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In recent weeks, #Iran's elite proxy, the Imam Hossein Brigade, is alleged to have moved personnel from #Syria to #Lebanon, where some have launched attacks on #Israel.
Read & subscribe to #SyriaWeekly:
https://t.co/IBfPEH1fbU
The key issue here is that #ISIS's nexus with organized crime & smuggling networks in Central Asia & Southern Europe is exploitative, not controlling.
Statements like the below are extraordinarily broad & loose -- worthy of policy concern, but not security panic.
#Germany has called on its citizens to "urgently... leave Lebanon" due to possible war with #Israel &/or "increased risk of terrorist attacks."
Not many other countries following suit [yet] -- what does #Berlin know?
The rapid development of AI technology presents direct & indirect terrorism challenges that policymakers *must* take more seriously.
For @MEI_CTE, @DavidWellsCT considers -- "The Next Paradigm-Shattering Threat?"
https://t.co/pccqgaO4bm
#Hezbollah has lost 45 operatives in #Israeli air & artillery strikes since October 10.
30 (67%) of those were killed in the past 5 days alone, illustrating a clear escalatory trend.
#Hamas' #Lebanon-based deputy leader celebrated the "shared goal" in comments today.
At my count, that means #Iran-directed militants have attacked U.S. bases x103 times since @POTUS@JoeBiden became President.
That's 103 attacks in 1,009 days -- 19% of them in the past 8 days.
So far, the U.S. has responded x5 times, all in #Syria.
U.S. bases in #Iraq & #Syria have been attacked 19 times in the past 8 days, by #Iran-directed militants -- using suicide drones, rockets & mortars.
So far, the U.S. has acknowledged 24+ injuries & 1 death.
x3 bases in #Iraq have been targeted & x5 in NE #Syria.
This panel is just getting started — featuring a stellar set of speakers on the humanitarian crisis & conditions associated with the detainee crisis in NE #Syria.
Tune in here: https://t.co/Pui8vrslWH
Tomorrow, @MiddleEastInst will host a public conference:
- "Resolving the Detainee Crisis in NE #Syria."
Today, there are ~10,000 #ISIS fighters & ~50,000 associated women & children (from ~55 countries) in various forms of detention.
RSVP here:
https://t.co/2ztzIZl8yn
#Hamas' brutal terror attack in #Israel & #Israel's ferocious air campaign on #Gaza have left 1,000s dead & put the region on fire. US troops were targeted in #Iraq today.
Join @MiddleEastInst on Friday morning, for this panel looking at the coming impacts on NE #Syria & #Iraq:
In partnership w/ @ICSR_Centre - join @MEI_Syria & @MEI_CTE for a conference examining counter-terrorism, humanitarian, and human rights solutions to the ISIS detention crisis in NE Syria.
10/20, full schedule & registration below ⬇️ https://t.co/4QoZ4e2b6z
On Friday, @MiddleEastInst will host a public conference:
- "Resolving the Detainee Crisis in NE #Syria."
Today, there are ~10,000 #ISIS fighters & ~50,000 associated women & children (from ~55 countries) in various forms of detention.
RSVP here: https://t.co/2ztzIZl8yn
NEW -- @MEI_Syria & @MEI_CTE will be hosting a major international conference on October 20, at @MiddleEastInst & in partnership with @ICSR_Centre:
- "Resolving the Detainee Crisis."
Registration will begin later today & the agenda will soon be made public.