MESOP FOCUS : Rojava under attack: whose side is President Barzani on?
April 4, 2014 by RADIKAL / KT News: –The Islamic jihadist group ISIS is making a sustained effort to capture Kobani, a Kurdish town close to the Turkish/Syrian border. Radikal* reports that the recently-established Kurdish autonomous region of Rojava can collapse if the Kurds lose Kobani.
Russia prepares for Geneva III
5.4.2014 – MESOP / JOURNAL OF TURKISH WEEKLY – Russia’s arguments in favor of the advisability of resuming these negotiations in Geneva as soon as possible have been generally met with understanding during numerous contacts on the Syrian problem that have taken place recently between Russian diplomats and foreign officials, including UN-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, Lukashevich said.
TODAY’S MESOP RELEVANT TWITTERS WEST KURDISTAN
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Two hours ago the rebels recapture tower 45 in #Kessab #Latakia after fierce battles in the last 2 days with #SAA and pro #Assad militias – etweetet von Laura Rozen
margaret brennan @margbrennan 9 Min. – #SecKerry says that he’ll speak to President Obama today “to evaluate exactly what is possible or not possible” on Mideast peace process – Öffnen
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MESOP INSIGHT : A Late-Night Phone Call Between One Of Syria’s Top Extremists & His Sworn Enemy
Leaders on opposite sides of the deadly civil war sometimes pick up the iPhone to exchange insults and ideology, and to say: “If I’m the first to be caught, kill me.” Here is one of their conversations. posted on April 3, 2014 at 9:58pm EDT
Mike Giglio BuzzFeed Staff – 4-4-2014 – ANTAKYA, Turkey — A rebel commander named Mohamed Zataar sat on a living room couch in the ancient Turkish city of Antakya one recent night, taking a short break from the war across the border with Syria some 15 miles down the road. He was eager to return. “There is a new battle starting,” he said, staring at the door. Instead Zataar, who leads a battalion of moderate rebels called Wolves of the Valley, decided to call his enemy from his iPhone.
Charles Lister Headshot : Increasing Military Assistance to the Syrian Opposition?
Some Ground Truths… – Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Center
4.4.2014 – Huffington Post – The Syrian conflict is now in its fourth year. With time, the strategic momentum has shifted back toward the regime and today we have reached near-total stalemate. For this, President Assad can thank Russia, Iran and other sub-state supporters for their unwavering support. Meanwhile, the opposition has been steadily weakened by a comparatively unpredictable and divided support structure, composed of the U.S., EU and regional states, and countless shadowy Gulf-based private finance networks. In such dynamics, the Syrian Coalition failed to win any practical results at Geneva II, thereby underlining and further bolstering government confidence in Damascus.
MESOP FLASH : PYD is enemy of Syria revolution: opposition leader
4-4-2014 – BasNews – The Syrian opposition leader lashed out at pro-Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and said the party is enemy of the “Syria revolution.”
MESOP Syria 1st-Hand: The Ceasefire in Damascus Suburb of Barzeh – “The Opposition Had No Choice”
By Scott Lucas April 4, 2014 07:13 – eaworldview – In January, the Syrian military agreed a series of ceasefire with insurgents in Damascus suburbs. – While the halts in fighting have been under strain in some of the suburbs, the ceasefire in Barzeh has held, with State media proclaiming “reconciliation”. Activists say the agreement was only reached after the months-long siege of the regime’s “surrender or starve” policy.
Syria Direct talks to Barzeh-based activist Waseem Mahmoud: Q: What can you tell us about conditions in Barzeh since the ceasefire was signed?
MESOP RECHERCHE : In geheimer Mission gegen Assad / Von Markus Bickel
Gaziantep – 4.4.2014 – Gegner Assads suchen in Syrien nach Belegen, um dem Regime und oppositionellen Milizen Verbrechen nachweisen zu können.
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MESOP REPORT : Anti-Assad allies rebuff Syrian presidential election plan
2014-04-04 – Zamanawlsl – International powers who support the Syrian opposition have firmly rebuffed any idea of a presidential election organized by the Syrian government in the midst of a civil war, describing the plans as a “parody of democracy” that would kill peace talks. The Friends of Syria, an alliance of mainly Western and Gulf Arab countries, issued a statement on Thursday in light of recent developments in Syria, where there appears to be no end in sight after more than three years of conflict sparked by protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
MESOP LATEST : GOOD NEWS ! Four Syrian Kurdish Groups Aim to Merge into One Party
4.4.2014 – RUDAW – ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Leaders of four Syrian Kurdish parties met in Erbil on Thursday in an effort to establish a united front to help move forward their struggle in Syria. The party representatives said that the person to lead this new front should be based in and chosen among leaders already in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), rather than someone who is outside the country. The move was to unite the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDPS), the Kurdistan Union Party and two factions of the Kurdistan Freedom Party (Azadi).
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