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MESOP : Open Letter to UN Secretary General About One-sided Approach to the Alarming Developments in Turkey
By Dr Amir Sharifi: President of the Kurdish American Education Society Los Angeles
An Open Letter to UN Secretary General Bak Ki-moon about the One-sided Approach of the International Community to the Alarming Developments in Turkey
Dear Mr. Secretary General: The Kurdish American Education Society and the Kurdish community in Southern California are deeply concerned about the escalating violence in Turkey, sparked by the interim Justice and Development Party, AKP government to reverse the June 7 elections in which the party lost its majority for the first time. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64673
WLADIMIR OF ARABIA RULES THE MEDITERANIAN SEA
#Russia issues alert for #Cyprus to divert aircraft next week due to Russian military exercises off #Syria coast http://news.yahoo.com/russia-building-airstrip-syrias-latakia-monitor-153725726.html …
MESOP TODAYS MOST RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
MESOP : WORD OF TODAY
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 32m32 minutes ago – Unlike some, Gen. Allen has long understood #Syria – “Ending Syria war key to migrant crisis” http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34240707 …
MESOP : THE HASAKAH EVENT
Pictures from Hawar news agency saw result of IS-car bomb that exploded 13:30 local time in Hasaka… http://fb.me/7z0IY7bKN
MESOP BY SHILAN DOSKY
Shilan Dosky @ShilanDosky 3h3 hours ago – Iraq accepts only 6,000 Syrian refugees but receives millions of dollars from intl community at the expense of Kurdistan’s 250,000. Kurdistan has let in more Syrian refugees (roughly 250,000) than US, UK, Australia, France, Canada and others combined. #TwitterKurds
MESOP : A GENUINE HUNGARIAN MULLAH
Vice-President Of Hungarian Muslim Community: Homosexuals Are The Filthiest Creatures
During a Friday sermon on July 10, 2015, Imam Ahmed Miklós Kovács, Vice President of the Hungarian Muslim Community, stated that homosexuals are “the filthiest of Allah’s creatures,” and that Muslims “must never accept this disease.” He instructed followers not to paint their Facebook image with rainbow colors. www.mesop.de
MESOP : STRANGE STORY BY ATLANTIC COUNCIL
Joshua Landis @joshua_landis 2h2 hours ago – “Syria: The Right Salafis Can Make All the Difference,” @monaalami sees pro-West future 4 Salafist militias. http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/syria-the-right-salafis-can-make-all-the-difference?utm_content=buffer50f55&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.VfbXymF4uhY.twitter …
MESOP : TAYYPISTAN
Turkey has stopped the broadcast of 15 channels broadcasting in Kurdish #twitterkurds
MESOP RECOMMENDATION
Excellent dispatch from #Cizre by @alyuska_a #Turkey’s PKK #conflict takes toll on #Kurdish city http://on.wsj.com/1K8G1na via @WSJ
MESOP : PRAGMATIC DENISE
Dr. Denise Natali in conference in Erbil says US policy is not based on morality, but on their interests. Many… http://fb.me/4cMPSAb17
MESOP : JOEL WING
KDP wants another political deal PUK/Gorran want to change presidency law to limit powers http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2015/09/iraqs-barzani-calls-for-elections-to.html … – Joel Wing @JoelWing2 3h3 hours ago
KRG Election Comm said it needs 6 months for any vote & Barzani has not talked to them about it http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2015/09/iraqs-barzani-calls-for-elections-to.html …
When Barzani tanks about elections he main mean 2017 when next elections scheduled for KRG http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2015/09/iraqs-barzani-calls-for-elections-to.html …
KDP points to Shura Council ruling that Barzani can stay in office 2 more years http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2015/09/iraqs-barzani-calls-for-elections-to.html …
Barzani term expired Aug According to law Speaker of Kurdish parliament should be interim Pres but Barzani remains http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/2015/09/iraqs-barzani-calls-for-elections-to.html …
MESOP : REAT IT !
Faysal Itani @faysalitani 3h3 hours ago – Assad regime is inflaming the refugee crisis http://on.wsj.com/1UJ1k9p via @WSJ
MESOP : A DEBATE ?
Interesting debate inside Iran about whether to allow the US to take the lead in fighting IS. @joshua_landis @ConflictsForum while #Iran debates how interventionist it should be http://almon.co/2ifd via @AlMonitor
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP : THE STRATEGIC PUTIN – Russia building airstrip in Syria’s Latakia: monitor
14 SEP 2015 – Beirut (AFP) – Russia is building an airstrip in the Syrian regime’s stronghold Latakia province, and has brought hundreds of technicians and military advisers to the site, a monitor said Sunday.”Russian forces are building a long runway capable of accommodating large aircraft near the Hmaymeen military airport in Latakia province,” the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64669
MESOP : RUSSIA WINNING / SYRIA & US LOOSING US Could Face Undesired Consequences If Talks With Russia About Syria Don’t Resume
By Shayani Mukherjee – International Business Times – 2015-09-13 19:13 GMT – Russia has warned the United States of “unintended incidents” if U.S. fails to start direct military-to-military cooperation near Syria. The news comes as the U.S. accuses Moscow of preparing its forces needed to protect Syrian President Bashar-Al-Assad government. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64680
MESOP : THE STRATEGIC PUTIN – Russia building airstrip in Syria’s Latakia: monitor
14 SEP 2015 – Beirut (AFP) – Russia is building an airstrip in the Syrian regime’s stronghold Latakia province, and has brought hundreds of technicians and military advisers to the site, a monitor said Sunday.”Russian forces are building a long runway capable of accommodating large aircraft near the Hmaymeen military airport in Latakia province,” the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.The monitor, which relies on a network of civilian, military and medical sources inside Syria, said “the Russians are preventing Syrians, whether military or civilian, from entering the area where they are building the runway”.”In recent weeks, military airplanes arrived in Hmaymeen carrying military equipment and hundreds of Russian military advisers and technicians,” the group said. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=64669
The Bear Steps In: Russia’s Expanding Military Presence in Syria
by Jonathan Spyer – The Jerusalem Post – September 12, 2015 – Originally published under the title “Russia’s Military Presence in Syria.”
The current increase of the Russian military presence in northwest Syria is a function of the declining military fortunes of the Assad regime. It represents a quantitative, rather than qualitative, change in the nature of the Russian engagement in Syria. Moscow’s goal throughout the conflict has been to keep Syrian President Bashar Assad in power by all means necessary. The ends remain the same. But as the situation on the ground changes, so the Russian means employed to achieve this goal must change with it. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64682
MESOP : Syria No-Fly Zone Called For By Opposition Leader –
AP | By BASSEM MROUE – 14 Sept 2015 – Huffington Post – BEIRUT — The head of Syria’s main opposition group in exile called Sunday for international powers to impose a no-fly zone in border areas to protect civilians who are coming under increasingly intense attacks by regime warplanes and helicopters. The president of the Syrian National Council, Abdelbaset Sieda, told The Associated Press that such a move by the international community would show President Bashar Assad’s regime that his opponents around the world are serious. The Syrian opposition has been calling for a no-fly zone over Syria for months. But Sieda renewed the plea a day after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Washington and Turkey were discussing a range of steps including a no-fly zone over some parts of Syria as the regime increasingly uses its air force to attack rebels.”There must be special protection,” Sieda said by telephone. “The numbers of martyrs are increasing and destruction too. If the country keeps going this way, then we are heading to a catastrophe.” Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64687
MESOP : THE BALANCE OF POWER – RUSSIA – TURKEY – SYRIA & NATO
Russia’s expanding military presence in Syria / By Fehim Tastekin (AL MONITOR) 14 Sep 2015 – Russia’s less-than-transparent intentions in Syria could put a damper on Turkey’s very clear desire to establish a safe zone north of Aleppo. Although official Syria has been silent, local sources say it appears Russia aims to establish its first military air base in the region, and there are unofficial reports that the harbor of Tartus might be extended. Such changes could alter the regional balance of power. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64695
MESOP FLASH : Syrian military and ISIS have been ‘ignoring’ each other on the battlefield / IHS JANES
Matthew Henman, Manager, IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre – IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review -10 December 2014 – The Syrian military and the Islamic State have been ‘ignoring’ each other on the battlefield, according to information from the IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre (IHS JTIC) database. The figures suggest that the Islamic State and Assad’s security forces have embraced the clever strategy of ignoring each other while focusing on attacking more moderate opposition groups. – Watch all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64689
MESOP SPECIAL : ISW INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY: September 5-13, 2015 – Reviewing the Week Iraq – Syria & Kurdistan
Compiled by Christopher Kozak
Key Take-Away – The 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks highlighted how global terrorism has evolved since the emergence of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). ISIS retains the majority of its strongholds in Iraq and Syria, and continues to contest new terrain one year after the start of a U.S.-led airstrike campaign. Zawahiri claimed that ISIS and AQ can cooperate in order to conduct attacks against the U.S.-led coalition and other “secularists” in Iraq and Syria. Confrontation and coordination between the two organizations will likely promote increased violence and regional disorder. This risk appears particularly high in Lebanon, where the eruption of major anti-government demonstrations in response to sixteen months of political deadlock may open opportunities for escalation by existing ISIS and AQ-linked militant networks. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64685
MESOP FOCUS : Syria and Beyond Feature: 9 Myths About Refugees — And How to Answer Them / Lindsay Hilsum of Britain’s Channel 4 News writes:
- “They’re not refugees. They’re economic migrants.”
In the last three weeks on the road in Europe, about 80% of those I’ve met have been Syrians. I’ve also met Iraqis, Afghans, Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Senegalese. The Syrians are fleeing war — no question. Bangladeshis and Senegalese are probably in search of a better life because of poverty and lack of opportunity at home.With others it’s more complex. Continuing conflict in parts of Afghanistan and Iraq has made normal life impossible for many, but definitions blur. If you’re a young man whose father was killed in a car bomb in Baghdad and who cannot find work to support your mother and sisters, are you a refugee or an economic migrant? I’m not sure. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64697
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
Barzani Reiterates Stance on Independence for Kurdistan – KRG spokesperson responds to Russian news report
Basnews | Herman Khalid – 14.09.2015 12:30 – ERBIL – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) spokesperson Safin Dzayi has responded to a report by the Russia Today news channel, which claimed that Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani believes that “it is not a favourable situation for declaring an independent Kurdistan state.”In a statement made on Sunday September 13th, Dzayi said that President Barzani’s statement on independence has been interpreted incorrectly by Russia Today’s Arabic service. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=64691
MESOP A LETTER OF SHAME : KNK / PKK faked a letter on behalf of Alan Kurdi. Kurdi cannot write such a letter – PKK/KNK puts him their own words in his mouth. From a dead child, you can still make a profit. A shame ….
Dear friends, The image of 3-year old Alan Kurdi’s small body on a beach in Turkey quickly became emblematic of the current refugee crisis. Today, we received this letter written by Alan’s father, Abdalla, and Anwar Muslim, which he wrote from Kobane. – Please circulate widely. Estella Schmidt – London
Letter from Abdalla Kurdi, father of Alan Kurdi
Dear friends,
There is very good information about the situation in Syria and more generally in the Near East. The region is involved in a local and international power struggle. Our Syrian homeland has become a focus of this struggle, in which there is now neither security nor economic stability. This is the reason that people have packed up, leaving the country of their fathers and grandfathers for other countries, in hope of finding security and a humane life.
I am now back in the land of my ancestors, and will remain here with the graves of my children and my wife. This earth is soaked in the blood of martyrs who have defended Kobane. I am writing this letter together with a representative of the democratic self-organisation of Kobane founded by those who have defended this city against the humanity’s enemies. Before the eyes of the world, in the 21st century, people have been slaughtered, and women and girls dragged away.
I am grateful also for your sympathy for my fate. This has given me the feeling that I am not alone. An essential step in ending this tragedy and avoiding its recurrence, is support for our self-organisation. Along with our democratic self-adminsitration, I send my greetings and thank you for your attention.
Abdalla Kurdi, father of Alan Kurdi
Anwar Muslim, Representative of the democratic self-organisation – Kobane, 12.09.2015
Read full version on : www.mesop.de
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP : WAS WUNDER ? !
Türkei: Ausgangssperre in Cizre – Kurden-Konflikt erreicht Deutschland – SPIEGEL ONLINE
MESOP : THE GERMANS TO THE FRONT – Kampf gegen IS: Von der Leyen will Bundeswehreinsatz im Irak ausweiten – : “Warum nicht auch Sunniten und Schiiten ausbilden?”
Verteidigungsministerin von der Leyen plädiert für ein stärkeres Engagement der Bundeswehr im Nordirak. Dem SPIEGEL sagte sie, eine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit mit der Regierung in Bagdad sei vorstellbar. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=64677
MESOP : TÜRKISCHE ÖKONOMIE GEWINNT – Konjunktur Robuste Wirtschaft in Spanien und der Türkei
10.09.2015 – FAZ – (……..) Besser als gedacht entwickelt sich unterdessen wiederum offenbar auch die türkische Wirtschaft. Das Bruttoinlandsprodukt legte im zweiten Quartal um 3,8 Prozent zu gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Zuvor befragte Fachleute hatten im Schnitt mit einem Plus von 3,45 Prozent gerechnet, nachdem es zu Jahresbeginn 2,5 Prozent warten. Angesichts der politischen Turbulenzen in dem Land und der Währungsabwertung rechnen sie für das gesamte Jahr 2015 aber nur mit einem Plus von 2,9 Prozent, während die Regierung bislang vier Prozent erwartet. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=64675
Labours Linksruck verändert auch die britische EU-Debatte
Nicolai von Ondarza (SWP Berlin) – 14 Sep 2015 – Mit Jeremy Corbyn als neuem Parteiführer hat sich die britische Labour-Partei für einen vollständigen Politikwechsel entschieden. Dieser Umbruch wird auch die Verhandlungen über die Zukunft Großbritanniens in der EU verändern, meint Nicolai von Ondarza. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=64693