#Euphrates

the Rojava project, an illegitimate autonomous zone declared in north Syria aimed at balkanising the country and which has thus far targeted ethnic minorities in the same region with NATO-backing

The fragile security situation in the eastern Deir Ezzor countryside and the scandalous farce A clear and explicit question.. Have the Kurdish leaders, the decision-making authority in the region, had

#miltwitter Because of my OIF experience, I now associate Muqtada al Sadr with Easter. Bear with me. I was a Company Commander at FOB Chosin in Iskandariyah during the rise

BL Asian and African

#OnThisDay #Alexander the Great was born in 356BC. His story, popular especially in Persian, is told in this thread on Add Ms 18804, a Shahnama from Northern India dated 1719.

oldeuropeanculture

Thread: About this very interesting cylinder seal which was discovered at Ur and dated to the time of Sargon (2340-2160 BC) or to the time of Shar-kali-sharri (2224-2199 BC). De

Thread :An unreasonable security chaos prevails in Deir Ezzor and no one cares:Over the past few weeks, #Daesh cells in the "eastern, western and northern" #DeirEzzor countryside has been more

oldeuropeanculture

Thread: This mask currently held in the British museum depicts the grim face of Humbaba (Huwawa), legendary guardian of the Cedar Forest from Sumerian mythology. It is rendered in clay

thread about the inventions created by Iraq/is Hydraulic Engineering: the Sumerian’s figured out how to and channel the overflowing of the Euphrates & Tigris rivers & the rich stilt

Andrew A.N. Deloucas

A couple weeks ago, @3d_historian approached me with a great research question: what are the colors for the iconographic sun disk of Shamash? A fun, introductory thread on the Sun

Rukmini Callimachi

2. By now, you've heard the detailed account of murder by one Canadian member of ISIS. As many of you have asked, why in the world would this young man

Elder of Ziyon 🇮🇱

If the Star of David on Israel's flag upsets you but the crescent, crosses and other religious symbols on more than 60 other flags doesn't bother you, you just might

Sarah Leah Whitson

My reflections on the significance of recognizing the #ArmenianGenocide - not just for Armenians but for all humanity. Here in ⁦@GlobeOpinion⁩ -https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/22/opinion/mr-president-recognize-armenian-genocide/ “

Thread and please watch the video:Dialogue sessions between the Autonomous Administration and Arabs started in Deir Ezzor to prepare for a national conference for people of the al-Jazeera and the

Secret SoSHHiety

Early Mesopotamia: The Jews(Thread)Mesopotamia refers to the region between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers located in what is known today as the Middle East. The early Mesopotamian region was home

𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐮 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧♔☀️

Reminder:-Rojava/AANES/NES is not an extension of the Assad regime. -Fighters in the SDF/Asayish are not predominantly Kurdish.-TEVDEM/PYD is not PKK.-NES is not aligned with Iran.-Kurds are not homogeneous in views.Many

Amee🌹🇺🇸🇮🇱

#BibleStudy: Abraham's SeedIshmael, an illegitimate son of Abraham & founder of Arab nation, wasn't born yet. This particular religion will be established by Ishmael's descendants. “Now the Lord had said