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MESOP BREAKING : MURDER OF SAKINE CANSIZ (PKK) DIED IN FRENCH PRISON
Ömer güney, suspect of murder sakine cansız, leyla șaylemez and fidan doğan in #paris (jan ’13), reportedly died in french prison.
Firat News Agency @anfenglish – Triggerman in Paris murders, Ömer Güney, reported dead http://www.anfenglish.com/news/triggerman-in-paris-murders-omer-guney-reported-dead …
MESOP NEWS : READ THIS !
هادي العبدالله Hadi – @HadiAlabdallah – Independent Syrian journalist telling the story of my people’s pain, suffering and hopes. http://facebook.com/hmf5h
MESOP : FRANCE RESOLUTION TO UN / AND PUTIN’S COUNTER ATTACK
Charles Lister @Charles_Lister 36m36 minutes ago – UNSC to vote today on #France resolution text for #Aleppo evacuation plan + monitoring. .. Like clockwork, #Russia has tabled counter-text.
MESOP LATEST : MTV English News Verified account @MTVEnglishNews
Reuters: Russian UN ambassador says will #veto French-drafted security council resolution to ensure UN officials monitor Aleppo evacuation
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WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP RECOMMENDATION : Syria’s “Voice of Conscience” Has a Message for the West
Text by Yassin al-Haj Saleh:
“Ultimately, it is not a matter of intervention against Assad. It is a matter of helping Syrians to regain ownership of their country and to hold the criminals accountable. ISIS is not that big of a monster. It can be easily defeated. Many of us are people from Raqqa [ISIS’s capital], scattered around the world, and we are all ready to go and fight them. But we are not ready to go back to slavery under Bashar al-Assad. This is a clique and junta that killed and tortured on an industrial scale. Under international law, it is meant to be held accountable. This is not something that we are inventing. We don’t ask Obama or Hollande to come solve our problems. International law was breached several times, and those who did this should be held accountable. We have a special tribunal at The Hague and Bashar al-Assad should be referred there.” Read full text https://theintercept.com/2016/10/26/syria-yassin-al-haj-saleh-interview/
MESOP SYRIA / IRAN UPDATE: Tehran Hails Syria’s Aleppo as “Defeat for US & Allies”
18 Dec 2016 – Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the head of Parliament’s National Security Committee, declared on Saturday, “The victory of Aleppo was a very important event. In fact, the US and its allies both in Europe and the region faced a defeat once again.” He proclaimed that, despite economic sanctions, the Assad regime had won in Aleppo “through unity between the nation, government, and army”. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81197
MESOP NEWS “THE SLAUGHTERY GOES ON: Discussions Continue About Renewed Aleppo Deal
December 18 – By Scott Lucas – eaworldview – UPDATE 1030: Tom Cooper assesses for War is Boring that, behind “victory” in Aleppo, the Assad regime is almost totally dependent on forces outside the Syrian Arab Army:Assad is waging a war with virtually no troops of his own.
The exceptions to this rule are few — only around a dozen of company-sized formations that survived the collapse of the Syrian army’s Republican Guards Division and 4th Armored Division. And those companies were never within the normal army chain of command, instead personally answering to Al Assad.The majority of the remaining “regime forces” —some 70,000 combatants — belong to the Syrian militias, all of which were established by either the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps or Hezbollah, and the majority of which now fall under Iranian control. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81199
MESOP REPORT : Aleppo — Yes, 7-Year-Old Bana is Very Real / CLICK FOR PICS
December 18 By Scott Lucas – eaworldview – Bana al-Abed and her brothers in Aleppo, before they left their damaged home
Since they began tweeting from eastern Aleppo city in September, teacher Fatemah al-Abed and her 7-year-old Bana have offered a first-hand picture of the siege, bombing, and ground assault on the opposition territory. They have described the shortages, the incessant airstrikes and shelling, and finally the forced departure from their home after it was damaged. Those following the account have seen the happy moments, as when J.K. Rowling managed to get her Harry Potter books to Bana, an avid reader.
They have also been introduced to the concern, as Bana fell ill in an area where Russian-regime attacks have destroyed medical services, and then the despair as she and her mother feared death: click for pics http://www.mesop.de/?p=81203
MESOP SHORT CUTS “LISTEN TO CHARLES LISTER” – JOSHUA LANDIS A ASSAD FOLLOWER IN DISGUISE
Tony Badran @AcrossTheBay 46m46 minutes ago – Tony Badran Retweeted Joshua Landis
HAHAHAHAHA! Yeah, OK Joshie. Whatever you helps you and other Assad propagandists like you sleep at night. Even if it’s ol’ Juanito.
Joshua Landis @joshua_landis – Hard Truth: Aleppo Rebels weren’t defeated by Main Force but b/c they alienated Syrians – by @jricole http://www.juancole.com/?p=165231
MESOP BACKGROUNDER : A CRITICAL RESPONSE TO JOSHUA LANDIS
Roy Gutman Responds to Ehsani2’s critique of his articles arguing that Assad built ISIS and Staged al-Qaida Bombings – Response to Ehsani2 – By Roy Gutman – 18 Dec 2016 –
Dear Josh,
I have carefully read the letter “Ehsani2″ wrote and that you posted on Syria Comment. I would like to respond. – First, I welcome a discussion about the content of my articles published by the Daily Beast: 1 How ISIS Returned to Syria; 2 How Assad Staged al Qaeda Bombings; 3 Assad Henchman: Here’s How We Built ISIS
The subject of the series, the Assad regime’s role in the rise of radical Jihadist groups in Syria, is of utmost seriousness, and the failure of U.S. intelligence to debrief high level security defectors who witnessed the regime’s actions from the inside is news in itself. You will note that I named my sources throughout the articles, so that anyone can double-check my work. The objective in reporting and writing a series such as this is not only to put the facts before the public but to do it in a way that is credible and replicable. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81209
NORTH KURDISTAN(TURKEY)
MESOP NEWS : OMER GUNEY – Turkish suspect in Paris PKK- Kurd killings dies
PARIS,— A Turkish national charged with murdering three female Kurdish activists in Paris died Saturday, a French judicial source said, before his case came to trial.
Omer Guney died at a hospital in the French capital following a battle with a serious brain illness, the source said.He was the only suspect sent for trial, scheduled to start next month, on charges of “murder in relation to a terrorist enterprise” over the killings of the three Kurdish women activists, including Sakine Cansiz.Cansiz — one of the founders of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) — was assassinated along with Fidan Dogan, 28, and 24-year-old Leyla Soylemez. The women’s bodies were found in the early hours of January 10, 2013 at a Kurdish information centre. They had been shot in the head and neck.Guney denied involvement in the killings, though investigators said they had surveillance footage of him entering the crime scene and one of the victim’s DNA was allegedly found on his coat. More www.mesop.de
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP NEWS KURDISTAN IRAQ : ISIS-MEN GO FOR APO ? / PKK ?
Arabs Who Have Links with IS Join PKK in Sinjar: Arab Tribes Spokesperson – Arab tribes oppose PKK presence in Sinjar
BasNews – 18Dec 2016 – MOSUL — The Arab tribes from Nineveh province oppose the presence of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the district of Sinjar, stating that Islamic State (IS) sympathizers have joined PKK in Sinjar in Nineveh Plains.Muzahim Ahmed, the spokesperson of the Nineveh Arab tribes, told BasNews on Sunday that they support Sinjar’s call for PKK forces’ withdrawal from the district, stating that they are posing dangers to the people of the area and will create tensions among them in the long run. Read more http://www.mesop.de/?p=81207
THE GERMAN CHAPTER
MESOP „NON-MULTI“! – Kolonialpolitik: In Deutschland Durchsetzung des Islam – in Anatolien Verbot des Christentums
Der neueste „Erdo-Wahn“ Türkische Schulbehörde verbietet Weihnachten – Der türkische Präsident Recep Erdogan hat Weihnachten aus dem Lehrplan gestrichen
18.12.2016 – 09:27 Uhr – BILD ZEITUNG – Kein „Oh du Fröhliche“… kein „Oh Tannenbaum“. In der Türkei ist Weihnachten aus dem Lehrplan gestrichen!
Die türkischen Behörden haben erstmals das Thema Weihnachten aus dem Unterricht an einer deutschen Schule in Istanbul verbannt.„Es gilt nach Mitteilung der türkischen Schulleitung eben, dass ab sofort nichts mehr über Weihnachtsbräuche und über das christliche Fest im Unterricht mitgeteilt, erarbeitet sowie gesungen wird“, heißt es in einer E-Mail, die die Leitung der deutschen Abteilung des Istanbul Lisesi an das Kollegium schickte und die der Nachrichtenagentur dpa vorliegt. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=81195
MESOP INTEL : ANNETTA KAHANE – 1 x GEHEIMDIENST – IMMER GEHEIMDIENST
Gerald Hensel wird Chef der Amadeu Antonio Stiftung
Von Michael Mross – 17 Dez 2016 – Bundesjustizminister Heiko Maas macht Ex-Scholz & Friends Direktor Gerald Hensel zum Chef der Amadeu Antonio Stiftung. SPIEGEL online: Richtiger Mann am richtigen Ort. Kahane fristlos gekündigt.
Personalkarussell:Überraschende Wende im Fall Hensel: Bundesjustizminister Heiko Maas ernannte den Ex-Scholz & Friends Direktor am Samstagmorgen zum Chef der Amadeu Antonio Stiftung. Dort soll er die Abteilung Fake-News aufbauen, wie es im Umfeld des Justizministers hieß.
Noch ist unklar, ob man selbst Fake-News produzieren will oder gegen diese ankämpft. Dem Vernehmen nach sollen jedoch beide Seiten „bespielt“ werden. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=81188
MESOP OPINION : Sadik al-Azm: “Syrien verblutet”
Der Krieg wird ohne den Westen nicht enden, mahnte der kürzlich verstorbene Philosoph Sadik al-Azm. Dass Syrien je wieder vom Assad-Clan regiert werde, sei undenkbar.
Interview: Elisabeth Knoblauch und Jörg Lau – 17. Dezember 2016, DIE ZEIT
Der syrische Philosoph Sadik al-Azm war ein mutiger und konsequenter Vorkämpfer für säkulare und liberale Werte. Am Sonntag ist er im Alter von 82 Jahren im Exil in Berlin gestorben. Die ZEIT traf ihn diesem Sommer zu einem Gespräch. Es sollte noch ein zweites Treffen geben, indem man über Aleppo sprechen wollte. Dazu ist es nun nicht mehr gekommen.
ZEIT ONLINE: Herr Professor al-Azm, es ist nicht das erste Mal, dass Sie in Deutschland und in Berlin sind. Aber es ist das erste Mal, dass Sie nicht aus freien Stücken hier sind, sondern gezwungen waren zu kommen und zu bleiben. Volltext lesen http://www.mesop.de/?p=81201