frozen snapshot — 2026-08-13 · see today →

What's on Ahmed al-Sharaa's mind?

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the nuclear site handover 26% the Assad verdict 18% · newthe deal with Israel 13% · newthe SDF puzzle 9% everything else 34%

Washington brokers the quiet removal of Assad's dirty-bomb material

A US-negotiated deal lets the IAEA take radioactive material out of a clandestine Assad-era site.

Report: US Negotiates Secret Deal Over Clandestine Syrian Assad-era Nuclear Site

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English · 2026-08-12

our translation

the inheritance he most wants gone is the one he can't govern with. letting inspectors carry it away is cheaper than owning it — and every crate on a truck is a receipt he can show washington.

IAEA removal deal surfaced Aug 11very sure · 2 sources

Assad sentenced to death in absentia as Syria's landmark trial lands

new — Death sentence handed down Aug 11very sure · 2 sources

The Israel security arrangement is being argued about before it exists

new — Both critics and boosters going publicpretty sure · 2 sources

Flags burn in the northeast and the lockdown follows

Lockdown and flag burnings this weekpretty sure · 1 source

thursday, august 13

Get a written timeline from the IAEA on what leaves the site, and when(reported)

Decide what the state says about a death sentence nobody can enforce(reported)

Call the northeast before the lockdown becomes a recruiting poster(reported)

Say 'sovereignty' twice for every time an aide says 'Israel'(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

US brokers deal for atomic agency to remove ‘dirty bomb’ material from secret site in Syria

news.google.com · 2026-08-13

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