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...

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...

Two recent works of @ajaltamimi.bsky.social's on Twelver Shi'ah communities in Syria, those of Damascus's Sayyida Zaynab suburb, and of the neighboring Idlib towns of Fu'ah and Kafriyah, displaced via population swap in 2018 www.syriaintransition.com/en/home/arch... www.hudson.org/terrorism/sy...

My latest interview: w/Abu Ali Sumer,who heads Alawite insurgent group 'Fawj Azra'il al-Jabal' that's recently come to attention. Discussion focuses on outlook on Syria, his group's aims, relation w/Suhayl al-Hasan's 'Tiger Forces' & views on Iran & Israel www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-alawit...

Check out my latest for Syria in Transition looking more closely at the Sayyida Zaynab shrine in Damascus (based on my visits there), its administration, & what observations tell us about the status of Syria's Twelver Shia community more broadly: www.syriaintransition.com/en/home/arch...

@ajaltamimi.bsky.social on the practicalities of accessing electricity in Syria's rural Aleppo: www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/electricit...

Hopefully of some use: a post I've done discussing my experiences in parts of northern Syria w/electricity availability, sources & usage, focused on parts of north Aleppo countryside to illustrate local contrasts. Giving a ground feel beyond big statistics www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/electricit...

I am of course delighted to take all the undeserved credit @ajaltamimi.bsky.social is willing to give me! #medievalsky

New instalment in my translation of Paul the Deacon's Roman History: Book Two, covering the Samnite Wars, Pyrrhic War & First Punic War. Dedicated to @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social, who kindly drew attention to this project of mine for medieval historians here www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/paul-the-d...

New post:local from Qalb Lawze (one of Druze villages of Jabal al-Summaq- Idlib)on killing of 3 villagers from Kafr Maris (another Druze village) by gunmen- latest of multiple kidnappings & murders that have targeted originally Druze inhabitants since 2011 www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/guest-post...

New post: an in-depth look at a recent case of arrests carried out by Israeli forces in the Yarmouk Basin region of Deraa province near the border with the Golan Heights, adding some context that is missing in social media coverage www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/israeli-ar...

New post:local from Qalb Lawze (one of Druze villages of Jabal al-Summaq- Idlib)on killing of 3 villagers from Kafr Maris (another Druze village) by gunmen- latest of multiple kidnappings & murders that have targeted originally Druze inhabitants since 2011 www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/guest-post...

A blast from the past: an interview I recently did w/Jamal Maarouf,who led Western-backed Syrian Revolutionaries Front (SRF) that fought ISIS & was destroyed by Jabhat al-Nusra by end of 2014. Discussed SRF's history & how he views Syria under al-Sharaa www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/the-syrian...

New post: an in-depth look at a recent case of arrests carried out by Israeli forces in the Yarmouk Basin region of Deraa province near the border with the Golan Heights, adding some context that is missing in social media coverage www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/israeli-ar...

First academic journal review of my translation & study of the medieval text Fath al-Andalus(The Conquest of al-Andalus) is out,& it's mostly positive,particularly about how it presents a clear & readable translation from a difficult original www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

My latest: my visit to the Najaf office of the Badr Organisation (one of Iraq's major pro-Iranian factions), discussing the group's outlook on Iraq and the wider region, including the question of relations with the new Syrian government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/a-visit-to...

First academic journal review of my translation & study of the medieval text Fath al-Andalus(The Conquest of al-Andalus) is out,& it's mostly positive,particularly about how it presents a clear & readable translation from a difficult original www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

My latest: my visit to the Najaf office of the Badr Organisation (one of Iraq's major pro-Iranian factions), discussing the group's outlook on Iraq and the wider region, including the question of relations with the new Syrian government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/a-visit-to...

My latest: a look inside a villa in Aleppo countryside that appears to have been used as a base by an Iranian-linked militia during the war in Syria. I stumbled upon it while driving & the graffiti still remains. Took photos for historical documentation www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/inside-an-...

My latest: my visit to the Najaf office of the Badr Organisation (one of Iraq's major pro-Iranian factions), discussing the group's outlook on Iraq and the wider region, including the question of relations with the new Syrian government www.aymennaltamimi.com/p/a-visit-to...