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Laith Alkhouri @MENAanalyst

#ISIS has claimed responsibility for killing 5 soldiers, wounding 4 others in #Iraq, in an attack on an army post and subsequent IED targeting a Humvee in the Turkmen town of Qara Tapa, #Diyala Province yesterday. — PolitiTweet.org

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It is quite insane & amusing that the Iranian gov sees Masih Alinejad as a threat worth dedicating resources to eliminate but it hasn't fully grasped with the fact that thousands and thousands Masihs in Iran and around the world are waiting for an opportunity to speak up. — PolitiTweet.org

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We ought to stop calling the situation in #Lebanon a "financial crisis." It's a an edging collapse of the entire economy, overheating political corruption and rampant crime lords, coupled with too powerful Iranian influence. — PolitiTweet.org

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So, the #Taliban's so-called intelligence department has been boasting about seizing weapons that are "illegally" kept or stored from people who are almost 100% armed, but said department couldn't find the freely roaming top Al-Qaeda leader in their capital. Ah ok, sure. — PolitiTweet.org

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Without discussing the concepts of just and unjust wars, the killing of al-Zawahiri is just one more example that we did not need an endless war spanning decades to take out a terrorist leader. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AFP: Sunset in Paris. @AFP's Stefano Rellandini photographs the sun lining up with the Arc de Triomphe at sunset in Paris. This event… — PolitiTweet.org

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It was great joining the line up on MSNBC earlier today to discuss the US killing of Al-Qaeda’s top man. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KatyOnMSNBC: Today at 2pm: @yasminv in for @KatyTurNBC Joining us: @MENAanalyst @michaelallenJMA @stavridisj @alivitali @DashaBurns… — PolitiTweet.org

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I'll be on @MSNBC with @yasminv at 2:00pm EST to discuss the US killing of top al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Tune in. — PolitiTweet.org

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@NihadJariri I understand your point, but I beg to differ that he was behind the rift. He indeed mismanaged the dynamics of the division, no questions about that. I just don’t think we should merely focus on this particular failure as the collective résumé of his work. — PolitiTweet.org

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Let’s be clear: Al-Qaeda wouldn’t have become a global terrorist network with astonishingly horrific attacks, from embassies to 9/11, had he not been involved. He worked hard on globalizing AND expanding AQ’s footprint. Will AQ today change as a result of his death, probably not. — PolitiTweet.org

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A lot analysts have judged Zawahiri as lacking charisma & a weak leader who bored everyone to death, fine. But al-Qaeda is not a corporation to judge by quarterly earnings. He had insanely successful days & pretty bad ones. He eluded capture & advanced AQ’s agenda for decades. — PolitiTweet.org

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I think Zawahiri lost his appeal when he released a doc some 8 years ago - “general guidance for jihadi work” - as he urged supporters to refrain from targeting non-Muslims & deal with a soft hand vs those who have not engaged in violence against Muslims or supported gov action. — PolitiTweet.org

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Other questions must be raised about whether this will impact the morale of the fragmented but still dangerous group. Its media wings have had a less than ideal output of material for years now and their recruitment efforts focused on locals primarily in operational territories. — PolitiTweet.org

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But this development does beg the question of whether the Taliban being back in power contributed wittingly or unwittingly to intelligence on the Zawahiri’s whereabouts and his reported killing. — PolitiTweet.org

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Even when al-Qaeda lost much of its jihadist support base to its former branch in Iraq, now ISIS, Zawahiri continued to be one of the most elusive most-wanted persons globally & expanded al-Qaeda’s footprint, especially in the Sahel. — PolitiTweet.org

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While Zawahiri lost his appeal in recent years, it must be acknowledged that at some point he had a significant appeal amongst the group’s base and his unofficial title as “the wiseman of the ummah” had a special place amongst jihadists. — PolitiTweet.org

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As it looks likely the US killed top al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri, some questions must be raised about whether the group will further decentralize or even whether it will impact the group at all. This is less than 6 weeks from the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. https://t.co/LX1jM5thT1 — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS has released an image showing the gruesome beheading of two Christians in Macomia, #CaboDelgado, #Mozambique, in a continuous targeting of Christians in the province. — PolitiTweet.org

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Taliban’s arrest of an alleged #ISIS-K forger who acts as, I guess, a media staff is quite notable. Forging birth certs suggests an active ISIS campaign to provide cover for existing foreign fighters and/or bring new ones. This could be tied to Central Asian fighters. — PolitiTweet.org

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I can imagine that. Now imagine a third party with no policy stances, just promises that every party promises. — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s a group of enthusiastic people who continue to believe that “#ISIS is defeated” especially in #Iraq. I won’t relent in my pursuit to tell anyone who’d listen: ISIS in Iraq is operating just fine & it’s operating in more countries today than it has ever before. Not good. — PolitiTweet.org

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I rooted for you during the presidential bid. But since your loss you’ve increasingly lost touch. The Forwardists don’t seem to have policy points and a well articulated platform. “Core principles” aren’t policy stances. 20k Americans is a nothingburger. Speak policy please. — PolitiTweet.org

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More of this please! — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS released a tally of its “most significant” ops during 1443Hij year (Aug21-Jul22) totaling 20 ops. Compared to the rest of its operational territories, Sahel ops (Niger, Burkina Faso & Mali) were mentioned more than others in a clear attempt to showcase its regional growth. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lindsey doesn’t understand the difference between respect and fear. Countless lies over and again. — PolitiTweet.org

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She needs more than anger management and sensitivity training. — PolitiTweet.org

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One here and one there. https://t.co/xyFOSWJeKc — PolitiTweet.org

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