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Aymenn al-Tamimi is a research fellow at the Middle East Forum, a U.S.-based think-tank. His work focuses primarily on Syria, where he has carried out reporting on the ground. He has also collected, archived and analyzed hundreds of internal documents by the so-called Islamic State.
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As the war in Syria enters its seventh year, the widespread displacement of Syria’s majority Sunni population is fueling fears of sectarian cleansing. Syria researcher Aymenn al-Tamimi explains why that may not be the full picture.
While both Syrian and Russian state media may have us believe their recent push to recapture government territory lost to rebels over the past year is succeeding, analyst Aymenn al-Tamimi says the situation on the ground in Syria might not be as promising as Assad and his backers hoped.
An exclusive look at the evolution of the Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade through talking to members and locals in the Yarmouk Valley in southwestern Deraa.
Though many rebel groups are united in sentiment in their condemnation of the Russian intervention in Syria, actual unity remains a remote prospect – even if closer military cooperation can be expected.
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