#Iraqi

Dæhli

ahdaehli

Biographical thread about one of the most popular Chechen ISIS fighters: Who was Magomed-Ali Israilov, the poor madrasah student from Avtury, who became Abu Sayfullah, the Chechen battlefield preacher who

Philip Grant

PhilipGrant40

A palpable revival of #UniversalJurisdiction is underway in Europe. Here are 7 examples of recent important activities (trials, arrests, investigations) that have taken place only in the last few weeks.

Mr. Spock 🏳️‍🌈

Spockastic

Most modern historians present a milder view of yazid, and consider him a capable ruler, albeit less successful than his father. But yeah you can go trumpeting the validity of

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

This is Sergeant Major Payne. He is confirmed to be soon awarded the MEDAL OF HONOR for his heroism in rescuing 70 Kurdish hostages from imminent execution by ISIS captors.

Marina Rustow

mrustow

For your #fragmentfriday (tho’ I‘m vaguely aware it’s Sunday): a long vertical scroll (rotulus) from the #cairogeniza with an equally long social history. A winding thread: I’ll tell the story

🦁🗡🛡 Aslan's_Warrior 🇺🇸

AslansWarrior77

When the boogy man goes to bed, he checks under his bed for @chucknorris ... When Chuck Norris goes to bed, he checks under his bed for @GenFlynn @GenFlynn has

Hiyem Cheurfa

nostAlgerian_

10 Auto/biographical accounts from/about the Arab region that are worth reading (available in English). A thread. “Our Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World” (2019) an

Venture Capital

kelly2277

How does Trump abandoning the Kurds benefit RussiaRosneft - Gazprom tie in to Kurdish #TANAP https://twitter.com/BlueGirlsRule/status/1184193545244008448 Rosneft has several export options for its planned Iraqi Kurdistan gas pipeline, but a

Nervana Mahmoud

Nervana_1

Today is the 30th anniverssary of Iraq’s Saddam invasion of #Kuwait.Mubarak’s #Egypt that was very friendly to Saddam Hussein, took a moral stance and stood against the invasion. But that

George Conway

gtconway3d

A thread for those who think @realDonaldTrump could find Ukraine on a marked map: .@realDonaldTrump thinks Belgium is a city, albeit a pretty one.https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-belgium-is-a-beautiful-city-hellhole-us-president

Gimba Kakanda

gimbakakanda

1/ While your intention is noble, your petition is a misreading of history. I’ll share this thread to show that sanctions are disastrous ideas in foreign policy. They’ve never produced

Comrade with a Camera

ChriswithaCame1

TW/CW. AU SAS Small kill team targeting, hunting, and killing a single man in tall grass. This is apparently just one of many carried out by the Australian elite special

Baghdad 🇮🇶

BaghdadiHistory

Today marks 5 years since the passing of world renowned British Iraqi Architect Zaha Hadid. Here is a thread of some of her greatest works from around the world.

James Fallows

JamesFallows

1/n Re-upping post, on two levels:-Back in 2004 I did Atlantic piece called “Blind Into Baghdad” https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/01/blind-into-baghdad/302860/Its point was that risks, consequences, and blowback of US &

Fabian Hinz

fab_hinz

Thread about the riddle that is Abu Zabal Factory 91: Egypt's solid propellant missile factory. If you are interested in missile proliferation, there is a good chance you have heard

🚨SkyWatcher Intel🚨

skywatcherintel

As voted for, here my (lengthy) thread on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Naval Branch (IRGCN), and their capabilities, equipment as well as a timeline from last years tanker crisis