Hetav Rojan
@hetavrojan.eu
Lecturer of Int’nat’l Security at University College Copenhagen. Guest analyst @diis.dk.
• Tracking how armed groups govern & manage political violence.
• Training practitioners in the security sector.
Priors: @ECFR.eu, Deloitte
• Tracking how armed groups govern & manage political violence.
• Training practitioners in the security sector.
Priors: @ECFR.eu, Deloitte
My report "Syria in Transition" is live.
This is a field guide to Syria 2.0. It maps how domestic and external actors are asserting control in competing power centres.
Made possible by @monakanwalsheikh.bsky.social, our team at @diis.dk & the peer reviewers. Thank you.
→ www.diis.dk/en/research/...
This is a field guide to Syria 2.0. It maps how domestic and external actors are asserting control in competing power centres.
Made possible by @monakanwalsheikh.bsky.social, our team at @diis.dk & the peer reviewers. Thank you.
→ www.diis.dk/en/research/...
August 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
My report "Syria in Transition" is live.
This is a field guide to Syria 2.0. It maps how domestic and external actors are asserting control in competing power centres.
Made possible by @monakanwalsheikh.bsky.social, our team at @diis.dk & the peer reviewers. Thank you.
→ www.diis.dk/en/research/...
This is a field guide to Syria 2.0. It maps how domestic and external actors are asserting control in competing power centres.
Made possible by @monakanwalsheikh.bsky.social, our team at @diis.dk & the peer reviewers. Thank you.
→ www.diis.dk/en/research/...
PKK’s leader wearing a greige Lacoste polo has absolutely broken my Kurdish WhatsApp channel.
www.rudaw.net/turkish/midd...
www.rudaw.net/turkish/midd...
July 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
PKK’s leader wearing a greige Lacoste polo has absolutely broken my Kurdish WhatsApp channel.
www.rudaw.net/turkish/midd...
www.rudaw.net/turkish/midd...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art returns sculptures to the Republic of Iraq.
www.metmuseum.org/press-releas...
www.metmuseum.org/press-releas...
May 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The Metropolitan Museum of Art returns sculptures to the Republic of Iraq.
www.metmuseum.org/press-releas...
www.metmuseum.org/press-releas...
Det stikker af i Tyrkiet denne uge.
PKK siger stop for væbnet konflikt. Putin og Zelensky siger (måske) hej til hinanden i Ankara i morgen. Og demonstrationerne imod Imamoglus fængsling fortsætter.
På DR2 Deadline havde de Tyrkiet på tapetet.
www.dr.dk/drtv/se/dead...
PKK siger stop for væbnet konflikt. Putin og Zelensky siger (måske) hej til hinanden i Ankara i morgen. Og demonstrationerne imod Imamoglus fængsling fortsætter.
På DR2 Deadline havde de Tyrkiet på tapetet.
www.dr.dk/drtv/se/dead...
May 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Det stikker af i Tyrkiet denne uge.
PKK siger stop for væbnet konflikt. Putin og Zelensky siger (måske) hej til hinanden i Ankara i morgen. Og demonstrationerne imod Imamoglus fængsling fortsætter.
På DR2 Deadline havde de Tyrkiet på tapetet.
www.dr.dk/drtv/se/dead...
PKK siger stop for væbnet konflikt. Putin og Zelensky siger (måske) hej til hinanden i Ankara i morgen. Og demonstrationerne imod Imamoglus fængsling fortsætter.
På DR2 Deadline havde de Tyrkiet på tapetet.
www.dr.dk/drtv/se/dead...
The de-YPGification has started.
YPG exits Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud & Ashrafiyyah zones.
Security duties handed to local Internal Security Forces part of the AANES.
YPG exits Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud & Ashrafiyyah zones.
Security duties handed to local Internal Security Forces part of the AANES.
April 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The de-YPGification has started.
YPG exits Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud & Ashrafiyyah zones.
Security duties handed to local Internal Security Forces part of the AANES.
YPG exits Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsoud & Ashrafiyyah zones.
Security duties handed to local Internal Security Forces part of the AANES.
Rubio met with Fidan on sidelines of NATO FM meeting in Brussels.
April 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Rubio met with Fidan on sidelines of NATO FM meeting in Brussels.
Damascus: Here’s the live feed as Sheraa unveils his new government 🍿
www.facebook.com/AlekhbariahS...
www.facebook.com/AlekhbariahS...
March 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Damascus: Here’s the live feed as Sheraa unveils his new government 🍿
www.facebook.com/AlekhbariahS...
www.facebook.com/AlekhbariahS...
Syria’s new government is set to be announced tonight at 10pm local time.
Here are some takes coming out of Damascus.
HT: Hamidi from al-Majalla. Couldn't find profile on Bsky.
x.com/ibrahimhamidi
Here are some takes coming out of Damascus.
HT: Hamidi from al-Majalla. Couldn't find profile on Bsky.
x.com/ibrahimhamidi
March 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Syria’s new government is set to be announced tonight at 10pm local time.
Here are some takes coming out of Damascus.
HT: Hamidi from al-Majalla. Couldn't find profile on Bsky.
x.com/ibrahimhamidi
Here are some takes coming out of Damascus.
HT: Hamidi from al-Majalla. Couldn't find profile on Bsky.
x.com/ibrahimhamidi
Implementation is key. But the performative effect of this olive branch is important. Even if it does not lead to lasting political change, the agreement itself serves as a statement of intent, a negotiating tool, and a means of asserting legitimacy on both sides.
March 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Implementation is key. But the performative effect of this olive branch is important. Even if it does not lead to lasting political change, the agreement itself serves as a statement of intent, a negotiating tool, and a means of asserting legitimacy on both sides.
Reuters: SDF signs agreement w/ Damascus.
"...all civilian and military institutions in northeast Syria will be integrated within the state, which will thus take over control of borders, airports and oil and gas fields."
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
"...all civilian and military institutions in northeast Syria will be integrated within the state, which will thus take over control of borders, airports and oil and gas fields."
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
March 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reuters: SDF signs agreement w/ Damascus.
"...all civilian and military institutions in northeast Syria will be integrated within the state, which will thus take over control of borders, airports and oil and gas fields."
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
"...all civilian and military institutions in northeast Syria will be integrated within the state, which will thus take over control of borders, airports and oil and gas fields."
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Mit take i P1 om Tyrkiets rolle i tvisten ml. Ukraine vs Trump&Putin.
Ankaras mæglerrolle giver økonomisk afkast:
Tyrkiet får unik adgang til store genopbygningskontrakter fra Ukraine, og Rusland investerer massivt i den hårdt ramte tyrkiske økonomi gennem energisektoren.
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/p1-or...
Ankaras mæglerrolle giver økonomisk afkast:
Tyrkiet får unik adgang til store genopbygningskontrakter fra Ukraine, og Rusland investerer massivt i den hårdt ramte tyrkiske økonomi gennem energisektoren.
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/p1-or...
February 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Mit take i P1 om Tyrkiets rolle i tvisten ml. Ukraine vs Trump&Putin.
Ankaras mæglerrolle giver økonomisk afkast:
Tyrkiet får unik adgang til store genopbygningskontrakter fra Ukraine, og Rusland investerer massivt i den hårdt ramte tyrkiske økonomi gennem energisektoren.
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/p1-or...
Ankaras mæglerrolle giver økonomisk afkast:
Tyrkiet får unik adgang til store genopbygningskontrakter fra Ukraine, og Rusland investerer massivt i den hårdt ramte tyrkiske økonomi gennem energisektoren.
www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/p1-or...
Extraordinary: Assad writes from Moscow.
The ex-president insists he never 'considered stepping down' — just stepping onto a plane to Moscow ✈︎
Full document via Syrian Presidency's Telegram.
t.me/SyrianPresid...
The ex-president insists he never 'considered stepping down' — just stepping onto a plane to Moscow ✈︎
Full document via Syrian Presidency's Telegram.
t.me/SyrianPresid...
December 16, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Extraordinary: Assad writes from Moscow.
The ex-president insists he never 'considered stepping down' — just stepping onto a plane to Moscow ✈︎
Full document via Syrian Presidency's Telegram.
t.me/SyrianPresid...
The ex-president insists he never 'considered stepping down' — just stepping onto a plane to Moscow ✈︎
Full document via Syrian Presidency's Telegram.
t.me/SyrianPresid...
Remember: Verify. Pixels lie.
This is AI-generated and not from Assad's secret prisons.
It's a TikTok screenshot showing a man emerging from a hole holding a large spider. The video is clearly AI; the hands holding the spider aren't attached to his body.
ca.news.yahoo.com/image-prison...
This is AI-generated and not from Assad's secret prisons.
It's a TikTok screenshot showing a man emerging from a hole holding a large spider. The video is clearly AI; the hands holding the spider aren't attached to his body.
ca.news.yahoo.com/image-prison...
December 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Remember: Verify. Pixels lie.
This is AI-generated and not from Assad's secret prisons.
It's a TikTok screenshot showing a man emerging from a hole holding a large spider. The video is clearly AI; the hands holding the spider aren't attached to his body.
ca.news.yahoo.com/image-prison...
This is AI-generated and not from Assad's secret prisons.
It's a TikTok screenshot showing a man emerging from a hole holding a large spider. The video is clearly AI; the hands holding the spider aren't attached to his body.
ca.news.yahoo.com/image-prison...
Today’s developments in North Syria, where SNA-SDF are in active combat:
• UAV targeted admin building of self-governing body AANES.
• SNA is winning ground in Manbij and have moved into neighborhoods, pushing SDF back towards Euphrates River.
via local reports.
• UAV targeted admin building of self-governing body AANES.
• SNA is winning ground in Manbij and have moved into neighborhoods, pushing SDF back towards Euphrates River.
via local reports.
December 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Today’s developments in North Syria, where SNA-SDF are in active combat:
• UAV targeted admin building of self-governing body AANES.
• SNA is winning ground in Manbij and have moved into neighborhoods, pushing SDF back towards Euphrates River.
via local reports.
• UAV targeted admin building of self-governing body AANES.
• SNA is winning ground in Manbij and have moved into neighborhoods, pushing SDF back towards Euphrates River.
via local reports.
While Homs is in the spotlight, Turkey-backed SNA launches three-pronged attack on SDF positions around Manbij.
Clashes reported in villages of Jubb Makhzoum, Al-Hota, Jableh Al-Hamra, and Tal Taurine.
Clashes reported in villages of Jubb Makhzoum, Al-Hota, Jableh Al-Hamra, and Tal Taurine.
December 7, 2024 at 2:45 PM
While Homs is in the spotlight, Turkey-backed SNA launches three-pronged attack on SDF positions around Manbij.
Clashes reported in villages of Jubb Makhzoum, Al-Hota, Jableh Al-Hamra, and Tal Taurine.
Clashes reported in villages of Jubb Makhzoum, Al-Hota, Jableh Al-Hamra, and Tal Taurine.
Just putting this here for fun.
← Left: French mandate for Syria & Lebanon in 1922.
→ Right: Syria now in 2024.
Sources: NYTimes/Janes; Philip S Khoury: Syria and the French Mandate (1987, Princeton U Press)
← Left: French mandate for Syria & Lebanon in 1922.
→ Right: Syria now in 2024.
Sources: NYTimes/Janes; Philip S Khoury: Syria and the French Mandate (1987, Princeton U Press)
December 7, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Just putting this here for fun.
← Left: French mandate for Syria & Lebanon in 1922.
→ Right: Syria now in 2024.
Sources: NYTimes/Janes; Philip S Khoury: Syria and the French Mandate (1987, Princeton U Press)
← Left: French mandate for Syria & Lebanon in 1922.
→ Right: Syria now in 2024.
Sources: NYTimes/Janes; Philip S Khoury: Syria and the French Mandate (1987, Princeton U Press)
Abandoned Syrian Air Force planes at Hama military airport on Friday.
Ghaith Alsayed/AP
Ghaith Alsayed/AP
December 7, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Abandoned Syrian Air Force planes at Hama military airport on Friday.
Ghaith Alsayed/AP
Ghaith Alsayed/AP
Who controls what in Syria?
The Congressional Research Service drops a map that's more granular than most maps we've seen the past week.
CSR/Janes. Dec 3.
crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
The Congressional Research Service drops a map that's more granular than most maps we've seen the past week.
CSR/Janes. Dec 3.
crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
December 4, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Who controls what in Syria?
The Congressional Research Service drops a map that's more granular than most maps we've seen the past week.
CSR/Janes. Dec 3.
crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
The Congressional Research Service drops a map that's more granular than most maps we've seen the past week.
CSR/Janes. Dec 3.
crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
Here's an updated map of territorial control in Syria.
Dec 2nd via NYT/Janes.
www.nytimes.com/article/syri...
Dec 2nd via NYT/Janes.
www.nytimes.com/article/syri...
December 4, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Here's an updated map of territorial control in Syria.
Dec 2nd via NYT/Janes.
www.nytimes.com/article/syri...
Dec 2nd via NYT/Janes.
www.nytimes.com/article/syri...
First glimpse of IDPs evacuating from Shahba Halab/Aleppo.
Image reportedly taken at Tabqa crossing held by SDF.
via @Mustafa_Alali2 on twitter.
x.com/Mustafa_Alal...
Image reportedly taken at Tabqa crossing held by SDF.
via @Mustafa_Alali2 on twitter.
x.com/Mustafa_Alal...
December 2, 2024 at 2:01 PM
First glimpse of IDPs evacuating from Shahba Halab/Aleppo.
Image reportedly taken at Tabqa crossing held by SDF.
via @Mustafa_Alali2 on twitter.
x.com/Mustafa_Alal...
Image reportedly taken at Tabqa crossing held by SDF.
via @Mustafa_Alali2 on twitter.
x.com/Mustafa_Alal...
📸Mahmoud Hasano/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix.
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
📸Mahmoud Hasano/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix.
»Tearing down a banner of President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on Saturday.«
📸.Mohammed Al-Rifai/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
📸.Mohammed Al-Rifai/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
»Tearing down a banner of President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on Saturday.«
📸.Mohammed Al-Rifai/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
📸.Mohammed Al-Rifai/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
📸Omar Haj Kadour/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
📸Omar Haj Kadour/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
»Iranian missiles were visible from a passenger plane overflying a launch site near Shiraz in the south of the country on Oct. 1.«
NY POST via WSJ www.wsj.com/business/air...
NY POST via WSJ www.wsj.com/business/air...
November 22, 2024 at 9:19 AM
»Iranian missiles were visible from a passenger plane overflying a launch site near Shiraz in the south of the country on Oct. 1.«
NY POST via WSJ www.wsj.com/business/air...
NY POST via WSJ www.wsj.com/business/air...
We out here.
Brutalist architecture reminiscent of Birkenhalz’ Kugelhaus in Dresden built 1928, destroyed 1938.
This is the Directorate for Culture and Arts. Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Brutalist architecture reminiscent of Birkenhalz’ Kugelhaus in Dresden built 1928, destroyed 1938.
This is the Directorate for Culture and Arts. Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
November 21, 2024 at 3:31 PM
We out here.
Brutalist architecture reminiscent of Birkenhalz’ Kugelhaus in Dresden built 1928, destroyed 1938.
This is the Directorate for Culture and Arts. Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Brutalist architecture reminiscent of Birkenhalz’ Kugelhaus in Dresden built 1928, destroyed 1938.
This is the Directorate for Culture and Arts. Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.