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Here are the “Essential Principles of a Political Solution in #Syria,” by Staffan de Mistura (& via @ibrahimhamidi)
MESOP : HEAVY FIGHTING ALL AROUND MAXMUR THIS MOMENT
Fighting going on for control of villages around Maxmur. #iraq #Peshmerga #isf
Patrick Osgood @PatrickOsgood – ISF not getting it all own way this morning. Heavy fighting in al-Nasr village. IS burning fuel oil burned to shroud it from air strikes.
Per reporting we’re getting and by looking at that pic, these look like fuel oil burn pits lit by ISIS to deter air strikes. www.mesop.de
#Makhmour op was 4 pronged with #Sunni tribes taking two areas and #Peshemrga / #ISF supporting. Significant #IED presence reported. Hashtag
Sunni Tribes (Sobawi) make gains west of Makhmour with ISF and Peshmerga support. Civilians remain in houses as ISIS flee with little fight
Iraqi forces on offensive; Peshmerga alert for ISIS counterattac http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/24032016 … via @RudawEnglish
Report of progress south of Qayarra-Makhmour road. Perimater around Makhmour town expanding.
Patrick Osgood @PatrickOsgood
Here’s a rush map of offensive area relative to Makhmour & Qayyara, launch site for rocket that killed US Marine. Patrick Osgood @PatrickOsgood Suffice to say big difference between retaking Iraq’s second largest city and clearing uncontested smattering of hamlets 50km to the south.
MESOP : PKK & PYD ARE TWINS UNDER KANDIL COMMAND – WHAT ELSE ?
Prez #Barzani to @AlMonitor: #PYD and PKK are exactly one and the same @amberinzaman – http://almon.co/2md8
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