Hussain Abdul-Hussain
@hahussain
Research Fellow @FDD
Twenty years on, #Iraq is better than it was before the war that toppled Saddam, thanks to all the U.S. sacrifice in blood and treasure. I’m someone who’s forever indebted to Americans who made my freedom, and that of many Iraqis, possible. Discussing Iraq on C-Span.
Today| @hahussain of the @FDD on the personal freedoms he and other Iraqis gained after the U.S. military toppled Saddam Hussein's autocratic government.
Current U.S. policy on #Syria is going in the wrong direction, stirred by the wrong person. America has no interest, whatsoever, in helping Syria’s Islamists and foreign fighters take over the country. At the very least, U.S. must trust and verify as we gradually remove sanction…
If you want a good idea about Syria instead of all the worthless noise that's coming from trailer park pundits and hair tossers, follow this account.
Islamist summary executions of Druze in the south, on video. In fact, Islamists have been executing Syrians across Syria for months, on video. And some Syrians in Washington want us to remove Caesar sanctions on Syria, unconditionally.
In 1970, Israel threatened to crush Assad’s army if he entered Jordan to save Palestinian militias at war with King Hussein, therefore saving the king and his rule. In 1982, Israel moved heaven and earth to get a powerful Bachir Gemayel elected president of Lebanon to end civil…
Tom Barrack is nothing if not blunt, telling AP that “Strong nation states are a threat—especially Arab states are viewed as a threat to Israel.” That's why he indicated that Israel would prefer to see Syria fragmented and divided rather than a strong central state in control of…
Islamist summary executions of Druze in the south, on video. In fact, Islamists have been executing Syrians across Syria for months, on video. And some Syrians in Washington want us to remove Caesar sanctions on Syria, unconditionally.
قبيل إعـ ـد ا مـ ـهم ميدانياً في ساحة #تشرين.. شريط مصوّر يُظهر العناصر المتورطين في عملية إعـ ـد ا م جماعي طالت مجموعة من الشبان في #السويداء عقب اقتحام القوات الحكومية للمدينة بتاريخ 15 تموز.
#Turkey bets on #Syria Islamists (Sharaa or Abu Amsheh) to expand its influence in the Levant and inherit #Iran. As Turkey beats non-Muslims and Kurds in Syria, it’ll give Iran an opportunity to reconnect, recruit, fund, arm the opposition in Syria— the Alawites and the Kurds.…
Despite the Druze massacre, Trump is pushing to triple U.S. support for al‑Sharaa and the Syrian regime —on advice from MBS and Erdogan. He shouldn’t be shocked if Israel steps in to defend the Druze. No nation stands by while its kin are slaughtered by jihadists.
Shout out to @RepFrenchHill for conditioning removal of Caesar Sanctions on #Syria on Islamist government of Damascus verifiably granting minorities of Syria — Christians, Alawites, Druze — equal rights to other Syrians in H.R. 4427. New Syria government issued new constitution…
And by Hijri revoking deals, Charles means Hijri invaded Damascus, oh wait, it was Damascus Islamists who invaded Suwayda. Now how’s that for Hijri revoking? Please make sense.
On July 14 & 15, #Suwayda's #Druze, Christian & civil leaders agreed ceasefire & security deals with #Syria's gov't -- but Hikmat al-Hijri revoked both, triggering more hostilities. Hijri's spoiling role triggered significant anger among wider #Suwayda leader circles. 1/2
Here’s the Syrian leader thanking the bedouins for slaughtering the Druze. memri.org/tv/syrian-pres…
Analysis from @hahussain: "As long as Damascus fails to guarantee genuine representation for the Druze and Kurds, centralization will mean concessions from minorities to a majority that has proven brutal, as seen in recent attacks on the Druze and earlier violence against the…
Ceasefire Holds in Syria’s Suwayda as Israel Delivers Aid to Druze @AhmadA_Sharawi and @hahussain weigh in: fdd.org/analysis/2025/…
This a rarity, but I fully agree with Walid’s call below. Giving Syria a chance is one thing. Handing over 20 million Syrians to Jihadi Sharaa and his Islamists is something else.
I strongly urge @POTUS not to pressure the SDF into surrendering their weapons to jihadist forces before those groups are disarmed and power is transferred to an international force under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. As Americans, we must not disarm our allies while empowering…
جنوا إسلاميو الجولاني، قرروا يروحوا بالتزوير إلى الآخر
الصحفي الامريكي اوستن تايس موجود في سجون الهجري وتلاقو معتقلين كثر من الثوار American journalist Austin Tice is in Al-Hijri prisons and many revolutionaries are being held there.
That’s the point. Syria becomes an Islamist country, non-Muslims need not apply. But those Druze are a hard nut to crack. They’ll stay their ground, ferociously. In the past, Jumblatt dynasty led them in war, but have since become too soft and appeasing.
As a Christian Syrian, I’m also grateful my family and I left. It’s heartbreaking to see Syria’s Christian community vanish under the threats of the new Islamist government—facing the same fate as the Jews of Syria once did.
رجل دين يهدد سياسي ويقول وقد اعذر من انذر بدلا من ان يكون رجل الدين متسامح وداعي للهداية، ويقول الله يسامحه والله يهدي. … فان ذهبت هم اخلاقهم ذهبوا…
هذا السفيه التافه العميل لم يتطاول على #سوريا ورئيسها فقط بل تطاول على كل العرب وعلى #مكة_المكرمة قبلة المسلمين وإذا لم تقم الدولة اللبنانية بالقبض عليه بتهمة العمالة وإثارة النعرات وتخريب العلاقات مع الدول العربية فسيكون لنا تصرف آخر وقد أعذر من أنذر
Debunked the nonsense below once, will do it again. America allows Iraq gov to pay $4 billion a year to Iranian Shia militias. Israel has crushed most of Iran’s militia. If Hijri was Israel’s guy, he wouldn’t possibly be receiving this militiamen. You gotta make sense people
One reason the moralistic online chatter at the moment is both insincere and grimly hilarious: Here is Syrian Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri, who is backed by Israel, receiving a delegation of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba under the instruction of its head, Akram al-Kaabi. Kaabi, a…
Islamist racism against non-Muslims of Syria, here claiming former Syrian Prez in 1953 foresaw “the truth” of the Druze and the Alawites. There are governments that are funding this hatred. The blood of the Druze are on their hands.
الرئيس السوري السنيّ الذي اغتاله #الدروز والعلوية بعد ان تنبأ لحقيقتهم وقال كلمته الشهيرة عام 1953 "احذروا الجبليين " فضل التغريدة وتابع #السرد
There are facts… Then there is Islamist #Qatar’s money… Then facts become a point of view…
Have you ever heard of someone practicing savagery in their own hometown? Perhaps the Druze were standing their ground, in self defense, against invaders? What were the Islamists exactly doing in Suwayda? Enforcing traffic laws? I mean come on, just minimum common sense.
The amount of lies spread about Syria is astounding. In reality, much of the recent savagery has been carried out by Israel-backed rebels in Sweida. But Twitter counts on people’s ignorance & sectarianism to sell a different story.