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MESOP : CEMIL BAYIK STARTS WITH MILITARY OFFENSIVE CONTRA ANKARA WITH PKK PROXIES LIKE TAK OR DHKCP – AS BY MESOP PREDICTED
Ankara says Syrian Kurd Salih Neccar did it, TAK their Turkey Kurd militant Abdulbaki Sonmez did it. – http://www.mesop.de/?p=71425
MESOP : APO’S FALCONS BEAT AGAIN ON KANDIL (PKK LEADERSHIP’S) ORDER
Turkey’s Kurdistan Freedom Falcons TAK claims responsibility for Ankara attack
TAK warned foreign tourists not to visit Turkey
ISTANBUL,— A Kurdish militant group on Friday claimed the suicide car bomb attack on a military convoy in the Turkish capital Ankara that killed 28 people, threatening new attacks targeting the crucial tourism sector. “On February 17 in the evening a suicide attack was carried out by a sacrifice warrior on a military convoy of the fascist Turkish Republic in Ankara… The attack was realised by the Immortal Battalion of the TAK,” the TAK said in a statement on their website. www.mesop.de
MESOP : STRANGE STATEMENT BY US STATE DEPARTEMENT
Obama and Erdogan discuss Syrian conflict, cooperation against PKK
20 Feb 2016 – MESOP – Turkey’s presidency said US President Barack Obama had shared his concerns over the Syrian conflict and cooperation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Friday, hours after a tense exchange between the two NATO allies over the role of Kurdish militants, Reuters reported.In a phone conversation that lasted one hour and twenty minutes, Ankara said Obama had told his counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey had a right to self defense, and expressed worries over advances by Syrian Kurdish militias near Turkey’s border. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71451
MESOP TODAYS MOST RELEVANT TWEETS & SHORT CUTS
MESOP : FRANCE AGAINST PUTIN
AJE News @AJENews 3h3 hours ago – West rejects Russia push against Turkey over Syria http://aje.io/8s69
MESOP : YPG HONOR COMMANDER BRETT McGURK
Brett McGurk @brett_mcgurk 9m9 minutes ago – #Shadadi is the last road connection for #ISIL terrorists between #Raqqa and #Mosul, & crossroads for its barbaric slave trade. #ISIS #Daesh
Alex Atroushi @AlexAtroushi 14m14 minutes ago
MESOP RECOMMENDATION
How the United States Is Getting Gamed in Syria – The Globalist http://www.theglobalist.com/united-states-syria-isis-war-foreign-policy/#.VshH5D2d0go.twitter …
MESOP: ANY QUESTIONS ?
“#YPG is a unit of the Syrian army” says Bouthaina Shaaban, political & media adviser to #Assad
The 47th @THE_47th 17m17 minutes ago
FYI: Assad’s regime just said YPG is pretty much a unit in the Syrian army. Here’s @brett_mcgurk w a YPG rep.
War On The Rocks @WarOnTheRocks 17m17 minutes ago
Will other dictators see Russia as a potential alternative guarantor of their rule? http://ow.ly/YvZQK
VIDEO: #SDF/#YPG create safe corridor for civilians fleeing #ISIS held areas around #Shaddadi – @avjin737 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbLy0QRQ9Xk&sns=tw …
MESOP : VERY GOOD & TRUE WORDS, SELAHATTIN – BUT IT IS YOU WHO STILL WANTS TO NEGOTIATE WITH ERDOGAN (FASCISM) IN COEXISTANCE ? PLEASE GIVE AN FURTHER ADVICE !
HDP English @HDPenglish 20m20 minutes ago – #Demirtaş: We’ve never asked AKP’s pity, and we never will. You do not beg fascism, you resist.
MESOP TODAYS OPINION BY SONER CAGAPTEY : A TURKISH ‘SECURE STRIP’ IN SYRIA: DOMESTIC CONCERNS AND FOREIGN LIMITATIONS
PolicyWatch 2565 – February 19, 2016 – By Soner Cagaptay and Cem Yolbulan
Although Ankara has the necessary parliamentary authorization and professional military capacity to establish a safe zone, it would still need Western intelligence help, air support, and diplomatic backing to cover the operation and deter Russian retaliation.On February 17, Turkish deputy prime minister Yalcin Akdogan stated that Ankara wants to create a ten-kilometer-wide “secure strip” inside Syria. The proposed strip would serve several goals: to prevent further advances in the north by the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), which Turkey opposes politically; to allow for humanitarian relief and the hosting of future refugee flows on Syrian territory, which would help alleviate Turkey and Europe’s massive refugee problem; and to provide a staging ground for Ankara-backed rebels currently buckling under Russian airstrikes and ground advances by the Assad regime and its allies. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71434
MESOP TODAYS COMMENTARY : LEGAL JUSTIFICATIONS FOR A SAFE ZONE IN SYRIA BY JAMES JEFFREY
PolicyWatch 2564 – February 19, 2016 – By James F. Jeffrey – UN Security Council Resolutions 2170, 2249, and 2254 offer ample grounds for establishing a zone to protect refugees and counter the Islamic State, but shaping the international diplomatic response would be paramount given the legal gray areas inherent in such action. Any discussion of imposing a no-fly zone, safe haven, or similar buffer area inside Syria must analyze possible legal justifications for such a measure. This means addressing various applicable laws and executive powers within the U.S. government, the relevant UN mechanisms, and the broader question of international diplomatic support. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71438
MESOP ANALYSIS BY ROBERT FORD – Turkey Squeezed by Russian-backed Offensives in Syria
By Robert S. Ford | Senior Fellow – The Middle East Institute | Feb 19, 2016
The cessation of hostilities was to begin in Syria on February 19. As was the case with the late 2011 and mid-2012 ceasefire efforts, this one is likely to fail. Instead of halting fire, the Syrian government is currently trying to isolate and assert dominion over the rebel-held portion of Aleppo, and, just as importantly, to block armed opposition supply lines extending down from Turkey. The Syrian government and its Russian and Iranian allies want to impose surrender terms on the armed opposition, not negotiate a compromise political deal. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71436
WEST KURDISTAN SYRIA)
MESOP : FRANCE WARNS ! – THE TURKEY/RUSSIAN CONFLICT – A THIRD WORLD WAR FOR PKK / PYD?
Western powers reject Russian bid to halt Turkey’s military actions in Syria
NEW YORK, United Nations, AFP – Western powers Friday rejected a Russian bid at the United Nations to halt Turkey’s military actions in Syria, as France warned of a dangerous escalation in the nearly five-year conflict. Read about UN meeting http://www.mesop.de/?p=71444
MESOP FOCUS : Ansar al Islam battles Kurds in Aleppo
Posted: 19 Feb 2016 10:37 AM PST – Despite being forced largely underground in Iraq, Ansar al Islam continues to operate in Syria against regime and now Kurdish forces. Read all http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/02/ansar-al-islam-battles-kurds-in-aleppo.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LongWarJournalSiteWide+%28The+Long+War+Journal+%28Site-Wide%29%29
MESOP REPORT : SYRIAN NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
Not Less than 27 Medical Centers Shelled by Russian Forces since Its Intervention
The Grozny Holocaust in Aleppo
27 Medical Centers Shelled
I- Introduction and Methodology
Russian officials, represented by either its ambassador at the UNSC or its minister of Foreign Affairs, that its forces did not commit war crimes in Syria since its military intervention started. They believe that all these accusations are mere media propaganda and falsified and spurious information by enemies which what is being restated by the Syrian regime since March 2011.When SNHR met the Russian mission at the UNSC, we asked them to take the reports that document and discuss the war crimes seriously and to investigate those allegations especially that the aviation force is not owned by either ISIL or the Syrian opposition. Read full report http://www.mesop.de/?p=71428
MESOP : TODAYS PORTRAIT OF ALEPPO / PUTIN’S AGGRESSION & OBAMA’S SILENCE
The War of Western Failures: Hopes for Syria Fall with Aleppo
The siege of Aleppo is a humanitarian catastrophe on a dramatic scale — and a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has seized on the Syrian civil war to expose an impotent West and show his own geopolitical muscle. By SPIEGEL Staff – GERMANY – 19 Feb 2016 – Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71430
MESOP : “DER SPIEGEL” (GERMANY) INTERVIEW : Saudis Maintain Caution Over Arms to Rebels
Speaking with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir supported provision of anti-aircraft weapons to rebels in principle, but stood back from any implementation:We believe that introducing surface-to-air missiles in Syria is going to change the balance of power on the ground. It will allow the moderate opposition to be able to neutralize the helicopters and aircraft that are dropping chemicals and have been carpet-bombing them, just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=71432
MESOP : PROBLEMS FOR OBAMA / JOHN KIRBY’S TACTICAL CAREFUL POSITION / KNOWING VERY WELL THAT IT WAS DONE BY PKK/PYD USUAL PROXIES
US says cannot ‘confirm or deny’ YPG responsibility in Ankara blast
ISTANBUL – 20 Feb Hurriyet – U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby has said Washington cannot “confirm or deny” whether the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) were responsible for the Feb. 17 attack on Ankara that claimed 28 lives. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71440
EAST KURDISTAN (IRAN)
MESOP INDEPTH : Russian Expectations for Post-Sanctions Iran – Huseyn Panahov is an independent policy analyst and a member of the editorial board of the Public Policy Institute of Azerbaijan.
By Huseyn Panahov – FIKRA FORUM – 19 Febr 2016 – Joint support of Basher al-Assad’s regime has highlighted Moscow and Tehran’s developing political alliance. In contrast, the level of economic cooperation between the two states has historically been very modest: 2014 trade between the two countries amounted to $1.68 billion and was just 0.2% of all Russian foreign trade. Yet now that Iran’s nuclear sanctions have been lifted and Russia has lost many of its trade partners, Moscow is demonstrating a markedly increased interest in economic cooperation with Tehran. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71442
MESOP „THE ISRAEL POSITION“ : STRENGTHENING THE RELIGIOUS & ETHNIC MINORITIES IN SYRIA ! – IN FAVOR OF A KURDISH STATE
What Dayan would like to see emerge from the Syrian chaos is the strengthening of ethnic/religious minorities. 7 “I am in favor of a Kurdish state and we want the Druse to have autonomy,” he says.
Former national security adviser Maj.-Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan analyzes the Syrian arena and lays out the immediate threats to Israel’s core interests. Jerusalem Post 20 Feb 2016 – Benjamin Weinthal
What Dayan would like to see emerge from the Syrian chaos is the strengthening of ethnic/religious minorities.
“I am in favor of a Kurdish state and we want the Druse to have autonomy,” he says. Containing ISIS, keeping Assad weak- We must stop killing ourselves – Former national security adviser Maj.-Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan analyzes the Syrian arena and lays out the immediate threats to Israel’s core interests. Israel should favor a Kurdish state and Druse autonomy in Syria …. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71446
MESOP : RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA / SUMARY BY ISW – 2. – 16 Februar
By Jodi Brignola (ISW) – 20 Feb 2016 –
Russia continues to target opposition forces and civilian infrastructure after brokering a “cessation of hostilities” agreement through the International Syrian Support Group (ISSG) on February 11. Russian air operations against the armed opposition have continued unhindered since the announcement of the agreement. Russian officials have reiterated that they have no plans to halt their air campaign against “terrorists,” which they have broadly defined to include all opposition groups threatening the Assad regime, including some receiving U.S. support. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=71457
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
MESOP : PKK = „WIR HABEN MIT DEN ANSCHLÄGEN NICHTS ZU TUN“ : „WIR HABEN DAFÜR UNSERE AUFTRAGSTÄTER“
Nach Anschlag in Ankara: Kurdische Terrorgruppe warnt Touristen
N24
Die aus der verbotenen kurdischen Arbeiterpartei PKK hervorgegangene militante Splittergruppe Freiheitsfalken Kurdistans (TAK) hat sich zu dem …
http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Politik/d/8099982/kurdische-terrorgruppe-warnt-touristen.html
MESOP : DANN GEHT’S ERST SO RICHTIG LOS ….
Syrien: Saudi-Arabien will Rebellen mit Boden-Luft-Raketen ausstatten
SPIEGEL ONLINE – 20 Feb 2016 – Russische und syrische Bomber attackieren die Rebellen in Syrien ungehindert – noch. Denn nach SPIEGEL-Informationen will Saudi-Arabien nun … http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/syrien-saudi-arabien-will-rebellen-mit-boden-luft-raketen-ausstatten-a-1078295.html
MESOP „LESENSWERT“ ! : GESPRÄCH MIT KRISTIAN BRAKEL BOELL STIFUNG ANKARA
Türkei nach Terroranschlägen: Das Bild vom “bösen” Recep Tayyip Erdogan / Ein Interview von Andreas Kuhlmann
19 Feb 2016 – web.magazinede – Nach dem Anschlag von Ankara ist bei vielen Beobachtern die Befürchtung groß, Staatschef Erdogan könnte die Situation ausnutzen, um eine Ausweitung des militärischen Engagements der Türkei nicht nur in Syrien zu rechtfertigen. Aber was ist wirklich dran an diesen Befürchtungen und Unterstellungen?Der Türkei-Experte Kristian Brakel lebt als Leiter des Büros der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Istanbul. Im Interview erklärt er, warum er das Bild des “bösen” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, der gegen die “guten” Kurden kämpft für ein Zerrbild hält – und welche Motive die Türkei mit ihren Militäreinsätzen gegen die Kurden tatsächlich in Syrien verfolgt. Volltext http://www.mesop.de/?p=71455