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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🧵 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

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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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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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Anti-corruption efforts in Syria: Security sector reform and economic governance

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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-...

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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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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

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

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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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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

🧵 1/ Yesterday, a meeting was held between representatives of armed factions in #Daraa and Ahmad al-Sharaa of #HTS. Previous tensions were reportedly diffused, with an agreement reached to integrate local factions into the military institution.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

🧵 Challenges to #HTS approach in southern #Syria: 1/ Meetings between Ahmad al-Sharaa of #HTS and many leaders of armed factions in #Daraa Governorate seem to reveal a broad yet fragile consensus that conceals underlying tensions.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

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

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Map shows locations of #Israeli airstrikes in #Daraa and #Quneitra, which targeted military sites and weapons stockpiles. Israeli forces reportedly conducted an incursion in Quneitra & crossed the disengagement line into the Yarmouk Basin in southwestern Daraa

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Thus far, Israel has conducted at lest 10 airstrikes in Daraa and Quneitra provinces, targeting military sites and warehouses.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

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).

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

A follow-up video shows rebels from al-Qalamoun preparing to join ongoing battles against regime forces in Hama.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

The death toll from the attack on the Air Force Intelligence checkpoint near Khirbet Ghazaleh has risen to 9. Several others were injured.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Local armed groups attacked the Air Force Intelligence checkpoint near Khirbet Ghazaleh in Daraa province, resulting in reported deaths and injuries.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

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.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Plans for military operations targeting regime checkpoints in southern Syria are looming. A statement circulating online warns military and security forces in Daraa province to withdraw or face attacks, urging defections with safety guaranteed.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Members of the state security apparatus Inkhil city in Daraa province in southern Syria opened fire on protestors who had taken to the streets in support of military operations in north-western Syria.

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Abdo Jabassini @syrianzo.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Localized military escalations, rivalries among armed groups, vigilante operations, tribal clashes, and criminal activities are main drivers of violence in postwar southern Syria. My latest for Fredrich-Ebert-Stiftung bit.ly/3UA1Gm3

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