KURDS IN NORTH & WEST NEED TURKEY : Syrian Kurds seeking to export oil via Turkey
6.2.2014 – Kurdpress – Following the declaration of autonomous independence of three Kurdish regions in northern Syria, it has been announced that the country’s Kurds are preparing to export their oil via Turkey. According to the daily Milliyet, Asya Abdullah, one of the leaders of the Syrian Kurdish PYD party, has been reported to have said that the PYD was in talks with Turkey’s Foreign Ministry to discuss the export of oil.
BUT APO ARGUED FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGAINST ANY KURDISH UPRISING IN SYRIA !
Sureya Onder : Ocalan offered Syria autonomic administrations”
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) jailed Leader Abdullah Ocalan offered the establishment of three autonomic administrations in Syria Kurdish regions, said Sureya Onder, a member of the delegation that has visited Ocalan in Imrali prison.
“… für Flüchtlinge die Hölle” – Syrien
05. Februar 2014 – Aus einem Interview in Huch mit Thomas v. der Osten-Sacken über die syrische Flüchtlingstragödie:
CONCLUSION AFTER GENEVA : U.S. Spy Chief Says Assad Has Strengthened His Hold on Power
By MICHAEL R. GORDON and MARK MAZZETTIFEB. 4, 2014 – Ne York Times – WASHINGTON — The country’s top intelligence official said Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad’s hold on power in Syria had “strengthened” over the past year, and that he had benefited from a deal to abandon his chemical weapons arsenal.
A NEW APPROACH TO THE SYRIA CRISIS
PolicyWatch 2203 – February 4, 2014 – By James F. Jeffrey
The Obama administration seems to be understating the risks of minimalist engagement in Syria and overstating the risks of greater involvement, despite the achievable, worthwhile goals of military assistance and limited use of force.
Kerrys Syrien-Problem ist Barack Obama
20min.ch – net – 5.2.2014 – In wichtigen Punkten ist John Kerry mit Obamas Syrien-Strategie uneins. Das behaupten Teilnehmer eines Geheimtreffens mit dem US-Aussenminister. John Kerry hat ein Problem. Seit Monaten tourt der Us-Aussenminister rund um die Welt mit dem Auftrag, in Syrien für Frieden zu sorgen. Doch sein grösster Widersacher kommt nicht unbedingt aus den Reihen der syrischen Konfliktparteien. Kerrys grösster Widersacher ist sein eigener Boss, Barack Obama. Dieser setzt nach Kerrys Meinung in Syrien auf die falsche Strategie.
MESOP HEADLINE ARTICLE : Obama Aides Defend Syria Policy
5.2.2014 – MESOP – The Obama administration defended its policy on Syria and disputed reports that Secretary of State John Kerry told U.S. lawmakers the policy was failing, as recounted by senior Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham (Reuters). Meanwhile, Russia confirmed that Syrian government officials will attend the next round of peace talks in Geneva, and Russia’s foreign minister met Tuesday with the head of Syria’s main opposition group, the National Coalition, in Moscow (al-Jazeera).
Syria / Russia: Lavrov Expresses Support For National Coalition Presence At 2nd Round of Geneva II / No separate Kurdish delegation
By Joanna Paraszczuk February 4, 2014 – eaworldview – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday expressed support for the Syrian National Coalition’s decision to attend the second round of the Geneva II peace talks, saying that the move showed the Coalition supported a political, rather than a military, resolution to the conflict.
GALLOPIERENDE ANZEICHEN DES ZERFALLS DER PUK : DIE IMPLOSION EINER KORRUPTEN KURDISCHEN PARTEI
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER OF PUK
4-2-2013 – MESOP – Banken in Sulaimania verweisen auf leere Kassen – Staatliche und kommunale Kassen sind ohne Mittel – Lehrer streiken, denen keine Gehälter mehr gezahlt erden können – Hero Talabani soll vorausschauend erhebliche Kapitalien ins Ausland transferiert haben – Die PUK weigert sich Erklärungen von Barham Salih zu verbreiten – Der beachtliche Immobilienbesitz der PUK in Deutschland und besonders Berlin auf private Eigentümernamen übertragen – PUK Büroleiter Amin Babasheik in Berlin auf Hero Talabani eingeschworen.
AL-QAEDA DISAFFILIATES WITH THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ & AL-SHAM / ANALYSIS
By Aaron Y. Zelin – February 4, 2014 – WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY – The recent action highlights a central element in the battle for the global jihadist movement’s future — and could have important implications in the fight for Syria.
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