
Omar Abu Layla
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Omar Abu Layla
@OALD24
Syrian Expert (Conflict Research, Media, and Humanitarian Development). MPP @Princeton, @PrincetonSPIA alum



When they say the Islamic State is resurging in Iraq and/or Syria (claimed attacks since 2019): -25 attacks in 2026 (as of May 7): 1 in Iraq, 24 in Syria -144 attacks in 2025: 16 in Iraq, 128 in Syria -363 attacks in 2024: 70 in Iraq, 293 in Syria -272 attacks in 2023: 151 in Iraq, 121 in Syria -781 attacks in 2022: 484 in Iraq, 297 in Syria -1,495 attacks in 2021: 1,127 in Iraq, 368 in Syria -2,067 attacks in 2020: 1,459 in Iraq, 608 in Syria -2,307 attacks in 2019: 1,252 in Iraq, 1,055 in Syria

🧵One of the most unsettling stories to emerge from Syria’s postwar reckoning: a well-known Damascus hairdresser is now accused of a hidden role inside Assad’s prison system. newlinesmag.com/reportage/insi…

Yesterday’s video on cash culture in Aleppo on my instagram page prompted an unexpected message. The team of the governor of Syria’s Central Bank, Abdulkadder Husrieh, reached out to share more information about when card payments might finally become a reality in the country, after 15 years of war and sanctions. Here’s a clip from our conversation. More reporting to come on this soon.































