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MESOP TODAYS QUOTATION : AFTER OBAMA’S SHAMEFUL TRIP TO ASIA / THE REST OF THE WEST
End San Francisco State University Cooperation with Hamas-Dominated An-Najah University- Universities should not support glorifying terrorism – http://www.mesop.de/?p=77838
MESOP : “SENSATIONAL” – Read Putin’s true Voice “sputnik” : Russia & Turkey on the same way to preserve Syria’s territorial integrity! – (While US favors enclaes/cantns and YPG (PYD/PKK)
Washington Still ‘Seeking to Divide Syria Into Separate Enclaves’
Sputnik News – 2016-09-06 22:13 GMT – The US actions in Syria have all the earmarks of implementing the much-discussed “Plan B” voiced by US Secretary John Kerry in February 2016, Russian academic Stanislav Ivanov suggests, adding that Washington is seeking to divide Syria into a number of enclaves.
Washington is pushing ahead with its much-discussed “Plan B” in Syria seeking to divide the country into several enclaves with the leadership loyal to Washington and its allies, Stanislav Ivanov, a leading research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) writes in his article for New Eastern Outlook. “The essence of the American plan B for Syria is the distribution of its regions into enclaves and the consequent isolation of the central authorities. While Bashar Assad remains in power, Washington and its allies will be promoting separatist sentiments across Syria to sabotage any attempts to transfer the Syrian conflict into the peaceful reconciliation process,” Ivanov suggests. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77865
MESOP “DOCUMENTATION” (I) : EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
No going back: Why decentralisation is the future for Syria – Publication
By Jihad Yazigi – 06th September, 2016 – Read pdf paper http://www.ecfr.eu/publications/summary/no_going_back_why_decentralisation_is_the_future_for_syria7107
MESOP DOCUMENTATION (II) : The High Negotiation Commission
Executive Framework for a Political Solution Based on the Geneva Communiqué
September 2016 – 7 Sept 2016 – Executive summary : The High Negotiations Commission (HNC) presents herein its vision within an Executive Framework for the Political Solution in Syria, representing a comprehensive overview of the negotiation process, the transitional period, and the foundations upon which a new political system for the future of Syria shall be based; as well as the legal safeguards to protect the choices of the Syrian people. This vision is dynamic and accessible to further improvements that could enrich its perspective and contribute in achieving all components of the Syrian people’s aspirations. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77852
MESOP TODAYS TOP OF THE AGENDA : Syrian Opposition Proposes Transition Plan / COMMENTARIES BY GUARDIAN – BBC – AP – AL JAZEERA – LIZ SLY WP
An umbrella group representing political and armed Syrian opposition groups outlined a transition plan (Guardian) to end five years of conflict. The proposal calls for six months of negotiations (BBC) with President Bashar al-Assad and a full cease-fire, followed by the handover of power to a unity government who will manage the country in preparation for elections after eighteen months. Meanwhile, the Syrian government denied (Al Jazeera) claims that it dropped barrel bombs containing chlorine gas on opposition-held parts of Aleppo. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77862
MESOP TODAYS COMMENTARY BY ELIJAH J Magnier
. The US-Russia deal: Putin applies a Matryoshka-like policy in Syria / Did Russia, Iran and Hezbollah fail in Aleppo, showing their limitations? / Russia expected Hezbollah to complete the siege of Aleppo as a bargaining tool for further negotiation
By Elijah J. Magnier: @EjmAlrai – The Russian – American agreement over the city of Aleppo, is completed…no it is not completed… it will be completed.
Both superpower countries agreed on several issues, but above all to allow humanitarian convoys in the city (and other parts of Syria), and to freeze the war situation in Aleppo, defining demarcation lines between all belligerents, thus creating a potential springboard model to other Syrian regions.The US suggested demilitarising the city, on both rebel and government forces sides, but Russia rejected the proposition, also disapproved of by Russia’s allies (Damascus and Tehran). One of question remains: how will the US impose any decision on al-Qaida and jihadist groups who are fighting in the area (along with other so called “moderate rebels” and vetted by the US).At any rate, if and when the deal is concluded, all military efforts will be dedicated to hitting the “Islamic State” group (acronym ISIS/ISIL/Daesh) and Jabhat al-Nusra – Al Qaida in Syria (as previously named) and all jihadist factions that refuse to join the political process. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77836
MESOP TODAYS OPINION : BY WILSON FACHE ( AL MONITOR) – What is the Turkish army really doing in Iraq?
7 Sept 2016 – A cannon shot roared into the night. The target was in the town of Bashiqa in northern Iraq, seized by the Islamic State (IS) in 2014. Seconds after the explosion, the clatter of a collapsing building echoed in the mountain. For months now, the Turkish army has repeatedly targeted IS from positions they hold 15 kilometers (9 miles) northeast of Mosul.“The main goal of this base is to fight against Daesh [the Arabic acronym for Islamic State],” one Turkish soldier told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity. “We deployed some fire-support vehicles, artillery, tanks and mortars, among other things, to destroy them,” he added. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77858
MESOP TODAYS RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS / „KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP“
MESOP : RUSSIA COMES MORE & MORE CLOSE TO ERDOGAN
Turkey’s Erdogan proposes Syria ‘no-fly zone’ to US, Russia to be policed by Coalition
The New Arab & agencies – Turkey’s Erdogan proposes Syria ‘no-fly zone’ to US, Russia – Erdogan proposed setting up a no-fly zone in northern Syria [Anadolu]
Date of publication: 5 September, 2016 – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggests setting up a no-fly zone over land seized from Islamic State militants in northern Syria.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he proposed, to the US and Russia, the setting up of a no-fly zone in northern Syria, after Ankara-backed fighters pushed the Islamic State group from the border area. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77867
MESOP LATEST : ERDOGAN ATTACKING RAJOU WITH HOWITZERS
- Sept 2016 – Turkish army attacking Kurdish town of Rajou in Afrin canton with howitzers & tanks. Many civilians killed by Invader Turkish army. www.mesop.de
MESOP : SOUTH KURDISTAN IRAQ / THE “FAT CATS” & THE POOR
Health system in Iraqi Kurdistan shuddering under financial pressure…hospitals closing, medicines not bought – http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/060920161
MESOP : CHARLES LISTER’S CORRECT PROGNOSIS
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister – As per the pre-planned sequenced strategy: #Turkey-backed FSA has declared #ISIS-held Al-Bab area a military zone. www.mesop.de
MESOP flash : THE IRANIAN MASTERMIND IN ALEPPO TODAY – QASSEM SULEIMANI
#Iran‘s Qassem Suleimani (a designated terrorist) now in #Aleppo advising pro-#Assad Shia militia: (@NorthernStork)
MESOP : TOO LATE – SO WHY ?
PKK media claims #PKK has attacked the military base that hosted Turkish PM (shown in the pic) in Hakkâri yesterday. www.mesop.de
MESOP WATCHING SULEIMANI
Qasim Suleimani reportedly inspects ranks of Liwa Baqir & other formations,preparing for new south Aleppo offensive – Click for pics + document http://www.mesop.de/?p=77832
MESOP : CHARLES LISTER’S OPINION
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 4h4 hours ago Charles Lister Retweeted Bret Stephens
Except it’s a complete fantasy, that even if possible, would establish more sources of conflict in #Syria. Naive.
Bret Stephens @StephensWSJ
The only salvation for Syria is partition. Here is why and how. My column in the WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-only-syrian-solution-1473116696 … via @WSJ
MESOP : ALEPPO TODAY – BESIEGED + BURNING FROM CHLORINE GAS
Watch @BilalKareem reporting from & assisting victims at site of chlorine gas attack in #Aleppo earlier today: www.mesop.de
MESOP : KERRY CONFIDENT !
US officials were so confident of Syria deal on Sunday they erected lecterns to announce it. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/world/europe/g20-obama-syria.html …
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WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP : THE JOHN KERRY TALES ON SYRA – US : We’re Making Progress with Russia
Cceasefires in Syria, despite Moscow’s continued intensive bombing of opposition areas.
7 Sept 2016 – eaworldview – Scott Lucas Washington had hoped to declare an agreement over the weekend, with President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The arrangements reportedly would have included 48-hour truces to allow aid into parts of Aleppo city and sharing of intelligence for airstrikes on the Islamic State and the jihadists of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77848
“KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP” : Jabhat al-Nusra/Jabhat Fatah al-Sham Statement from Jabal al-Summaq: Translation & Analysis
by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi • Sep 5, 2016 – As I have documented previously, the Jabal al-Summaq area in Idlib province is originally Druze, but inhabitants were forced to renounce the religion twice and convert to Sunni Islam: first in late November 2013 because of pressure from the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), and then under al-Qa’ida affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra (rebranded at the end of July 2016 as the officially independent Jabhat Fatah al-Sham: hereafter referred to in this post as JFS) in January 2015. Watch pics + document http://www.mesop.de/?p=77842
MESOP REPORT : Syria Feature: 120 Injured in Regime Chlorine Attack on Aleppo / WHITE HELMETS
ORIGINAL ENTRY: At least 120 people were injured in Tuesday’s chlorine attack by regime warplanes on an opposition-held area of eastern Aleppo city in northwest Syria, according to doctors and the White Helmets civil defense organization.The attack was on the Sukkari district, which was also hit on Monday by Russian strikes that included a Tochka-21 ballistic missile.White Helmets respond to the attack:A statement from the al-Quds hospital, which received 46 of the patients, said that all were suffering from breathing difficulties and that “a strong smell of chlorine emanated from their clothes”. Watch pics and full text http://www.mesop.de/?p=77869
SOUTH KURDISTAN ( IRAQ)
MESOP : ACTUAL SITUATION REPORT AUGUST – SEPT 2016 ON IRAQ / THE INNER PUK CONFLICT
By Emily Anagnostos & the ISW Iraq Team
Iraqi Kurdish parties fractured over the impending no-confidence vote against Kurdish Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Gorran, two Kurdish opposition parties in the Kurdistan Alliance, indicated on August 30 and September 1 that they would dismiss Zebari in order to undermine the influence of his party, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). However, several PUK leaders have recognized both that Zebari’s dismissal could empower former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to reclaim the premiership, possibly to the detriment of Kurdish political interests, and that the Kurds will lose their influence in the Iraqi Government if the Kurdistan Alliance fails to maintain a unified position. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77850
NORTH KURDISTAN
MESOP “THE LAST DAYS OF EUROPE” : ERDOGAN’S INSJUSTICE SUPPORTED BY EU COUNCIL OF EUROPE
Turkey Working With Council of Europe on Post-coup Prosecutions
By Andrea Shalal – 2016-09-06 22:14 GMT – (Reuters) — A delegation from Turkey’s justice ministry has met with the Council of Europe to review European human rights standards and conventions as Ankara prepares to prosecute those it holds responsible for a failed July 15 coup, the head of the CoE said. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will also meet with other ministers from the 47-nation rights body in Strasbourg, France, on Wednesday, Thorbjorn Jagland, general secretary of the CoE, told Reuters on Tuesday on the sidelines of a conference hosted by the German foreign ministry. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77860
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP : SIGN THE PETITION “ STAND UP ! FREE WORDS TURKEY”
Türkische Repression – Petition an Berlin und Brüssel
Der Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, der deutsche PEN und die Organisation „Reporter ohne Grenzen” haben eine gemeinsame Petition an Bundesregierung und EU-Kommission gerichtet, in der die beiden politischen Institutionen aufgerufen werden, die Meinungsfreiheit in der Türkei zum Maßstab ihres Umgangs mit dem Land zu machen. „In der Türkei wird die Meinungsfreiheit mit Füßen getreten”, stellt die Petition fest, seit dem Putschversuch vom Juli seien vor allem regierungskritische Medien und Journalisten Ziel von Repressionen. Gefordert wird deshalb auch die unbürokratische Ausstellung von Nothilfe-Visa für bedrohte türkische Jour-nalisten. Als symbolischer Akt wurde -in der Nacht auf Dienstag der Sitz der Europäischen Kommission in Brüssel mit dem Aufruf „Stand up! #Free-WordsTurkey” angestrahlt. Die unter der Website www.freewordsturkey.de im Netz abrufbare Petition ist bereits von mehr als 70 000 Menschen unter-zeichnet worden. www.mesop.de
MESOP : ISLAM MAG KEINE KUNST / HDP KURATORIN BERAL MADRA
Druck von der AKP – Kunstbiennale Canakkale abgesagt
7 Sept 2016 – MESOP – Die Kunstbiennale in der türkischen Stadt Canakkale, deren Eröffnung für den 24. September geplant war, ist abgesagt worden. Im Juli hatte die Direktorin und Ko-kuratorin Beral Madra noch betont, dass die Biennale trotz der „schwierigen Bedingungen” nach dem Putschversuch stattfinden werde. Laut Madra haben lokale Mitglieder der AKP am Sonntag in einem öffentlichen Brief an den Bürgermeister von Canakkale die Frage gestellt, warum er Beral Madra erlaube, die Biennale zu kuratieren, nachdem sie auf Twitter den Vorsitzenden der Republikanischen Volkspartei CHP kritisiert habe und die prokurdische HDP unterstütze. Die Biennale wurde 2008 gegründet und sollte in diesem Jahr Werke von 42 Künstlern zeigen, viele davon Neuproduktionen. www.mesop.de