MESOP MIDEAST NEWS: Islamic State ramps up activities in eastern Syria
Islamic State is applying Sharia rules in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor and imposing taxes on residents by force of arms.Sultan al-Kanj January 6, 2022 AL MONITOR – IDLIB —
MESOP MIDEAST ANALYSIS: Kurds in Syria and the Old Concept of “Good Kurds” and “Bad Kurds” – By Dr Janroj Keles – ACADEMIA
My Critique of the Henry Jackson Society’s Report on “Unity or PYD Power Play?: Syrian KurdishDynamics After the Erbil Agreement”
Compared to the Kurds in Kurdistan regions of Turkey and Iraq, the Kurds in Syriahave been invisible in political and public spheres in the Middle East for decades.They have been described as “forgotten people” or “the silenced Kurds” in a fewacademic works and articles. Indeed they are the largest ethnic group after the Arabsin Syria
MESOP MIDEAST NEWS : YES – HE WILL ! Erdogan’s End Game
Will He Undermine Turkish Democracy to Stay in Power?
By Soner Cagaptay January 4, 2022 FOREIGN AFFAIRS – Over the past few months, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has looked increasingly desperate.
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: ERDOGAN TRIES TO DESTROY HDP PARTY / KURDISH BACKGROUND
The Office of the Parliamentary Speaker has published 40 summaries of proceedings seeking to lift the legislative immunity of 28 opposition deputies, including 24 from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). BIANET 4-1-2022
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Israel’s Mossad bombed German, Swiss firms to stop Pakistani nukes – report
Pakistan worked to aid Iran’s illicit nuclear program in the 1980s.By BENJAMIN WEINTHAL JERUSALEM POST – JAN3, 2022
The Mossad is suspected of detonating bombs and issuing threats to German and Swiss companies in the 1980s that energetically worked to aid the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in its nascent nuclear weapons program.
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Syria’s wheat crisis foreshadows a famine / PKK/PYS controlled Areas
By Enab Baladi 3-1-2022 Zeinab Masri | Hussam al-Mahmoud | Khaled al-Jeratli
Nearly 60 percent of Syrians do not know where their next meal will come from, according to United Nations estimates. At the same time, economic reports highlighted that the ability of Syria to feed itself is fast disappearing, and this is evident in spiraling food insecurity across the country.
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: ISRAEL AFTER TRUMP ! = The Biden Administration Faces Serious Domestic Challenges
While three years remain to President Biden’s first term, the coming year, with midterm elections in November, stands to be critical. Biden, beset by low popularity ratings, will likely direct most of his attention to domestic challenges – including severe political divisions even within the Democratic Party and a public that is tired and frustrated following two years of the pandemic. How should Israel respond to the change in Washington’s priorities? – Eldad Shavit Rotem Oreg INSS Insight No. 1545, January 2, 2022 ISRAEL
Five Major Diplomatic Disputes That Could Spell More Trouble in 2022
MESOP NEWS ANALYSIS: MISSING IRAN – MISSING UKRAINE & MUCH MORE / TROUBLE AHEAD 2022
From the AUKUS fracas to China’s bullying tactics in Europe, here are some of the top diplomatic spats from the past year that could haunt us in the next.
By Robbie Gramer, a diplomacy and national security reporter at Foreign Policy.
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: JOE BIDEN GIVES IRAQ AS A PRESENT TO IRAN !
Iraq’s Kadhimi says withdrawal of U.S.-led forces completed
BAGHDAD,— The Prime Minister of Iraq Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced on Wednesday that the International Coalition to Counter Islamic State group (IS/ISIS) has completed its withdrawal of combat forces from the country.
Kadhimi said in a tweet on Twitter “The Coalition have fully completed their combat role after transfer of personnel and material outside Iraq.”
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Two Years After the Aban Protests, Iran Faces Increased Unrest
Ordinary Iranians will be gearing up for another difficult year marked by water shortages, lack of freedom and economic hardships, all of which can pave the way for more protests, especially as the regime prioritizes repression in response – December 29, 2021- GULF INTERNATIONAL FORUM
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