MESOP REPORT : Rebels shell Aleppo as Syria votes
AL MONITOR – EDWARD DARK – 4-6-2014 – ALEPPO, Syria — They’ve been called the blood elections by the Syrian opposition, and that name might be appropriate in more ways than one. As the war and slaughter continue to engulf most of this tormented nation, holding presidential elections might seem very bizarre and macabre, yet there is undeniable logic in it all. For the regime, it is not about filling a constitutional void, or even about legitimacy, as no one is under the illusion that these elections are anywhere near free and fair. In fact, the outcome is a foregone conclusion: another seven-year mandate for Bashar al-Assad and another rubber stamp vote, albeit this time with two token contenders. All previous elections during the time of the Assad clan were referendums with only one candidate.
MESOP News Roundup Syria : Wednesday, June 4 / AL HASAKA
Rebels shell Damascus as polling concludes
A mortar shell struck the roof of Damascus University’s Law School Wednesday morning, according to both pro- and anti-Assad sources, as rebels continued to fire on the capital after repeated attacks during Tuesday’s presidential voting. A total of 130 shells struck Damascus on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, killing three and injuring more than 15. Pro-Assad celebrations were staged in and around polling centers in Damascus and other regime-held areas. “It was like a tribute, not a presidential election with three competitors,” a Hasaka-based activist told Syria Direct on Tuesday.
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MESOP TWITTER : ASSAD’s “ELECTIONS” : PUTIN PROOFED !
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MESOP Syria Daily: “Counting” Vote in Assad’s Re-Election
By Scott Lucas June 4, 2014 06:39 Updated – Syria’s regime will confirm President Assad’s re-election on Wednesday, nominally counting the vote and declaring a high turnout.
Assad is facing token challenges from businessman Hassan al-Nouri and MP Maher Hajjar.State TV said voting was extended for five hours past the original deadline “because of the massive influx of voters”.
MESOP : QAMISHLI CONTRA “ELECTIONS”
Syrian presidential elections held amid disputes
ARA News – 4-6-2014 – Qamishli, Syria – The city of Qamishli, northeast of Syria, witnessed on Tuesday the start of the presidential elections in the polling stations located in the security zone and government departments in the city, while in the Kurdish forces-held areas in Qamishli and its surroundings the electoral ballots were removed in a protest where many activists questioned the legitimacy of holding the elections.
MESOP : In Depth – Kurdish outrage over Syrian presidential elections
ARA News – 4.6.2014 – Derik, Amude, Syria – With the start of the Syrian presidential elections on Tuesday, many Kurdish activists and groups, inside and outside Syria, protested against holding these elections. The protests’ slogans and screams condemned the elections process and the preparation of balloting centers in the Kurdish areas and called for boycotting them.
Residents of Derik boycott Syrian presidential elections
Derik, Syria – With the start of the Syrian presidential elections on Tuesday, many Kurdish activists in Syria protested against holding these elections. The protests’ slogans and screams condemned the elections process and the preparation of balloting centers in the Kurdish areas and called for boycotting them.
Rojava In Need Of Medicine & Other Medical Supplies
ROJAVA NEWS – 4.6.2014 – Illnesses not seen in years have begun to reappear in Rojava owing to the problems resulting from the embargo in place against the three Rojava cantons, according to an article compiled by DİHA and carried in Özgür Gündem. Doctors from Rojava have called upon international public and Kurdish public opinion to push for the lifting of the embargo.
MESOP EXCLUSIVE : Uzbek jihadist group releases footage from Syrian training camp
By Bill RoggioJune 3, 2014 – THE LONG WAR JOURNAL – An Uzbek jihadist group known as the Imam Bukhari Jamaat released a video of its training camp in Syria. It is the latest video by jihadist groups that shows fighters going through training at camps inside Syria.The video, which was produced by Al Fath Studios and released in late May, was obtained by From Chechnya to Syria, a website that tracks fighters from the Russian Caucasus and Central Asia who are fighting in Syria.
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