Alastair Jones

Independent Journalist - MENA Commentator / Analyst. RT & FAV ≠ endorsement

[H. Sumeri @IraqiSecurity]

Fighters from #Iraq's Hashd detonate a booby-trap left behind by Da'ish in a village near Tal 'Afar, west of #Mosul.

[Scott Peterson @peterson__scott]

My report on a martyr from Diwaniyah: In Iraq, family honors a son's fight for national unity against ISIS https://t.co/G9Y3os3K7V

[Mustafa Ali | مصطفى علي @MustafaNajafi]

Sad that a respectable news agency like @Reuters can actually say "Shia Militas" are a bigger test than "Daesh terrorists" https://t.co/AW8lsafYHe

[Sharmine Narwani @snarwani]

François Fillon: "I want to clarify our relations with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who shelter the thinkers (masterminds) of radical islam."

[UNHCR Iraq @UNHCRIraq]

Thanks to latest Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs funding, we can help more displaced Iraqi kids back to a normal life #MosulAid #Mosul

[Sajad Jiyad سجاد @SajadJiyad]

Nice info vid of $5bn loans prog for entrepreneurs to start or expand businesses, called Tamwil, has already seen success @foranewiraq

[Mustafa Ali | مصطفى علي @MustafaNajafi]

So this happened on the frontline:
Iraqi soldiers do the #manequinchallenge while fighting #ISIS in #Mosul
#Iraq #Hashd #MosulOps

[H. Sumeri @IraqiSecurity]

Tal 'Afar airport liberated by #Iraq's Hashd. Destroyed by Da'ish terrorists to prevent the Hashd from utilising it.

[H. Sumeri @IraqiSecurity]

Heavy destruction in Hayy Al-Zahraa in eastern #Mosul after massive Da'ish car bombs deployed vs. #Iraq's CT forces.

[H. Sumeri @IraqiSecurity]

Must see:

Amazing footage of #Iraq's Hashd destroying a car bomb during the recapture of Tal 'Afar airport.

[Alastair Jones @MENAReports]

Will be reporting from #Syria very soon.

[Mustafa Ali | مصطفى علي @MustafaNajafi]

Please Watch and Share.
My first day on the #ArbaeenWalk towards the holy city of #Karbala from the holy city of #Najaf

[Alastair Jones @MENAReports]

I wonder why they want revenge!
Is it because their youth were killed?
Their women raped?
Their homes taken?
Your BS counts for nothing! https://t.co/geLyJKVVN2

[Barzan Sadiq @BarzanSadiq]

#BREAKING
#Kurdistan region Presidency condemns #Turkey aggression towards elected #HDP MPs in #Turkey.

[Mustafa Ali | مصطفى علي @MustafaNajafi]

Ayatollah Sistani's representative in Karbala meets some of the injured heroes from the Iraqi forces & promises they will receive full care.

[Shadi Hamid @shadihamid]

If you missed it, my and @will_mccants' full interview w- a leader of the banned Islamist movement Adl Wal Ihsane: https://t.co/cMIM1tZZyX

[Kyle Orton @KyleWOrton]

"The reasons that created [#IS] still exist,": and plans to rectify that in #Mosul are sorely lacking. https://t.co/fBd3PY1JPL v @tarangoNYT

[Alastair Jones @MENAReports]

1-The Iraqi Govt was voted in by the people
2-Maliki was replaced by Abadi after Mosul
3-Shiites probably treated worse than Sunnis in Iraq https://t.co/Zd5Uguxvir

[Alastair Jones @MENAReports]

Some so called western analysts feel vulnerable as the end of ISIS is near and they will be out of jobs very soon. #MosulOffensive

[Alastair Jones @MENAReports]

If this is true then the end of ISIS is near.
PMU claim they have control of roads from/to Mosul and Syria. https://t.co/pCD6fkPrHc