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Doktora Amy Austin Holmes
6,279 posts
Doktora Amy Austin Holmes
@AmyAustinHolmes
Faculty member @BushSchool & Research Prof @ElliottSchoolGW
Past:
CFR Fellow @StateDept, Harvard @MiddleEast_HKS @TheWilsonCenter, @kse_ua @JohnsHopkins PhD.
Washington, DC
Joined March 2013
- Many analysts talk about the #SDF. I conducted the first field survey of the SDF in all 6 provinces of NE #Syria to allow their own voices to be heard. Here are some of my findings: scribd.com/document/42912…
- "As Afghanistan crumbles, Turkey's airstrikes set up the next disaster" via (@TheHillOpinion) hill.cm/GJeBafA
- One week ago, I gave a short talk in Istanbul about US policy towards #Syria. The Turkish media went berserk. Out of 50+ articles I went thru, only 2 accurately reflected what I actually said. The rest was propaganda. I stayed silent, hoping it would go away. It didn't.
- Dear 81 countries who are members of @coalition, Remember when you congratulated yourself on the victory over #ISIS? Remember how it was the #SDF who actually did the fighting and the dying? Now's the time to defend them. Turkish airstrikes have begun.Turkish warplanes have started to carry out airstrikes on civilian areas. There is a huge panic among people of the region.
- My article for @meriponline is out! Based on my survey of over 300 #SDF members I profile 6 #Arab male and female recruits from Aleppo, Al-Hasakah, Deir Ezzor, Homs, Ras al-Ayn and Raqqa. Arabs Across #Syria Join the #Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Forces
- Thank you all for your support! I'm back I hereby ask @jack to verify my account so it won't get censored again by trolls. My work is important to shed a light on what's going on in northern Syria. Especially now that fewer journalists are going there due to security risks (1)
00:00 - SDF Gen Mazloum Abdi says they remain under constant attack, despite a ceasefire agreement. I studied the previous #ceasefire agreement meant to halt the Turkish Peace Spring Op. I found that Turkey & SNA proxies violated it over 800 times. @CFR_orgEXCLUSIVE: SDF Commander Gen Mazloum Abdi: “We are still under constant attack from the Turkish military and the Turkish supported opposition which is called SNA,” Gen Mazloum told Fox. “Eighty drone attacks a day we have from the Turkish military. There is intensive artillery
- Biden-Harris Should Lead on Women’s Rights and Help End Syrian Conflict Including the SDF-held Northeast in the UN peace talks would be a way to accomplish both. My new piece for @CFR_WFP #Syria #UNSCR1325 @UNCoISyria @UNEnvoySyria on.cfr.org/2NYJVha via @CFR_org
- Seven years ago #Sisi staged a coup with the financial backing of Gulf monarchs who ensured the survival of Sisi's regime. The $5.2 billion #IMF loan will only further entrench his rule - unless @KGeorgieva insists on transparency & conditionality. #Egypt
