My latest interview: w/a representative for recent protests held by people from Jabal Aqil in al-Bab (north Aleppo countryside) against presence of a Turkish military base built in 2017 over their land. Topics include Turkish army & Syrian state responses www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/protests-a...

My latest interview: w/a representative for recent protests held by people from Jabal Aqil in al-Bab (north Aleppo countryside) against presence of a Turkish military base built in 2017 over their land. Topics include Turkish army & Syrian state responses www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/protests-a...

A brief report I did about my recent visit to a universities exhibition in Aleppo city- a positive sign of the reduction in Syria's international isolation since the fall of the Assad regime and its replacement with a new government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/a-universi...

Check out my latest interview: w/Ghassan Duhine, who leads largest Israel-backed armed group in Gaza opposed to Hamas (The Popular Forces). We discuss his group & own outlook & career. What's his connection to Salafi jihadism & Syria? Is he 'ISIS-linked'? www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/anti-hamas...

Check out my latest interview: w/Ghassan Duhine, who leads largest Israel-backed armed group in Gaza opposed to Hamas (The Popular Forces). We discuss his group & own outlook & career. What's his connection to Salafi jihadism & Syria? Is he 'ISIS-linked'? www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/anti-hamas...

A brief report I did about my recent visit to a universities exhibition in Aleppo city- a positive sign of the reduction in Syria's international isolation since the fall of the Assad regime and its replacement with a new government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/a-universi...

Full translation and overview of the Syrian Interior Ministry's new regulations on organising peaceful demonstrations www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/syrian-int...

translation & overview of Islamic State latest editorial attacking al-Qaeda (AQ) for ideological inconsistency & compromise amid large-scale offensive launched by AQ affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin against Malian government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/islamic-st...

translation & overview of Islamic State latest editorial attacking al-Qaeda (AQ) for ideological inconsistency & compromise amid large-scale offensive launched by AQ affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimin against Malian government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/islamic-st...

My latest post: on the ruined and deserted Kurdish village of Cilbirê in the Afrin region. Until now, its inhabitants have not returned: why is that and what is the connection with Turkey in this case? Find out more with my on-the-ground observations www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-ruined...

An interview I did w/a local from Druze village of Hadr in Qunaytra (opposite Majdal Shams)on recent reports of Israeli settler activists entering the area.He clarifies what happened & reveals complexities of Hadr's relations w/Israeli occupation presence www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-druze-...

An interview w/writer & analyst Bassam Ghanum (linked to Lebanon's 'Islamic Group', Lebanese branch of the Ikhwan, though he's speaking in his own capacity here). We discuss the recent war between Hezbollah & Israel, negotiations w/Israel & normalisation www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/lebanon-he...

My latest interview: w/a board member of the 'Pioneers of Bashan' Movement, the campaign seeking to establish Jewish settlements in south Syria. Topics include its definition of 'Bashan', influence in Israel & the IDF, & its view of the Syrian government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-campai...

My latest interview: w/a board member of the 'Pioneers of Bashan' Movement, the campaign seeking to establish Jewish settlements in south Syria. Topics include its definition of 'Bashan', influence in Israel & the IDF, & its view of the Syrian government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-campai...

An interview w/writer & analyst Bassam Ghanum (linked to Lebanon's 'Islamic Group', Lebanese branch of the Ikhwan, though he's speaking in his own capacity here). We discuss the recent war between Hezbollah & Israel, negotiations w/Israel & normalisation www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/lebanon-he...

An interview I did w/a local from Druze village of Hadr in Qunaytra (opposite Majdal Shams)on recent reports of Israeli settler activists entering the area.He clarifies what happened & reveals complexities of Hadr's relations w/Israeli occupation presence www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-druze-...

My latest post: on the ruined and deserted Kurdish village of Cilbirê in the Afrin region. Until now, its inhabitants have not returned: why is that and what is the connection with Turkey in this case? Find out more with my on-the-ground observations www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-ruined...

Springtime in rural Syria…a truly wonderful sight (photo I took during a recent drive). Please do visit the country and explore its countryside ❤️❤️

Brief, useful, roundup by @ajaltamimi.bsky.social of attacks on Jewish targets in Europe claimed by 'Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya', along with notes on depressingly stupid tankie claims that these are false flag ops: www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/harakat-as...

Full translation and overview of the new speech by Islamic State spokesman Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari, covering topics such as Syria, its new government, Islamic State affiliates in Africa, troubles in Iraq & Syria and problems with 'supporting' media www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/new-speech...

I find @ajaltamimi.bsky.social's interviews always valuable, also glad to see that it now incl. Palestine. This group’s political and security positions closely follow Israeli official narratives on Hamas, civilian harm, and settlement issues, indicating strong sponsor alignment.

New interview: with a Kurdish media activist based in Qamishli, discussing the current Kurdish military mobilisation, the future of the 'Autonomous Administration' project, and why the negotiations between the central govt and SDF have broken down www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-renewe...

This should hopefully be timely in light of current events in Syria: a piece on Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa's admiration for Umayyad Andalusian ruler Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil and what it means for his vision of Syria, w/special thanks to @azelin.bsky.social www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/ahmad-al-s...

Full translation and analysis of the new agreement between the SDF and the Syrian government, stipulating a ceasefire but basically spelling the end of the SDF as some kind of autonomous project www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-new-sd...

This should hopefully be timely in light of current events in Syria: a piece on Syrian president Ahmad al-Sharaa's admiration for Umayyad Andalusian ruler Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil and what it means for his vision of Syria, w/special thanks to @azelin.bsky.social www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/ahmad-al-s...

@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...

My new book for Manchester University Press is out now! My English translation & study of Toledan archbishop Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada's 'Minor Histories', incl. his very important 'History of the Arabs', the first surviving Western study of Arab history manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526189646/

My new book for Manchester University Press is out now! My English translation & study of Toledan archbishop Rodrigo Ximenez de Rada's 'Minor Histories', incl. his very important 'History of the Arabs', the first surviving Western study of Arab history manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526189646/

@ajaltamimi.bsky.social for @syriatransition.bsky.social on the SDF's cohesion to date: www.syriaintransition.com/en/home/opin...

Analysis from @ajaltamimi.bsky.social of recent Syrian state-SDF fighting in Aleppo; www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/observatio...

An article I wrote for Syria in Transition magazine on the rise of Alawite cleric Ghazal Ghazal, interrogating media claims that he represents the Alawites' 'spiritual authority/spiritual leader'. What does his political ascendancy mean for Damascus? www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/new-articl...

My review of the dreadful book 'Andalusion' by a UAE 'influencer' who purports to expose how myths about al-Andalus are supposedly being used by 'Andalusionists' today to undermine and destroy Western civilisation from within. Poor history and poor analysis... www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/andalusion...

Interview I conducted w/Hussam al-Astl, who leads a Gazan militia opposed to Hamas and works with Israel. Topics include the group's aims, vision for a Palestinian state and how he justifies fighting Hamas as the priority when Israel is accused of genocide www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/anti-hamas...

New Medieval Books: The Conquest of al-Andalus: A Translation of Fatḥ al-Andalus, by @ajaltamimi.bsky.social published by @routledgehistory.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/01/new-... #historybooks #medievalbooks

New post: interview with 'Fawj al-Zhall' ('Regiment of the Shadow'), one of the Alawite insurgent groups claiming to be linked to Suhayl al-Hasan, who is Russia-based and led the 'Tiger Forces' that became 'Division 25' under the former Assad regime www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-alawit...

Full translation and overview of the Islamic State editorial on the Sydney attack against Jews (which includes a final sidenote on the Palmyra attack against U.S. personnel and Syrian government forces) www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/islamic-st...

My latest post: an interview w/the commander of al-Barq al-Khatif ('Flash of Lightning') forces, one of main armed groups fighting on side of the Sudanese armed forces in the ongoing war in Sudan. Topics include the group's origin, vision of Sudan's state www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/armed-grou...

My latest post: an interview w/the commander of al-Barq al-Khatif ('Flash of Lightning') forces, one of main armed groups fighting on side of the Sudanese armed forces in the ongoing war in Sudan. Topics include the group's origin, vision of Sudan's state www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/armed-grou...

New interview w/leader of Druze faction 'Quwat al-Mithaq' that forms part of the Hikmat al-Hijri-backed 'National Guard'.Topics include views on Damascus government investigations into al-Suwayda' violations & recent claims of a 'conspiracy' in al-Suwayda' www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/druze-fact...

New interview w/leader of Druze faction 'Quwat al-Mithaq' that forms part of the Hikmat al-Hijri-backed 'National Guard'.Topics include views on Damascus government investigations into al-Suwayda' violations & recent claims of a 'conspiracy' in al-Suwayda' www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/druze-fact...

What was once one of the largest opposition forces has, on paper, technically been folded into the new security forces. But as @ajaltamimi.bsky.social points out in @syriatransition.bsky.social , integration has so far been mixed www.syriaintransition.com/en/home/arch...

There’s a lot of nonsense out there @ajaltamimi.bsky.social

Check out my latest interview with a person from Bayt Jann in the Jabal al-Shaykh/Mount Hermon area in Damascus countryside, regarding the recent Israeli raid on Bayt Jann and his message for the Israelis and international community www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-israel...

“My response to Israel’s claims is that any attack on us again and none of them will get out alive.” Interview by @ajaltamimi.bsky.social with a person from Beit Jinn which had recently faced an Israeli incursion in southern Syria.

New interview: w/the 'Democratic Revolutionary Awakening Council', a faction in Sudan that is aligned with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Topics include why it is aligned with RSF, what type of state it wants in Sudan, & position on normalising w/Israel www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-war-in...

New interview: w/the 'Democratic Revolutionary Awakening Council', a faction in Sudan that is aligned with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Topics include why it is aligned with RSF, what type of state it wants in Sudan, & position on normalising w/Israel www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-war-in...

New interview w/al-Suwayda' Druze faction Quwat Qalib al-Karama (one of 'National Guard' groups).Topics include the faction's history,current stance towards Damascus govt, Druze identity & name of region, & whether Jaramana model could work for al-Suwayda' www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/druze-fact...

My latest post: looking at the various Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) factions that were active in Lebanon & Syria during the war in Syria, plus an interview w/a (now defunct) SSNP faction member from Latakia who still believes in the ideology www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-syrian...

My latest post: looking at the various Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) factions that were active in Lebanon & Syria during the war in Syria, plus an interview w/a (now defunct) SSNP faction member from Latakia who still believes in the ideology www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-syrian...

Exploring some armed groups in Sudan's war: an interview with someone connected to Liwa al-Furqan, one of the auxiliary formations of the Sudanese Armed Forces. Topics include brigade's origins and affiliations, and question of Islamism/Muslim Brotherhood www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/armed-grou...