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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · 12h

Violent clashes reported in #Idlib, #Syria, between security forces & French-led jihadist 'Firqat al-Ghuraba.' Uzbek fighters have joined their “French migrant brothers” in defense.
This could mark the 1st stage of a larger confrontation btwn Sharaa’s gov. & foreign jihadists.

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · 2d

Mark Savaya, whose qualifications include an extensive background in Insta influencing, MAGA cheerleading, posing for photos with Trump, smoking pot & managing a chain of marijuana dispensaries, was appointed by Trump as the special envoy to #Iraq.
Just the perfect fit for the Iraqi diplomacy!

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Sep 1

Only in #Kurdistan #Iraq public employees get their salaries three months late. It's September, and they are receiving June's salaries now.

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Aug 30

The oft-touted “Democracy” #Kurdish politicians boasted of since 1991 now faces a serious threat. That doesn't mean the region ever truly enjoyed a democratic system built on pluralism & respect for freedoms. In fact, #Iraqi #Kurdistan has long had an illusory democratic framework.
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What’s Happening in Iraqi Kurdistan?

The political scene in Iraqi Kurdistan over the past two weeks can be summed up in three politically significant developments that have dealt heavy blows to the region’s already fragile democratic pro...

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Aug 30

منذ نزولهم من الجبل عام 1991 إلى المدينة، أصر الساسة الكرد في #كردستان #العراق ومن ثم أبنائهم، على إغفال العنصر الأكثر جوهرية في العملية الديمقراطية، وهو تهشيم مبدأ الأحادية وبناء فضاء التعدد الاجتماعي السياسي.

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ما الذي يحدث في كردستان العراق؟

من الممكن تلخيص الخطوط الأساسية للمشهد السياسي الكردي العراقي في غضون الأسبوعين الماضيين في ثلاثة أحداث ذات دلالات سياسية وجَّهت ضربات إلى العملية الديمقراطية.

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Aug 19

During the trial in #Erbil, the capital of #Kurdistan Region where KDP Asayish is in control, plainclothes men attacked Sherwani's family members and MPs, tearing their clothing and insulting them.

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Aug 19

Today, journalist Sherwan Sherwani was sentenced in #Erbil to 4.5 additional years in prison for allegedly insulting/ threatening a prison officer. The sentence brazenly exceeds the 2 yr maximum stipulated in article 229 of the 1969 #Iraqi Penal Code under which he was convicted.

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 22

Why? Why is the world watching children being deliberately starved to death and doing nothing?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 22

I’m witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza’s children – why is the world letting it happen? | Nick Maynard

A permanent ceasefire, the free and safe flow of aid, and the lifting of the blockade are needed now – all could be achieved with political will, says UK surgeon Nick Maynard

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 19

طوفان الفيديوهات والصور الذي يخرج من ⁧‫#سوريا_الجديدة‬⁩ سوريا احمد الشرع لا يختلف كثيرا في قسوته وبشاعته وإذلاله للمواطن السوري عن ذلك الطوفان الصوري المرعب الذي كان يخرج من سوريا بشار الاسد.
‏سوريا مستمرة في دوامة العنف و الإذلال لمواطنيها

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 18

Now we raid them! So they don't raid us. These are the words of the member of the Supreme Committee for the Preservation of Civil Peace in #Syria blessing the tribes' mobilization and their attack on Suwayda. He says they have taught the enemy a lesson!

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 16

Unlike al-Sharaa, Hafez al-Assad & his son understood & recognized the regional implications of the religiously sensitive #Druze issue in #Syria.
2 weeks after the fall of Bashar, Jumblatt & the Druze spiritual leader, visited al-Sharaa who apparently failed to grasp the msg & appreciate the gesture

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 15

The intl. community looked away during the Alawite massacre in #Syria. Today, extremely humiliating & disturbing images are pouring out of #Druze areas.
If silence continues & Trump's Rep. keeps praising al-Sharaa, the purge will go on tomorrow claiming another minority.
#سوريا

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 14

ISIS killed 5 Asayish members in an attack on a checkpoint in southern Al-Hasakah. According to the #Syrian SOHR, ISIS has carried out 126 attacks in Autonomous Administration areas since the start of 2025.
www.syriahr.com/%D8%A8%D9%87...

بهـ ـجـ ـوم لخـ ـلايا "التـ ـنـ ـظـ ـيم".. 5 قتـ ـلى من "الأسايش" جنوب الحسكة - المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان

– 106 عملية في دير الزور أسفرت عن مقتل 21 من العسكريين و 3 عناصر من "التنظيم" ومقتل 9 مدنيين، بالإضافة إلى إصابة 21 آخرين.

https://www.syriahr.com/بهـ-ـجـ-ـوم-لخـ-ـلايا-التـ-ـنـ-ـظـ-ـيم-5/769877/

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 12

It hasn’t even been 24 hours since PKK fighters burned their weapons in a peace gesture, and Turkey has already resumed bombing #Iraqi #Kurdistan.

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 11

Look at her face, look closely, and remember it. What you see isn’t merely the face of a fighter bidding a sad farewell to her arm, it’s the face of a dream yet to be realized, of a just cause that never stops believing in #freedom and #equality.
#jasana cave in #Kurdistan

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 10

This article published by the London based Asharq Al-Awsat, lacks the core principle of journalism: neutrality. You can smell racism from the title. It relies solely on Arab tribal figures opposed to #SDF, without even bothering to reach out to SDF officials for their perspective!
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نهاية «التعايش القسري» بين العشائر العربية و«قسد» في الجزيرة السورية

يرفض شيوخ العشائر العربية في المناطق الخاضعة لسيطرة «قسد» في الجزيرة السورية التهميش والاستئثار بالموارد الطبيعية، وطالبوا بعدم الزجّ بهم في «مشروع انفصالي»

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 10

They're constantly pushed by their western allies to abandon their aspirations & fold into whatever regime is in power. This is exactly what is happening now in #Syria! A recurring pattern of wartime partnership, peacetime abandonment. 2-2

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 10

When wars rage #Kurds are invited in, praised by Western politicians as 'tough fighters'. They crushed ISIS in #Syria, dismantling its ruthless state. But when wars end & spoils are divided, Kurds always get scraps. 1-2

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 2

'Today we are sending to the president’s desk 200 completely clean sheets of paper that are hereby codified such that anything he chooses to fill those pages with will have the full force of law.'
This is brilliant. The Onion nails it, peeling back authoritarianism layer by layer.

The Onion @theonion.com · Jun 29

Congress Passes Blank Bill For Trump To Write Whatever Law He Wants
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Congress Passes Blank Bill For Trump To Write Whatever Law He Wants

WASHINGTON—After weeks of eliminating what many lawmakers called “frivolous” and “unnecessary” provisions, Congress reportedly passed a blank bill Thursday in which President Donald Trump can simply write whatever law he wants. “Today we are sending to the president’s desk 200 completely clean sheets of paper that are hereby codified such that anything he chooses to […]

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 2

Unprecedented: In response to #Leman magazine’s cartoon, Salawat was recited in the parliament of century-old secular #Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk would be turning in his grave.

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 1

Last night, drones and Katyusha rockets struck Kirkuk, Baiji in Salahaddin, and Zakho in Duhok. Tonight, two drones targeted Sulaymaniyah #Kurdistan.

Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 1

A great, yet horrifying, investigation on the 3-day Alawite massacre in #Syria's coastal cities. The investigation reveals a chain of command leading from the attackers directly to men who serve alongside the new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Syrian forces massacred 1,500 Alawites. The chain of command led to Damascus.

A Reuters investigation found 40 distinct sites of killings, looting and arson during three days of sectarian massacres following an Assad loyalist insurgency. The chain of command led from the attackers directly to men serving alongside Syria’s new leaders in Damascus. The killings now threaten Syria's fragile transition.

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jul 1

The decision to lay down arms & engage in politics is very good, however I absolutely disagree with how the process was handled; the PKK has fulfilled all its commitments by declaring a ceasefire & dissolving, while Turkey continues its military ops in #Iraqi #Kurdistan."

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jun 30

Between July 3 & 10, a group of PKK fighters, 20-30 members, will lay down their arms in a ceremony to be held in Sulaymaniyah #Kurdistan #Iraq. According to Kurdish Rudaw, PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan is expected to issue a new statement in the coming days.
www.rudaw.net/sorani/kurdi...

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Hoshang Waziri هوشنك وزيري @howaziri.bsky.social · Jun 30

Turkmen in Altun Kupri (Prde)burned tires and blocked the main highway between #Erbil & #Kirkuk today to protest the appointment of a Kurdish municipal director, demanding a more equitable allocation of administrative posts between #Kurds & #Turkmen.