MEI Countering Terrorism & Extremism Program @MEI_CTE
Updates & content from the @MiddleEastInst's Countering Terrorism & Extremism program. Director: @Charles_Lister. mei.edu/programs/count… Washington, DC Joined January 2019-
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The rapid development of AI technology presents direct & indirect terrorism challenges that policymakers *must* take more seriously. For @MEI_CTE, @DavidWellsCT considers -- "The Next Paradigm-Shattering Threat?" mei.edu/sites/default/…
#Hezbollah has lost 45 operatives in #Israeli air & artillery strikes since October 10. 30 (67%) of those were killed in the past 5 days alone, illustrating a clear escalatory trend. #Hamas' #Lebanon-based deputy leader celebrated the "shared goal" in comments today.
This panel is just getting started — featuring a stellar set of speakers on the humanitarian crisis & conditions associated with the detainee crisis in NE #Syria. Tune in here: youtube.com/live/y5FqHerZ7…
This panel is just getting started — featuring a stellar set of speakers on the humanitarian crisis & conditions associated with the detainee crisis in NE #Syria. Tune in here: youtube.com/live/y5FqHerZ7…
@annaborsh @Levitt_Matt @Andrewtabler @missy_ryan @washingtonpost @ICRC @hrw @lettatayler @ckubeNBC @StateDeptCT @mgordonwsj And from 1400-1515 ET: - "Resolving the Detainee Crisis: Assessing Progress & Paths Ahead" Featuring @ShirazMaher of @ICSR_Centre, @myacoubian of @USIP & myself, moderated by @charlie_savage of the @nytimes. RSVP here, for in-person or live on Zoom: mei.edu/events/resolvi…
@annaborsh @Levitt_Matt @Andrewtabler @missy_ryan @washingtonpost @ICRC @hrw @lettatayler @ckubeNBC From 1300-1345: - Keynote Remarks & Discussion: Featuring @StateDeptCT Coordinator & U.S. Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat #ISIS, Chris Landberg, moderated by @mgordonwsj. RSVP here -- for in person or live on Zoom: mei.edu/events/resolvi…
@annaborsh @Levitt_Matt @Andrewtabler @missy_ryan @washingtonpost From 1045-1215 ET: - The Humanitarian Crisis in Northeast #Syria Featuring @ICRC #Syria Coordinator Marianne Gasser, Anne Chabord from the UN Rapporteur for CT & Human Rights, @hrw's @lettatayler & moderated by @ckubeNBC. RSVP here, in person or Zoom: mei.edu/events/resolvi…
From 0915-1030 ET: - "War in #Gaza: Assessing Potential Impacts in Northeastern #Syria & #Iraq" Featuring @annaborsh, @Levitt_Matt & @Andrewtabler, moderated by @missy_ryan of the @washingtonpost. RSVP here -- in person or live via Zoom: mei.edu/events/resolvi…
Tomorrow, @MiddleEastInst will host a public conference: - "Resolving the Detainee Crisis in NE #Syria." Today, there are ~10,000 #ISIS fighters & ~50,000 associated women & children (from ~55 countries) in various forms of detention. RSVP here: mei.edu/events/resolvi…
@StateDeptCT @mgordonwsj @ShirazMaher @ICSR_Centre @myacoubian @USIP @charlie_savage @nytimes 4.5yrs after #ISIS' territorial defeat, 10,000 militants & ~50,000 associated women & children are in various forms of detention in NE #Syria. This unprecedented "detainee crisis" is the subject of a major initiative by @MiddleEastInst & @ICSR_Centre -- & a conference this week:
Director of @MEI_Syria & @MEI_CTE Programs @Charles_Lister speaks on the implications of the current ISIS detainee crisis in NE Syria.
#Hamas' brutal terror attack in #Israel & #Israel's ferocious air campaign on #Gaza have left 1,000s dead & put the region on fire. US troops were targeted in #Iraq today. Join @MiddleEastInst on Friday morning, for this panel looking at the coming impacts on NE #Syria & #Iraq:
In partnership w/ @ICSR_Centre - join @MEI_Syria & @MEI_CTE for a conference examining counter-terrorism, humanitarian, and human rights solutions to the ISIS detention crisis in NE Syria. 10/20, full schedule & registration below ⬇️ mei.edu/events/resolvi…
On Friday, @MiddleEastInst will host a public conference: - "Resolving the Detainee Crisis in NE #Syria." Today, there are ~10,000 #ISIS fighters & ~50,000 associated women & children (from ~55 countries) in various forms of detention. RSVP here: mei.edu/events/resolvi…
NEW -- @MEI_Syria & @MEI_CTE will be hosting a major international conference on October 20, at @MiddleEastInst & in partnership with @ICSR_Centre: - "Resolving the Detainee Crisis." Registration will begin later today & the agenda will soon be made public.
Military action against #ISIS has achieved a lot, but it's time for humanitarian, civilian-centered action to achieve a more sustainable victory in NE #Syria. For @MEI_CTE, @NataschaRee, @Brian_Feldman_C & @beatricebirgit of @RTC_USA/@RTC_Swe/@RTC_DK mei.edu/publications/h…
"Today, there are more terror groups in existence, in more countries around the world & with more territory under their control than ever before." My latest in @ForeignPolicy looks at the dangers of US gov't messaging that appears to downplay terrorism: foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/27/isi…
As if #Mali's future wasn't bleak enough (with #AlQaeda & #ISIS poised to markedly expand control & threaten the capital #Bamako), the Tuareg separatists have now declared "war" on the government & its #WagnerGroup allies. #MINUSMA's exit is pouring fuel on a raging fire.
Here, @CENTCOM reports another relative drop in D-#ISIS tempo in NE #Syria -- 8 operations & 8 #ISIS killed in August. This may indicate progress, but #ISIS continues to *increase* its attacks in #Assad-held areas to the West: 15 dead in x3 attacks in the last 4 days alone.
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
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Isis terrorist ‘came close to apology for my son’s death’ thetimes.co.uk/article/14312f…
This was a very powerful testimony at the @ICSR_Centre @MEI_CTE conference in London last week.
Isis terrorist ‘came close to apology for my son’s death’ thetimes.co.uk/article/14312f…
“The global coalition remains keenly focused on the enduring ISIS threat in the core on both the Iraq & Syria sides of that border," said @StateDeptCT's John T. Godfrey at MEI's Counterterrorism Conference last week. @MEI_CTE Read his keynote remarks: state.gov/remarks-to-the…
I will be talking about Yemen, 10 years post the Arab Spring this Thursday. #Yemen
It's been nearly a decade since the 'Arab Spring' & with the U.S. election just days away, #MiddleEast policy faces unstable realities. On Thurs, I'll join @Ndawsari @WillLawrence111 @mmabrouk @IbrahimAlAssil to discuss #Syria, #Yemen, #Tunisia & #Egypt: mei.edu/events/ten-yea…
Russian airstrike threatens to unravel Idlib’s relative stability | 75+ Syrian opposition fighters were killed this morning in a Russian airstrike in Idlib Province. @Charles_Lister says those set to suffer the most in this game of “poker” are civilians. mei.edu/blog/russian-a…
"#ISIS attacks in Iraq and Syria have increased significantly in 2020, demonstrating both a capacity and a willingness on ISIS’s part to retake territory, populations, and resources." Read @MEI_CTE's new paper out on U.S. policy & the resurgence of ISIS: mei.edu/publications/u…
Quelles sont les options pour gérer les prisonniers de l’EI détenus en Syrie et en Irak et particulièrement les étrangers ? Etude pour @MEI_CTE de @MiddleEastInst @EricOehlerich @MickMulroy & Liam McHugh. mei.edu/sites/default/…
Jannah or Jahannam: Options for Dealing with #ISIS Detainees | Read @MEI_CTE's new paper by scholars @EricOehlerich @MickMulroy & Liam McHugh on international action to deal w/ detained ISIS members & the foreign #terrorist fighters who joined the group. mei.edu/publications/j…
.@MEI_CTE director @Charles_Lister looks at today's U.S. drone strike in northern #Syria & whether the target might have been #ISIS or #AlQaeda:
HTS and al-Qaeda in Syria: Reconciling the irreconcilable | "One thing that is clear from history is that while Al Qaeda may accept a truce for strategic reasons, its ideology will not allow it to surrender" writes guest contributor @OAjjoub of @CMES_LUND. mei.edu/publications/h…
"While terrorist groups like #alQaida & #ISIS have innovated & adapted, US counterterrorism strategy has remained unchanged, fighting yesterday’s war while neglecting present day threats as well as those over the near horizon" - @MEI_CTE's @douglaslondon5 mei.edu/sites/default/…
In this now declassified email that Susan Rice sent herself, we see that President Obama refused to request law enforcement investigations of Team Trump’s known Russia ties and insisted that any actions be “by the book.” Apparently, “Obamagate” means doing the right thing.
A disturbing reminder that ISIS is alive and kicking.. Tomorrow, @hxhassan and I will record the next Take Away video for @CHACR_Camberley discussion the current status of ISIS activities in Syria and Iraq..
Is Idlib set for internal strife? | "#Idlib may be set to feel the effects of another catalyst for instability" as internal dynamics shift, writes MEI Senior Fellow @Charles_Lister. Read his full briefing on the powers competing for control in #Syria: mei.edu/publications/i…
.@Charles_Lister on latest developments in Idlib & HTS (Nusra) With its area under increasing pressure, finances dwindling & manpower more challenged than ever, “HTS’s ability to balance its extremism with controlled uses of pragmatism is under strain” mei.edu/publications/i…
“Leaving ISIS to Assad, Russia, and Iran” is an increasingly popular proposal in America these days, but given recent precedent, nothing could be more dangerous, writes @Charles_Lister mei.edu/publications/g…
I wrote a primer on the Fatemiyoun, whose messages were intercepted here, for @MiddleEastInst in 2018 (mei.edu/publications/f…). The Syrian regime and Iran long denied their existence, today you can follow them on twitter @Fatemiyoun!
2019 Year in Review | 12 MEI scholars reflect on the major regional and international developments around the #MiddleEast in 2019. mei.edu/blog/2019-year…
The Syria Effect: Al-Qaeda Fractures | Since 2011 "al-Qaeda has expanded its operations into new countries, it has formed new affiliates, & it has recruited many thousands of new fighters" writes @Charles_Lister. Read the full report via @HudsonInstitute buff.ly/35fzXuZ
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