MESOP TODAYS RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
Iran announced that three dual-nationals imprisoned by the government — British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, American-Iranian businessman Siamak Namazi, and Canadian-Iranian academic Homa Hoodfar — have been referred to the courts for trial; no charges were given. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-36767202?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AMideast%20Brief
- Experts disputed Russian claims about a helicopter that was shot down near Palmyra on Friday, noting that video shows the helicopter was an Mi-35M crewed by Russian pilots, not an Mi-25 on a training run as the Kremlin said; experts also noted it is unlikely the helicopter was shot down by an anti-tank missile, despite Russian claims. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/12/russia-just-lied-about-losing-a-gunship-to-isis-heres-why-thats-not-surprising/?tid=sm_tw&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Sailthru
Joseph Dempsey @JosephHDempsey 2h2 hours ago
Claimed #Palmyra Hind crash site imagery indicates grey camo consistent with #Russia Mi-35M not #Syria Mi-24 variant
MESOP : IRANIAN MULLAH’S BURN KURDISH FORESTS
Komala @Komala_english 2h2 hours ago – #TwitterKurds Large areas of forest set on fire by #IRGC on outskirts of #Kamyaran #Rojhelat. Locals left out to extinguish it themselves.
MESOP INTEL : Cng Sgnc @cngsgnc 4h4 hours ago – MOSHE DAYAN CENTER
PKK basının “Kandil’i gözetleyen MİT ajanları” diyerek isimlerini yayınladığı kişilerin Pêşmerge ve cephede oldukları ortaya çıktı. www.mesop.de
MESOP: BIG CATCH OR BIG FAKE ?
Abdulla Hawez @abdullahawez Jul 11 – PKK and other anti-KDP media claim nine spies that have been working for #Turkey‘s MIT and KDP’s intelligence have been arrested. #Kurdistan