MESOP TODAYS MOST RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS (I)

Charles Lister@Charles_Lister 59m59 minutes ago

Here, the @SyrianHNC announces that 97 armed opposition groups have agreed to abide by the cessation of hostilities: www.mesop.de

 

MESOP : USE OUR KURDS !

Turkey deliberately sends Kurdish army soldiers to clash zones, http://rudaw.net/NewsDetails.aspx?pageid=191587 … via @RudawEnglish

 

MESOP : LAURA’S HOPES – LATER ! NOT SOONER !

Joshua Landis@joshua_landis 14h14 hours ago – Joshua Landis Retweeted Laura Rozen

Many Syrians have expressed their hope to me that Russian will fix Syria for them. I cannot imagine how.

Laura Rozen @lrozen – think this is obama message to Putin, and maybe Russia agrees on managed transition too, sooner or later https://twitter.com/lrozen/status/702993756539248640 …

 

MESOP : PRETTY NEW ! AGAINST THE WILL OF PKK !

Iranian Kurdish group say it launches operations against Iranian IRGC forces

PDKI @PDKIRAN – Yesterday night, a successful operation was carried out against an Iranian Basij military base in Majid Xan. #Twitterkurds #Kurdistan

 

Washington Institute@WashInstitute 42m42 minutes ago

How effective is int’l economic campaign vs #IslamicState? Video explains: http://washin.st/1T9rPng

 

MESOP : ANBAR QUESTION BY US

jane arraf@janearraf ‘Who are the right sheikhs, who are the wrong sheikhs, who are we to say?’ General MacFarland on US role in #Anbar http://goo.gl/fo3hoI

 

MESOP : IS GAS ATTACK IN SINJAR (SOUTH KURDISTAN – IRAQ)

1) Yesterday #IS launched the second chemical attack on the south side of #Sinjar mountain, but this one reached Sinjar city.

Matthew Barber@Matthew__Barber 7h7 hours ago6) Over 100 Peshmerga & civilians in the city have been affected (difficulty breathing/severe headaches/nausea/vomiting) but none killed.

Matthew Barber@Matthew__Barber 7h7 hours ago Yesterday’s attack is more serious because instead of mortars, rockets were used that reached inside Sinjar city, harming civilians.

Matthew Barber@Matthew__Barber 7h7 hours agoThe first attack was against the front line on Feb 11—I tweeted it and it was later reported on here: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2016/February/ISISs-Emerging-Chemical-Weapons-Capabilities-Worries-US-Leaders …

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