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MESOP : ANDREW STROEHLEIN / HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REPORTS ABOUT THE SO CALLED “CEASEFIRE SYRIA”
Human Rights Watch – Andrew Stroehlein – @astroehlein
Turkish attack on US-backed SDF fighters in Syria killed 24 civilians, including 6 children https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/15/syria-turkish-strikes-sdf-fighters-kill-24-civilians
US and Russia to share military targets for first time since World War II
Aligned With Russia in Syria, Pentagon Awkwardly Treads on New Terrain
For US military, battlefield cooperation with Cold War adversary not only uncomfortable but a… mehr http://www.voanews.com/a/us-russia-syria-battlefield-cooperation/3509541.html
Charles Lister – @Charles_Lister – 15 Sep 2016 – #Russia under pressure already, as its “proxy” in #Damascus is already blocking aid intended for #Aleppo. ——- Step 1 of deal already breached. www.mesop.de
Michael Weiss – @michaeldweiss – Syrian regime is blocking aid from entering eastern Aleppo, claims UN – Twenty trucks are not being allowed to enter the beseiged city in spite of ceasefire agreemen… theguardian.com
Patrick Osgood – @PatrickOsgood – Syria ceasefire deal rife with legal, liability questions (from @AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deal crafted by the U.S. and Russia to halt the Syrian civil war and fo… mehr – bigstory.ap.org
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MESOP TOP NEWS : Top News – Refugees Pour Out of Turkey Once More as Deal With Europe Falters
A camp for migrants and asylum seekers on the Greek island of Chios this month. More than 1,000 refugees arrived in Greece last week, nearly double the number the previous week.
Refugees Pour Out of Turkey Once More as Deal With Europe Falters
By CEYLAN YEGINSU – 15 Sept 2016 – New York Times – The number of refugees arriving in Greece nearly doubled last week, to more than 1,000. Many are realizing that an agreement to stanch the flow is not being enforced. http://www.mesop.de/?p=78112
MESOP : FRUITS OF MIGRATION / THE LAST DAYS OF EUROPE
14 Sep 2016 – UK : West Midlands Police chief says he could let officers wear full-length veils (Burka) to attract more ‘ethnic minority officers’
Aymenn J Al-Tamimi – @ajaltamimi – 15 Sept 2016 – East Tigris Operations Command formed to retake Hawija in Kirkuk province from the Islamic State almadapress.com/ar/news/76493/… #Iraq
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MESOP SPECIAL : PUTIN IS WATCHING YOU / BEHIND EACH & EVERY DOOR
Powell emails were leaked on a site linked to the Russian government
THE WASHINGTON POST – By Robert Barnes, Ellen Nakashima and Aaron Blake September 14 at 7:45 PM
Donald Trump is “a national disgrace and an international pariah” who gave voice to a “racist” movement to question President Obama’s citizenship, former secretary of state Colin L. Powell tapped on his keyboard.Hillary Clinton, he typed in an email to another friend, is a “greedy, not transformational” figure who messes up everything she touches because of her “hubris” and has a husband still, well, entertaining “bimbos” while she is away. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=78116
MESOP TODAYS TOP ANALYSIS : The new power couple: Russia & Iran in the Middle East
Publication By Ellie Geranmayeh & Kadri Liik – 13th September, 2016 – EUROPEAN COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
SUMMARY – Iran-Russia relations have reached an unprecedented peak, fueled by military cooperation in Syria, a shared vision of the global order, and mutual criticism of Western policy in the Middle East.
Tehran is a useful ally to Moscow in a highly unstable region, but it is just one thread in Moscow’s patchwork of important relationships that need careful balancing.Moscow offers Tehran a critical means of protecting its regional security interests. However, Iran’s leadership is divided on how best to hedge bets between Eastern and Western powers to achieve the country’s strategic objectives. Read full text http://www.mesop.de/?p=78120
MESOP TODAYS TOP OPINION : Policy Analysis No. 798 CATO
Terrorism & Immigration: A Risk Analysis / CATO INSTITUTE
By Alex Nowrasteh – September 13, 2016 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Terrorism is a hazard to human life and material prosperity that should be addressed in a sensible manner whereby the benefits of actions to contain it outweigh the costs. Foreign-born terrorists who entered the country, either as immigrants or tourists, were responsible for 88 percent (or 3,024) of the 3,432 murders caused by terrorists on U.S. soil from 1975 through the end of 2015. This paper presents the first terrorism risk analysis of the visa categories those foreign-born terrorists used to enter the United States. Read pdf document http://www.mesop.de/?p=78124
MESOP TODAYS TO COMMENTARY BY FABRICE BALANCHE : WHAT WILL YEAR TWO OF RUSSIA’S SYRIA INTERVENTION BRING? / A JOINT PROJECT WITH IRAN
By Fabrice Balanche – Fabrice Balanche, an associate professor and research director at the University of Lyon 2, is a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute. – PolicyWatch 2688 – September 14, 2016
Moscow and Iran are already several steps ahead of Washington in shaping the war’s potential endgame, so the next administration will need to be mindful of Putin’s likeliest strategies and strongest levers if it wants a different outcome.When Moscow deployed forces to Syria last September, the move appeared to be part of its wider global policy of restoring Russian power outside the old Soviet sphere, rebalancing its international relations to America’s detriment, and increasing its presence in a region where the current U.S. administration seems eager to disengage. To succeed, this policy requires a military victory on the ground, which can only be obtained through collaboration with Iran and its proxies in Syria, negotiations with Turkey, and arrangements that limit the U.S. role in the war. A JOINT PROJECT WITH IRAN : http://www.mesop.de/?p=78132
MESOP TODAYS ”ISRAEL’S POINT OF VIEW “ – A Russian-US Agreement on a Ceasefire in Syria
INSS Insight No. 854, September 15, 2016 – By Oded Eran , Zvi Magen , Vera Michlin-Shapir
15 Sept 2016 – The agreement between Russia and the United States on a ceasefire in Syria is a compromise between rival powers. The respective political objectives of the two sides led the parties to the negotiating table, but likewise made it difficult for them to conclude an agreement. The divergent goals may also make it difficult to implement the agreement. Moreover, although the agreement serves the interests of the United States and Russia, it still lacks a guarantee that the fighting will stop, and it does not have a formula for the full resolution of Syria’s main problems: the nature of the future regime, the status of Assad and the Alawite ethnic minority in a permanent settlement, and the millions of refugees and displaced people. A solution to these issues can only be found if the roadmap to end the fighting and stabilize the arena is implemented. Therefore, the current agreement is not a foundation for stability, and the two parties to the agreement will have to revisit the issue of fighting in Syria and the diverse challenges the arena poses to them. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=78138
MESOP : KERRY = AFTER A LONG PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH LAVROV – JUDGING KERRY’S ‘SECRET’ SYRIA AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA
By Andrew J. Tabler – PolicyWatch 2690 – September 15, 2016 –
While maintaining secrecy might be a way to get the agreement off the ground, convincing the parties to implement its terms, fight terrorism, and end the war will require much more transparency, particularly regarding Assad’s future. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=78140
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP NEWS : QUESTIONING JOHN KERRY – France says they need details of US-Russia Syria deal
Reuters, Paris Thursday, 15 September 2016 – Al Arabiya – France on Thursday called on the United States to share details of a ceasefire deal it struck with Russia on Syria saying that the information was crucial to ensure militants and not mainstream rebels were being targeted on the ground.Under the deal, the US and Russia are aiming for reduced violence over seven consecutive days before they move to the next stage of coordinating military strikes against the former Nusra Front and ISIS, which are not party to the truce. “The Russians cannot unilaterally continue to bomb saying that they are only striking terrorist groups,” Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in remarks confirmed by his entourage. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=78126
MESOP SYRIA THIS MORNING : Aid to Aleppo Held Up on Turkish Border
15 Sept 2016 – By Scott Lucas – eaworldview – As the ceasefire across Syria enters its third day, the first significant aid convoys are still held up on the Turkish border.Two convoys of 20 trucks, carrying mostly food and flour, set off from the Turkish border town of Cilvegozu on Tuesday, However, they were halted soon after they passed the Turkish customs post on the border, 40 km (25 miles) west of Aleppo city.The convoys are testing the public line of Russia, the main ally of the Assad regime, that it will ensure assistance to opposition territory as well as regime-held districts.While neither Moscow nor the Assad regime have issued a statement on the convoys, “security concerns” are being invoked to justify the hold-up of the trucks. Zakaria Malahifji, of the Aleppo-based rebel group Fastaqim, said factions will comply
with the plan to withdraw 500 meters from the al-Castello road, the main route north of Aleppo, so it is a neutral space for transport of aid. However, the regime must also pull back, he said. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=78118
MESOP SYRIA INSIDE INFORMATIONS : Is Russia Ready to Drop Assad?
15 Sept 2016 – In the midst of consideration of the US-Russia deal for a ceasefire in Syria, Randa Slim offers some thoughts on a core issue: is Russia prepared to push out President Assad for the sake of a political resolution? Slim has some inside information for the assessment. As she writes in Foreign Policy, “Since 2012, I have participated in multilateral and bilateral Track II Dialogues on the Syrian conflict” where “the principal area of disagreement is the status of Assad”.Those conversation lead her to believe that Moscow is not wedded to Assad’s personal future — but it wants to ensure that a stable system, with elements of the current regime, is in place: Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=78134
SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ)
MESOP : NIMRUD APO (OECALAN) ?
Interesting insight on #PUK internal struggle. Writer is way off to think that PYD will rule KRG. #twitterkurds http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/09/patriotic-union-of-kurdistan-iraq-sulaymaniyah.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter …
MESOP SOAP OPERA : THE HERO’S OF KURDISH PUK PARTY – Political accusations fly in Iraq’s Kurdistan region / By Ibrahim Malizada
“WILL PKK/PYD CONQUER & RULE THE KRG IN FUTURE ?”
14 Sept 2016 – AL MONITOR – SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Infighting between factions of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) could lead to a dead end, but not before calling attention to what dissenters say are reprehensible secret operations of a power-hungry bloc within the political party. – Some believe the battle could have far-reaching repercussions that eventually could lead to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) being controlled by the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which is thought to be affiliated with the terrorist-designated Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=78122
MESOP TABLEAUX OF ALL PRINCIPAL SHIA MILITIAS IN IRAQ / WATCH PICTURES
Rise of Iran-backed militias jeopardizes US aid to Iraq – By Julian Pecquet – Al Monitor
Iran-backed majority-Shiite militias known as the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have been gaining influence as they have helped the Iraqi army kick the Islamic State (IS) out of Anbar province. Iraq’s National Security Council recently blessed their participation in the upcoming battle to retake the IS stronghold of Mosul, while Baghdad announced at the end of July plans to incorporate the militias as an “independent” military formation “affiliated” with the Iraqi armed forces. Read all and watch Portraits : http://www.mesop.de/?p=78130
MESOP SPECIAL : THE UPCOMING GERMAN DIRNDL-BURKINI / MADAME HOFFMANN
By JPOST.COM STAFF \ – 09/15/2016 09:52 – Has Germany’s iconic Oktoberfest dress become Islamic? – “In my burkirndl anyone can see where I come from,” says German woman who designed the Islamic-styled variation of the traditional Bavarian dress. As the debate over burkini continues, a new variation based on the traditional Islamic burka has emerged in Germany.A woman in Germany has adapted the traditional Bavarian dress, the dirndl, to reflect modest dress codes after converting from Christianity to Islam, according to the Daily Mail.The 63-year-old from the German city of Fensterbach, Renate Hoffman used to sing in the local choir and attend local festivals dressed in the Bavarian garment that is associated with the likes Oktoberfest and designed to highlight the female figure. Hoffman eventually visited Israel and decided upon her return to convert to Islam. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=78136
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP : A NEW SCIENTIFIC SUBJECT – “ERDOGANOLOGY”
Türkei – Türkisches Schuljahr beginnt mit Heldenkunde
Süddeutsche.de – 15 Sept 2016 – Für Zekeriya Çakmak, Türkisch- und Literaturlehrer am Istanbuler Galatasaray-Gymnasium, beginnt das neue Schuljahr mit dem Fach: allerneueste … Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=78128