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MESOP TODAYS TOP OF THE AGENDA : HASAKAH & KURDISH PKK/PYD OFFENSIVE – THE CONSEQUENZES – COMMENTARIES BY : Al Jazeera – REUTERS – AP – GUARDIAN – BBC & NEW YORK REVIEW – Read all Voices http://www.mesop.de/?p=77320
MESOP SPECIAL : Zawahiri calls on Muslims to support Taliban, reject Islamic State
22 Aug 2016 – In the second episode of the “Brief Messages to a Victorious Ummah” series, Ayman al Zawahiri blasts the Islamic State for dividing the mujahideen’s ranks. Zawahiri, who is openly loyal to the Taliban’s emir, calls on Muslims to support the Taliban. Full text http://www.mesop.de/?p=77303
MESOP PIC FLASH : It seems #Assad not taking @POTUS seriously.
Syria warplanes flew over Kurdish-held Hasakah despite US warning @AFP @inquirerdotnet https://shar.es/1wWfJq
MESOP : OBAMA MEANS “ZERO” ! Last US ambassador to Syria slams ‘myopic’ Obama policy
By Mick Krever, CNN – Updated 2236 GMT (0636 HKT) August 17, 2016 – Ex diplomat: Obama doing very little on Syria – CNN)Five years after President Barack Obama first called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, the last American ambassador to that war-torn country issued a scathing criticism of U.S. policy. “The United States does not have leverage to forge a consensus,” Robert Ford told CNN’s Clarissa Ward, sitting in for Christiane Amanpour.”And, frankly, the Obama administration is doing very little, if anything, to generate leverage to forge that consensus.”Ford said that the administration had a “myopic” focus on ISIS. Read full text http://www.mesop.de/?p=77327
MESOP BACKGROUNDER: MITCH PROTHERO REPORTS FROM BRUSSELS – THE CAPITAL TOWN OF JIHADISM IN EUROPE
Why Europe Can’t Find The Jihadis In Its Midst – A small, well-organized ISIS cell has been at work in the heart of Europe for years, recruiting criminals, exploiting freedom of movement, and evading counterterrorism efforts. This spring and summer, as multiple attacks rocked Europe, Mitch Prothero spoke to the people shuttling between investigating the crimes that had already happened, while struggling to prevent new ones.
Mitch Prothero – Michael Hastings Fellow – Reporting From Brussels – Read full text http://www.mesop.de/?p=77323
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
“KNOW BETTER WITH MESOP” – The Islamist Factions’ Judicial System in Idlib / By Tirwada Abd al-Haqq – Tirwada Abd al-Haqq is a civil activist residing in Idlib. (THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL)
22 Aug 2016 – The judiciary system in Idlib is akin to jungle law, in which the powerful use it to impose their rule on the others. Examining the judicial system shows how the role of the military factions use the judiciary to encroach on civilian affairs. Some traditional Islamic concepts like Sharia and ijtihad (freedom for judges to make new rulings not based on precedence) are exploited to eliminate armed groups’ enemies and reinforce the control of militants and their associates. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77307
MESOP SITUATION REPORT HASAKAH : Kurds Advancing versus Regime (I)
22 Aug 2016 – By Scott Lucas – eaworldview – Kurdish forces are on the offensive against the Syrian Army and militia in Hasakah in northeastern Syria. Early Monday, the sixth day of battles between the two sides, the Kurdish YPG militia and Asayish security forces launched attacks to take the last regime-controlled parts of the city near the Turkish and Iraqi borders, according to YPG spokesmen and residents.
They are seeking to take over the southeastern district of Nashwa, close to a security compound near the Governor’s office. Earlier the Kurdish forces completed the capture of Ghwairan, the only major Arab neighborhood still in regime hands. Read more http://www.mesop.de/?p=77295
MESOP SITUATION REPORT HASAKAH : Kurds Advancing versus Regime (II)
Kurdish Concern Over Rebel Attack on ISIS-Held Town of Jarablus
22 Aug 2016 – Meanwhile, Kurdish officials expressed concerns over reports of a rebel offensive to take the ISIS-held town of Jarablus, located on the Turkish border in north-central Syria. The concerns were framed by the Kurdish “Military Council of Jarablus” as a warning that Turkey might reach agreement with the Islamic State to occupy the town.They allowed huge numbers of ISIS militants through the border, to hit the stability in Syria. Turkey is also trying to activate terrorist groups like Al Qa’eda in Syria, which are celebrating the beheading of children in Aleppo…. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77297
MESOP SITUATION REPORT HASAKAH : Kurds Advancing versus Regime (III)
Kurdish Officials: Regime Attacked Us in Hasakah “To Impress Turkey”
Kurdish officials said on Sunday that the Assad regime had attacked in Hasakah to impress Turkey with the Syrian military’s strength, following the Kurdish defeats of the Islamic State across northern Syria.
Polat Can, the representative of the YPG militia to the US-led coalition fighting ISIS, said, “What the Syrian regime is trying to do is to create clashes with Kurds in Hasakah to compensate [for] the ISIS loss of Manbij city.” www.mesop.de
MESOP NEWS : NO RUSSIAN DEAL PRO KURDS IN HASAKAH – Kurds deny truce deal agreed with Syria regime in Hasaka
22 Aug 2016 MESOP / AFP – HASAKA, Syrian Kurdistan,— Syria’s military said Sunday a Russia promoted truce deal has been reached with the Kurds in the flashpoint Kurdish city of Hasaka in Syrian Kurdistan, but a Kurdish source said it has yet to be finalised. Read full text http://www.mesop.de/?p=77309
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP LATEST 20 MINUTES AGO – PKK attack police HQ in southeast Turkey
MESOP – 22/08/2016 – Dersim, Turkey (10:20 A.M.) – A group of fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) carried out a surprise attack at the Turkish police headquarters in the city of Dersim on Monday, killing one officer and wounding three others. The Turkish authorities did not release any further details; however, this is the third attack on a police building in the last two weeks. www.mesop.de
MESOP FOCUS : HDP ASKS FOR A TICKET TO IMRALI – PKK: we are ready for peace in Turkey / Why Juma Bayik now wants to solve all problems with Barzani !
August 22, 2016 – ARA News – QAMISHLI – The executive council of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) –known as KCK– said it is ready to return to peace negotiations, but only if Turkey makes a step for the resolution of this issue by allowing a parliamentary delegation to visit the imprisoned PKK-leader. The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) said the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), international community, and organizations in Iraqi Kurdistan have asked the PKK to negotiate with Turkey. But the KCK said Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) must show its willingness to return to the peace process. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=77316
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP ZITAT DES TAGES : HERR UDO “DER WELTANSCHAUER!
“Wir sind heute von der Türkei weltanschaulich so weit entfernt wie zuletzt 1980”, sagt der Islamwissenschaftler Udo Steinbach. “Die Zeit der Illusion ist vorbei, und das sollte die Bundesregierung auch zum Ausdruck bringen.”
…. Wobei er (Steinbach) nicht nur per Datum 1980 sondern die darauffolgenden 20 Jahre darauf verwendet hat, einem intensiv den Erdogan + die Türkei gutzureden, deren Lobbyist er so gerne geworden wäre.
MESOP FULL TEXT REPORT : HAKAN FIDAN’S „MIT“ IN DER DEUTSCHEN KOLONIE
Der Strippenzieher – Türkische Agenten bedrohen auch deutsche Bürger
Thorsten Jungholt, Martin Lutz, Uwe Müller und Daniel Friedrich Sturm
22 Aug 2016 – Die Regierung in Ankara steuert allein in Deutschland 6000 Informanten. – Ole Schröder, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär im Innenministerium : “Wenn ein Mitglied des deutschen Bundestags mich nach Informationen aus dem Zuständigkeitsbereich der Bundesregierung fragt”, sagte Schröder, “ist es meine Verpflichtung, darauf zu antworten, wenn eine nachgeordnete Behörde entsprechende Informationen hat. Da kann ich nicht einfach Informationen unterdrücken, wie das Auswärtige Amt das offensichtlich möchte.” Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=77301
MESOP : DIE NEUE AXE ERDOGAN & PUTIN & TEHRAN & ASSAD & NETANJAHU / TEMPORÄR UND LIMITIERT ? – ENTSCHEIDEND DABEI IST, DASS DER WESTEN – DIE EU & USA AUSSEN VOR BLEIBEN
Die Türkei mischt die Karten in Syrien neu
Von: Christoph B. Schiltz Brüssel/Gaziantep | Stand: 08:08 Uhr WELT N24 – Samstagabend in der türkischen Millionenmetropole Gaziantep, nahe der syrischen Grenze. Im Beybahce-Viertel, wo vor allem Kurden wohnen, wird Hochzeit gefeiert. (…)Ministerpräsident Binali Yildirim sagte, die Attacke habe „eine Hochzeitsfeier zu einem Ort der Trauer gemacht“. „Das ist ein Massaker beispielloser Grausamkeit und Rohheit“, erklärte sein Stellvertreter Mehmet Simsek, der aus der Region stammt. Später macht Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan die Terrormiliz Islamischer Staat für den Angriff verantwortlich. Solidarität aus Moskau und Brüssel : http://www.mesop.de/?p=77305
MESOP „OXFORD HEUTE“ – REGRESSIVER DUMMFUG ERSTER ORDNUNG : NEUES AUS DER SPHÄRE DER LBGT KULTURWISSENSCHAFT – „WARUM WAR ICH SO WEISS?“
NELE POLLATSCHEK IN DER „ZEIT“ – . „Ich bin eine deutsche jüdische Atheistin, (.). Philosophie und Theologie passen zu der streng logischen Art, nach der mein Gehirn funktioniert. Und es kann sich extrem subversiv anfühlen, dieses traditionell männlich besetzte Königreich der Logik zu beherrschen und aufzumischen.“
(MESOP RED; : und ich gehe mir jetzt erstmal ein paar lesbische schwarze behinderte Texte buddhistischen Glaubens besorgen.)
Rassismus: Mein patriarchales Weißwürstchenfest – Jung und links – Von Nele Pollatschek – 20. August 2016
Als Studentin las ich Texte, die fast alle weiß, männlich, hetero und christlich waren. Als Dozentin wollte ich es anders machen. Warum ich daran zunächst scheiterte. You can read the English version at Oxford Dphile where this article has been published first. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=77311