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MESOP NEWS : A LETTER FROM “HAYDAR” – IS “TAK” INFILTRATED BY ERDOGAN ? OR IS PKK-KANDIL GOING CRAZY ?
Heidar – @TheorePhysics – www.mesop.de
MESOP SHORT CUTS
7 Nov 2016 – NRT mistakenly presenting a publicly available WesternZagros KRG oil map as a secret document revealing corruption. nrttv.com/EN/Details.asp… Watch it all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79875
MESOP : TIME GOES BY
Kyle W. Orton and Sam Heller liked this – Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 5h5 hours ago
U.S official: “There is no available force capable of taking #Raqqa [from #ISIS] in the near future” http://reut.rs/2eudway
MESOP : FIRST TIME THAT WE AGREE WITH HENRI BARKEY
Henri Barkey @hbarkey 4h4 hours ago – Henri Barkey Retweeted Reuters Top News
Turkish actions may be objectionable but to compare them to Nazi practices is ludicrous and
Reuters Top News @Reuters
Turkey’s treatment of dismissed officials reminiscent of Nazis: Luxembourg http://reut.rs/2eeYtpF
MESOP NEWS TODAYS HEADLINE
US-Pastors to God: Make This Election End
BY Betsy Woodruff – On the Sunday, three pastors in three different swing states, all prayed that the 2016 election would come to a merciful end – THE DAILY BEAST 7 Nov 2016 –
MESOP NEWS – TODAYS FORECAST BY JONATHAN SPYER
Changing Battlefields Drive Insurgent Innovation / Jonathan Spyer. IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review.
2 November 2016. – The fragmentation of once powerful centralised states in the Middle East and to a lesser extent former Communist Europe has led to the proliferation of insurgent political-military organisations doing battle over the ruins. In these ungoverned or partially governed spaces, insurgent groups are holding ground and fighting each other and conventional state militaries.
In the Middle East, a massive, contiguous land area between the Iraq-Iran border and the Mediterranean Sea is now taken up by the conflict between such groups. In Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria, there are still military formations representing the internationally recognised governments of each area. However, in each country, government forces operate in close co-operation with insurgent or paramilitary forces—to the extent that identifying a clear dividing line between them is not always possible—against insurgent forces of similar strength. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79865
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP NEWS : New Kurdish-backed Arab Force to Patrol Nineveh Border Areas
Rudaw – 2016-11-07 00:23 GMT – The spokesperson for Nineveh’s Arab tribes says a new military brigade will be set up to patrol the volatile areas northwest of the province near the Syrian border.Mzahim Hawiyat told the Iraqi media Saturday that the new task force will mainly comprise local Arab residents that are willing to join the brigade and provide security for their bordering areas. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79867
MESOP BACKGROUNDER : ROADS TO RAQQA: POTENTIAL TURKISH AND KURDISH OFFENSIVES
By Fabrice Balanche – PolicyWatch 2722 – November 7, 2016 (Fabrice Balanche, an associate professor and research director at the University of Lyon 2, is a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute.)
In the unlikely event that either side decides to follow through on its declared intentions, each has multiple options for advancing on the Islamic State’s heartland.
Over the past several days, Turkey has issued statements signaling its intention to take the Syrian city of Raqqa, apparently with help from the same Arab rebel factions it is using to secure the border area between Jarabulus and Azaz. Similarly, the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) — a mainly Kurdish umbrella group that includes some Arab fighters — reportedly held a press conference on November 6 to announce that they had launched an offensive toward the city, and that some villages had already been liberated along the way. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79873
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP MESSAGE : FIRST LETTERS FROM DEMIRTAS – YÜKSEDAGH & FRIENDS IN DETENTION
- Nov 2016 Selahattin Demirtaş:
I would first like to extend my warmest love and regards to all friends. Our unlawful arrest has merely added to the deep darkness our country is being dragged into every day. However, those who think that they can force us to surrender in this darkness should know very well that a single matchstick, a single candle is enough to illuminate this darkness. Whatever our place and conditions may be, we will continue, if necessary, to burn like a candle for our people to live in peace in a free future. Everyone should continue their work as part of the struggle for democracy, and must struggle without a pause to lift this darkness for our bright future. My spirits are high, my health is good. With my love.
Figen Yüksekdağ: http://www.mesop.de/?p=79881
MESOP DOCUMENTS : OFFICIAL HDP STATEMENT – HDP Central Executive Committee
HDP Parliamentary Group
Diyarbakir/ 6 November 2016 – We Will Win – No Matter What!
We would like to begin our statement by first condemning the bomb attack that took place in Diyarbakır on November 4, 2016. We wish mercy on those who lost their lives and extend our condolences to their relatives and to our people. We wish a swift recovery to the injured and would like to state that we share their pain. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79883
MESOP SPECIAL : Warning Update: Al Qaeda’s Global Attack Campaign
by: Jennifer Cafarella and Katherine Zimmerman (ISW)
Al Qaeda may be planning attacks in the United States for Monday, November 7, according to a senior FBI official. The FBI continues to assess the intelligence and whether the threat is credible. If true, the plot could signal al Qaeda’s refocus on targeting the US homeland after building significant safe havens in Syria, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. Al Qaeda never stopped planning attacks against the US even when it was prioritizing the local fights and working within local dynamics. The group seeks to lead a global insurgency, rooted in these local fights, that it will take to the West. Al Qaeda’s increasing involvement in local conflicts, especially the Syrian Civil War, accelerates rather than contains the threat of the group globally. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=79885
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP EXCLUSIV : Kurden: IS setzt in Mossul Senfgas & Sprenstoffdrohnen ein / MASROUR BARZANI
- November 2016, STANDARD WIEN – Sicherheitsratschef Barzani berichtet von Sprengfallen Mosul (Mossul) Der irakischen Armee muss sich in der nächsten Phase der Schlacht um Mossullaut einem hochrangigen Vertreter der kurdischen Regionalregierung auf weit härteren Widerstand der Extremistenmiliz IS einstellen. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=79869
MESOP STANDPUNKT : DIE CLINTON’S, OBAMA’S & DIE BLANKFEINS HABEN TRUMP GROSS GEMACHT
Was Trump groß gemacht hat – Von Dennis J. Snower (Der Amerikaner Dennis J. Snower ist Präsident ‘des Instituts für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) in Kiel.) FAZ 7 Nov 2016
Wer wählt Donald Trump? Diverse Analysen kommen zu einem klaren Ergebnis: Es sind vor allem die Hoffnungslosen, die den Glauben an ihre Zukunft und die ihrer Kinder verloren haben. Viele haben ihre Arbeitsplätze verloren und finden keine neuen. Trump ist ihr Idol, weil er verspricht, die verlorenen Jobs zurückzuholen. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=79862
MESOP NEWS : VOLKER „THE GREENHORN“ PERTHES BIETET IMMER SEINE ‚MEDIATION‘ AN, DIE ABER NIE EINER WILL
SYRIEN VÖLLIG ERMÜDET – VOLKER PERTHES IM ROTARY MAGAZIN (SCHWEIZ)
Müssen wir dabei auch in Kauf nehmen, dass es im Zweifel besser ist, wenn ein Diktator wie Assad regiert, solange dafür eine halbwegs stabile staatliche Ordnung existiert?
Grundsätzlich sollten wir uns davor hüten, entscheiden zu wollen, wer in anderen Ländern regiert. Auch die Frage, ob jemand als kleineres Übel toleriert werden kann oder nicht, sollten wir nicht stellen. Für den Umgang mit anderen Staaten gibt es bewährte diplomatische Instrumente, zum Beispiel den Ausbau von Beziehungen oder auch Sanktionen. Die konkrete deutsche Beteiligung …….. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=79877