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Syria/Iraq

Russia-US and Syria
Syria from April 2017
Syria after Aleppo

Syria: "Incredibly important to allow people to be medically evacuated" @jtcone1977 on @drshow https://t.co/qgfImUeikG

— Doctors w/o Borders (@MSF_USA) September 13, 2016

Daily zooming out exercise: Who supports Assad? - On Europe and Security https://t.co/5YWqpOUi5D pic.twitter.com/ILgOitvCM6

— On security/Lundin (@londil) June 23, 2016

Ceasefire anyone?

Mosul After the Islamic State: The Kurdistan Region’s Strategy-Carnegie Middle East Center https://t.co/uDEKR4fuv1 pic.twitter.com/db1eVPnFY0

— On security/Lundin (@londil) June 8, 2016

Collusion IS-Assad? IS Files Reveal Assad's Deals With Militants https://t.co/TefsMtAOGH pic.twitter.com/rPC4w1vuDe

— On security/Lundin (@londil) May 3, 2016

The Assad regime now appears to be navigating between Russia and Iran: https://t.co/7b2HVekqpt pic.twitter.com/FVYvEfq3vn

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) April 24, 2016
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" #Obama rejects ground troops for #Syria" https://t.co/GSIcyeqUPJ

— Ville Kostian (@Kostian_V) April 24, 2016

Älskare av kartor. Ta en titt och grunna på de dilemman som måste beaktas när det gäller befrielsen av Mosul https://t.co/J2tf0TFFir

— Johan Fredriksson (@nyheternajohan) March 27, 2016

Is the current focus of major powers in and around Syria more about conflict management than conflict resolution? pic.twitter.com/LxjEerC28c

— On security/Lundin (@londil) March 8, 2016

#Syria|n Armed Opposition Forces in Aleppo @TheStudyofWar https://t.co/Kl8UxDkkxH pic.twitter.com/l8Syidm1QL

— Christian Thiels (@ThielsChristian) February 13, 2016

Time to study the map https://t.co/y2pglOXULn pic.twitter.com/a4NwHsf9K1

— On security/Lundin (@londil) December 30, 2015

Click on image to get to the article in War on the Rocks: 

High time to understand more about the complexities of the map in the north

In your view, which will be the predominant real motive of Russia´s engagement i Syria for 2016?

— On security/Lundin (@londil) December 29, 2015

Why do divisions remain in #Kurdistan’s peshmerga forces? Read analysis from Mario Fumerton & @vvanwilgenburg: https://t.co/6DzdoHW9L0

— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) December 28, 2015

This week EU & Member States pledged €3+ billion to respond to #SyriaCrisis: https://t.co/O8z1xnsVmR #SupportSyrians pic.twitter.com/TUP6SRT59Y

— EU Humanitarian Aid (@eu_echo) February 7, 2016

Do you expect the Syrian ceasefire - as delimited - will hold?-

— On security/Lundin (@londil) February 29, 2016

Daily airstrikes by Syrian and allied forces on civilians, hospitals and markets put UNSC peace plan at risk. https://t.co/LxM89f1KpH

— Margot Wallström (@margotwallstrom) December 22, 2015
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TWITTER FEEDS

Syria EU 

Tweets about Syria EU
Tweets about Syria Iraq migration
Tweets about Iraq EU
Tweets about EU Syria Iraq defence
Tweets about Syria Iraq terrorism
Tweets about Syria trafficking OR Iraq trafficking
Tweets about Syria humanitarian OR Iraq humanitarian
Tweets about Syria Iraq Iran Israel

#SyriaTalksVienna concluded. Process has started, EU will do its part in support of UN to implement decisions taken. Next meeting in #Paris

— Federica Mogherini (@FedericaMog) November 14, 2015

Foreign #Fighters in #Syria and #Iraq pic.twitter.com/fzYC5fZwI8

— Patricia Schouker (@PatriciaLilyS) December 6, 2015

Will Russian population support an escalation of Syrian intervention given the risk of increased loss of life?

— On security/Lundin (@londil) November 10, 2015

#SyriaCrisis 50% of world’s top donors haven't given their fair share of aid http://t.co/z6qj9NqgjK #refugeeswelcome pic.twitter.com/6sWpo2uvsJ

— Oxfam International (@Oxfam) October 10, 2015

No end to war in #Syria if Assad thinks he can win: real mil pressure needed, but no fly zone not the answer http://t.co/1m240Nb0VY

— Jean-Marie Guéhenno (@JGuehenno) September 8, 2015

Foreign Ministers Agree to Kickstart #Syria-n Peace Talks | Foreign Policy https://t.co/eI3ZgM2ONW

— Ville Kostian (@Kostian_V) October 31, 2015

.@nytimes has done an amazing job of w their maps & visualizations of the war in Syria https://t.co/ENW5rrKGS3 https://t.co/PnDQnRGG0e

— Andrew Fishman (@AndrewDFish) October 30, 2015

Russian Syrian targets vs. U.S. Syrian targets. pic.twitter.com/IhktZ07YmV

— Ben Judah (@b_judah) October 5, 2015
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With #Syria, #Putin puts a target on the backs of #Russian soldiers and civilians, says @andrewsweiss on @NewsHour http://t.co/px0DtGjTnd

— Carnegie Russia (@CarnegieRussia) October 2, 2015

#Syria MAP UPDATE: the situation in Syria as of 02/09/2015, bigger at https://t.co/fqd0SxpWfH #FSA #SAA #IS #YPG #JN pic.twitter.com/q7HzSWC76p

— Thomas van Linge (@arabthomness) September 3, 2015

UN Envoy de Mistura condemns continued use of indiscriminate weapons in civilian areas of Syria. pic.twitter.com/jYyj7LbSDe

— Karel van Oosterom (@KvanOosterom) August 15, 2015

ISIS fights other rebels - not so much the Syrian regime. 

Highly significant infographic https://t.co/pjefYULoY6

— On security/Lundin (@londil) July 20, 2015

#Syria's #Assad 'confident' of #Iran-ian and #Russia-n support - BBC News http://t.co/3jTCm7kmLu

— Ville Kostian (@Kostian_V) August 26, 2015

"The US and Russia are reportedly promoting a concert-of-powers approach to new negotiations over Syria": http://t.co/A4wQoKKLzK

— The Lowy Institute (@LowyInstitute) August 15, 2015
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THE EU strategic review:


The comprehensive approach to arrive?

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Click on text to get to Washington Post article

Syria "has lost the equivalent of 4 decades of human development" - Ban Ki-moon http://t.co/TiFUm4sJP3 pic.twitter.com/JrvgKTfavB

— Andrew Stroehlein (@astroehlein) June 10, 2015

Explosive if true Heard from two sources now that Turkish and Iranian forces have engaged directly with each other in #Syria @joostlagendijk

— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) May 4, 2015
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