MESOP RELEVANT TWEETS & COMENTARIES ON SYRIA TODAY BY CHARLES LISTER / Middle East Institute – 20 Oct 2016
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 3h3 hours ago – #pt: Many protests took the theme of rejecting #Russia’s ceasefire-for-withdrawal offer in #Aleppo – perceived as “forced displacement.”
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 3h3 hours ago – Amid a temporary reduction in violence, protesters took to the streets in East #Aleppo today, demonstrating vs. #Assad & #Russia.
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Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 3h3 hours ago – #pt: The “Nikolay Chiker” tug came to the Kuznetsov’s rescue in Feb ’12 when #Russia’s aircraft carrier broke down:
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 3h3 hours ago – A #Russia “tug” – “Nikolay Chiker” – is unsurprisingly in the support area for #Moscow‘s often-flailing “Kuznetsov” aircraft carrier:
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 4h4 hours ago – *All* parties are to blame for outbreak of #Turkey/opposition vs. YPG/SDF conflict in N #Aleppo. But U.S counter-#ISIS policy catalyzed it.
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 4h4 hours ago – If you’re an analyst/journalist/commentator & you adopt these contradictions, you’re ignoring a fairly substantial reality in #Syria.
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister – You cannot ID yourself as “opposition” if you regularly fight the opposition You cannot ID yourself as “FSA” if the FSA see you as an enemy