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MESOP : WATCH JOOST HILTERMANN

Joost Hiltermann ‏@JoostHiltermann 5h5 hours ago  – Our @CrisisGroup view: U.S.-Russian deal on Syria unlikely and would not end war but create more terrorism, new waves of refugees, #CHEurope

charles Lister ‏@Charles_Lister  Charles Lister Retweeted Charles Lister

Just FYI – nothing in this tweet is wrong. M113s are provided by U.S to LAF, but I did not say those seen in al-Qusayr were. #BadLuckTrolls

Charles Lister @Charles_Lister

#pt: #Hezbollah’s parade included several US-manufactured M113 APCs. These are provided by the U.S. to #Lebanon’s…

 

MESOP : SYRIAN REBELS HOPE

DavidKenner ‏@DavidKenner 8h8 hours ago

Syrian rebels hope, if Trump ditches them, Saudi Arabia/Turkey will ditch US restrictions on sophisticated arms.

Syrian Rebels Brace for a Trump Cutoff, and Look for a Silver Lining

By ANNE BARNARDNOV. 13, 2016  – NYT – http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/world/middleeast/syrian-rebels-brace-for-a-trump-cutoff-and-look-for-a-silver-lining.html?_r=0

 

 

Kyle W. Orton ‏@KyleWOrton 4m4 minutes ago  – Kyle W. Orton Retweeted الرقة تذبح بصمت

Worrying how #SDF (#PYD/#YPG) is going to treat civilians if even @Raqqa_SL, which has lost people to #IS, is accused of being pro-IS.

 

الرقة تذبح بصمت @Raqqa_SL

#SDF spokesman keep Accusing #RBSS for being with #ISIS because We publish the violations against civillans in the area #Syria

Watch pics http://www.mesop.de/?p=80072

MESOP : THE TEHRAN THREAT

Ali Khedery ‏@alikhedery 11h11 hours ago  – After they’re done ethnically cleansing Mosul & Aleppo, Iran & its proxies will move to subvert Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain.

MEMRI @MEMRIReports

Shiite Iraqi Militia Leader Akram Al-Kaabi: We Will Not Stop Our Military Activity after Liberation of Mosul

 

MESOP “THE EU IS A SUPER-POWER!”  ( MOGHERINI)  – …. Not a paper tiger !

Wow !  – AFP news agency ‏@AFP 46m46 minutes ago Washington, DC

EU sanctions 17 Syrian ministers, central bank governor – www.mesop.de

 

MESOP : GOV KARIM !

Washington Institute ‏@WashInstitute 22m22 minutes ago Wisconsin, USA

Kirkuk Gov Karim: Wld like to see Trump Admin take a studied, informed approach to #Iraq & to fight vs IS.

MESOP : QUITE NEW PROJECT

Excited to announce start of the @MiddleEastInst’s “Countering Terrorism” project. Lots of exciting work to come! http://www.mei.edu/countering-terrorism …

 

MESOP : SCRAP METAL KUSNEZOW

#pt: Worth pointing out that the Kuznetsov’s bow ramp means its jets cannot take-off fully fueled or fully loaded w. bombs. #Syria #Russia

Oh Dear, how embarrassing. #Russia has confirmed a MiG-29 crashed ‘on takeoff’ (not on landing) from the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier.

Reports: A #Russia MiG-29KUBR crashed into the sea, while attempting to land on the Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. …

 

MESOP : SNOWDON’S DISCOVERY

RT @Snowden: Coincidentally, new technologies raise the possibility of unstoppable tax protests.

Zcash, a Harder-to-Trace Virtual Currency, Generates Price Frenzy – Unlike Bitcoin, Zcash transactions can be confirmed without recording the addresses involved,… mehr   nytimes.com

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