‘Agreement Arab Tribes & PYD’
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Mohammed of Jibour tribe claims that PYD controlled Iraqi border crossing after agreement was signed with tribes in surrounding areas of Yarubiya and that agreement includes PYD control of the border crossing in partnership with the tribes. – Posted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg
The Kurds Are Now Their Own Worst Enemies
Despite their declaration of self-rule in Syria, internal rivalries threaten the Kurds’ ascendency
By Ranj Alaaldin – Doctoral researcher at the London School of Economics & Political Science
Last Tuesday’s official announcement by a leading Syrian Kurdish rebel group that it intends to form a government in the Kurdish-dominated northeast of Syria signals the emergence of yet another autonomous Kurdish region, following in the footsteps of Iraqi Kurdistan where Kurds have enjoyed semi-autonomy since the 1990s.
NEW: Does this mean a call for “Western Intervention”? (MESOP)/ Brussels: Kurdish PYD leader asks West support to combat extremists in Syria
23-11-2013 – Ararat News (ANP) – Brussels – Roni Alasor – Lorin Sarkisian – The Kurdish PYD Leader Salih Muslim asks the Western countries to support Kurds in the fight against Islamic extremists linked to Al Qaida. PYD leader calls also the West to send humanitarian aid to the Kurdish region before its going to be a humanitarian crisis.
Syrian Coalition: Assad Regime Converts Christian Churches to Military Barracks
23-11-2013 – The Syrian Coalition called on the world’s influential Christian figures to stop the regime’s systematic destruction of Syria’s religious and cultural heritage and to take a firm stand condemning the silencing of the Orthodox Church in Al Kalamoon about the systematic destruction and murder being committed in the area by the regime.
Syria Kurds are legitimate to have autonomy: Interview Salih Muslim
23-11-2013 – Kurdpress – The Kurds in Syria are controlling their regions for more than a year and that’s their very right to have autonomy, the co-leader of pro-Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) Salih Muslim said.
Worum es im Krieg in Syrien geht / von Thomas von der Osten-Sacken
Dankenswerterweise gibt es Leute, die sprechen Klartext: Ismail Ali Taqi Heydari, ein kommandierender iranischer Offizier, sagt in einem Interview worum es beim Krieg in Syrien geht:
„Du kannst nicht sagen, dass es ein Bürgerkrieg zwischen dem syrischen Volk und seiner Regierung ist. Überhaupt nicht. Viele Leute stimmen da mit mir überein. Der heutige Konflikt in Syrien ist tatsächlich ein Kampf zwischen dem Islam und den Ungläubigen. Ein Krieg Gut gegen Böse. Wir sind die Guten, weil wir den Oberbefehlshaber und Sayyed Hassan Nassralah unterstützen. Auf unserer Seite haben wir Kerle vom Iran und von der Hisbollah. Es gibt auch irakische und afghanische Kämpfer. Das ist unsere Seite. Wer steht auf der anderen Seite? Israel. Und wer sonst noch? Saudi Arabien, Türkei und Katar. Die bekommen auch Geld von den VAE. Die USA, GB, Frankreich und andere Europäer helfen denen auch. Und all das zeigt uns, dass unsere Seite die Guten sind.”
ICG: Barzani’s visit to Diyarbakir challenged PKK – Hugh Pope
HUGH POPE ALWAYS SPEAKS PURE WORDS OF WISDOM
Hawar Abdulrazaq – BasNews (Erbil): The director of the International Crisis Group (ICG) Turkish Project, Hugh Pope, said that the visit of Kurdish president Massoud Barzani to Diyarbakir was a challenge to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Syria Forecast: Leading Insurgent Factions Form “Islamic Front”
Scott Lucas – Eaworldviews – 22-11-2013 – Friday Protests: Kafranbel’s Children Join In The Demonstration
Insurgents Claim Control of Most of 17th Division Base in Raqqa Province / Regime Airstrikes in Qalamoun Offensive as Insurgents Block Damascus-to-Homs Road and Try to Retake Town of Qarah / Islamic State of Iraq Occupy Town of Atma on Turkish Border
TODAY’S MESOP COMMENTARY (I) : A powerful illusion: Syrian Kurds & the challenges to their autonomy
Author: Anne-Laure Barbosa – Published: 20 November 2013 – Edinburg International
The Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), the main faction representing Kurdish interests in Syria, attracted regional attention on 13 November with a unilateral declaration of self-rule. This decision concerns the northeastern enclave of Syria hosting a strong Kurdish majority, also known as Rojava. PYD’s announcement, through its leader Saleh Muslim, has added another layer to the Syrian quagmire, with the opposition visibly splintering into groups articulating contrary agendas. Whilst Kurdish movements in neighbouring Turkey and Iraq have provided models for their Syrian counterparts to emulate, the declaration of autonomy responds to a set of factors finding their roots in immediate conditions, rather than long-term dynamics.
TODAY’S MESOP SYRIA QUOTATION : DESPERATE ROJAVA ALLIANCE
According to Radikal correspondent Tarik Isik, sources from the prime minister’s office said that Erdogan and Barzani had agreed that “the de facto administration the PYD wants to establish in northern Syria will not be allowed.” Iraqi Kurdish official Fuad Hussein has denied such an agreement, but Rojava is already embargoed in practice. Barzani’s message to BDP lawmakers yesterday, Nov. 17, is no different from what he said ahead of his visit: “The PYD is being a spoilsport. It broke the Erbil deal. All parties must abide by the deal. Otherwise, I wish them good luck.”
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