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BIG NEWS: 2 more senior AQ leaders were killed by US drone in #Idlib: – Taha Rifai (in pic) – Abu Omar al-Masri

#Syria’s opposition is advancing vs. #ISIS in north & south: – Capturing Al-Rai in N. #Aleppo – Captured Sahm al-Golan in #Deraa

Unsurprisingly, UN has delayed #Geneva talks again to 13 April, after previous delay from 9 to 11 April. Difficult politics behind scenes.

Re-emergence of #Russia strikes vs. opposition & Nusra around #Aleppo is a dangerous indicator of definitive breakdown of ceasefire. #Syria

#Kurdistan region prime minister Nechirvan Barzani to meet #US Secretary of State @JohnKerry in #Baghdad, #Iraq

Kurdish civilians caught in crosshairs in #Aleppo http://mme.cm/E5AW00  #Syria by @vvanwilgenburg via @NOW_eng

MERI launches #Economic Forum 2016 “Time for a Radical Rethink” 26-28 April, 2016 in Hewler http://www.meri-k.org/economy-forum-2016/#.VwY4ss49faE.twitter …

Germany investigating comic suspected of offending Turkish President Erdogan http://on.wsj.com/1q7kNTt  via @WSJ

Charles Lister ‏@Charles_Lister 1h1 hour ago

PT: The scale of Ahrar al-Sham’s involvement in Al-Rai indicates that #Turkey facilitated their arrival from #Idlib, via Turkish territory.

Charles Lister ‏@Charles_Lister 1h1 hour ago – Interesting: Ahrar al-Sham played a significant (but largely silent) role in defeating #ISIS in al-Rai, N. #Aleppo.

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