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Haid Haid
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Senior Fellow: Arab Reform Intiative, Chatham House, and ME Council on Global Affairs. | PhD from @warstudies | a Syrian who writes about Syria among other things. RT ≠ endorsements.
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 9d
1/3 With #Syria’s (indirect) #parliamentary #elections less than a week away, I’ve put together an explainer on how the process works and the key issues to watch. A guide for both experts and observers.
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Syria’s Parliamentary Elections Explained: Six Key Issues to Watch
Syria’s transitional authorities have announced indirect parliamentary elections to be held later this month (most likely between 15-20 September) to elect 140 of the 210 members of the People’s As…
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 9d
3/3 Another concern is the replacement of candidates on electoral college lists. The Supreme Electoral Committee said the changes were intended to improve demographic, diversity, and specialization representation– but gave no case-specific explanations, fueling transparency concerns.
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 9d
2/3 Concerns are already emerging, including the failure to meet the 20% women’s quota in electoral colleges. Official figures show women account for just 14%, with the share varying across provinces. www.syria.tv/%D9%84%D8%AC...
لجنة مجلس الشعب تشرح مراحل العملية الانتخابية من الترشح حتى فرز الأصوات
أعلن رئيس اللجنة العليا لانتخابات مجلس الشعب السوري، محمد طه الأحمد، إغلاق باب الترشح لعضوية مجلس الشعب على مستوى الدوائر الخمسين في عموم سوريا مساء أمس
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 9d
1/3 With #Syria’s (indirect) #parliamentary #elections less than a week away, I’ve put together an explainer on how the process works and the key issues to watch. A guide for both experts and observers.
www.arab-reform.net/publication/...
Syria’s Parliamentary Elections Explained: Six Key Issues to Watch
Syria’s transitional authorities have announced indirect parliamentary elections to be held later this month (most likely between 15-20 September) to elect 140 of the 210 members of the People’s As…
www.arab-reform.net
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 12d
رغم تراجع تهريب المخدرات بعد سقوط النظام، يواجه الأردن اليوم تهديدًا جديدًا يتمثل في التهريب الجوي. هذا التحول يضع المملكة أمام نمط جديد من الحروب، لا يُخاض عبر عدائي الحدود، بل بالطائرات المسيّرة والبالونات، ناقلًا ساحة المواجهة من الجغرافيا إلى التكنولوجيا. www.majalla.com/node/327476/...
حرب الأردن ضد المخدرات تنتقل الى السماء
عطّل سقوط الأسد جزءا من منظومة المخدرات الإقليمية، لكنه لم يدمرها وما برز بعده هو شبكة لامركزية ومرنة من المهربين
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 12d
My latest examines the escalating #rivalry between #Israel & #Türkiye in #Syria, unpacking its key drivers, each country’s approach & the growing risk it poses. Without a framework to manage this #tension, the risk of miscalculation is high. en.majalla.com/node/327445/...
Are Israel and Türkiye heading for a showdown over Syria?
Ankara's drive to reintegrate Kurds into a centralised state clashes with Tel Aviv's preference for a weak, fractured Syria
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 12d
My latest examines the escalating #rivalry between #Israel & #Türkiye in #Syria, unpacking its key drivers, each country’s approach & the growing risk it poses. Without a framework to manage this #tension, the risk of miscalculation is high. en.majalla.com/node/327445/...
Are Israel and Türkiye heading for a showdown over Syria?
Ankara's drive to reintegrate Kurds into a centralised state clashes with Tel Aviv's preference for a weak, fractured Syria
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 12d
رغم تراجع تهريب المخدرات بعد سقوط النظام، يواجه الأردن اليوم تهديدًا جديدًا يتمثل في التهريب الجوي. هذا التحول يضع المملكة أمام نمط جديد من الحروب، لا يُخاض عبر عدائي الحدود، بل بالطائرات المسيّرة والبالونات، ناقلًا ساحة المواجهة من الجغرافيا إلى التكنولوجيا. www.majalla.com/node/327476/...
حرب الأردن ضد المخدرات تنتقل الى السماء
عطّل سقوط الأسد جزءا من منظومة المخدرات الإقليمية، لكنه لم يدمرها وما برز بعده هو شبكة لامركزية ومرنة من المهربين
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 13d
This shift marks a new phase in the regional drug war—one where technology, not geography, defines the battlefield. While land routes can be fenced and patrolled, airspace is harder to police, and airborne “mules” are far more difficult to track or intercept.
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Jordan's new narco war: smugglers take to the skies
The collapse of regime protection has dramatically altered Syria's narcotics landscape, forcing traffickers to innovate
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 13d
This shift marks a new phase in the regional drug war—one where technology, not geography, defines the battlefield. While land routes can be fenced and patrolled, airspace is harder to police, and airborne “mules” are far more difficult to track or intercept.
en.majalla.com/node/327517/...
Jordan's new narco war: smugglers take to the skies
The collapse of regime protection has dramatically altered Syria's narcotics landscape, forcing traffickers to innovate
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 19d
My latest examines the Israel–Syria talks, the likelihood of a deal amid rising U.S. pressure, and the challenges any agreement would face – especially as Washington prioritises optics over substance to deliver a deal Trump can showcase at the upcoming UN gathering. en.majalla.com/node/327415/...
Netanyahu’s ‘peace through force’ doctrine hurts Syria talks
Syria's foreign minister met Israeli officials in London on 17 September, sparking speculation that a deal is in the offing. But even if one is reached, it risks being more symbolic than substantive.
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 16d
With all eyes on #al-Sharaa's #US visit, my latest explores the significance of the trip and the key themes of his upcoming #UNGA speech. It stresses that the true impact won’t come from words alone, but from the actions that follow. www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...
What Syria’s President should say in his historic UN speech | The National
Ahmad Al Shara must use this rare platform to outline a credible strategy for his country's transformation
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Julien Barnes-Dacey @jbdacey.bsky.social · 19d
On the mismatch in Israeli-Syrian negots & how it could feed deep ongoing instability. “For Syria, talks are a means to reduce conflict and assert sovereignty; for Israel, they serve as an extension of its strategy of coercion” writes @haidhaid22.bsky.social en.majalla.com/node/327415/...
Netanyahu’s ‘peace through force’ doctrine hurts Syria talks
Syria's foreign minister met Israeli officials in London on 17 September, sparking speculation that a deal is in the offing. But even if one is reached, it risks being more symbolic than substantive.
https://en.majalla.com/node/327415/politics/netanyahu’s-‘peace-through-force’-doctrine-hurts-syria-talks
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 19d
My latest examines the Israel–Syria talks, the likelihood of a deal amid rising U.S. pressure, and the challenges any agreement would face – especially as Washington prioritises optics over substance to deliver a deal Trump can showcase at the upcoming UN gathering. en.majalla.com/node/327415/...
Netanyahu’s ‘peace through force’ doctrine hurts Syria talks
Syria's foreign minister met Israeli officials in London on 17 September, sparking speculation that a deal is in the offing. But even if one is reached, it risks being more symbolic than substantive.
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Syria Notes @syrianotes.bsky.social · 27d
Reclaiming What Was Taken

Housing, land, and property (HLP) rights in post-Assad Syria.

Report by @haidhaid22.bsky.social for PAX.
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The Struggle for HLP rights in Post-Assad Syria
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Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 26d
In just days, Syria's transitional authorities are set to form a parliament between September 15 and 20.

How will the body be formed? Will there be elections? And what powers does it enjoy? Don't miss @haidhaid22.bsky.social's analysis for @chathamhouse.org www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/syri...
Syria’s parliamentary elections: A turning point or another top-down exercise?
The formation of a new legislative body will serve as a test for whether Syria’s government is ready to embrace pluralism and institutional reform.
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Chatham House @chathamhouse.org · 26d
Syria’s transitional authorities are set to form a new legislative body in September, the first such initiative since the fall of Bashar Al Assad’s regime.

Read @haidhaid22.bsky.social's (@chmenap.bsky.social) latest for @chathamhouse.org ⤵️
Syria’s parliamentary elections: A turning point or another top-down exercise?
The formation of a new legislative body will serve as a test for whether Syria’s government is ready to embrace pluralism and institutional reform.
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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 27d
@haidhaid22.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org on Syria's upcoming semi-elections: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/09/syri...
Syria’s parliamentary elections: A turning point or another top-down exercise?
The formation of a new legislative body will serve as a test for whether Syria’s government is ready to embrace pluralism and institutional reform.
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 27d
For the first time, the #Syrian Interior Ministry published photos of security members arrested for #violations, in this case linked to beating a detainee to death. This is a step toward #transparency, but real accountability requires making their trials public. www.facebook.com/syrianmoi/po...
وزارة الداخلية السورية
تؤكد وزارة الداخلية أنها تتابع مجريات قضية مقتل المواطن عطالله صالح الفياض منذ اللحظة الأولى لحصول حادثة الوفاة، حيث تم توقيف جميع عناصر الدورية الأمنية التي قامت باعتقاله. وبعد إجراء التحقيقات...
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 29d
رغم تزايد التكهنات في الفترة الأخيرة بشأن اقتراب التوصل إلى اتفاق بين سوريا وإسرائيل، أوضح في مقالي أن عقيدة نتنياهو القائمة على "السلام عبر القوة" - والتي تجسدها الهجمات المتكررة على سوريا - تُضعف هذه التوقعات وتقلل من فرص التوصل إلى تسوية، رغم محاولات دمشق الحثيثة. www.majalla.com/node/327263/...
"السلام بالقوة"... عقيدة نتنياهو تعرقل المفاوضات مع سوريا
في الشهر الماضي، بدت المفاوضات السورية-الإسرائيلية أقرب ما تكون إلى تحقيق تقدم ملموس. فبعد أشهر من المحادثات السرية، أعلنت السلطات الانتقالية السورية رسميا عقد أول اجتماع مباشر ورفيع المستوى مع مسؤولي...
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · Sep 8
My in-depth report on how HLP rights violations have been addressed during the first six months of Syria’s post-regime transition. The report highlights both formal and informal efforts to reclaim property, identifies key challenges, and sets out an actionable roadmap. paxforpeace.nl/publications...
Reclaiming What Was Taken - PAX
The Struggle for HLP rights in Post-Assad Syria
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · 29d
My comments to the AP on the recent wave of displacement from Sweida, warning that this crisis will persist in the absence of political talks between Damascus and Sweida. apnews.com/article/syri...
Displaced Bedouin families in limbo as Syrian government and Druze authorities remain at odds
Tensions in Syria's Daraa province have forced Bedouin families to live in school classrooms. They fled sectarian fighting in Sweida over a month ago.
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · Sep 8
My in-depth report on how HLP rights violations have been addressed during the first six months of Syria’s post-regime transition. The report highlights both formal and informal efforts to reclaim property, identifies key challenges, and sets out an actionable roadmap. paxforpeace.nl/publications...
Reclaiming What Was Taken - PAX
The Struggle for HLP rights in Post-Assad Syria
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Haid Haid @haidhaid22.bsky.social · Sep 1
My latest examines the transitional government’s efforts to hold its forces accountable, noting that while some progress has been made, a persistent lack of transparency continues to undermine credibility and public trust. #Syria #Accountability #Justice #Transition en.majalla.com/node/327126/...
Syria’s promise of accountability risks ringing hollow
The absence of transparency around what happens after arrests shows the government's failure to establish credible mechanisms for justice
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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · Sep 3
Couple months old, but still worth reading: @haidhaid22.bsky.social for @mecouncil.bsky.social on limitations of efforts to unify Syria's armed factions into a new national army: mecouncil.org/publication/...
Syria’s Unruly Guns: Building a Unified Army in a Fractured State
More than 13 years of armed conflict have left Syria a fractured patchwork of isolated regions controlled by rival factions. Yet the dramatic collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 opened a rar...
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