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Jerome Drevon @jeromedrev Dareen ( @dkhalifa ), Patrick ( @patrickhaenni ) and myself had many meetings with Atun over the years.10:50 AM · Sep 18, 2021

Atun compares HTS to both the Taliban and Hamas to emphasise important similarities and differences. For Atun, the three movements are similar since they (i) fight foreign occupation, (ii) focus only on their immediate enemies and oppose external operations, (iii) rely on their military capabilities to build a political project, and (iv) build relations with other actors (4)

Despite real differences in terms of geography, positioning in the Muslim world, and societies, the comparison justifies the need for HTS to position itself differently both regionally and internationally (5) Crisis group ( @CrisisGroup ) will shortly publish an overview of the perceptions of the Taliban’s victory by jihadi groups. This is not merely perceived as a military victory as opposed to a political AND military victory, which shows the limits of AQ and IS’s approaches to jihad

Pekin linked the Baghdad meeting with the process of improving relations between Turkey, the UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. He noted that the Baghdad meeting would be followed with serious steps. Nozt Chishik, editor-in-chief of the Turkish newspaper Independent, told Türkiye Gazetesi that the AKP’s policy toward countries in the region, particularly Egypt, Syria, and Iraq, has changed. “In the near future, we will see a meeting between intelligence chiefs in Turkey and Syria,” Chishik said. syrianobserver

I believe that the main problem lies in the presence in some parts of the country of foreign armed forces without any mandate from the United Nations or your permission ...Regrettably, there are still some pockets of resistance, where the terrorists not only control part of the territory but also continue to terrorise peaceful civilians. Putin/Assad 14 September

Le tensioni regionali per il momento in parte sopite, consentiranno a Mamlouk e Fidan di confrontarsi sui dossier d'interesse comune in maniera più ampia rispetto al passato. I risultati prodotti dovranno controbilanciare la tensione che caratterizzerà l'incontro di Sochi. In Siria la Turchia è sotto pressione da diverse settimane.

Al Attoun e Al Joulani potrebbero essere costretti a rivedere strategia e piani.