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MESOP TODAYS RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
MESOP : “THE KURDS OF TURKEY” BOOK BY CUMA CICEK
Cuma Cicek who just published this wonderful book (I blurbed it) was yesterday fired from his university @cumacicek
MESOP : WELLDONE EAGLES !
PDKI @PDKIRAN 1h1 hour ago – Zagros Eagles carried out a operation against a #IRGC base in Baneh yesterday. #Kurdistan #Rasan #Rojhelat #Twitterkurds #Iran #PDKI #KDPI
MESOP NEWS : In case you missed it…
Joshua Landis @joshua_landis – Joshua Landis Retweeted Angelique Rockas
John Kerry explains that US expected growth of ISIS wld pressure Assad to negotiate, but Russia, fearing ISIS wld take Damascus, stepped in
Angelique Rockas @A_Rockas – @joshua_landis @MarkAmesExiled to 2) @RanjAlaaldin @guardian leaked audio Kerry admits US use of Isis card in #Syria – www.mesop.de
MESOP : OBAMA’S & KERRY’S SYRIA TRAINING MANUAL
“We’ve taken prisoners who were trained by the US &the Enemy have prisoners of ours who were also trained by the US” – www.mesop.de
MESOP : WATCH DOCUMENT WITH US ADMIRAL KIRBY SPEECH
“Does that mean that the League of Nations still exists too?”
State: while US is not at the table in Kazakhstan, it at least has the ISSG. “Does that mean that the League of Nations still exists too?”
MESOP “NO SATIRE” – BUT TRUE : OBAMA HACKED BY APO (OECALAN) !? – THE GREAT LEADER & HELMSMAN
“About 250 Arab recruits for the U.S.-backed war against the Islamic State were being prepped by Kurdish instructors to receive military training from American troops. … But first, said the instructors, the recruits must learn and embrace the ideology of Abdullah Ocalan (…)
U.S. advisers are also present on the ground with the Turkish-backed rebels in Syria, setting up a scenario in which U.S. Special Operations forces embedded with opposing sides could confront one another.
“We have taken prisoners who were trained by the United States, and the Turks have prisoners of ours who were also trained by the United States,” said Abu Amjad, who keeps a photograph of Ocalan as the screen saver on his phone.” www.mesop.de
MESOP TODAYS GREAT ARTICLE BY LIZ SLAY : “LONG LIVE CHAIRMAN APO!” – HOW US IMPERIALISM FAVORS OECALAN’S STALINIST PKK
U.S. military aid is fueling big ambitions for Syria’s leftist Kurdish militia – By Liz Sly January 7 at 6:03 PM – THE WASHINGTON POST
TAL ABYAD, Syria —In a former high school classroom in this northeastern Syrian town, about 250 Arab recruits for the U.S.-backed war against the Islamic State were being prepped by Kurdish instructors to receive military training from American troops. – Most of the recruits were from villages surrounding the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed capital of Raqqa, and the expectation is that they will be deployed to the battle for the predominantly Arab city, which is now the main target of the U.S. military effort in Syria. But first, said the instructors, the recruits must learn and embrace the ideology of Abdullah Ocalan, a Kurdish leader jailed in Turkey whose group is branded a terrorist organization by both Washington and Ankara. The scene in the classroom captured some of the complexity of the U.S.-backed fight against the Islamic State in Syria, where a Kurdish movement that subscribes to an ideology at odds with stated U.S. policy has become America’s closest ally against the extremists. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81884
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP NEWS FOCUS : AGREEMENT ANKARA/BAGHDAD / BAD NEWS FOR PKK ? – Iraq and Turkey agree on withdrawal of Turkish troops from Bashiqa: Abadi
8 Jan 2017 – MESOP – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi stated that his country and neighboring Turkey have reach deal over the withdrawal of the latter’s forces from Bashiqa camp in northern Iraq, an issue the fanned tensions between the two states.
Abadi made the remarks after a meeting with his visiting Turkish counterpart Binali Yildirim in Baghdad on Saturday, January 7. Iraqi PM Abadi and his Turkish counterpart held a press conference following a meeting attended by the officials and ministers of both countries, Kurdistan 24 reported. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81886
MESOP FOCAL POINT : A KURDISH GENERAL DELAY – General elections likely to be delayed in Iraqi Kurdistan, KDP says
7 Jan 2017 – HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Crucial parliamentary elections set for September in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region will probably be postponed because of persisting political disputes, economic hardships and the unfinished war with the Islamic State militants in Iraq, party officials told Rudaw Friday. The polls, if held, would have reshuffled the 111-seat regional parliament in Erbil which has virtually been shut down since October 2015 after deepening disagreements among Kurdish factions two years ago. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81857
MESOP NEWS : THE BAGHDAD – TEHRAN – PKK CONNECTION – Sinjar Mayoral Council Threatens to Sue Baghdad on Aiding PKK
Basnews English – 7 Jan 2017 – ERBIL — The mayoral council of Sinjar has threatened to file a complaint against the Iraqi government if it continues supporting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the region, official said. – “Baghdad has been officially required to stop aiding the PKK or their government will be sued if it neglects Yezidi people’s will,” said Khalif Qasim, a member of the council.He explained to BasNews that the Iraqi government should support the Kurdish Peshmerga forces who are the legitimate forces in the predominantly Yezidi areas. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81863
MESOP NEWS : THE PKK OCCUPATION IN SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) – Sinjar Official Seeks Kurdistan Leadership Assistance to Oust PKK – He warns about further unrest due to PKK’s stay in the town
7 Jans 201 – BasNews – SINJAR — Head of Sinjar Council urged Kurdistan Region’s leadership to set a deadline for the withdrawal of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces from Sinjar or expect further unrest in Sinjar. – Speaking to BasNews on Saturday, Wais Naif, said that the PKK has spread its guerrillas in the Yezidi town and does not intend to pull out from it. “Every day they come in tinted glass vehicles and their forces move in Sinjar, setting up checkpoints and questioning even the Kurdish Peshmerga forces,” said Naif. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81865
!KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP NEWS” : RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN MIDDLE EAST / FULL REPORT
Untying the Knots of Religious Diversity in Iraqi Kurdistan: Deploying Pluralism against Barbarism
Centre For Religious Pluralism In The Middle East |Executive Summary
8 Jan 2017 – Beside the threat of ISIS, Iraqi Kurdistan is facing deep political and economic crisis that have negative implications on religious pluralism, particularly, in the face of uncertainty after the liberation of Mosul and the broader region of Nineveh. The work of KRG and, more specifically, the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, in conjunction with various initiatives from representatives of different communities in the Ministry are noteworthy. Law 5 of 2015 for the ‘Protection of the Components [Minorities] of Kurdistan’ is one of the fruits of their efforts. This promising, albeit limited, work shows the intention of KRG to create an environment of religious tolerance, which (will) distinguish it from the rest of Iraq and the wider region. This view, however, is not always shared by the politico-religious leadership and the members of the communities, who often portray these changes as merely cosmetic.Read full Report http://www.mesop.de/?p=81871
MESOP SCANDAL : PKK STOPPED RESCUE F YAZIDI – Iraq military chief says PKK stopped American team from saving Yezidi village
By Rudaw 8 Jan 2017 – ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Iraq’s former army chief of staff Babakir Zebari says that a special American team tried to save thousands of Yezidi civilians from abduction and imminent massacre at a village near Shingal in the summer of 2014 but that they were stopped by members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) present in the area at the time. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81890
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP FOCUS : PKK/PYD SALIH MUSLIM ALONE AT HOME ? / BACK AGAIN EN ROUTE ASSAD?
Syrian Democratic Front Worried About Russia’s Withdrawal From Syria
Sputnik News – 2017-01-07 23:52 GMT – The Syrian Democratic Front, which unites internal opposition forces, treats the reduction of the Russian armed deployment in Syria with caution, as it fears military groups may use it as an opportunity to gain strength and take up arms again, its spokeswoman, Mais Krydee, told Sputnik. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81888
MESOP RESULTATIONS : Unimaginable Horrors The War-Crimes Lawyer Hunting Syrian War Criminals
In 2012, David Crane helped put notorious Liberian dictator Charles Taylor behind bars. Now he’s turned his attention to Syria and is overseeing a project to assemble a massive database of President Bashar Assad’s war crimes.
By Susanne Koelbl – Roderick Aichinger / DER SPIEGEL – June 06, 2016 10:12 AM – Is it allowable to kill Bashar al-Assad? “It is,” says university professor David Crane, “under certain circumstances.” He asks the question to one of his students during a lecture, then answers it immediately himself, without any discernable emotion.Crane was once a chief prosecutor for the United Nations, but these days, he is a professor at Syracuse University’s College of Law in the state of New York. As a lawyer, when he sees Assad, he doesn’t see a monster, he sees a case. And it’s a case that he wants to bring before a court. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81859
MESOP NEWS INDEPTH : A SHAKY ALLIANCE – Syria & Beyond: The Russia-Turkey-Iran “Natural Alliance”
Adrian Campbell of the University of Birmingham writes for The Conversation:
The ceasefire in Syria brokered by Russia, Turkey, and Iran has opened the way to peace talks in Kazakhstan between the Syrian government and opposition. The Kazakh President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, will play peacemaker and the timing of the conference will enable participation by the new US administration. However it’s not yet clear how this process might tie in with any putative “grand bargain” between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
But however the US fits in, the rise of a Russian-Iranian-Turkish triumverate is a hugely significant development. On paper at least, these countries are not natural allies. On the contrary, they have a long and distinguished history of rivalry and warfare extending back centuries and stretching into recent decades. During the Cold War, Turkey was a key NATO ally; Iran supported the Afghan rebels against the USSR, while the USSR supported Iraq against Iran. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81861
MESOP NEWS REPORTS FROM A “NONE-CEASEFIRE” : 178 Breaches in the First Week of the Ankara Ceasefire Agreement
11 Individuals at least Killed in the First Week of the Ceasefire Agreement including Two Children and a Fetus
8 Jan 2017 – Ankara Ceasefire Agreement : SNHR has published its fifth report monitoring the breaches of Ankara Ceasefire Agreement in Syria. The report documents the breaches that were recorded in one week since the Agreement went into effect. The report says that 11 individuals, including one woman, two children, and one fetus, have been killed since 30 December 2016; most of them were killed by the Syrian regime forces.The report draws upon the monitoring and documentation processes in addition to speaking to survivors, victims’ families, or with eyewitnesses to some of the incidents. Watch all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81873
MESOP NEWS FULL & DETAILED REPORT : Turkish Army claims to have killed over 290 Kurdish fighters in Syria
ARA News – 8 Jan 2017 – Cizre – The Turkish Army announced the death of 291 Kurdish fighters of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) during military operations in northern Syria. The death toll included Kurdish casualties since Turkey launched its operations in Syria last August.The Kurdish YPG leadership condemned Turkey’s attacks on their positions, arguing that Turkey’s offensive on their headquarters came in support of jihadist groups in Syria.The Turkish Central Command said in a statement on Saturday that its military forces and allies aim to secure Turkey’s southern borders through eliminating “all terrorist groups in northern Syria, including ISIS and YPG”. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81880
EAST KURDISTAN (IRAN)
MESOP INSIDE : QASSEM’S “VICTORIES”! – Qassem Soleimani credits supreme leader with recent victories
By Amir Toumaj | January 6th, 2017 | amir@defenddemocracy.org | @AmirToumaj – Qassem Soleimani, the chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) extraterritorial branch the Qods Force, appears to be in Iran after a separate trip to Syria last month. Soleimani delivered an address today at a martyrs commemoration ceremony, according to Iranian media, during which he discussed “the advances of Islam’s corps and back-to-back defeats of Global Arrogance [West]” in the Middle East. WATCH PICS & TEXT http://www.mesop.de/?p=81867
MESOP STRATEGIC OUTLOOK : Tehran Pushes for Influence in the Region
January 08 – 2017 – By Scott Lucas – eaworldview – Amid maneuvers over Syria’s six-year conflict, Iran made a push on Saturday to bolster its influence throughout the Middle East.
Tehran has moved on three fronts in recent days. Top MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi and a delegation have visited Syria and Lebanon, meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and leading Lebanese politicians. The Foreign Ministry has proclaimed Saudi-organized “chaos” in the Middle East.
And on Saturday the Supreme Leader’s top aide, Ali Akbar Velayati, sought to demonstrate both the Iranian role in Iraq and its developing cooperation with Turkey.Velayati, seizing upon a meeting between Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Iraqi counterpart Haidar al-Abadi, hailed a Turkey decision to remove troops from Iraq: Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=81869
THE GERMAN CHAPTER
MESOP CULTURE : MACHT PÜNKTLICH SCHLUSS ! GOOGLE ALS DER INTELLEKTUELLE GESAMTARBEITER
8 Jan 217 – FAS/FAZ – Ein Algorithmus bestimmt, wie jemand ärztlich versorgt wird. Finanziert wird das Start-up von der Wagniskapital-Tochter „GV“ der Google-Mutter Alphabet. Google engagiert sich immer stärker im Wettbewerb um lukrative Gesundheitsdaten. Rund ein Prozent aller täglich drei Milliarden Suchanfragen betreffen Krankheitssymptome. In seinen geheimen Laboren versucht Google derweil, mit Big-Data-Methoden das menschliche Genom zu entschlüsseln, was das Magazin „Time“ im vergangenen Herbst zu der Frage animierte, ob Google den Tod entschlüsseln könne.