Abdo Jabassini
@syrianzo.bsky.social
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellow - Central European University | Peace and conflict studies | Syria and the Middle East
Reposted by Abdo Jabassini
🧵 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁?
Our paper with Joseph Daher provides the first assessment of reform & anti-corruption efforts in Syria’s 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 sectors
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Our paper with Joseph Daher provides the first assessment of reform & anti-corruption efforts in Syria’s 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 sectors
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Anti-corruption efforts in Syria: Security sector reform and economic governance
To create and implement meaningful anti-corruption reform, the Syrian Transitional Government (STG) should focus on strengthening institutional capacity, accountability, and civic participation in the...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
🧵 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁?
Our paper with Joseph Daher provides the first assessment of reform & anti-corruption efforts in Syria’s 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 sectors
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Our paper with Joseph Daher provides the first assessment of reform & anti-corruption efforts in Syria’s 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 sectors
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🧵 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁?
Our paper with Joseph Daher provides the first assessment of reform & anti-corruption efforts in Syria’s 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 sectors
bit.ly/3O4nbed
Our paper with Joseph Daher provides the first assessment of reform & anti-corruption efforts in Syria’s 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 sectors
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Anti-corruption efforts in Syria: Security sector reform and economic governance
To create and implement meaningful anti-corruption reform, the Syrian Transitional Government (STG) should focus on strengthening institutional capacity, accountability, and civic participation in the...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
🧵 𝗜𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁?
Our paper with Joseph Daher provides the first assessment of reform & anti-corruption efforts in Syria’s 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 sectors
bit.ly/3O4nbed
Our paper with Joseph Daher provides the first assessment of reform & anti-corruption efforts in Syria’s 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 sectors
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Conflict studies has outlived the world that created it. As wars escalate, the field is losing relevance, access, and moral authority. A sobering, necessary read by @yguichaoua.bsky.social
@wlacher.bsky.social on how knowledge, power, and war intersect today.
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@wlacher.bsky.social on how knowledge, power, and war intersect today.
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The Demise of Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine
An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Conflict studies has outlived the world that created it. As wars escalate, the field is losing relevance, access, and moral authority. A sobering, necessary read by @yguichaoua.bsky.social
@wlacher.bsky.social on how knowledge, power, and war intersect today.
dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
@wlacher.bsky.social on how knowledge, power, and war intersect today.
dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
My latest examines how security challenges in southern #Syria persist, evolve, and transform — and what this reveals about state authority, armed networks and demobilisation, drug trafficking, and foreign intervention in post-Assad context.
@arabreforminit.bsky.social
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December 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My latest examines how security challenges in southern #Syria persist, evolve, and transform — and what this reveals about state authority, armed networks and demobilisation, drug trafficking, and foreign intervention in post-Assad context.
@arabreforminit.bsky.social
bit.ly/4ryNIQh
@arabreforminit.bsky.social
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I’m honoured to be among the first recipients of Bassma Kodmani Fellowship from @arabreforminit.bsky.social
My research & stakeholder engagements will focus on security sector reform in Syria & the challenges of integrating ex-rebels into military & security institutions.
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My research & stakeholder engagements will focus on security sector reform in Syria & the challenges of integrating ex-rebels into military & security institutions.
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The Bassma Kodmani Fellowship: Advancing a Democratic Transition in Syria
In December 2024, following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and in memory of our founder, Dr. Bassma Kodmani, who passed away in March 2024, the Arab Reform Initiative launched its inaugural …
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March 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’m honoured to be among the first recipients of Bassma Kodmani Fellowship from @arabreforminit.bsky.social
My research & stakeholder engagements will focus on security sector reform in Syria & the challenges of integrating ex-rebels into military & security institutions.
bit.ly/43Wh6X7
My research & stakeholder engagements will focus on security sector reform in Syria & the challenges of integrating ex-rebels into military & security institutions.
bit.ly/43Wh6X7
#Turkey’s manoeuvres in #Syria and #Libya are key chapters in its bold strategy to strengthen its position and secure long-term leverage in the #Mediterranean —but the path is full of challenges.
My latest with @emadbadi.bsky.social for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
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My latest with @emadbadi.bsky.social for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
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Turkey’s Syria and Libya strategies add up to a Mediterranean power play
By aligning its strategies in Libya and Syria, Turkey seeks to consolidate influence and amplify its leverage across both theaters.
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January 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#Turkey’s manoeuvres in #Syria and #Libya are key chapters in its bold strategy to strengthen its position and secure long-term leverage in the #Mediterranean —but the path is full of challenges.
My latest with @emadbadi.bsky.social for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
bit.ly/4jaAqVR
My latest with @emadbadi.bsky.social for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
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I’ve heard of instances where Syrians were surprised to find themselves quoted in reports after what they thought were casual conversations with journalists. A reminder: ethical principles—like informed consent & explaining the purpose & potential use of interviews—are crucial in Syria as elsewhere.
December 25, 2024 at 10:46 AM
I’ve heard of instances where Syrians were surprised to find themselves quoted in reports after what they thought were casual conversations with journalists. A reminder: ethical principles—like informed consent & explaining the purpose & potential use of interviews—are crucial in Syria as elsewhere.
Syrians are closely monitoring every report published and will expose and challenge any narrative that misleads the audience and disrespects the suffering of real victims.
Great investigation by VeSyriaE, exposing CNN’s recent report by Clarissa Ward
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Great investigation by VeSyriaE, exposing CNN’s recent report by Clarissa Ward
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December 15, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Syrians are closely monitoring every report published and will expose and challenge any narrative that misleads the audience and disrespects the suffering of real victims.
Great investigation by VeSyriaE, exposing CNN’s recent report by Clarissa Ward
t.co/zvnWw8F3Bh
Great investigation by VeSyriaE, exposing CNN’s recent report by Clarissa Ward
t.co/zvnWw8F3Bh
Thus far, Israel has conducted at lest 10 airstrikes in Daraa and Quneitra provinces, targeting military sites and warehouses.
December 8, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Thus far, Israel has conducted at lest 10 airstrikes in Daraa and Quneitra provinces, targeting military sites and warehouses.
Israel carried out incursions into Quneitra Province in southern Syria. For Israel, the collapse of the Syrian army & its withdrawal from positions near the border means the breakdown of the 1974 agreement.
Israel is expected to seize the buffer zone & strike weapons warehouses in the region.
Israel is expected to seize the buffer zone & strike weapons warehouses in the region.
December 8, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Israel carried out incursions into Quneitra Province in southern Syria. For Israel, the collapse of the Syrian army & its withdrawal from positions near the border means the breakdown of the 1974 agreement.
Israel is expected to seize the buffer zone & strike weapons warehouses in the region.
Israel is expected to seize the buffer zone & strike weapons warehouses in the region.
A graph illustrating the gains of local armed factions in #Daraa province in southern Syria so far, including their seizure of checkpoints, security apparatus headquarters, military bases, and police stations, with circle size denoting the intensity and number of attacks (ranging from 1 to 5).
December 6, 2024 at 3:29 PM
A graph illustrating the gains of local armed factions in #Daraa province in southern Syria so far, including their seizure of checkpoints, security apparatus headquarters, military bases, and police stations, with circle size denoting the intensity and number of attacks (ranging from 1 to 5).
A local faction stormed a Syrian military checkpoint near the town of Ghabagheb on the Damascus-Daraa international highway.
The group has seized all weapons and given the soldiers one day to defect, threatening to attack the checkpoint if they refuse to comply.
The group has seized all weapons and given the soldiers one day to defect, threatening to attack the checkpoint if they refuse to comply.
December 5, 2024 at 8:53 PM
A local faction stormed a Syrian military checkpoint near the town of Ghabagheb on the Damascus-Daraa international highway.
The group has seized all weapons and given the soldiers one day to defect, threatening to attack the checkpoint if they refuse to comply.
The group has seized all weapons and given the soldiers one day to defect, threatening to attack the checkpoint if they refuse to comply.
Local factions in Daraa province gave the police officers at the Jasim city station two options: surrender weapons and stay or leave for military/security sites. They chose the latter.
December 5, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Local factions in Daraa province gave the police officers at the Jasim city station two options: surrender weapons and stay or leave for military/security sites. They chose the latter.
Multiple defections of members from security apparatuses have reportedly occurred in Daraa province in southern Syria.
Mosques in several localities are actively calling on military and security personnel to abandon their posts and defect.
Mosques in several localities are actively calling on military and security personnel to abandon their posts and defect.
December 5, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Multiple defections of members from security apparatuses have reportedly occurred in Daraa province in southern Syria.
Mosques in several localities are actively calling on military and security personnel to abandon their posts and defect.
Mosques in several localities are actively calling on military and security personnel to abandon their posts and defect.
A follow-up video shows rebels from al-Qalamoun preparing to join ongoing battles against regime forces in Hama.
December 3, 2024 at 3:22 PM
A follow-up video shows rebels from al-Qalamoun preparing to join ongoing battles against regime forces in Hama.
A circulating video features a group of rebels declaring the reactivation of insurgent operations in al-Qalamoun in Rural Damascus, following coordination with rebel groups in northern Syria.
December 3, 2024 at 1:26 PM
A circulating video features a group of rebels declaring the reactivation of insurgent operations in al-Qalamoun in Rural Damascus, following coordination with rebel groups in northern Syria.
A detailed visualization of protests and clashes across Daraa province in southern Syria since November 29. At least 11 security personnel have been reportedly killed.
December 1, 2024 at 1:04 PM
A detailed visualization of protests and clashes across Daraa province in southern Syria since November 29. At least 11 security personnel have been reportedly killed.
The death toll from the attack on the Air Force Intelligence checkpoint near Khirbet Ghazaleh has risen to 9. Several others were injured.
Local armed groups attacked the Air Force Intelligence checkpoint near Khirbet Ghazaleh in Daraa province, resulting in reported deaths and injuries.
December 1, 2024 at 8:52 AM
The death toll from the attack on the Air Force Intelligence checkpoint near Khirbet Ghazaleh has risen to 9. Several others were injured.
Local armed groups attacked a state security checkpoint located between Inkhil and Simlin, north of Daraa, killing two security personnel.
In response, the regime shelled Simlin and its surrounding areas with mortar rounds, injuring civilians and prompting displacement from the town.
In response, the regime shelled Simlin and its surrounding areas with mortar rounds, injuring civilians and prompting displacement from the town.
December 1, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Local armed groups attacked a state security checkpoint located between Inkhil and Simlin, north of Daraa, killing two security personnel.
In response, the regime shelled Simlin and its surrounding areas with mortar rounds, injuring civilians and prompting displacement from the town.
In response, the regime shelled Simlin and its surrounding areas with mortar rounds, injuring civilians and prompting displacement from the town.
Local armed groups attacked the Air Force Intelligence checkpoint near Khirbet Ghazaleh in Daraa province, resulting in reported deaths and injuries.
November 30, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Local armed groups attacked the Air Force Intelligence checkpoint near Khirbet Ghazaleh in Daraa province, resulting in reported deaths and injuries.
Local gunmen stormed the police station in Dael town in Daraa province and confiscated the police weapons.
Meanwhile, reports circulating indicate that many military officers, along with their families, have left the city of Izraa and headed to Damascus.
Meanwhile, reports circulating indicate that many military officers, along with their families, have left the city of Izraa and headed to Damascus.
November 30, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Local gunmen stormed the police station in Dael town in Daraa province and confiscated the police weapons.
Meanwhile, reports circulating indicate that many military officers, along with their families, have left the city of Izraa and headed to Damascus.
Meanwhile, reports circulating indicate that many military officers, along with their families, have left the city of Izraa and headed to Damascus.
Protest in al-Hrak town in eastern Daraa province in support of military operations in north-western Syria, coinciding with flare shells fired by the 52nd Brigade of the Syrian army.
November 30, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Protest in al-Hrak town in eastern Daraa province in support of military operations in north-western Syria, coinciding with flare shells fired by the 52nd Brigade of the Syrian army.