Şam-SDG mücadelesine nasıl bakıyor?
📌Rusya'nın Suriye'ye dönüşü sahayı nasıl etkiler?
Abone olmayı unutmayın!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Us2...
In my latest from Syria I describe how the new editor in chief of a longtime Assad mouthpiece is trying to shake things up’: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Former Assad mouthpiece Al-Thawra to test limits of Syria's new rulers
Despite the fall of Assad, Al-Thawra struggles to shed its propaganda legacy, as new editor Nour al-Din al-Ismail works to professionalize the state-owned paper amid a culture of fear and entrenched h...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
In my latest from Syria I describe how the new editor in chief of a longtime Assad mouthpiece is trying to shake things up’: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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EXCLUSIVE: PKK leader Ocalan appeals to Iraqi Kurdistan president for help in Turkey peace talks
Via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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PKK leader Ocalan appeals to Iraqi Kurdistan president for help in Turkey peace talks
In a letter shared exclusively with Al-Monitor, the jailed PKK leader asks Barzani to help advance negotiations aimed at ending decades of conflict with Turkey.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
EXCLUSIVE: PKK leader Ocalan appeals to Iraqi Kurdistan president for help in Turkey peace talks
Via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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Via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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What’s next for US-Turkey ties as Trump chats F-35s, Syria with Erdogan? @adamlucente.bsky.social & @amberinzaman.bsky.social discuss in the Al-Monitor Brief
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What’s next for US-Turkey ties as Trump chats F-35s, Syria with Erdogan?
Al-Monitor’s senior international correspondent, Amberin Zaman, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
What’s next for US-Turkey ties as Trump chats F-35s, Syria with Erdogan? @adamlucente.bsky.social & @amberinzaman.bsky.social discuss in the Al-Monitor Brief
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My comments included in @amberinzaman.bsky.social's write up in advance of the Trump-Erdogan meeting
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Turkey’s Erdogan eyes F-35s, Kurdish concessions in White House talks with Trump
Erdogan is pressing Washington for a return to the F-35 program and a rollback of US support for Kurdish forces, even as Congress signals resistance.
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September 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
My comments included in @amberinzaman.bsky.social's write up in advance of the Trump-Erdogan meeting
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"Why Turkey and Damascus will eventually accept Kurdish self-rule" with @meghanbodette.bsky.social and @amberinzaman.bsky.social. [4/5]
Why Turkey and Damascus will eventually accept Kurdish self-rule
Turkey and the interim Syrian government fiercely oppose Kurdish self-rule. Researcher Meghan Bodette argues that the current dynamics will force them into changing tack, with all sides reaping the be...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:51 AM
"Why Turkey and Damascus will eventually accept Kurdish self-rule" with @meghanbodette.bsky.social and @amberinzaman.bsky.social. [4/5]
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Suriye Kürtleri Şam ve Ankara ile anlaşabilecek mi? Amberin Zaman anlatıyor (Video) medyascope.tv/2025/08/07/s...
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Amberin Zaman ile söyleşi: Suriye Kürtleri Şam ve Ankara ile anlaşabilecek mi? - Medyascope
Ruşen Çakır'ın konuğu Amberin Zaman, Suriye Kürtleri Şam ve Ankara ile anlaşabilecek mi? sorusunu yanıtladı.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Suriye Kürtleri Şam ve Ankara ile anlaşabilecek mi? Amberin Zaman anlatıyor (Video) medyascope.tv/2025/08/07/s...
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@amberinzaman.bsky.social interviews @valinasr.bsky.social on the Iranian regime's resilience in the wake of Israeli and American bombing
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Iran was battered by Israel and US, but its regime is intact as Iranians rally around flag, says Vali Nasr
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman · Episode
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June 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@amberinzaman.bsky.social interviews @valinasr.bsky.social on the Iranian regime's resilience in the wake of Israeli and American bombing
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As the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fourth day, Turkey, the region’s leading Sunni power, is faced with an array of opportunities and risks. @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Risks outweigh opportunity for Turkey as Israel-Iran conflict escalates
Turkey’s economy and border security face acute risks as the Israel-Iran war fuels Kurdish unrest and disrupts vital energy supplies.
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June 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
As the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its fourth day, Turkey, the region’s leading Sunni power, is faced with an array of opportunities and risks. @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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NEW podcast: Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran
@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi as the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day: www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/isr...
@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi as the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day: www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/isr...
Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran
As the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day, there are growing signs that the United States will intervene on the side of its Israeli allies. Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi says Israel is aiming...
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June 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
NEW podcast: Israel wants regime change or a failed state in Iran
@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi as the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day: www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/isr...
@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Iranian scholar Hamidreza Azizi as the Iran-Israel conflict enters its fifth day: www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/isr...
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NEW: Armenia's Pashinyan, Turkey's Erdogan to hold 'historic' talks amid Iran-Israel war
The meeting comes as both countries weigh the fallout of a widening regional conflict and rising tensions along their shared border with Iran. via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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The meeting comes as both countries weigh the fallout of a widening regional conflict and rising tensions along their shared border with Iran. via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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June 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEW: Armenia's Pashinyan, Turkey's Erdogan to hold 'historic' talks amid Iran-Israel war
The meeting comes as both countries weigh the fallout of a widening regional conflict and rising tensions along their shared border with Iran. via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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The meeting comes as both countries weigh the fallout of a widening regional conflict and rising tensions along their shared border with Iran. via @amberinzaman.bsky.social
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Pathetic the lack of traction this story gets on this platform which is billed as serious. @bsky.app 👎👎👎
Cihan, a 26-year-old reporter for the Syrian Kurdish Hawar News Agency, and Nazim Dastan, a 33-year-old freelancer, were killed on Dec. 19, when an unmanned aerial vehicle struck their car in the Sirrin district near the city of Kobani on the Turkish border
Turkey’s War on Journalists Turns Deadly www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
June 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Pathetic the lack of traction this story gets on this platform which is billed as serious. @bsky.app 👎👎👎
Cihan, a 26-year-old reporter for the Syrian Kurdish Hawar News Agency, and Nazim Dastan, a 33-year-old freelancer, were killed on Dec. 19, when an unmanned aerial vehicle struck their car in the Sirrin district near the city of Kobani on the Turkish border
Turkey’s War on Journalists Turns Deadly www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Families of Kurdish journalists slain in suspected Turkish drone strike in Syria want their remains
Ankara’s refusal to repatriate the journalists' remains underscores the political stakes of acknowledging the drone strike.
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June 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Cihan, a 26-year-old reporter for the Syrian Kurdish Hawar News Agency, and Nazim Dastan, a 33-year-old freelancer, were killed on Dec. 19, when an unmanned aerial vehicle struck their car in the Sirrin district near the city of Kobani on the Turkish border
Turkey’s War on Journalists Turns Deadly www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Families of Kurdish journalists slain in suspected Turkish drone strike in Syria want their remains
Ankara’s refusal to repatriate the journalists' remains underscores the political stakes of acknowledging the drone strike.
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June 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Turkey’s War on Journalists Turns Deadly www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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🎙️ New podcast: Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK
Turkish lawmaker Cengiz Candar spoke with host
@amberinzaman.bsky.social on the many risks and opportunities ahead for Turkey and Syria. ⬇️ t.co/mTd2Bi8TX8
Turkish lawmaker Cengiz Candar spoke with host
@amberinzaman.bsky.social on the many risks and opportunities ahead for Turkey and Syria. ⬇️ t.co/mTd2Bi8TX8
https://www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/why-trumps-bromance-erdogan-risk-syrias-kurds-turkey-seeks-dismantle-pkk
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May 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🎙️ New podcast: Why Trump’s bromance with Erdogan is risk to Syria’s Kurds as Turkey seeks to dismantle PKK
Turkish lawmaker Cengiz Candar spoke with host
@amberinzaman.bsky.social on the many risks and opportunities ahead for Turkey and Syria. ⬇️ t.co/mTd2Bi8TX8
Turkish lawmaker Cengiz Candar spoke with host
@amberinzaman.bsky.social on the many risks and opportunities ahead for Turkey and Syria. ⬇️ t.co/mTd2Bi8TX8
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NEW: Turkey's Erdogan angles to retain power despite denying plans for third term
As Turkey's president touts democratic reform, critics say he’s laying the groundwork to bypass term limits, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes.
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As Turkey's president touts democratic reform, critics say he’s laying the groundwork to bypass term limits, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes.
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Turkey's Erdogan angles to retain power despite denying plans for third term
As Turkey's president touts democratic reform, critics say he’s laying the groundwork to bypass term limits.
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May 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
NEW: Turkey's Erdogan angles to retain power despite denying plans for third term
As Turkey's president touts democratic reform, critics say he’s laying the groundwork to bypass term limits, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
As Turkey's president touts democratic reform, critics say he’s laying the groundwork to bypass term limits, @amberinzaman.bsky.social writes.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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Speaking to Al-Monitor's @amberinzaman.bsky.social at an Al-Monitor Global Institute event in Washington, Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani urged Kurdish unity and said Damascus must prove it can lead a divided Syria: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani backs cautious engagement with Syria’s new rulers
Speaking at an Al-Monitor Global Institute Event in Washington, Barzani urged Kurdish unity and said Damascus must prove it can lead a divided Syria.
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May 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Speaking to Al-Monitor's @amberinzaman.bsky.social at an Al-Monitor Global Institute event in Washington, Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani urged Kurdish unity and said Damascus must prove it can lead a divided Syria: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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DAANES negotiator told @amberinzaman.bsky.social several days ago that a deal over Tishrin yet to be reached
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Syrian Kurdish negotiator Yusuf: No agreement yet with Damascus on Tishreen Dam
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks.
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May 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
DAANES negotiator told @amberinzaman.bsky.social several days ago that a deal over Tishrin yet to be reached
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EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Kurdish negotiator Yusuf: No agreement yet with Damascus on Tishreen Dam
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks, @amberinzaman.bsky.social reports.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks, @amberinzaman.bsky.social reports.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Syrian Kurdish negotiator Yusuf: No agreement yet with Damascus on Tishreen Dam
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks.
www.al-monitor.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Syrian Kurdish negotiator Yusuf: No agreement yet with Damascus on Tishreen Dam
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks, @amberinzaman.bsky.social reports.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Syria’s interim president has sparked Kurdish fears of being sidelined in future talks, @amberinzaman.bsky.social reports.
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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New podcast: Kashmir conflict a reminder of why Saudi Arabia & other Gulf nations favor India over Pakistan
@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad, former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/kas...
@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad, former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/kas...
Kashmir conflict a reminder of why Saudi Arabia & other Gulf nations favor India over Pakistan
Talmiz Ahmad, a former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, explains why Gulf nations led by Saudi Arabia tilt in favor of India despite long-running ties with Muslim Pakistan. Pak...
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May 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New podcast: Kashmir conflict a reminder of why Saudi Arabia & other Gulf nations favor India over Pakistan
@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad, former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/kas...
@amberinzaman.bsky.social spoke with Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad, former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. www.al-monitor.com/podcasts/kas...
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As always, @amberinzaman.bsky.social has the best reporting in English on the forthcoming PKK deal and what it may or may not include: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
PKK holds congress in response to Ocalan's call to end war with Turkey
The PKK announced that it had held a congress in Iraqi Kurdistan, most likely to decide on disbanding after its leader's call to end its insurgency.
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May 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
As always, @amberinzaman.bsky.social has the best reporting in English on the forthcoming PKK deal and what it may or may not include: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...