Elizabeth Hagedorn
@ElizHagedorn
State Department Correspondent at @AlMonitor. 📩 = [email protected]
NEW: I spoke with Hosam Saraya's family, who called the US Embassy in Jordan when he & other Druze relatives were abducted from their Suwayda home. “The response was, ‘We can't do anything.. we've been telling you not to go [to Syria] since 2012.’” al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
BREAKING: State Department official tells @AlMonitor "we can confirm the death of a U.S. citizen in the Suwayda region of Syria last week."
NEW: Asked about Hosam Saraya, a State Dept official tells me "the department is looking into accounts of the death of an individual reported to have been a US citizen in Syria."
Four-year old Razan Abu Zaher gave up her fight for life on Sunday. She died at a hospital in central Gaza from complications brought on by hunger and malnutrition, @CNN reports share.google/X06Ydl5AUQZmmE…
Who is Saraya Ansar al-Sunna, radical group behind Syria church attack? They may be small physically and weak financially, but can provide an ideological continuity that allows new ISIS-like groups to continue to emerge in the future, @Mucagcebe writes al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
🚨Trump’s special envoy to Syria announces ceasefire agreed to by Netanyahu and Sharaa
BREAKTHROUGH —— Israeli Prime Minister @Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa @SyPresidency supported by the U.S.A. @SecRubio have agreed to a ceasefire embraced by Türkiye, Jordan and its neighbors. We call upon Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and…
"You can’t embark on a new war every few days. We’re trying to lower the flames & reduce the number of wars & fronts and you're doing the opposite." Senior #Trump official, speaking to #Israel's gov't this week. al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
Was great to join NPR/WAMU’s @1a today to discuss Gaza's aid crisis and ceasefire prospects, the violence in Syria's Suwayda & why Israel attacked Damascus. Take a listen: the1a.org/segments/gaza-…
Senior Israeli military source tells @BenCaspit Israel's strikes in Damascus were a warning to Sharaa. "He needs to know that if what happened to the Druze continues, the price he will pay will be very personal and very heavy." al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
NEWS: Senior Trump official voiced US displeasure to Israel over #Syria - Druze events: 'You can’t embark on a new war every few days', official said as Washington tries to protect its interests with Sharaa. Details: al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
Trump’s Syria gamble tested by unrest in Suwayda A good article by @ElizHagedorn al-monitor.com/originals/2025… via @AlMonitor
NEW: Trump’s Syria gamble tested by unrest in Suwayda The recent bloodshed in southern Syria is testing the Trump admin’s policy toward the war-torn country and complicating hopes for its potential normalization with Israel, @ElizHagedorn writes. al-monitor.com/originals/2025…
FYF is co-hosting an event, with @ACMideast @AtlanticCouncil , to commemorate the #Yezidi #Yazidi #YazidiGenocide . See details below to RSVP. Further speakers to be confirmed. @murad_ismael @SinjarAcademy @AlMonitor @ElizHagedorn tinyurl.com/4n9raeec
I support President Trump’s efforts to de-escalate the situation in Syria. Israel’s unnecessary strikes must cease immediately. The strikes benefit Iran, the CCP, and war criminal Putin. Suicidal for Israel. Also, there must be accountability for sectarian crimes. Separatist drug…