MESOP NEWS : Pro-Assad demonstrators in Qamishli city, northeast of Syria.
26-03-2014 – ARA News – Azad Jamkari – Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan– The Syrian northeastern city of Qamishli has seen recently a series of pro-regime demonstrations. The last one came on the 15th of March, the same day of the third anniversary of the Syrian anti-Assad uprising’s outbreak. The pro-regime demonstrations in the city of Qamishli −where Kurds constitute a majority− caused a considerable controversy concerning the motives behind them and the timing of their occurrence.Birusk Dibo, a media activist, expressed his belief that these pro-Assad demonstrations are “an attempt by the regime to mobilize its advocates and henchmen” in Qamishli city, as it is the case in some other Syrian cities as well which are still under its control, to confirm its influence over those cities and areas.
PYD receives orders from Assad regime: Leader of Kurdish Komele forces
22-03-2014 – ARA News – Exclusive: – Nusaybin, Turkey− Shamsuddin Hamo, Head of the Political Bureau of the Kurdish Revolutionary Council of Komele Forces, said in an exclusive interview with ARA News that the lack of efficient and accurate planning is one of the reasons behind the inability of the rebels to end the conflict in Syria. He also addressed a widespread criticism to the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its military wing of the Popular Protection Units (YPG), saying that the party and its forces pretend to be in control over Kurdish areas in northern Syria while they lack right to decision-making, “as the Syrian regime remains a supreme power in these areas”.
MESOP FOCUS : War conditions facilitate drug trade in northeastern Syria
27-03-2014 – ARA News – Qamishli, Syria– The drug phenomenon has reportedly spread in northeastern Syria due to the persistent crisis and the absence of the role of security forces. Young drug users are given more space in the area amid lack of observation by any concerned authorities.
MESOP’S WORT DER WOCHE : “DAS SYRISCHE VOLK BRAUCHT IRAN & RUSSLAND”
„Es geht nicht darum, dass wir in Bezug auf Syrien Russland brauchen würden“, fügte sie hinzu. „Es ist das syrische Volk, das Russland, Iran und alle, die das Regime (in Syrien) beeinflussen können, braucht.“ Marie Harf, Sprecherin des US State Departement
http://de.ria.ru/politics/20140327/268122861.html
USA wollen mit Russland bei Lösung von Problemen Syriens & Irans kooperieren
WASHINGTON, 27. März (RIA Novosti). – Die USA vertreten den Standpunkt, dass die unterschiedlichen Positionen zur Situation in der Ukraine die Zusammenarbeit mit Russland in Bezug auf Iran und Syrien nicht behindern dürfen, äußerte Marie Harf, Sprecherin des US-Außenamtes. „Wir haben Meinungsunterschiede, aber wir arbeiten zusammen und hoffen, dass sich die Differenzen in Bezug auf die Ukraine nicht auswirken werden“, so Harf. Russland sei selbst an einem Stopp des iranischen Atomprogramms interessiert.
„Es geht nicht darum, dass wir in Bezug auf Syrien Russland brauchen würden“, fügte sie hinzu. „Es ist das syrische Volk, das Russland, Iran und alle, die das Regime (in Syrien) beeinflussen können, braucht.“ http://de.ria.ru/politics/20140327/268122861.html
MESOP OPINION : Do Syrians Want To Fight Until Victory or Do they Want a Ceasefire?
by James McMichael [jamesmcmichael.dc@gmail.com] / for Syria Comment, March 26, 2014
A recent survey results show clear-cut differences between the views of civilians and those of rebel fighters with regard to the war and the political future of Syria. Simply put, civilians want a negotiated peace as quickly as possible, while rebel fighters are determined to fight on for military victory. Moreover, civilians want a postwar government with limited religious influence, while rebel fighters want a religion-dominated postwar government. The survey results also contradict some existing theories as to the nature and origins of the war. Three researchers, Vera Miranova, Loubna Mrie and Sam Whitt conducted surveys of civilians in rebel held areas and rebel fighters in Aleppo during August-September 2013 and Idlib during November-December 2013. See the Voices of Syria project.
TODAY’S MESOP QUOTATION : ISLAMISTS TERMS OF TRADE = 3 CHOICES
A jihadi group occupying the Syrian town of Raqqa recently gave Christian minorities living there three choices:
1) convert to Islam, 2) remain Christian but pay tribute and accept third-class subject status, or 3) die by the sword.
According to the BBC, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria issued a directive:
Urgent Call To Support Kobanê From KCD-E (previously “KON-Kurd”)
MESOP 27-3-2014 – The Kurdish Democratic Society Congress in Europe (KCD-E) has released an urgent call to progressive and revolutionary forces to support the Kobanê canton, now under continued attack from the ISIS and other armed gangs. The statement also saluted the revolution in Rojava and the resistance that was being shown in the face of such attacks, and emphasized that the people of Kurdistan in Europe and Kurdish organizations on the continent would not abandon the people of Rojava.
TODAY’S MESOP SYRIA INSIGHT : Arab League Leaders Condemn Killing in Syria
The two-day Arab League summit concluded Wednesday in Kuwait with the 22 members stating in a final communique, “We condemn in the strongest terms the massacres and the mass killing committed by the Syrian regime’s forces against the unarmed people.” Meanwhile, the first Syrian refugees arrived in Britain Tuesday as part of the Vulnerable Persons Relocation program. It is expected that several hundred Syrian refugees will relocate over the next three years under the new program, which immediately grants the rights and benefits of humanitarian protection status, including access to public funds and the labor market.
MESOP SHORT CUT: Three Kurdish Parties to Participate in Turkey’s Municipal Elections
26.03.2014 – Mewan Dolamari – BasNews, Erbil – Three Kurdish political parties will participate in the upcoming municipal elections in Turkey, set to be held on March 30. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) is the biggest Kurdish party in Turkey. It is in close competition with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) to gain the municipalities that went to the AKP in the 2009 election.
THE FAVORIT PARTNER OF GERMAN TRADITION LEFT NOW PLANTING LANDMINES AGAINST CIVILIANS – AL ASSAD
Assad’s forces turn highways into death paths east Syria / PLANTING LANDMINES
2014-03-27 – Zamanalwsl – Activists northeast Syria reported that Bashar al-Assad’s forces have adopted new killing strategy by planting landmines near the main highway in Deir al-Zor.Six passengers killed and seven wounded days ago due to landmine explosion hit their bus on the international road, activists said. The Syrian army should cease its use of antipersonnel landmines and recognize that planting this internationally banned weapon will hurt Syrians for years to come, Human Rights Watch said in previous reports. “It’s an act of revenge,” activists said, “the regime wants to cover its failure by planting explosives on roads that civilians pass by.”
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