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MESOP TODAYS MOST RELEVANT SHORT CUTS & TWEETS
MESOP : PUTIN’S SEVERE WAR CRIMES
#Syria Video of #Russia‘n airstrikes on “Medecins Sans Frontieres”- hospital in #Idlib province today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc84fvJwaD4 …
MESOP : ERDOGAN’S BODY COUNT
Turkish military says it’s killed 659 PKK militants in Cizre over past months. That’s a big # for a not so big city http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/nine-pkk-militants-killed-in-turkeys-southeast-army.aspx?pageID=238&nID=95154&NewsCatID=341 …
Diyarbakir DBP official & lawyer Feride Lacin says so far 123 bodies retrieved from Cizre, not all identifiable http://www.evrensel.net/haber/272539/dbp-kriz-masasi-cizrede-cikartilan-cenaze-saysisi-123-oldu-az-sayida-cenaze-teshis-edilebildi …
MESOP : THE LAST DAYS OF LIBERAL EUROPE
The Economist @TheEconomist 4m4 minutes ago
The French are fighting for the right to smoke at school http://econ.st/1PMlxnl
MESOP : IRAQI ARMY IS NEVER TOTALLY “READY”
Barzani Hussein @Barzani_HN 2h2 hours ago
Ministry of #Peshmerga Chief of Staff Jabbar Yawar says Iraqi army isn’t ready for #Mosul offensive, citing unfinished business in #Anbar.
Nicholas A Heras @NicholasAHeras 19h19 hours ago – Nicholas A Heras Retweeted Balanche
Only Assad+allies can take Raqqa? If this happens, Russian goal of forcing US into its coalition will be achieved
Balanche @FabriceBalanche
Les rebelles sont incapables de prendre Raqqa. Seule l’armée syrienne avec l’appui russe en est capable http://levif.be/s/r/c/467363 via @LeVif
MESOP WATCH MIDDLE EAST EYE
MEE: #Turkey looks to back rebels as #Kurds cross ‘red line’ in #Syria #SyriaWar… http://fb.me/4ciVRW80p
MESOP : WATCH PICTURES – PUTIN DESTROYS HOSPITALS
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 1h1 hour ago
PTs: Remains of an OTR-21 Tochka ballistic missile, involved in bombing of children’s hospital in Kaljibrin #Aleppo
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister
PT: News emerging of new #Russia strike on a school in W. #Aleppo. Here, medics treat injured doctors in #Idlib:
#Russia strikes destroyed 3 hospitals so far today, incl. one belonging to @MSF & another for children. 80.000+ people now w/o healthcare.
MESOP : ISIS USES TOXICAL GAS
OPCW confirms IS used mustard gas against Peshmerga http://www.telegraaf.nl/t/25205238 via @telegraaf (Dutch) #twitterkurds
YPG/SDF captured Tel Rifaat, despite of Turkish artillery.
MESOP : JOINT RESISTANCE IN ALEPPO
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 2h2 hours ago
PT: From today, all opposition operations in #Aleppo will be done under Hashem al-Sheikh’s leadership (i.e. not a merger). Groups are: Ahrar al-Sham Tajamu Fastaqm Kama Umrat Liwa Suqor al-Jebel Kataib Nour al-Din alZinki 16th Division 101st Brigade 1st Regiment Sultan Murad
BIG news frm #Aleppo: Most rebel grps have agreed to operate under the military leadership of former Ahrar al-Sham leader Hashem al-Sheikh.
MESOP : THE DAY FINISHES WITH MORE WAR CRIMES DONE BY PUTIN
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 3h3 hours ago
#Russia Su-34 jet dropped cluster bombs on urban Hreytan district of #Aleppo city 1hr ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXoIy3IKEso&
A LETTER TO THE WORLD FROM ALEPPO / ABOUT PUTIN THE MASS MURDER
A LETTER FROM UNDER THE RUSSIAN BOMBS IN ALEPPO – BY S. (ANONYMOUS) ON 2/15/16 / PUBLISHED IN “NEWSWEEK”
Dear Rabi,
You ask about Aleppo, let me tell you about the city where we grew up together.
We haven’t seen a good day in years. The shelling never stops, even for an hour or two. Life has changed, all the places you remember are gone: forget them, it is too painful. The bombs dropped by the regime are indiscriminate, destroying everything in their path. Everything is changed, destroyed or deserted, without life.Even in our dreams we no longer know what “safety” means. Every time you open your eyes you don’t know if it the last time you will see your kids. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71279
MESOP TODAYS OPINION BY SHERI LAIZER : PYD imposed an ideological curriculum in schools – Property confiscations OF Kurds by PYD/PKK
Turkey’s Operations in Syria on the 17th Anniversary of Ocalan’s Capture / by Sheri Laizer
15 Feb 2016 – ekurd – Entrenched positions on all sides make for an unpromising bid to end the conflict in Syria. Equally, opposing Kurdish factions leave the wider Kurdish issue open to perpetual strife with Kurds divided over the rightfulness of the PYD/PKK’s claim to represent their true voice.
Turkish President, Recep Tayyib Erdogan, was heard voicing strong complaint on board a flight following his official visits to Latin America and Senegal over US relations with the PYD. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71267
MESOP : EUROPE ALL ALONE – DECLASSIFIED – Europe’s Convinced U.S. Won’t Solve Its Problems
FEB 13, 2016 3:32 PM EST – By Josh Rogin – Bloomberg – Europe is facing a convergence of the worst crises since World War II, and the overwhelming consensus among officials and experts here is that the U.S. no longer has the will or the ability to play an influential role in solving them.
At the Munich Security Conference, the prime topics are the refugee crisis, the Syrian conflict, Russian aggression and the potential dissolution of the European Union’s very structure. Top European leaders repeatedly lamented that 2015 saw all of Europe’s problems deepen, and unanimously predicted that in 2016 they would get even worse. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71277
MESOP TODAYS COMMENTARY : KURDISH NATION “YES” / BUT PKK “NO”!
Interpreting the Oil-painting of Turkey’s relations with Iraqi Kurdistan and its Domestic Kurdish Tapestry – Research Turkey – By Tanya Silvermann – London
Since the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) overran Mosul and the Iraqi government reached out for Kurdish help to win back their second largest city, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s showcase of independence has become an open exhibition in the international community.
The US has even offered its assistance to the KRG to overcome the financial crisis they are facing, with the hopes they’ll get the support needed to defeat ISIS. This internationally recognised federal entity in Iraq, whose president Massoud Barzani is received in many countries as a head of state, is closer to establishing independence than ever before. It would be easy to assume (as many analysts have) that Turkey, seemingly ruled by its ideologically-driven nationalism, would whitewash regard for any independent Kurdish state rising up on its borders. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71281
EAST KURDISTAN (IRAN)
MESOP Iran Daily: “We Are Ready to Send Our Warplanes to Syria”
15 Feb 2016 – eaworldview – A senior Iranian air force commander has said that Tehran is ready to deploy its warplanes over Syria to defend the Assad regime.
Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, said in an interview on Sunday that Iran would defend “Syria’s airspace”. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71273
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) – MESOP : SOLUTION OR BETTER ILLUSION ?
Solving the Kurdistan Region’s Political and Economic Crises: Statement by Gorran
14/2/2016 – Gorran: Introduction : The core cause for the creation of crises in the Kurdistan Region is the existence of widespread corruptions covering all joints of governance, albeit due to the outdated and ill-intended system, in which partisanship and nepotism have upper hands in preserving it. The level of corruption is so high that has precipitated serious disturbances in the political, economic, and social circumstances. Of the more troubling to the citizens of Kurdistan Region is the apparent corruption in the economic sectors, mainly the primary and the secondary sectors that are touching the livelihoods of people in this part of the world. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71283
MESOP BACKGROUNDER : Iraq Prime Minister’s Cabinet Reshuffle May Lead to No-Confidence Vote
15 Feb 2016 – By Patrick Martin (ISW) – Key Take-Away: Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced a major cabinet reshuffle on February 9 in an attempt to reform his government. Political blocs are unlikely to tolerate losing control over their ministries, however, and could unite to override the prime minster if he attempts to undercut them. Shi’a religious leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who formerly backed the prime minister’s reforms, has ceased to give political sermons, depriving PM Abadi of his public backing. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71287
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP : SCHARFSCHÜTZEN DER PYD/PKK BEGEHEN MENSCHENRECHTS + KRIEGSVERBRECHEN – (In der BRD politisch unterstützt von medico international)
Christoph Ehrhardt FAZ – 15 Feb 2016
„Auch Scharfschützen der eng mit der kurdischen PKK verbundenen YPG-Miliz eröffnen nach übereinstimmenden Berichten immer wieder das Feuer auf fliehende Zivilisten und Hilfslieferungen.Den kurdischen Milizionären, die für den Kampf gegen den „Islamischen Staat“ (IS) von Washington unterstützt werden, wird schon länger vorgeworfen, ein undurchsichtiges, opportunistisches Spiel zu spielen und sich dem Regime und den Russen anzudienen, wo es ihnen nützt. Ein Sprecher des amerikanischen Außenministeriums hat die YPG-Kräfte eindringlich ermahnt, nicht das Chaos am Boden auszunutzen und neues Gelände zu erobern. Zuletzt nahmen sie im Windschatten der russischen Luftangriffe und vorrückenden Truppen Assads die Luftwaffenbasis Minnigh zwischen Aleppo und der türkischen Grenze ein.“ http://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/russlands-bomber-weiter-ueber-aleppo-im-syrien-krieg-14070039.html
MESOP REPORT : Die Lage in Aleppo wird immer schlimmer / Christoph Ehrhardt
FAZ 14 Feb 2016 – Während über eine Feuerpause in Syrien verhandelt wird, herrschen in Aleppo Tod und Zerstörung. Die russische Luftwaffe trifft wahllos Wohn- und Krankenhäuser. Syriens Armee ist kurz davor, den Belagerungsring zu schließen. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=71271
MESOP : ….. WEIL DRAGHI EINFACH NICHT MEHR WEITER WEISS / DIE LETZTEN TAGE VON EUROPA
Hans-Werner Sinn: Der wahre Grund warum die EZB die 500 Euro-Scheine abschaffen will…
12 Feb 2016 – FMW-Redaktion – Finanzamark-Welt – Hans-Werner Sinn, noch wenige Tage Chef des ifo-Instituts, spricht heute über die nach seiner Meinung tatsächlichen Gründe, warum die EZB die 500 Euro-Scheine abschaffen wolle. Sinn´s bestechende Analyse zeigt tatsächlich eine letztendlich deutlich negative Auswirkung für den „braven“ Kleinsparer und den „braven“ Einzahler in Lebensversicherungen… Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=71285