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#Syria, Daraa, southern storm battle, the first #FSA remotely controlled BMP blast at the Center frontline https://yallasouriya.wordpress.com/2015/08/15/syria-daraa-southern-storm-battle-the-first-fsa-remotely-controlled-bmp-blast-at-the-center-frontline/ …
Report by Iraq’s Parliament into Mosul’s collapse to #ISIS names VP Nouri Maliki as first official responsible. Click for watching document: www.mesop.de
Barzani imposes 4-day deadline for presidency debate http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/16082015 … via @RudawEnglish
MESOP : “From Adana to Erbil, before it was always from Baghdad to Erbil”
Brett McGurk @brett_mcgurk – Traveled this morning from #Adana to #Erbil for further planning on next stages in campaign to defeat #ISIL in #Iraq & #Syria. Stay tuned…
15 suspected Kurdish militants arrested in Istanbul #AA @anadoluagency http://u.aa.com.tr/575123
MESOP : THE PEACE DIALOGUE FREAKS PUTIN & BASHAR (Click for pics)
Borzou Daragahi @borzou 2m2 minutes ago Borzou Daragahi retweeted Velina Tchakarova
Putin doubles down again on Bashar Assad
Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova – 6 #Russian #MiG-31 jets arrived in #Mezze airport in #Damascus #Syria via @metesohtaoglu – http://www.mesop.de/?p=63516
Shiite militia deny persecuting Baghdad’s Kurdish residents http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/16082015 … via @RudawEnglish
Redur Xelil, speaking to Reuters, said the YPG had drawn 5,000 new recruits, growing to 40,000 fighters. http://reut.rs/1KlxzR0 via @Reuters
Kurds organize first Children’s Festival in Syria’s Qamishli – ARA News http://aranews.net/2015/08/kurds-organize-first-childrens-festival-in-syrias-qamishli/ … via @twitterapi
MESOP LATEST : The district Varto of the province Muş is under control of Kurdish HPG forces after clashes with Turkish army
Dicle Haber Ajansı @DicleHaberAjans – Varto HPG’nin kontrolünde! http://diclenews.org/tr/news/conten
MESOP : SPONSORED BY PUK !
PUK-media: Syrian Kurdish administration opens office in Sulaimani http://pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=35801#.VdBdXBLPl8M.twitter …
Kirkuk: IS explodes three strategic bridges http://waarmedia.com/english/kirkuk-is-explodes-three-strategic-bridges/ …
Aymenn J Al-Tamimi @ajaltamimi 24m24 minutes ago
For those interested: my article on Quwat al-Ridha (Syrian Hezbollah) in Bulgarian http://ruslantrad.com/2015/08/16/kuuat-al-rida-siriyskata-versiya-na-hizbulla/ …
MESOP : ADEM UZUN’S MESSAGES & CALLS
Adem Uzun @ad_uzun 43m43 minutes ago – Adem Uzun retweeted YNKurd
Bugun kurt parti ve orgutleri, Knk, ynk, pyd, Goran, Pjak, Kcd-e, tnks, Pdks, Kcp, Psdki, Tjk-e, enstitu,..toplandik – Adem Uzun added, YNKurd @pukurd – Ynk 15 Ağustos atiliminin 30.yilinda Pkk’yi kutladi. #15Tebax
#PKK flag raised in Silvan, #Diyarbakir as Kurds continue to resist Turkish security forces – @janbolad
Adem Uzun retweeted Mehmet Altan – AKP hep siddetten medet umdu halende oyle. – Adem Uzun added, Mehmet Altan @MehmetAltanFan – Siyasetçi hem hırsız, hem de katil ise, muhalefete düşmeyi göze alamayacak kadar kirlendiyse, son çare olarak şiddetten medet umar…
MESOP TODAYS SHORT CUTS : Druze, Sunni & Christian leaders of Suweida Province Sign Security Accord, including ban on all attacks on Syria Gov http://syrianobserver.com/EN/News/29660/Suweida_Leaders_Sign_Province_Wide_Security_Accord …
MESOP : SYRIAN REFUGEES STRUGGLE PRO BARZANI
Now refugee camps get involved in KRG politics. Most Syrian Kurds in the camps are indeed pro-KDP – Abdulla Hawez @abdullahawez – Syrian Kurds in the refugee camps in the #KRG rally in support of KDP & Barzani.
MESOP : ALI GHAZI MOHAMED WITH GERMAN PASSPORT AND SINCE 20 YEARS ON PAY ROLL OF GERMAN BND INTELLIGENCE
Ali Qazi,Peshewa’s son AnnouncesHungerStrike in KurdistanParliment asking consensus from KurdishParties #TwitterKurds www.mesop.de
MESOP NEWS : Report: Iraqi panel call for former Prime Minister Maliki to be referred to court http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/55d08fa2e4b0ab468d9d8b1b … via @TheWorldPost
MESOP : PKK (PYD) ARRESTS KURDISH DEMOCRATS IN SYRIA
Bashar al Amin says they are going to launch protests against arrest of KNC politicians. Doubt this will work out https://www.rojavanews.com/arabic/index.php/ku/item/6734-rojavanews …
MESOP TODAYS COMMENTARY : THE DAYS OF PKK ARE NUMBERED ! PKK SWIMS AGAINST THE TIDE ! LONG LIVE THE CIVILIAN MOVEMENT !
The choice for the Kurdish movement / By Galip Dalay (MIDDLE EAST EYE)
Tuesday 11 August 2015 – Will it align itself with the zeitgeist building Turkey’s future or will it associate itself with the forces striving to bring back the past
There have been some important milestones in the history of the Kurdish movement. First, the decision taken in the 1990s to pursue a solution within Turkey instead of aiming to establish a united, independent Kurdistan in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, the four parts of greater Kurdistan. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63512
WEST KURDISTAN (SYRIA)
MESOP BACKGROUNDER: Syria’s new diplomacy – Iran and Saudi Arabia have put forward rival peace plans for Syria, but their aims are irreconcilable and no end to the conflict is in sight.16 Aug 2015 – Jerusalem Post – Recent days have seen details emerge of two rival “peace plans” for Syria. One of these is sponsored by the Iranians, the main supporters of the Assad regime, the other is the handiwork of Saudi Arabia, which wants the removal of the regime and supports elements among the Sunni Arab rebellion against it. Neither plan stands much chance of implementation. But the content of the plans and their very existence demonstrate that the Syrian situation is not static. They also indicate the extent to which the aims of the backers of the combatant sides are currently irreconcilable. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63486
MESOP ANALYSIS : Rival Peace Plans Won’t Save Syria / by Jonathan Spyer
The Jerusalem Post – August 14, 2015 – Originally published under the title, “Syria’s New Diplomacy.” – The Syria peace plan put forth by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif mandates a ceasefire in place and formation of a transitional government. As the civil war over the ruins of Syria grinds on into its fifth year, the fighting seems nowhere near an end. Indeed, there is no longer a single war taking place in the country. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63491
MESOP Syria Analysis: 4 Reasons Why Turkey & US Must Make Hard Choices
Noah Bonsey writes for the International Crisis Group:
Dizzying developments among northern Syria’s local and external protagonists suggest the war may enter a new phase in this strategically crucial part of the country, the ramifications of which could have impact far beyond. As Turkey, the U.S. and Syrian rebel factions negotiate a plan to seize the final stretch of northern border territory under Islamic State (IS) control, the Turkish government and the insurgent Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) engage in a dangerous escalation, and Jabhat al-Nusra turns its sights on the beneficiaries of overt U.S. support, here are four key points to bear in mind: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63546
SOUTH KURDISTAN
MESOP : PLAN A / B / C and so on ….
Nechirvan Barzani backs plan by Barham Salih
16 Aug 2015 – Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, has expressed his support to a plan by Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Deputy Leader Barham Salih over the presidency of Kurdistan Region.Also the deputy leader of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Barzani said the plan can be a beginning to resume talks and reach accord on Kurdistan Region’s presidency crisis. Barzani added that he supports a message by the PUK Deputy Leader Kosrat Rasul Ali over the crisis. Read all: www.mesop.de
MESOP : SAADI PIRA (PUK) EARLIER ON SADDAM HUSSEINS SPY PAY ROLE – NOW ON TEHRANS BUDGET BOOKED
Iranian Envoy in Erbil & PUK Discuss KRG Presidential Issue / Cooperation between KRG and Iran is vital in tackling terrorism: Iranian Consul-General
Basnews | Hoshmand Sadiq – 16.08.2015 – ERBIL – An Iranian delegation visited the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo on Saturday 15th August in Erbil to discuss the political and security crises in the region. The Iranian Consul-General to Erbil Morteza Ebadi met with senior PUK official Saadi Ahmad Pira on Saturday in Erbil. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63520
MESOP FLASH : Death From Above? – US-Made Fighter Jets Over Iraqi Kurdistan Cause Local Fears, Politicians Concern
Histyar Qader – Niqash – 14 Aug 2015 – The Iraqi air force finally received four of 36 F16 planes it had ordered from the US. But a recent flight over Kurdistan has raised old fears and caused what some say is political scare mongering.Late in July two fighter jets allegedly flew over the semi-autonomous, northern region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The planes – F16s freshly delivered to the Iraqi airforce at the southern Balad air force base – were flown by Iraqi pilots and as they powered through the skies above Iraqi Kurdistan, they caused a lot of concern below. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63536
MESOP : Barzani calls for emergency meeting over KRG presidency
16 Aug 2015 – BasNews – Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani has called all Kurdish political parties to hold an emergency meeting over the future of the region’s presidential position, which has been causing tensions recently, BasNews reported. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63538
NORTH KURDISTAN (TURKEY)
MESOP LATEST : Turkey declares curfew in Kurdish region
16 Aug 2015 – A curfew has been declared in the Varto district of eastern Mus province over clashes with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Mus Governor Vedat Buyukersoy said the governorate declared a curfew starting from 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 16 until further notice in order to provide security. Buyukersoy added PKK militants were present in Varto and operations against the militants were continuing. Early on Aug. 16, the PKK militants raided a worksite in the district and demolished a bridge at an entrance to the district with bulldozers they had seized. www.mesop.de
MESOP : GERMANY AS PART OF MIDDLE EAST – THE ERDOGAN vs. PKK TROUBLES IN DEUTSCHLAND
As Turkish-Kurdish conflict grows, so do tensions in Germany
BERLIN, Deutsche Welle Radio – 16 Aug 2015 Germany is home to about 3 million people of Turkish origin. As the Erdogan regime attacks Kurdish positions, spillover fears have heightened in Germany. DW’s Mathias Bölinger spoke to interested parties in Berlin.The men come out of the prayer room and take their shoes off the shelf. A handful of believers have come to pray on this particular evening. Most of the men here come from Turkey. Many are retired, but there are some younger men among them. A 40-year-old man with a stubbly beard who came to pray with his young son says he’s “really pissed off.” He is angry that Europe does not support Turkey in its battle against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been fighting against the state for decades now. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63493
MESOP : RECEP TAYYIP’S Mis-CALCULATIONS ?
Analysts Predict HDP Will Retain Share of Vote in Fresh Turkish Elections – Polling company reports no significant change likely
Basnews | Luke Coleman – 16.08.2015 – ANKARA – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is widely expected to call a snap election in the next week, as parties in Ankara have failed in attempts to form a coalition. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63531
MESOP FACTS ON TURKEY & TURKEY’S UPCOMING NEW ELECTION
Polling companies vulnerable to manipulation: enabled by parties and media
FACTS ON TURKEY RESEARCH : March 1, 2015 – As Turkey approaches yet another critical election on June 7, the reliability of polling companies is in question, with the companies themselves acknowledging that their sector is vulnerable to manipulation, government pressure and the effect of mediawilling to disseminate distorted results. Amid growing rumors that the governing party is applying pressure on polling companies to announce numbers that reflect it favorably, politicians and polling company executives have refrained from providing names out of fear of persecution in the absence of concrete evidence.However, Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63528
MESOP : RECEP TAYYIP’S SYSTEM CHANGE – Erdoğan’s declaration of ‘system change’ outrages Turkey’s opposition
ANKARA 16 Aug 2015 – Hurriyet – President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s declaration of a de facto shift in Turkey’s administrative system to a presidential system has infuriated opposition leaders, who say the declaration indicates “rule by diktat.”In remarks delivered in his hometown, the Black Sea province of Rize, on Aug. 14, Erdoğan said Turkey had witnessed a change in the president’s new role and asked for the constitution to be updated to recognize his de facto deployment of enhanced powers. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63534
German FM: independent Kurdistan would destabilize region
By RUDAW – 16 Aug 2015 – ERBIL, Kurdistan Region ─ German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Sunday the potential declaration of an independent Kurdistan would destabilized the Middle East and intensifies political conflicts across the restive region. Read more: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63514
THE GERMAN KURDISH CHAPTER
Tsipras überließ Ex-Lehman-Banker die Verhandlungen (DIE WELT) 16 Aug 2015
Glenn Kim, ein Ex-Geschäftsführer von Lehman Brothers, war beim dramatischen Euro-Krisentreffen im Juli Mitglied der griechischen Delegation. Der Amerikaner machte Schäuble auch Gegenvorschläge. mehr…
MESOP : UNTERBRINGUNG GESICHERT = UNIVERSITÄT! / SOZIOLOGISCHE DUMMHEIT BEGEGNET MIGRANTISCHER ÜBERLEGENHEIT
HAPPY BRAIN DRAIN – Soziologe: “Erleben qualifizierteste Einwanderung, die es je gab”
INTERVIEW – SINIŠA PUKTALOVIĆ – STANDARD WIEN – Gächter: Ja, die vielen Flüchtlinge aus Syrien, Afghanistan und Pakistan, die derzeit nach Österreich kommen, sind überdurchschnittlich gebildet. Wir könnten ganze Universitäten mit ihnen füllen. Sie könnten uns über ihre Länder erzählen.
daStandard.at: Gibt es auch Statistiken über den Bildungsgrad der Einwanderer der letzten Jahre?
Gächter: Von den Einwanderern, die in den letzten zehn Jahren zugezogen sind, hat etwa die Hälfte einen Abschluss von der Matura aufwärts
http://dastandard.at/2000020718343/Soziologe-Erleben-qualifizierteste-Einwanderung-die-es-je-gab
Der noch ziemlich unten etablierte Soziologe weiß es auch : in Zeiten der Negativzinsen reüssiert man mit Migranten !
MESOP : DER REGRESSION DER ERWACHSENEN EIGNET DAS KOLLEKTIVE KINDISCHWERDEN
“Da sind nur Kinder” – Vierjähriger beantwortet mal eben die Flüchtlingsfrage
Ein kleiner Junge wird vor laufender Kamera zu seinem Kindergarten befragt – und leistet dabei seinen ganz eigenen Beitrag zur Flüchtlingsdebatte in Deutschland. http://www.stern.de/panorama/gesellschaft/vierjaehriger-junge-sagt-einen-klugen-satz-zur-fluechtlingsdebatte-6384962.html
MESOP : Weder Sunni noch Shia / Von Thomas von der Osten Sacken
Seit Tagen finden in Bagdad und anderen irakischen Städten Massendemonstrationen gegen die Regierung von Haidar al-Abadi statt. Es geht gegen Korruption, miserable Dienstleistungen aber, und das ist recht neu, vor allem auch gegen die Islamisierung und Konfessionalisierung der irakischen Politik. Read all: http://www.mesop.de/?p=63503
GIFTGAS, FOLTER, MORD – Die Wahrheit über Assads Krieg gegen sein eigenes Volk
> > > English version: The truth about Assad’s war on Syria
Ein BILD-am-SONNTAG-Report von Katharina Windmaißer und Yasser al-Haji (Text), Christian Spreitz (Fotos) – Es sind Zahlen, die nicht die Kraft haben, die Hölle auf Erden zu beschreiben: 240 000 Syrer sind seit Beginn des Aufstandes gegen Präsident Bashar al-Assad im März 2011 gestorben, unter ihnen mehr als 12 000 Kinder. http://www.mesop.de/?p=63507