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MESOP TODAYS RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
MESOP : THE CRIMINAL WAR AGAINST HOSPITALS
The #Assad regime continues to demonstrate its counter-terror capabilities. It bombed a Maternity Hospital today. www.mesop.de
Sam Dagher @samdagher 5h5 hours ago
De Mistura wants #Russia to leave issue of civilian safe passageways in #Aleppo to @UN let’s not forget what happened in #Homs 2014 #Syria
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“KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP” – U.S. Embassy for #Syria is not happy *at all* about #Russia’s “humanitarian” proposal in #Aleppo. Significant.
MESOP TODAYS RELEVANT SHORT CUTS / ERDOGAN & THE PKK
Coup Plotters Planned to Prosecute Erdogan over PKK Talks, Document Suggests
A draft indictment found by Turkish authorities suggests that the plotters of the failed July 15 coup planned to try President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for “colluding with terrorists,” citing his government’s six-year effort to reconcile with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that broke down last year. A copy of the draft was obtained by BuzzFeed. At least one analyst told BuzzFeed that the indictment does not necessarily refute the government’s claim that the coup was a Gulenist conspiracy, noting that the Gulenist movement feels threatened by Kurds in Turkey’s southeast and has tried to push similar terrorism charges before. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=76488
“KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP” – TODAYS OPINION : Israel should remain wary of taking sides.
Erdogan’s Turkey Takes a Fork in the Road
By Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror, – BESA Center Perspectives Papers No. 350, July 29, 2016
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The failed military coup in Turkey was most likely the swan song of the country’s secular endeavor. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan now has a firmer hold on power, despite external and internal conflicts. Israel should remain wary of taking sides.Until last week, it seemed that despite its constant turmoil and geopolitical upheavals, the Middle East still had some anchors of stability, including Israel, the Persian Gulf emirates, and even Turkey. But even with the strongman tactics exercised by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to cement his rule, last Friday’s military coup attempt was completely unexpected. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=76477
“KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP” : Why is the US Covering for Russia’s War Crimes? / THE HRW REPORT
July 29 – Compiled by Scott Lucas : Veteran journalist Roy Gutman, who has covered the Syrian conflict since it began in 2011, writes for The Daily Beast: As evidence mounts that Russia is deliberately targeting civilians in Syria with cluster bombs and other anti-personnel weapons, what has long been a nagging question about Washington’s policy has now taken on real urgency: Why is there no comment from the US Government to confirm or refute the allegations of war crimes? A Human Rights Watch report out Thursday documents how Russian aircraft dropped cluster bombs on an informal fuel market outside Termanin, a village in Idlib province, on July 11, killing 10 and wounding more than 30 people. The victims were all civilians and included two who were first responders. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=76479
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP : STRANGE ! / PYD/PKK BLOCKED MEDICAL AIF TO QAMISHLO VICTIMS ?
PYD Blocking Delivery of Medical Supplies to Qamishlo Victims – It has confiscated the medical supplies sent by KRG to Qamishlo /
QAMISHLO – BasNews 29 July 2016 – Democratic Union Party (PYD), the ruling party in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), confiscated the medical supplies delivered by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to Qamishlo for the victims of the Wednesday terror attack in the city. Braim Bro, Head of Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS), stated that PYD has rounded up the medical assistance in the stores in Derik city in Rojava, preventing it from being transferred to Qamishlo hospitals where the wounded victims are in critical condition and suffering from lack of medicine. “The death toll will rise if PYD officials continue to impede the delivery of the medical supplies to Qamishlo hospitals,” he said. Read more : http://www.mesop.de/?p=76473
“KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP” – Syrian Nusra Front announces split from al-Qaeda / BBC REPORT
29 July 2016 – Syrian jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as the Nusra Front, has announced it has split from al-Qaeda.
He said the move was intended to remove the pretext used by powers, including the US and Russia, to bomb Syrians. The US responded by saying it saw no reason to change its view of the group as a terrorist organisation. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the US also had increasing concerns that the group intended to attack the West.”The United States continues to assess that Nusra Front leaders maintain the intent to conduct eventual attacks in and against the West and there continues to be increasing concern about Nusra Front’s growing capacity for external operations that could threaten both the United States and Europe,” he said. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=76462
MESOP TODAYS REPORTS : Dozens Killed in Intense Fighting Near Manbij
A particularly violent day left left dozens dead in ongoing fighting in the Manbij pocket, in Syria. This Islamic State has counterattacked this week against the offensive by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces coalition and retaken several towns. Since capturing the village of Buyir yesterday, the terror group has executed 24 civilians. Last night, U.S. airstrikes targeting the Islamic State-occupied town of Al-Ghandour killed 41 people, at least 28 of whom were civilians, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. While the fighting has been inconclusive so far, U.S. officials say Syrian forces have captured new Islamic State documents and digital records that could be useful in understanding the organization’s structure and operations. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=76485
MESOP LATEST INTELLIGENCE : Jabhat Fatah al-Sham Manifesto: Statement, Translation & Analysis
| by Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi • Jul 29, 2016 – |
Jabhat Fatah al-Sham, the successor organization to Jabhat al-Nusra following a formal renunciation of ties to al-Qaeda in a process guided by al-Qaeda, has released a manifesto outlining its goals and political program. Many of these talking points are rather standard (e.g. fighting against oppression) and in keeping with a more ‘moderate’ jihadist (i.e. al-Qaeda aligned) approach relative to the Islamic State: for example, the call to unity of jihadis and the insistence on holding the ‘ulama (scholars) of the global Muslim community (Ummah) in high esteem and following them, while making clear they are not totally infallible. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=76492
MESOP : THE IRANIAN THREAT ALL OVER MIDDLE EAST
Iranian general inspects the Golan Heights / GENERAL REZA NAGHDI
Posted: 28 Jul 2016 07:25 PM PDT – Iranian media reported on July 28 that the IRGC Basij chief inspected Quneitra in the Golan Heights by the demarcation with Israel. http://www.mesop.de/?p=76467
“KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP” – TOP OF THE AGENDA : Commentaries by WaPo – Al Jazeera – Washington Post – Middle East Eye – Guardian & more –
Syria’s al-Nusra Rebels Announce Split From al Quaeda – Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=76496
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP : ESTABLISHING TEHRAN MULLAH’S REGIME IN IRAQ
The Iraqi Prime Minister’s order will establish Iraq’s own IRGC, institutionalizing Tehran’s influence in the country. This development follows similar trends in Iran and Lebanon. Iraq’s prime minister establishes Popular Mobilization Front as a permanent ‘independent military formation’. Read all : http://www.mesop.de/?p=76469
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP : A PKK STATISTIC / NOT JUST THE PLAINE TRUTH ? – PUBLISHED FROM KANDIL MOUNTAINS ONE DAY AFTER SELAHATTIN DEMIRTAS (HDP) CALLED FOR NEW TALKS WITH ERDOGAN
PKK says 442 Kurdish fighters, 2,982 Turkish police killed since last year
QANDIL,— RUDAW ( ANF / MESOP & OTHERS – Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) armed wing, the HPG, has released casualty figures of the past year’s clashes between Kurdish rebels and the Turkish army according to which 442 guerrillas and 2,982 Turkish police and soldiers have been killed.
In a statement issued on Tuesday the HPG also said the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was “solely accountable” for the war and the destruction of Kurdish cities in the country. Watch Statistic http://www.mesop.de/?p=76471
MESOP FORECAST : ERDOGAN WILL START NEW PEACE PROCESS WITH KURDS SOON / VIA ABDULLAH OECALAN
Turkey’s Peace Process With Kurds Could Resume
By Dorian Jones – 2016-07-29 20:15 GMT – ISTANBUL (VOA) — Speculation is growing that the stalled peace process between the Turkish government and the Kurdish rebels could resume after its breakdown last year. – Two main factors fuel that belief. For one, nearly half of Turkey’s top generals have been removed from office in connection with the failed coup attempt earlier this month, yet despite the Turkish military’s disarray, the PKK Kurdish rebel group has not launched any major attacks. In addition, Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party joined other opposition parties in opposing the putsch. Read all : http://www.mesop.de/?p=76481
MESOP MIDDLE EAST
“KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP” : “U.S. Assistance to the Middle East Is Drying Up When the Region Needs It Most” (Stephen McInerney, Open Society Foundations)
“During this critical time, Obama’s promise of support couldn’t be more vital. And yet, against the backdrop of declining democracy and increasing repression, U.S. support has been inconsistent, half-hearted, and not backed up by meaningful pressure on the authoritarian allies of the United States. On occasion, the administration has taken stands through private messages or public statements condemning specific crackdowns against civil society. But it has largely failed to follow its words with action. Instead, it has gone back to prioritizing overly militarized relationships with repressive regimes in exchange for short-term security. In 2013, President Obama launched his ‘Stand with Civil Society’ initiative, pledging that the U.S. government would back firmly those in civil society facing pressure, harassment, and threats from their government. But his administration has mostly watched silently as the government of Egypt, the second-largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid globally, has been steadily wiping out its vibrant community of independent human rights organizations.” Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=76490
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP DOCUMENTATION : Supergau für US-Geheimoperation in Syrien | ISIS veröffentlicht brisantes CIA-Videomaterial
von Julian Röpke (BILD) 28 Juli 2016 – Aufnahmen geben Einblicke in die US-Ausbildung moderater syrischer Rebellen
Die Terrororganisation ISIS ist in den Besitz eines amerikanischen Geheimdienst-Videos gelangt. Es zeigt die militärische und taktische Ausbildung syrischer Rebellen durch die CIA!Die Aufnahmen, insgesamt fast 20 Minuten lang, wurden am 27. Juli vom ISIS-Medienorgan „Al Furat“ online veröffentlicht. Für die USA ist das extrem peinlich und gefährlich – Geheimagenten werden bei ihrer Arbeit gezeigt. Zudem ist es eine politische Katastrophe, da sorgfältig geheim gehaltene Details zum Engagement in Syrien von ISIS für Propaganda missbraucht werden. – BILD analysierte das Video mithilfe von Experten und beantwortet die wichtigsten Fragen zu dem brisanten Material. W as ist in den Aufnahmen zu sehen? – Volltext + Pics http://www.mesop.de/?p=76464
MESOP : SCHWER WIEDER EINMAL KOKS IN DER BIRNE ? – DENIZ YUKSEL – DER ERSTE & BISHER EINZIGE JOURNALIST DES FREIEN WESTENS DER POSITV ÜBER ERDOGAN BERICHTET
DENIZ YUKSEL (DIE WELT) MUSS AUCH SEHEN WO ER ZUKÜNFTIG BEI ERDOGAN BLEIBT / SCHLIESSLICH HAT ER SICH IM PKK KANDIL HEADQUARTER RUMGETRIEBEN –
Meinung Morgenland Türkei – 28.07.16 – Vielleicht fällt Erdogans Diktatur ja doch aus / Von Deniz Yücel Türkei-Korrespondent
Putsch, drohender Gegenputsch – mit der Türkei geht es bergab. Vieles deutet darauf hin. Aber vielleicht kommt es ja doch anders. Was alles gegen allzu düstere Schwarzmalerei spricht. Volltext http://www.welt.de/kultur/article157367496/Vielleicht-faellt-Erdogans-Diktatur-ja-doch-aus.html
MESOP : Ich bin Dschihadist und ich bin es leid, keine Anerkennung zu erhalten
Der irakische Schriftsteller und Menschenrechtsaktivist Faisal Saeed Al-Mutar, der Asyl in den USA erhielt und das Global Secular Humanist Movement gründete, veröffentlichte nach den dschihadistischen Attentaten in Paris vom 13. November 2015 eine Satire auf seiner Webseite.
Die Satire richtet sich direkt an die regressiven Linken, die sich in ihrem grenzenlosen Masochismus selbst die Schuld an den Attentaten zuschieben, und damit den islamischen Terroristen noch nicht mal die Anerkennung für die Attentate gönnen.
Es muss unglaublich frustrierend für einen islamischen Terroristen sein, wenn seine Ansichten und Motive von der Gesellschaft, die er terrorisiert, einfach nicht ernst genommen werden – und zwar selbst dann nicht, wenn er sie explizit ausgesprochen und mehrfach wiederholt hat. Es ist wie in einem drittklassigen Monty-Python-Sketch: Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=76483
MESOP : NO US SPIES ANYMORE IN TURKEY
Türkei „Säuberungswelle“ trifft amerikanischen Geheimdienst
Zahlreiche Ansprechpartner der amerikanischen Nachrichtendienste in der Türkei sind offenbar entlassen oder verhaftet worden. Das erschwert laut Geheimdienstchef Clapper den Kampf gegen den IS. 29.07.2016 – FAZ – Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=76494