@andrewfreesy.bsky.social
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The way I've started modelling it is competing "moral-epistemic systems", where the creation of knowledge through VDA processes are bound to moral judgements. I use a model called moral-epistemic stacks to show how each layer is dependent on the next:
January 18, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The way I've started modelling it is competing "moral-epistemic systems", where the creation of knowledge through VDA processes are bound to moral judgements. I use a model called moral-epistemic stacks to show how each layer is dependent on the next:
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The Syrian army has made rapid advances in the last few hours after it said its forces took control of the city of Tabqa and the Euphrates Dam from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Ayman Oghanna has the latest updates.
Ayman Oghanna has the latest updates.
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
The Syrian army has made rapid advances in the last few hours after it said its forces took control of the city of Tabqa and the Euphrates Dam from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Ayman Oghanna has the latest updates.
Ayman Oghanna has the latest updates.
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A dive into the challenges of the Sunni majority in Syria, with exclusive access to former IRGC allied militia in Aleppo and tribal political gathering in the capital Damascus along Jihad Issa al-Sheikh the representative & advisor of al-Shareaa @nadiamassih.bsky.social youtu.be/7s9juqkRa1o?...
Syria: The man behind the mission to heal decade-old wounds in the Sunni majority • FRANCE 24
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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January 16, 2026 at 8:10 AM
A dive into the challenges of the Sunni majority in Syria, with exclusive access to former IRGC allied militia in Aleppo and tribal political gathering in the capital Damascus along Jihad Issa al-Sheikh the representative & advisor of al-Shareaa @nadiamassih.bsky.social youtu.be/7s9juqkRa1o?...
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My report with @opensyr maps cross-border smuggling networks between #Syria and #Lebanon. It traces how these networks operated under #Assad and examines how the regime’s ouster has reshaped routes, methods, and power dynamics. opensyr.com/en/pages/p-39
January 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
My report with @opensyr maps cross-border smuggling networks between #Syria and #Lebanon. It traces how these networks operated under #Assad and examines how the regime’s ouster has reshaped routes, methods, and power dynamics. opensyr.com/en/pages/p-39
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This week’s extra long issue, with an extended pre-paywall section covering different aspects of the government’s capture of al-Sheikh Maqsoud
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
This Week in Northern Syria [2.2026]
January 7 - 13: Gov't forces capture al-Sheikh Maqsoud, declare eastern Aleppo countryside a military zone, and more...
akmckeever.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
This week’s extra long issue, with an extended pre-paywall section covering different aspects of the government’s capture of al-Sheikh Maqsoud
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
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@ajaltamimi.bsky.social gets explanation for presence of Alawite former Syrian army personnel in Aleppo's al-Sheikh Maqsoud: www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/an-sdf-reg...
An 'SDF-Regime Remnants' Alliance in Aleppo?
Following the recent fighting in the Kurdish-populated Aleppo city neighbourhoods of Shaykh Maqsud and Ashrafiya that saw the expulsion of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and central government tak...
www.aymennaltamimi.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:40 AM
@ajaltamimi.bsky.social gets explanation for presence of Alawite former Syrian army personnel in Aleppo's al-Sheikh Maqsoud: www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/an-sdf-reg...
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But it's also worth examining analysis of how far Trump would go against the IRGC before the killing of Soleimani and how much the same analysts claimed they saw it all coming afterwards.
In the wake of how the IRGC is doing now don't underestimate the temptation of decapitation strikes on Caracas.
In the wake of how the IRGC is doing now don't underestimate the temptation of decapitation strikes on Caracas.
What’s amazing is the administration ran a month and half long case study 6 months ago using air power to coerce a political outcome and it didn’t do shit so why is this going to be different? secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com/subscribe?si...
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
But it's also worth examining analysis of how far Trump would go against the IRGC before the killing of Soleimani and how much the same analysts claimed they saw it all coming afterwards.
In the wake of how the IRGC is doing now don't underestimate the temptation of decapitation strikes on Caracas.
In the wake of how the IRGC is doing now don't underestimate the temptation of decapitation strikes on Caracas.
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“For the people who see themselves as having finally won after 14 years of war and decades of humiliation before that, the victory is not just political, it is existential.” @hhassan.bsky.social writes on the resilience of the new Syrian order.
Syria’s New Order Is Not As Fragile As It Seems
The country’s new leaders are heirs to an insurgent energy that goes back decades, making them both resilient and paranoid
newlinesmag.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“For the people who see themselves as having finally won after 14 years of war and decades of humiliation before that, the victory is not just political, it is existential.” @hhassan.bsky.social writes on the resilience of the new Syrian order.
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Syrian Ministry of Justice sends judges to Germany for training in rule of law, transitional justice, and housing, land, and property rights, visiting institutions to learn comparable practices, judicial independence, modern court administration.
— Enab Baladi
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
— Enab Baladi
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
Syrian judges receive transitional justice training in Germany - Enab Baladi
The Syrian Ministry of Justice has announced that it has sent a judicial training delegation to Germany in the fields […]
english.enabbaladi.net
December 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Syrian Ministry of Justice sends judges to Germany for training in rule of law, transitional justice, and housing, land, and property rights, visiting institutions to learn comparable practices, judicial independence, modern court administration.
— Enab Baladi
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
— Enab Baladi
english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...
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@azelin.bsky.social gave insight into the risks and rewards of working with the new government of Syria led by members of HTS. 5/8
Revolutionary Rebuilding and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS): The Syria Breakdown, Episode Four
YouTube video by WashingtonInstitute
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December 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
@azelin.bsky.social gave insight into the risks and rewards of working with the new government of Syria led by members of HTS. 5/8
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The rescue of civilians from Sweida in a special operation in Daraa signals a positive shift in the government's role. It's moving away from acting as a hostage negotiator to enforcing the rule of law & making clear that civilians can't be used as bargaining chips www.zamanalwsl.net/news/article...
تحرير خمسة مختطفين من السويداء والقبض على متزعم عصابة في ريف درعا
أعلن قائد الأمن الداخلي في محافظة السويداء، العميد حسام الطحان، تحرير خمسة مواطنين من أبناء المحافظة، بينهم ثلاث نساء ورجلان، إثر عملية نوعية
www.zamanalwsl.net
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The rescue of civilians from Sweida in a special operation in Daraa signals a positive shift in the government's role. It's moving away from acting as a hostage negotiator to enforcing the rule of law & making clear that civilians can't be used as bargaining chips www.zamanalwsl.net/news/article...
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Lina was arrested in 2013 with her husband and children after a neighbour filed a report.
Many victims’ families shared similar stories about “report writers”: neighbours or colleagues who often fabricated evidence for money, revenge, or both.
@thenewarab.bsky.social
www.newarab.com/analysis/syr...
Many victims’ families shared similar stories about “report writers”: neighbours or colleagues who often fabricated evidence for money, revenge, or both.
@thenewarab.bsky.social
www.newarab.com/analysis/syr...
Syria’s disappeared: The long road to justice after Assad
Over a decade after Syria’s prison atrocities were exposed by whistleblower ‘Caesar’, families of the missing still search for answers and a grave to mourn at
www.newarab.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Lina was arrested in 2013 with her husband and children after a neighbour filed a report.
Many victims’ families shared similar stories about “report writers”: neighbours or colleagues who often fabricated evidence for money, revenge, or both.
@thenewarab.bsky.social
www.newarab.com/analysis/syr...
Many victims’ families shared similar stories about “report writers”: neighbours or colleagues who often fabricated evidence for money, revenge, or both.
@thenewarab.bsky.social
www.newarab.com/analysis/syr...
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@reuters.com team on Bedouins driven out of Suweida during July violence: www.reuters.com/world/syrias...
In Syria’s south, Bedouins uprooted by sectarian clashes see little hope of return
A week of bloodletting all-but ended the presence of Bedouins in most of Druze-dominated Sweida province. Months later, their path home remains uncertain.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
@reuters.com team on Bedouins driven out of Suweida during July violence: www.reuters.com/world/syrias...
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#Suwayda Our 20-minute report for @DLF from Suwayda, Jaramana, and Daraa is out. We spoke with (displaced) Muwahiddeen Druze, Bedouins, and Christians, a Muw. Druze Sheikh, intellectuals, and a security official.
With @_MarionSendker.
Auf Deutsch.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/religioese-m...
With @_MarionSendker.
Auf Deutsch.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/religioese-m...
Religiöse Minderheiten - Drusen sind für das Schicksal Syriens entscheidend
Die Glaubensgemeinschaft der Drusen in Syrien ist politisch zerstritten. Das macht sie zum Spielball von Akteuren im Ausland und Islamisten im Inland.
www.deutschlandfunk.de
October 30, 2025 at 7:21 AM
#Suwayda Our 20-minute report for @DLF from Suwayda, Jaramana, and Daraa is out. We spoke with (displaced) Muwahiddeen Druze, Bedouins, and Christians, a Muw. Druze Sheikh, intellectuals, and a security official.
With @_MarionSendker.
Auf Deutsch.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/religioese-m...
With @_MarionSendker.
Auf Deutsch.
www.deutschlandfunk.de/religioese-m...
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@thenationalnews.com's Kyle Fitzgerald on challenges to Syria's reintegration in global financial networks: www.thenationalnews.com/business/ban...
But is the Shara' government prepared to be sufficiently transparent to satisfy regulators?
But is the Shara' government prepared to be sufficiently transparent to satisfy regulators?
Syria's fractured banking sector poses new challenge for US regulators | The National
Questions linger over compliancy risks as country seeks reintegration into global financial system
www.thenationalnews.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@thenationalnews.com's Kyle Fitzgerald on challenges to Syria's reintegration in global financial networks: www.thenationalnews.com/business/ban...
But is the Shara' government prepared to be sufficiently transparent to satisfy regulators?
But is the Shara' government prepared to be sufficiently transparent to satisfy regulators?
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@al-monitor.bsky.social's @elizhagedorn.bsky.social with the latest on Hill drama over Caesar Act repeal: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Inside Congress' battle to repeal Syria's Caesar sanctions
Five months after President Trump pledged to lift sanctions on Syria, the harshest penalties remain on the books.
www.al-monitor.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@al-monitor.bsky.social's @elizhagedorn.bsky.social with the latest on Hill drama over Caesar Act repeal: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
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#DeirEzzor govt ruled part (City/Wbank)
Results of 753 interviews the Syrian Center for Public Opinion Research:
Elements of the former Assad regime/ the NDF, and Iranian-backed militias that had reconciled with the govt rejoined the security apparatus.
youtu.be/464A8FQwY3s?...
Results of 753 interviews the Syrian Center for Public Opinion Research:
Elements of the former Assad regime/ the NDF, and Iranian-backed militias that had reconciled with the govt rejoined the security apparatus.
youtu.be/464A8FQwY3s?...
قسد وفلول النظام المخلوع.. من يسيطر على مؤسسات دير الزور الأمنية؟ | سوريا اليوم
YouTube video by Syria TV تلفزيون سوريا
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
#DeirEzzor govt ruled part (City/Wbank)
Results of 753 interviews the Syrian Center for Public Opinion Research:
Elements of the former Assad regime/ the NDF, and Iranian-backed militias that had reconciled with the govt rejoined the security apparatus.
youtu.be/464A8FQwY3s?...
Results of 753 interviews the Syrian Center for Public Opinion Research:
Elements of the former Assad regime/ the NDF, and Iranian-backed militias that had reconciled with the govt rejoined the security apparatus.
youtu.be/464A8FQwY3s?...
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"The Druze of Syria now have an army"
The (sub)National Guard — by @syriatransition.bsky.social
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The (sub)National Guard — by @syriatransition.bsky.social
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The (sub)National Guard — Syria in Transition
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October 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"The Druze of Syria now have an army"
The (sub)National Guard — by @syriatransition.bsky.social
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The (sub)National Guard — by @syriatransition.bsky.social
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-Aleppo security chief visits Tabqah
-the latest in integration rumors
-SDF/govt crossings remain mostly closed thru the week
-Afrin olive harvest theft
-Shar' in Moscow
-Syriac Orth Patriarch on Rudaw re: DAANES shut down of schools
-8 yr Raqqah anniversary
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
-the latest in integration rumors
-SDF/govt crossings remain mostly closed thru the week
-Afrin olive harvest theft
-Shar' in Moscow
-Syriac Orth Patriarch on Rudaw re: DAANES shut down of schools
-8 yr Raqqah anniversary
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
This Week in Northern Syria [40.2025]
October 15 - 21: 'Abdi to AP on floated integration plans, Ministry of Interior delegation visits al-Tabqah, Gov't/SDF roads largely remained closed, and more...
akmckeever.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
-Aleppo security chief visits Tabqah
-the latest in integration rumors
-SDF/govt crossings remain mostly closed thru the week
-Afrin olive harvest theft
-Shar' in Moscow
-Syriac Orth Patriarch on Rudaw re: DAANES shut down of schools
-8 yr Raqqah anniversary
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
-the latest in integration rumors
-SDF/govt crossings remain mostly closed thru the week
-Afrin olive harvest theft
-Shar' in Moscow
-Syriac Orth Patriarch on Rudaw re: DAANES shut down of schools
-8 yr Raqqah anniversary
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
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The Syria team from @reuters.com provides sourcing and background on their devastating investigation into efforts by the Assad regime to conceal evidence of mass murder by moving the corpses of victims.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
How we confirmed Assad-era mass grave conspiracy: Witnesses, science
Drone technology, forensic science helped corroborate witness accounts of how Assad's government trucked bodies from a mass grave to a secret location.
www.reuters.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The Syria team from @reuters.com provides sourcing and background on their devastating investigation into efforts by the Assad regime to conceal evidence of mass murder by moving the corpses of victims.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Behind the paywall:
-rumors of what 'Abdi/Sharaa discussed on Oct 7
-status of closed Govt/SDF crossings
-US senate passes DoD budget with Caesar repeal and 2026 SDF funding
-Afrin/Peace Spring integration updates
-Mil appointments for Salim Idris and Hassan Hamadah
-SDF 10th anniversary
-IS attacks
-rumors of what 'Abdi/Sharaa discussed on Oct 7
-status of closed Govt/SDF crossings
-US senate passes DoD budget with Caesar repeal and 2026 SDF funding
-Afrin/Peace Spring integration updates
-Mil appointments for Salim Idris and Hassan Hamadah
-SDF 10th anniversary
-IS attacks
This week's newsletter covers after effects of Oct 6 al-Sheikh Maqsoud clashes:
-limited lifting of government-imposed siege
-some clashes in E. Aleppo and DeZ despite announced ceasefire
-SDF/Asayish delegation visits Damascus for renewed integration talks
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
-limited lifting of government-imposed siege
-some clashes in E. Aleppo and DeZ despite announced ceasefire
-SDF/Asayish delegation visits Damascus for renewed integration talks
akmckeever.substack.com/p/this-week-...
This Week in Northern Syria [39.2025]
October 8 - 14: Limited Govt/SDF clashes in eastern Aleppo and Deir ez-Zour, several al-Sheikh Maqsoud crossings opened, SDF/Asayish delegation visits Damascus to discuss integration, and more...
akmckeever.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Behind the paywall:
-rumors of what 'Abdi/Sharaa discussed on Oct 7
-status of closed Govt/SDF crossings
-US senate passes DoD budget with Caesar repeal and 2026 SDF funding
-Afrin/Peace Spring integration updates
-Mil appointments for Salim Idris and Hassan Hamadah
-SDF 10th anniversary
-IS attacks
-rumors of what 'Abdi/Sharaa discussed on Oct 7
-status of closed Govt/SDF crossings
-US senate passes DoD budget with Caesar repeal and 2026 SDF funding
-Afrin/Peace Spring integration updates
-Mil appointments for Salim Idris and Hassan Hamadah
-SDF 10th anniversary
-IS attacks
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The book is finally out in the US too www.amazon.com/Transformed-...
October 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The book is finally out in the US too www.amazon.com/Transformed-...
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Fixing representation gaps in the legislative body through presidential appointments alone risks addressing symptoms, not root causes. Without urgently reviving political life, both the next elections and parliament’s ability to function will be undermined. en.majalla.com/node/327757/...
Syria’s new parliament raises old questions
If exclusion and opacity persist, Syria risks reinforcing the very conditions that led to its collapse. It isn't just the legitimacy of one election cycle that's at stake, but the entire transition.
en.majalla.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Fixing representation gaps in the legislative body through presidential appointments alone risks addressing symptoms, not root causes. Without urgently reviving political life, both the next elections and parliament’s ability to function will be undermined. en.majalla.com/node/327757/...
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The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...