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Hassan Hassan is a resident fellow at the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, in Washington, and associate fellow at Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa Programme. He is author, with Michael Weiss, of ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror. Follow him on Twitter @hxhassan.

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Here’s What Trump Is Really Plotting in Syria

PAY AS YOU STAY?

The president is creating a lot of confusion about the U.S. in Syria, maybe to squeeze cash out of the Saudis. But he’s complicating the already complex policy he signed off on.

Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan | Published Apr 03, 2018

The Great ISIS Comeback

TALE OF TWO CITIES

The so-called Islamic State says it’s the only real defender of Sunnis. The story of Aleppo and Palmyra will convince many that’s true.

Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan | Published Dec 18, 2016

How to Salvage Syria

Counterterrorism Plus

Donald Trump wants to smash ISIS. We agree. But he can do so by giving a large number of Syrians what they’ve always wanted: American protection.

Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan | Published Dec 07, 2016

The ISIS Mastermind With Seven Names

MYSTERY MAN

He was one man, not two. He was mistakenly pronounced dead four times. But the fog surrounding ISIS’s No. 2 is finally beginning to part.

Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan | Published Apr 15, 2016

ISIS Takes Aim at Its Toughest Foes

Uh Oh

ISIS is now threatening the one area in Syria where it's had the least luck.

Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan | Published Aug 10, 2015

ISIS Murders Two of Syria’s Bravest Men

Pure Evil

The army of terror just took out two of the good guys—young activists from a grassroots NGO documenting the atrocities in Raqqa—in its latest snuff video. And there’s more to come.

Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan | Published Jul 06, 2015

Why ISIS Murders People With Rockets Now

Horror Show

The terror army is getting more and more desperate to steer the media narrative. So it’s coming up with more and more baroque ways to murder on camera.

Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan | Published Jun 23, 2015

Assad Is Losing His Troops

Sinking Ship

A major minority sect in Syria doesn't want to fight for an imperiled regime, and could be critical in deciding the next phase of the civil war.

Hassan Hassan | Published Jun 21, 2015

How the U.S. Military Made ISIS

WILY

In an excerpt from their new book on ISIS, Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan show how jihadists used a U.S.-run Iraqi prison to coordinate with al Qaeda.

Michael Weiss, Hassan Hassan | Published Feb 23, 2015

Where Does Obama Stand on Assad?

Clarity, Please

The Syrian strongman is playing a crafty game that’s starting to splinter the opposition. The White House should say he must go.

Hassan Hassan | Published Nov 01, 2014

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