With a swift offensive against a Kurdish-led militia last weekend, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa proved himself once again to be a bold military tactician and a gambler willing to risk his relationship with the U.S. to achieve his aims. W #jmalsin

“..Dror Kurlander, a dairy farmer from Beit Hillel, an agricultural community near the border with Lebanon, said he expects Hezbollah to break the truce. “We are not calm,” he said,..”
Ceasefire in Lebanon reported by @jmalsin @AnatPeled1

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Russia said it is withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal, raising concerns about a key link in the global food supply chain https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-says-it-is-pulling-out-of-ukraine-grain-deal-68190d1?st=vq9usl6z9ikfdyy via @WSJ Very important news - thanks to @jmalsin.

“That’s my son! That’s my son!” screamed a woman, causing a ripple in the crowd. The mother, Damascus resident Amira Homsi, recognized her son from a pair of star tattoos on his chest…”

A chilling report by @jmalsin from #Saydnaya prison

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MORE #SIGNALCHAT ..
#USPILOTS furious at #HEGSETH
for disclosing operat details
But Hegseth’s refusal to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information was even worse.

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ALSO All #Intell in #SignalChat was from #Israel
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at the White House"
@nancyayoussef @jmalsin

Our new report with @jmalsin on how the Syrian rebel offensive effects Turkey geopolitically.

““Everybody should be working to get a cease-fire as quickly as possible. That means getting the Turks on board…”+

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“..Now, Dayekh feels a flood of complicated emotions as he watches Israeli airstrikes hit the neighborhood. He had yearned for change in Lebanon, he said—but not like this…”

@jmalsin poignant report from Beirut

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“..The cessation of hostilities in Lebanon would begin on the first day of the agreement following an announcement that would likely take place in Paris, Bou Saab said…”

By @jmalsin and @adamchams

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Front page coverage on Kherson today inc @wsj article by @jmalsin and colleague.

@jmalsin: The Israeli military told these two mothers that their sons, a pair of soldiers, had been murdered in Hamas captivity in Gaza. Top military officials later acknowledged the truth: their sons were killed in as a result of an Israeli airstrike in November: https://t.co/E5UpkT57Qq

RT @jmalsin: Israeli airstrike kills one in #Gaza | Maan | <a href="http://maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=528651" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=528651 [How many times have I written this story? Tweeted it?]

Rebels' Gains In Syria Imperil Assad, Threaten Regional Order

▫Airstrikes aim to weaken supply lines feeding a resurgent Islamist rebel movement
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#frontpagestoday #USA @wsj.com

pleasure to speak with @jmalsin for this article on #Ukraine & its grain exports. @UMassAmherst @informs

Le deal qui a permis aux combattants de l’EI (locaux et étrangers) de quitter Raqqa avec leurs famille..

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Fair is fair! RT @DidiRemez @emilylhauser I'd love to but #Hasbarapocalypse is copyright @jmalsin. Kudos.

I have gr8t colleagues @IsenbergUMass @UMassAmherst. Today I'm blushing - Finance Prof Emeritus Ben Branch was so delighted that I was quoted in @wsj article by @jmalsin that he forwarded the article https://on.wsj.com/3w6kGMI to everyone in my #bizschool. (Ben loves my borscht.)

PS they get their INTELL from #Israel you know
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RT @jmalsin
30,000 people fled from #Syria to Lebanon in the last 48 hours. | BBC News | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18929940