Obamas Mission Accomplished
von Thomas von der Osten-Sacken / jungle world
17-5-2014 – Schon als der Chemiewaffendeal mit Syrien bekannt wurde, der vergangenen August nicht nur Assad und vor seine Luftwaffe rettete, sondern das syrische Regime sogar international zum Partner aufwertete (wie will man diplomatisch mit wem konstruktiv zusammenarbeiten, dessen Sturz man zugleich fordert?), gab es sie, die Stimmen, die zweifelten, dass mit einem baathistischen Massenmoerden man Vertrage abschliessen koennen oder solle.
MESOP NEWS : First Refugee Camp Set Up In Rojava
(ANF/DERİK) 18.5.2014 – Refugees have begun to arrive at the first refugee camp established in Rojava, in the village of Hekmiye near the city of Derik (Arabic: al Malikiyah) in the east of the Cizîre Canton. Dijaw Ehmed, Social Works Minister of the Cizîre Canton, reported that 50 tents have already been set up for arriving refugees, but that work continued and plans had been made for a 600-tent camp. Ehmed said refugees forced to migrate because of war, difficult living conditions and other such reasons would be eligible for residency in the camp.
MESOP : SALIH MUSLIM (PYD) = ASSAD SUPPORTS ISIL
Muslim accused the Syrian government of “supporting the ISIL and the other forces against the Kurds in Western Kurdistan (the areas where Kurds constitute a majority, in north and northeastern Syria)”.
‘We are anti-Syrian regime’: PYD leader – Interview / Salih Muslim, head of the Democratic Union Party (PYD)
KNC holds meeting with Iranian Kurdish politicians on Syria
Members of the KNC delegation and Iranian Kurdistani Democratic Party in Sulaymaniyah, north Iraq. Photo: ARA News
ARA News – Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan – Under the sponsorship of the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraqi Kurdistan (KRG), a delegation of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (KNC) held meetings with members of the Kurdistani Democratic Party of Iran on Friday in the city of Sulaymaniyah.
MESOP : Disunity of Assad Forces – Fighting among pro-Assad groups points to factional future
May 17, 2014 12:09 AM – By Lauren Williams – The Daily Star – BEIRUT: Fierce clashes erupted between pro-Assad militias from the National Defense Forces and the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party in Homs this week in an unusually public confrontation between allies.
MESOP REPORT : Assad supporters celebrate in Qamishli
May 17, 2014 – ARA News – Qamishlo, Syria– Under the banner “together we inaugurate Bashar al-Assad”, ceremonies and marches in support of the presidential electoral campaign in Syria and of the candidacy of Bashar al-Assad for a third term continued over the last few days in the city of Qamishli, in Hasakah province northeast of Syria.
MESOP WEST KURDISTAN : Arab tribes in Syria’s Hasakah emphasize their support to Assad regime
17-5-2014v – ARA News – Hasakah, Syria – Arab tribal figures of the Syrian northeastern governorate of Hasakah gathered on Thursday in the city of Qamishli to emphasize their participation in the forthcoming presidential elections in June. According to observers, this was the biggest Arab tribal gathering in Syria that declared its support to President Bashar al-Assad.
MESOP WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA) / World Food Programm
WFP – Aid going to northeast Syria? http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/cross-border-convoy-moves-urgently-needed-food-aid-northeast-syria-access-constrai#.U3cvrDRxGbM.twitter
MESOP : UKRAINE & SYRIEN – U. S. Demokratin contra Obama
Anne-Marie Slaughter, leitete zwei Jahre lang als Director of Policy Planning den Planungsstab im US-Außenministerium.
Ukraine-Krise Der Schlüssel liegt in Damaskus / Von Michael Hesse
17-5-2014 – Berliner Zeitung – Die US-Expertin für Außenpolitik, Anne-Marie Slaughter, fordert US-Präsident Barack Obama auf, in Syrien militärische Stärke zu zeigen. So könne Bewegung in die Situation zwischen dem Westen und Russland gebracht werden.
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MESOP PUBLICATION RELEASE – BETWEEN NOT-IN AND ALL-IN: U.S. Military Options in Syria
CHANDLER ATWOOD, JOSHUA BURGESS, MICHAEL EISENSTADT & JOSEPH WAWRO
POLICY NOTE 18 • MAY 2014 – In Policy Note 18, Washington Institute military fellows Chandler Atwood, Joshua Burgess, Michael Eisenstadt, and Joseph Wawro address specific military steps that can help prevent worst-case scenarios from materializing. An accompanying PowerPoint briefing elaborates on options described in the text.
THE AUTHORS : Maj Chandler P. Atwood (USAF) is a senior intelligence officer who has deployed and participated in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Noble Eagle, Southern Watch, and Northern Watch. / Col Joshua C. Burgess (USAF) is a political affairs strategist with extensive special-operations and security-cooperation experience in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Central Asia, and is a linguist in German, Spanish, French, and Dari.
Lt Col Michael Eisenstadt (USAR, ret.) is director of the Military and Security Studies program at The Washington Institute.
Maj Joseph D. Wawro (USA) holds a master’s degree in national security and policymaking from the Naval War College and was deployed most recently to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and to Afghanistan in 2010. – http://www.mesop.de/?p=47146
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