MESOP REPORT : Syrian Kurds united in their fight against IS
AL MONITOR 9.7.2014 – In Raqqa, thousands of IS fighters are deployed around the Kurdish self-administration region in Ain Arab (“Kobani” in Kurdish). The battle in Kobani is not only about seizing the center of the Kurdish region, and the canton linking the east of the Kurdish region in Amouda, Derbassiyeh, Qamishli and Hasakah to its west in Afrin — the battles fought by Baghdadi’s forces have managed to cleanse the Kurdish villages of their populations, which were estimated at 700,000 in Kobani and its countryside. [Within a] few hours, thousands of Kurds left their homes in the eastern and western countryside of Kobani, of which parts have turned into battlefields. This was while the Baghdadi soldiers executed 16 civilians to force the others to flee. Over the [next] few hours, an alliance consisting of 500 fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and Jabhat al-Akrad (the Kurdish Front Brigade) managed to contain the attack by IS fighters.
MESOP : After 2 years of fruitless critique following an international appeal of Human Rights Watch
Syrian PYD Kurds demobilise 149 child soldiers, says rights group
AFP By Jonathan Fowler – Geneva (AFP) – Syrian Kurdish forces have demobilised scores of child soldiers from their ranks over the past month, a Swiss group which works close to PKK said Tuesday. weiterlesen / click to continue
MESOP LATEST : Rifts broke out between Syria rebel factions
July 8, 2014 – ARA News – Urfa, Turkey – The General Command of al-Akrad Front brigade (works under the banner of the Free Syrian Army ‘FSA’) issued a statement on Monday, condemning “sedition” and calling for “unity among Syria rebels in the face of the dangers which surround the Syrian people”.
MESOP FLASH : ISIL militants try to control Kurdish areas north Syria.
ARA News – 9.7.2014 – Kobane, Syria – Clashes broke out on Monday between the Kurdish forces of the Popular Protection Units (YPG) and al-Qaeda offshoot group of the Islamic State (previously known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ‘ISIL’) in Kon Aftar village (25 km south of Kobane city) in Aleppo province, north of Syria.
MESOP : Chaos, deals & conspiracies in Coalition’s Election: source
(Zaman Alwasl)- 9-7-2014 – A source from inside the Democratic Bloc in the National Coalition, that Ahmad Jarba belongs to, described the bloc position as “critical” and things have become quite “chaotic”.
Kurdish politician criticizes PYD policies in Syria
MESOP : NO ! – about the ideas of Chairman APO
“The philosophy of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan that Muslim stated recently has not been used anywhere in this world and it is wrong. Today, the Kurdish dream is close to coming true. There must be a Kurdish independent state in Iran, Turkey and Syria, and this independent state is very close in Iraq.”
08.07.2014 – BasNews, Syria – Secretary General of the Syrian Kurdish Union Party, Ibrahim Bro exclusively spoke to BasNews and criticized the Democratic Union Party (PYD) for refusing a nation state for Kurds..
MESOP WEST KURDISTAN REPORT : ISIS Now Attacking Kobanê On Three Sides
Firat News – 8.7.2014 – The Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) opened a new front in their offensive on Kobanê last night, according to an article from DİHA carried in Özgür Gündem. ISIS forces, who have been pushing on Kobanê from the south and west, are now attempting to advance on villages to the east of Kobanê as well. YPG units defending the canton destroyed two ISIS tanks yesterday, while scores of ISIS fighters are reported to be dead on the field.
MESOP : A REALISTIC THEATRE – AN ENHANCED TRAIN-AND-EQUIP PROGRAM FOR THE MODERATE SYRIAN OPPOSITION:
A Key Element of U.S. Policy for Syria & Iraq / PolicyWatch 2280 – July 8, 2014 – By Michael Eisenstadt & Jeffrey White
Such a program should strengthen the moderate opposition militarily and enhance its political and informational capabilities, while disrupting Salafi-jihadist recruitment.
MESOP : WESTERN PALESTINE SOLIDARITY GROUPS ARE SILENT OR VANISHED ! A SHAME !
Syria: Besieged Palestinians in refugee camp ‘will likely go hungry,’ UN agency warns / NEW UN REPORT
6 July 2014 – Unable for more than a month now to deliver food and other supplies to Palestinians trapped in a refugee camp near Damascus, the United Nations agency tasked with ensuring their well-being said today it is urgently seeking to resume its humanitarian activities, warning that the civilians would likely go hungry.
MESOP REPORT : Syrian opposition to elect new president
BEIRUT (AP) 7-7-2014 — The Western-backed Syrian opposition group will begin a three-day meeting in Istanbul later Sunday to elect a new president and discuss the offensive by Islamic militants straddling Iraq and Syria, an official with the group said.The meeting comes amid reports that 150,000 people have been displaced from their homes in eastern Syria by jihadi fighters who captured wide areas of the eastern province of Deir el-Zour in the past weeks.Mustafa Osso said the Syrian National Coalition will pick a replacement for its current president, Ahmad al-Jarba, in a vote expected on Tuesday. He said the top two candidates for the job are senior coalition members Hadi Bahra and Muwaffaq Nairabiyeh, who belong to Jarba’s Democratic bloc.
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