Catharsis Ours: MENA Report ( September 24- 25 , 2015 ) - Syria In Focus ( Notice how suddenly with Europe swamped with refugees , the West has come around to talking with Assad and a political solution to ending the Syrian War ? ) ....... With Eid holiday underway , slower news-flow - Recent updates pertaining to Iraq , Yemen and Libya and related Refugee Crisis to consider !

For those who celebrated , may you have enjoyed a pleasant Eid al-Adha Festival

Links.....

Syria.....

Pentagon Admits: US Gear in Qaeda's Hands

British Think Tank Complains Russia Might Harm al-Qaeda in Syria

Syria Claims US-Russia Tacit Deal on Ending War

White House: Next Week's Meeting Proves Putin 'Desperate'

West, Turkey Warm to the Idea of Talks With Syria's Assad

Syrian Army Uses New Russian Jets to Strike ISIS in Aleppo

Unclear if US-Russia Interests Overlap in Syria: Pentagon

Israel Military Says It Is Coordinating With Russia on Syria

Merkel Says Assad Must Have Role in Syria Talks

Assad May Take Part in Syria Transition, Erdogan Says

Yemen.....

ISIS Bombs Mosque in Yemeni Capital, Killing 29

Saudis Seek to Fend Off UN Inquiry on Yemen

Iraq.....

US, Iraq Push Each Other to Do More Against ISIS

Iraq's Stalemate Over Baiji Refinery Leaves Mosul Offensive in Limbo

At Least 38 Killed in Iraq Battles and Bombing

Refugee Crisis.....

We Met Syria's War Refugees: 7 Awful Things They Told Us

Lack of EU Migrant Strategy Reignites Serbia-Croatia Tensions

Austria Says It Has Sent Over 5,000 Migrants Back to Other EU Countries

Syrian Refugee Tripped in Hungary Fights Unfounded Accusations of Extremist Ties

Tweets......

Syria......

‏@RT_com

Most CIA-backed rebels in Syria ‘anti-American, anti-Western and anti-democracy’ (Op-Edge) http://on.rt.com/6s4t  

‏@TelegraphNews

Syria: As the West dithers, Putin makes his move http://tgr.ph/1NQ9jf9  

‏@Anaminona

Syrian Kurdish leader says collapse of Assad regime 'would be a disaster' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-civil-war-kurdish-leader-says-collapse-of-assad-regime-would-be-a-disaster-despite-its-10515922.html …

Iraq.......

‏@nawaf_alj

Battle for Iraq and Syria in maps - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-27838034 …

‏@CrisisGroup

"Liberation of Mosul will have to be done by Iraqi army & local tribes" @JoostHiltermann tells @Reuters http://reut.rs/1R3IOmr  #IslamicState

‏@nytimesworld

Iraq: Yazidis turn to international court against ISIS http://nyti.ms/1QC1F7e 

‏@nytimes

Military Analyst Again Raises Red Flags on Progress in Iraq http://nyti.ms/1JqOfpm 

Libya......

‏@libyaherald

Benghazi hospitals deny EU claims of civilian airstrike casualties - https://www.libyaherald.com/2015/09/23/benghazi-hospitals-deny-eu-claims-of-civilian-airstrike-casualties/ …

‏@reportingLibya

#Libya BREAKING: PM of Tripoli-based government (GNC) rejects UN peace talks (AFP) https://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Sep-23/316404-rival-libya-government-urges-peace-talks-freeze.ashx …

‏@reportingLibya

#Libya Timetable for what happens now after UN announced its final peace plan https://www.libyaherald.com/2015/09/22/dialogue-work-finished-says-leon-final-text-and-new-government-in-coming-days/ …

‏@AlexGAMiller

This @vicenews documentary about the milita-run migrant and refugee camps in Libya is pretty alarming  https://news.vice.com/video/libyas-migrant-trade-europe-or-die-full-length …

Yemen......

‏@AJENews

After a first blast, a second suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt http://aje.io/rphq  

‏@BrookingsInst

The Middle East is prone to “wars of confusion,” the latest example being Yemen: http://brook.gs/1jevccW  

Catharsis Ours

Friday, September 25, 2015

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