ISIL Destroys 2 Religious Landmarks of First Abbasid Era in Salaheddine
New Age Islam News Bureau
25
Oct 2014
Yemenis shout slogans during a rally against the Houthi movement on October 21, 2014 in the capital Sanaa. (AFP)
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Arab World
• ISIL
Destroys 2 Religious Landmarks of First Abbasid Era in Salaheddine
• Kurdish
TV Parodies Islamic State as Sex-Crazed Morons
• Deviant
Ideology Has No Place in Islam: Al-Sudais
• Over 100
ISIL Terrorists Killed by Army in Iraq's Babil
• 42
Iraqis killed, wounded in ISIL mortar attack
• 30 ISIL
elements killed in Salaheddine clashes
• Emergency
rule in Egypt's Sinai after bomb kills 30 troops
• Syria
air strikes kill 10 children, 5 women in Aleppo: monitor
• Syrian
Army Kills Tens of Terrorists in Idlib
• ISIS
Release Video of “Headless Corpses” In the Streets
• Sisi
says foreign hands behind Friday Sinai attack; vows action
• Iraqi
army uncovers mass grave near Fallujah
• Iraqi
clerics denounce ISIL in Friday sermons
• ISIL
circulates threats via 'media kiosks' in Syria, Iraq
South Asia
• 37
Taliban militants killed, 55 injured in clearing operations
• China to
host international meeting on Afghanistan
• Maldivian
judge re-elected for second term on UN anti-torture subcommittee
• 4
suspected Harkat ul Jihad Bangladesh militants held with huge explosive
• At least
100,000 Rohingya continue to flee Myanmar
Europe
• Iran,
Russia Create Joint Operations Headquarters to Fight IS
• Latest
Britons Reported Dead In Syria Are an Aid Worker and a Violent Jihadi
• Number
of Islamic extremists growing in Germany
• US, UK
condemn 'terrorist attacks' in Sinai, declare solidarity with Egypt
• Number
of Disillusioned North Caucasian Militants Returning From Syria Increases
India
• Assam
Muslims for Speedy, Unbiased Probe into Jihadi Activities
• India’s
Warning On Pro-Pak Group’s Rally on Kashmir in London
• ISIS,
Al-Qaida at Loggerheads at Hyderabad?
• ‘Indian
already under scanner motivated SIMI men for jihad in Afghanistan’
• Pakistan
to continue trade with India
• Pakistan
hackers deface Indian website
North America
• Ottawa
Gunman Complained Mosque He Attended Was Too Liberal, Inclusive
• Canada
Vows Tougher Laws As Citizens Worry In Face Of Attacks
• White
House gives Israel defence minister the cold shoulder
• Houston Voters
back religious leaders who defend faith
• U.S. Is
Investigating Report That Islamic State Used Chlorine Gas
Pakistan
• Qadri to
create Hazara province when in power
• Pakistan
Welcomes UN Decision to Grant D-8 Observer Status
• Patriotism
is not a crime, says Altaf Hussain
• Secret
Entrance at Imam Bargahs or Shrine Is Crime
• National
Security Policy, PPO against Sharia: CII
• Taliban's
Mehsud faction condemns attack on JUI-F chief
• Imran
gives call for ‘grand sit-in’ in capital on Nov 30
Mideast
• South
Yemen separatists turn out to demand independence
• Clashes,
drone strike 'kill dozens' in Yemen
• Turkish
PM reiterates: CHP, HDP collaborators of Assad’s cruelty
• President's
Advisor Stresses Responsibility of Followers of Religions to Fight Violence
Africa
• Osun
state Governor Educates Boko Haram on the Correct Meaning of Jihad
• Fresh
violence rocks Lebanon’s Tripoli
• Scholar
Tariq Ramadan warns of secular-Islamist split ahead of Tunisia's polls
Southeast Asia
• Halloween
a ploy to make Muslims godless, says Isma
• Islamic
Fundamentalism Workshop Banned by Police after Threats
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Arab World
ISIL
Destroys 2 Religious Landmarks of First Abbasid Era in Salaheddine
October
25, 2014
The
"Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) has blown up two
religious and historical landmarks dating back to the first Abbasid era in a
series of attacks targeting various archaeological sites in Salaheddine, the
province's Scholars and Preachers Council said Friday (October 24th).
"Ignorant
and criminal ISIL elements have blown up the Shoaib Dome and the home of
leading cleric Yahya al-Iraqi in al-Dor, east of Tikrit," council chief
Sheikh Nizar Abdul Khaleq al-Tikriti told Al-Shorfa
Both
sites "date back to the first Abbasid era and contain important religious
and archaeological treasures", he said.
ISIL has
razed the two sites to the ground using improvised explosive devices,
al-Tikriti added.
http://al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/meii/newsbriefs/2014/10/24/newsbrief-02
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Kurdish
TV Parodies Islamic State as Sex-Crazed Morons
October
25, 2014
A video
released by KurdSat TV in Iraq portrays Islamic State fighters as sex-crazed
idiots obsessed with blood, killing, and milking male goats.
The
parody video, translated and published by the Middle East Media Research
Institute on Sunday, is another production in a series of indigenous Middle
Eastern anti-IS propaganda films. Both Palestinians and Iraqis have joined in
on the IS-bashing.
A group
of Kurdish actors dressed in comically fake beards and military garb sang and
played instruments against a backdrop of the IS flag, all while merrily
strumming their machine guns and intermittently fighting with swords.
“We are
bearded, dirty, and filthy; we are brainless with nothing in our heads,” the
mock jihadists sing. “We kill the dove in the sky and bring history to the
present.”
The
refrain of the song effectively sums up the stupidity of IS militants:
We are
ISIS, we are ISIS
We milk
the goat even if it is male.
The
remaining verses harp on the jihadists’ terrible music, awful odor, and
obsession with sex and violence.
“We
strive for Jihad and sex, we are comfortable and happy to see blood,” the mock
jihadists sing. “Our pockets are full of Qatari money, our language is bullets
and cutting.”
http://freebeacon.com/culture/kurdish-tv-parodies-islamic-state-as-sex-crazed-morons/
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Deviant
Ideology Has No Place in Islam: Al-Sudais
Oct 25,
2014
Sheikh
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, said
Salafism reflected the true Islamic way of life suited to any time or place.
“It is
the way of life of the adherents of Sunnah who followed in the footsteps of the
Messenger (peace be upon him) and also the way of the early believers, the
Muhajirs and the Ansars," Al-Sudais said while delivering the Friday
sermon at the Grand Mosque.
"It
is also following the will of the Prophet (peace be upon him) who said: ‘Hold
fast to my Sunnah and the way of life of the rightly guided caliphs after me.
Beware of the innovations in religious matters; each new innovation in
religious matters is a deviation from the right path and every deviation ends
up in Hell Fire,'" he said quoting Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiah.
However,
Al-Sudais clarified that opposition to new innovations was confined to
religious matters and did not apply to modern scientific inventions and
technological advancement. He said that some people do evil deeds and
wrongfully attribute them to the teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him).
The Salafi principles and method could not be held responsible for the
erroneous understanding and practice of some people, he said.
Al-Sudais
said the Kingdom has been holding fast to the Salafi creed and the teachings of
Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab who called on people to follow the path of
Tawhid and faith. His teachings sought to reform people from the aberrations in
the creed and he fought against deviant views and wrong practices.
“His
call was not for a new religion or a fifth school of thought but for the true
understanding of the teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him), his truthful
companions and followers of the succeeding generations to strictly follow the
Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet. His teachings were poles apart from
the Takfiri ideology and the Khawarij practices, even though they attracted
baseless accusations, false charges and attempts to tarnish him,” Al-Sudais
said, adding the teachings of Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab were labelled by
his enemies as Wahhabism. “The land of the Two Holy Mosques follows the
moderate middle path of the Salafi way in the light of the Holy Qur’an and the
Sunnah and the way of the righteous early followers of the Prophet.
At the
Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Imam and Khatib Sheikh Husain Al-Asheikh called on
the believers to introspect and evaluate their own deeds to know how far they
have succeeded in making the best use of their time leading lives as true
Muslims on the occasion of the end of the current Hijri year.
http://www.arabnews.com/news/649916
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Over 100
ISIL Terrorists Killed by Army in Iraq's Babil
Oct 25,
2014
Iraqi
security forces staged a series of liberating operations in South of Baghdad,
and managed to kill hundreds of ISIL terrorists.
Governor
of Babil Province Sadiq Madlol al-Sultani announced on Saturday that the army
soldiers stormed the last remaining strongholds of the Takfiri terrorists in
the province on Friday, leaving more than one hundred terrorists dead in Jurf
al-Sakhar 45 km Northwest of Hilla.
"The
(Iraqi) troops also destroyed many vehicles of the terrorists and seized 12
caches of arms during the operations", he added.
Also
last week, more than one hundred Takfiri terrorists admitted defeat and turned
themselves in to army, after the Iraqi troops encircled them in successful
operations in Jurf al-Sakhar.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930803000538
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42
Iraqis killed, wounded in ISIL mortar attack
October
25, 2014
Twelve
Iraqis were killed and 30 were wounded in an "Islamic State of Iraq and
the Levant" (ISIL) mortar attack on al-Ameriya, south of Fallujah, the
police in Anbar province said Friday (October 24th.)
"ISIL
terrorists have fired a barrage of mortars on residential areas in central and
southern al-Ameriya, killing 12 civilians, including women and children,"
al-Ameriya police chief Lt. Col. Aref al-Janaby told Al-Shorfa.
Thirty
others were wounded in the attack, which caused extensive material damages, he
added.
http://al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/meii/newsbriefs/2014/10/24/newsbrief-03
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30 ISIL
elements killed in Salaheddine clashes
October
25, 2014
Thirty
"Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) gunmen have been killed
in northern Salaheddine province, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence said Friday
(October 24th.)
"The
army's Salaheddine military operations division besieged an ISIL-affiliated
terrorist gang in al-Hajjaj and Albu Tema villages and clashed with them for
several hours," a ministry statement said.
The forces
killed 30 ISIL gunmen and destroyed three vehicles carrying heavy machine guns
and one armoured vehicle, it added.
http://al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/meii/newsbriefs/2014/10/24/newsbrief-04
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Emergency
rule in Egypt's Sinai after bomb kills 30 troops
Oct 25,
2014
CAIRO: A
state of emergency came into force Saturday across much of Egypt's Sinai
Peninsula after 30 soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing by suspected
jihadists.
It was
the deadliest attack on the country's security forces since the army deposed
Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year, to the fury of his supporters.
The
state of emergency, which took effect from 0300 GMT in the north and centre of
the Sinai, will remain in place for three months, the president's office said.
A curfew
is in force from 5 pm to 7 am.
Egypt
also announced it would close the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, the only
route into the Palestinian territory not controlled by Israel.
“The
army and the police will take all necessary measures to tackle the dangers of
terrorism and its financing, to preserve the security of the region... and
protect the lives of citizens,” the presidential decree said.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1140311/emergency-rule-in-egypts-sinai-after-bomb-kills-30-troops
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Syria
air strikes kill 10 children, 5 women in Aleppo: monitor
Oct 25,
2014
Ten
children and five women have been killed in Syrian government air strikes in
the northern province of Aleppo, a monitoring group said Friday.
The
children, aged from four to 10, and women were killed Thursday "in barrel
bomb strikes by regime helicopters on a home and public hall in the village of
Tal Qarrah in the north of Aleppo," the Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights said.
The
bombing also destroyed civilian property and wounded several people, some of
them critically, the Britain-based Observatory added.
President
Bashar al-Assad's air force has carried out near-daily strikes against areas
under rebel control in the northern province since last December, killing
several hundred people, mostly civilians.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113881/World/Region/Syria-air-strikes-kill--children,--women-in-Aleppo.aspx
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Syrian
Army Kills Tens of Terrorists in Idlib
Oct 25,
2014
The
Syrian army killed tens of militants in fierce clashes in the Northwestern
parts of the Muslim country.
At least
20 terrorists who intended to attack a military post in the Southwestern parts
of Idlib were killed in an army ambush in the province on Saturday.
On
Wednesday, the Syrian Army stormed the hideouts of terrorists and
foreign-backed rebels in Idlib province, inflicting massive losses on them.
The army
soldiers claimed the lives of large members of Jund al-Aqsa terrorist
organization in the towns of Koureen and Bkfaloun in Idlib, destroying two of
their vehicles equipped with heavy machine-guns.
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930803000439
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ISIS
release video of “headless corpses” in the streets
October
25, 2014
IRAQ:
For months its brutality has been documented in propaganda designed to frighten
the world into considering its terrorist cause.
According
to the media reports, ISIS release video footage of headless corpses in the
streets of Raqqa in order t show their rule in the region. But footage of life
under the rule of ISIS has revealed the lasting effects of the group’s
barbarity, with women and children strolling past the decapitated bodies of
Syrian soldiers in the city of Raqqa without giving them a second glance.
Scattered
corpses lie on pavements and roads with some tied to fencing, their severed
heads stuck between their legs, as black-clad ISIS fighters patrol the streets.
The
video, filmed in July, offers a rare glimpse into civilian life since ISIS
launched a campaign of terror against Syria and Iraq.
In other
parts of the town preachers urge children, with black balaclavas disguising
their innocent faces, to disobey their parents and join the militant group.
Take a look at these heart-aching pictures:
http://www.thekooza.com/isis-release-video-of-headless-corpses-in-the-streets.html
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Sisi
says foreign hands behind Friday Sinai attack; vows action
Oct 25,
2014
President
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said "foreign hands lie behind Friday's attacks"
on army soldiers that left 31 killed and 30 injured.
Surrounded
by top military generals, El-Sisi's comments came immediately following an
emergency meeting of the Supreme Council of the armed Forces Saturday morning.
The
president said "there was foreign support for the attacks," that
aimed at "breaking the will of the people and the army."
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/113911/Egypt/Politics-/Sisi-says-foreign-hands-behind-Friday-Sinai-attack.aspx
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Iraqi
army uncovers mass grave near Fallujah
October
25, 2014
The
Iraqi army has discovered a mass grave near Fallujah that contains the bodies
of 19 civilians executed by the "Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant" (ISIL), the Defence Ministry said last week.
The
ministry said in a statement that the army found the grave site after entering
the town of Thiraa Dijlah, about 30 kilometres northeast of Fallujah, and
retaking it from the group.
Army
troops found the bodies of 19 civilians who had been executed by ISIL,
including three 16- and 17-year-olds, Iraqi army commander in Anbar Lt. Gen.
Rashid Flaih told Mawtani.
"ISIL
carried out a wide campaign of executions in the town of Thiraa Dijlah"
that included families of security forces, he said.
Full
report at:
http://al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/meii/features/2014/10/24/feature-01
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Iraqi
clerics denounce ISIL in Friday sermons
October
25, 2014
A number
of clerics in Iraq on Friday (October 24th) called for unifying religious
discourse against the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL)
and urged Shia and Sunni Muslims to confront the group.
In his
Friday sermon, Sheikh Khalid al-Qaisi, imam of Abu Hanifa mosque in
al-Ahdhamiyah, urged clerics of both sects to unify Muslims' efforts to expose
ISIL and prevent it from recruiting additional fighters by condemning its
crimes and practices that have nothing to do with Islam.
Full
report at:
http://al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/meii/newsbriefs/2014/10/24/newsbrief-01
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ISIL
circulates threats via 'media kiosks' in Syria, Iraq
October
25, 2014
The
"Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) has set up dozens of
"media kiosks" in areas under its control in Syria and Iraq, in an
effort to disseminate its extremist ideology, observers told Al-Shorfa.
Locals
are constantly forced to read religious material circulated by the group's
elements, retired schoolteacher and al-Raqa resident Mahmoud al-Amin told
Al-Shorfa.
These
flyers contain "distorted interpretations and fatwas" and often
pertain to the affairs of the "Islamic state", or justify ISIL's
killings, executions and hadd punishment, and its theft of zakat, al-Amin said.
Full
report at:
http://al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/meii/features/2014/10/23/feature-01
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South Asia
37
Taliban militants killed, 55 injured in clearing operations
Oct 25
2014
At least
37 Taliban militants were killed and 55 others were injured following military
operations in the past 24 hours.
The
Ministry of Interior (MoI) following a statement said the operations were
conducted by Afghan National Police in cooperation with Afghan National Army
and Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives.
The
statement further added the operations were conducted in Farah, Logar, Laghman,
Parwan, Nangarhar and Ghazni provinces.
MoI said
Taliban suffered the heaviest casualty in Laghman and Farah provinces and at
least one militant was also arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.
“Also,
during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated
light and heavy rounds ammunition,” the statemetn said.
The
statement also added, Afghan National Police discovered and defused two
different types of IEDs placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive
activities in Helmand and Takhar provinces.
http://www.khaama.com/moi-37-taliban-militants-killed-55-injured-in-clearing-operations-8875
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China to
host international meeting on Afghanistan
Oct 25
2014
The
Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan will be
held in Beijing next week on Oct. 31, sources in the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of China said.
From
Afghanistan, acting foreign minister Zara Ahmad Moqbil Osmani will lead the
afghan delegation.
Mr.
Osmani and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi will co-chair the meeting, which
will be attended by foreign ministers or senior representatives from
Afghanistan’s neighbors and near-neighbor countries.
The
officials have said Pakistani and Iran foreign ministers will also attend the
meeting.
The
meeting will take place during the new Afghan president Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai’s
state visit to China, due from Oct. 28 to 31.
It is Ghani’s first foreign visit since taking
office in September.
The
international meeting hosted by China is of great significance as it is the
first time for China to host a major international meeting on Afghanistan and
also the first such meeting since the formation of Afghan new government,
official sources from China foreign ministry added.
Full
report at:
http://www.khaama.com/china-to-host-international-meeting-on-afghanistan-2-8876
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Maldivian
judge re-elected for second term on UN anti-torture subcommittee
By
Minivan News | October 25th, 2014
Maldives
Civil Court Judge Aisha Shujoon Mohamed has been re-elected to the UN subcommittee
on the prevention of torture and other inhuman treatment or punishment.
Shujoon
was first elected for the sub-committee in 2010 and won re-election by winning
63 of the 70 valid ballots cast at a vote held in Geneva.
Foreign
Minister Dunya Maumoon congratulated Judge Shujune, saying that the re-election
“is a true testament to Judge Shujune’s performance in the sub-committee, her
integrity and conviction.”
Shujoon
is one of the founding members of the Maldives Detainee Network – now the
Maldives Democracy Network – as well as being outspoken on issues of bribery
within the judiciary.
The 20
member UN subcommittee works with governments to prevent torture and makes
unannounced visits to prisons and detention centres to ensure detainees are not
being mistreated.
Late
last year, the Maldives passed its first anti-torture legislation. The
Anti-Torture Act declares freedom from torture as a fundamental right,
penalises torture, ensures respect for human rights of criminal suspects, and
prohibits torture in state custody.
http://minivannews.com/category/news-in-brief
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4
suspected Harkatul Jihad Bangladesh militants held with huge explosive
October
25, 2014
The
Police have arrested four suspected members of banned militant outfit Harkatul
Jihad Bangladesh (HuJI-B) and recovered 55 different bomb making items from
their possession during an overnight drive at different areas including the
capital last night.
The
detective Branch (DB) police arrested four militant leaders from city's Uttara,
Tikatuli and Narayanganj area last night.
At least
fifty-five different explosive items including powerful explosives, sub-machine
gun, detonators and bomb making materials were found with them, Manirul Islam,
joint commissioner, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) told this to the
journalists after a briefing at police headquarters on Saturday.
"Even
the Huji leaders also had a plan to attack on the high profile dignitaries
living in Dhaka, Chittagong and Rajshahi", said the DB official.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/25/4-suspected-militants-held-huge-explosive#sthash.6y3RTore.dpuf
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At least
100,000 Rohingya continue to flee Myanmar
25 October 2014
A
growing sense of desperation is fueling a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims from
western Myanmar, with the number fleeing by boat since communal violence broke
out two years ago now topping 100,000, a leading expert said Saturday.
Chris
Lewa, director of the nonprofit advocacy group Arakan Project, said there has
been a huge surge since Oct. 15, with an average of 900 people per day piling
into cargo ships parked off Rakhine state.
That’s
nearly 10,000 in less than two weeks, one of the biggest upticks yet.
Myanmar,
a predominantly Buddhist nation of 50 million that only recently emerged from
half a century of military rule, has an estimated 1.3 million Rohingya. Though
many of their families arrived from neighboring Bangladesh generations ago,
almost all have been denied citizenship. In the last two years, attacks by
Buddhist mobs have left hundreds dead and 140,000 trapped in camps, where they
live without access to adequate health care, education or jobs.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2014/10/25/Number-of-Rohingya-fleeing-Myanmar-tops-100-000.html
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Europe
Iran,
Russia create joint operations headquarters to fight IS
October
25, 2014
Iran and
Russia created a joint operations headquarters to fight the Islamic State (IS)
terrorist organization in Iraq, the Iranian Tasnimnews agency reported citing an
Iraqi source.
Reportedly,
the Iranian and Russian military experts are helping the Iraqi commanders in
the fight against the IS.
“Over 60
military experts from Russia and Iran created a joint operations headquarters
in the Al Rasheed Hotel in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad,” the report said.
The
terrorist organization known as the ‘Islamic State’ (IS, formerly ISIL or ISIS)
was created in 2003 in Iraq. Between 2004 and 2006, the organization was led by
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and consisted of 11 radical Islamist groups, which had
close ties to the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda.
Following
the start of military confrontation in Syria in 2013 between the armed
opposition and the government forces, the IS penetrated the country. The
organization said at the time it refuses to take the oath of Al-Qaeda and
declared ‘a holy war’ against all groups in Iraq and Syria, as well as the
Syrian government forces.
http://en.trend.az/iran/society/2325289.html
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Latest
Britons Reported Dead In Syria Are an Aid Worker and a Violent Jihadi
October
25, 2014
An
Indian takeaway driver from east London was last night named as one of the
latest Britons to die in Syria.
Kamran
ul-Haq died last month when he was crushed by rubble in an American air strike,
it was reported.
In an
interview with The Guardian, the 29-year-old’s elder brother said ul-Haq had
become ‘trapped’ in Syria after losing his passport and fearing arrest if he
returned.
The
paper also reported text messages sent by ul-Haq before he was killed.
One
read: ‘I might be going on a mad mission very soon. There’s a place that has
been heavily attacked and bombarded.’
The
Whitechapel takeaway driver had flown out to Syria in December and become an
amublance driver to help carry casualties to field hospitals.
Full report
at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2807333/The-two-sides-terror-Latest-Britons-reported-dead-Syria-aid-worker-drove-ambulances-civilians-violent-jihadi-Portsmouth.html#ixzz3H9ZjuB2n
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Number
of Islamic extremists growing in Germany
25
October 2014
The head
of Germany's domestic intelligence agency says the number of Islamic extremists
in the country is growing rapidly.
Hans-Georg
Maassen says his agency estimates that some 6,300 people in Germany are
adherents of a fundamentalist strain of Islam known as Salafism.
Maassen
told rbb-Inforadio in an interview broadcast Saturday that the number of
Salafists could rise to 7,000 by the end of the year, compared to about 3,800
three years ago.
He says
extremist strands of Islam provide disaffected young people with a sense of
belonging and purpose that allows them to hope they'll go "from being
underdogs to top dogs."
Authorities
estimate that some 450 Salafists have traveled from Germany to join extremists
groups fighting in Syria and Iraq.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2014/10/25/Number-of-Islamic-extremists-growing-in-Germany.html
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US, UK
condemn 'terrorist attacks' in Sinai, declare solidarity with Egypt against
militants
Oct 25,
2014
The US
State Department and the British foreign secretary have condemned the
"terrorist attacks against the Egyptian armed forces in North Sinai on
Friday."
Two
attacks by unknown assailants against Egyptian soldiers in the restive
peninsula left tens of soldiers killed or injured.
The US
pledged its continued support, as part of the strategic partnership between the
two countries, for Egyptian government efforts to counter the threat of
terrorism in Egypt, a US State Department communique said.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/113906/Egypt/Politics-/US,-UK-condemn-terrorist-attacks-in-Sinai,-declare.aspx
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Number
of Disillusioned North Caucasian Militants Returning From Syria Increases
October
25, 2014
International
observers have paid much attention to the fact that many foreigners are
fighting against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. Tunisia holds first
place among the countries of Asia and Africa, supplying volunteer fighters to
the Syrian opposition forces (i100.independent.co.uk, September 11). Of the
countries in Europe, Russia appears to be the primary source of volunteers to
Syria as more than 800 fighters have gone to fight in the Syrian civil war
(twitter.com, September 12). Chechens arguably comprise the majority among the
combatants arriving in Syria from Russia. According to the author’s estimates,
approximately 70 fighters are from Georgia (ethnic Kist from the Pankisi
Gorge), 100–200 fighters are from Chechnya, and another 100–200 Chechens from
Western Europe are fighting there as well, not to mention Chechens from Turkey
and several Arab countries. The total number of Chechens from all countries
combined could be as much as 1,500.
Many
observers regard the participation of Chechens in the Syrian conflict as an
attempt to damage Russian interests, although it is unclear why Chechens need
to travel so far in order to do so.
Full
report at:
http://www.jamestown.org/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=43000&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7&cHash=99f51dee32df5c8d99d604b06032c65b#.VEtGYSLF84U
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India
Assam
Muslims for Speedy, Unbiased Probe into Jihadi Activities
Oct 25,
2014
With the
Assam Police widening it’s net to apprehend persons having links to jihadi
groups including the Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, a group of leading Muslim
citizens of Assam today urged the government to carry out speedy but unbiased
investigations into such activities in the state. It also asked the government
to mete out stringent punishment to those found guilty.
“The
Muslims of Assam do not support any kind of terrorist activity and strongly
condemns any kind of terrorist activity carried out in the name of jihad,” a
resolution adopted in a meeting of leading Muslim citizens of the state said
here today. The group also called upon all right-thinking Muslims and such
organizations to intensify public opinion against such anti-national and
terrorist activities.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/assam-muslims-for-speedy-unbiased-probe-into-jihadi-activities/
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India’s
warning on pro-Pak group’s rally on Kashmir in London
Oct 25,
2014
Two days
ahead of a planned rally in London by a pro-Pakistan group on Kashmir issue,
India on Friday warned that forces inimical to Indo-UK relations may utilise
such opportunity in open societies.
However,
it appreciated Britain’s stand that the Kashmir issue was to be resolved only
by India and Pakistan and said that with this reassurance the government was
“quite comfortable” of any march being organised.
External
Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin downplayed the ‘Million March’,
being organised on Sunday, saying India was a country of more than a billion
and millions don’t “overawe” it.
“Now it
is possible that forces inimical to India-UK relations may utilise opportuinities
of this sort and it was in this context that we discussued with UK and we were
reassured repeatedly that the UK’s view is very clear and that it is for India
and Pakistan to resolve any issue that they have by themselves.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/indias-warning-on-pro-pak-groups-rally-on-kashmir-in-london/99/#sthash.hUQS7VEP.dpuf
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ISIS,
Al-Qaida at Loggerheads at Hyderabad?
TNN |
Oct 25, 2014
HYDERABAD:
An internal war between followers of ISIS and al-Qaida to project themselves as
the true leaders of the Islamic jihadist movement surfaced here on Friday with
Hyderabad-based alleged former SIMI activist Moutasim Billah urging two
suspected terror recruits from Maharashtra, who were arrested earlier this
week, not to align with the Islamic group which has taken control of parts of
Syria and Iraq and instead go with al-Qaida.
This was
claimed by the Hyderabad police in its remand report submitted to the Tenth
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Secunderabad, at the time of
producing alleged SIMI activist Shah Mudassir and Shoaib Ahmed Khan, both
natives of Maharashtra. According to the police, the duo had planned to go to
Afghanistan for militant training and had come to Hyderabad to meet Billah who
was to have arranged their visas for Afghanistan as well as provide them
financial support. They were arrested by the city police at Secunderabad
railway station no sooner did they land in the city on Wednesday.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ISIS-al-Qaida-at-loggerheads/articleshow/44928624.cms
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‘Indian
already under scanner motivated SIMI men for jihad in Afghanistan’
Oct 25,
2014
Two SIMI
men from Maharashtra who were arrested in Hyderabad this week while they were
preparing to travel to Afghanistan to join al-Qaeda were motivated to take up
jihad on the Internet by an Indian national whose name has already been
associated with two other recent attempts to recruit youths from India for
global jihad.
One of the
Internet recruiters who went by the name Zahid al Hindi, who pushed SIMI-linked
Maharashtra men Shah Mudassir alias Talha, 25, and Shoeb Ahmad Khan, alias
Pusad Shoeb, 24, has been identified as Sultan Abdul Khader Armar, 39, a native
of Bhatkal in Karnataka, currently suspected to be based on the
Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Authorities
in Hyderabad are set to book Sultan Armar in a terrorism recruitment case for
the first time in India. Sources said a large amount of electronic evidence in
the form of chats and Facebook posts were available from the latest case to
book Sultan Armar.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/indian-already-under-scanner-motivated-simi-men-for-jihad-in-afghanistan/#sthash.j8ChUwNf.dpuf
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Pakistan
to continue trade with India
Oct 25,
2014
Pakistan
Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan has said the country would continue to
trade with India despite border tensions.
The
minister said on Friday that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)
government is committed to increasing regional trade as part of promoting peace
without compromising on national sovereignty, Dawn online reported.
“The
vision of our government is that we must trade with our neighbours,” he added.
Speaking
at a consultative meeting, ‘Trade with Neighbours: Prospects and Challenges’,
organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, the minister said
that the country’s current tension with India is casting a shadow on economic
ties.
He said
that Pakistan would have to trade in electricity from India to overcome the
energy crisis. The minister admitted that extraordinary concessions were given
to neighbours for trade facilitation.
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pakistan-to-continue-trade-with-india/article6533035.ece
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Pakistan
hackers deface Indian website
Oct 25,
2014
Skirmishes
across the border between India and Pakistan seem to have had an impact on the
cyber world too, with Pakistani hackers attacking and defacing a number of
Indian government websites in the past two days.
Only
last week, an Indian hacker, who uses the handle “Bl@ck Dr@gon,” reportedly
defaced the website of the Pakistan People’s Party in protest against the
controversial statements of its leader, Bilawal Bhutto, on Kashmir. The
Pakistani hackers described him as a “script kiddie.”
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pakistan-hackers-deface-indian-websites/article6531825.ece
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North America
Ottawa
gunman complained mosque he attended was too liberal, inclusive
October
25, 2014
VANCOUVER:
The gunman who shot and killed a soldier in plain daylight then stormed
Canada's Parliament once complained that a Vancouver mosque he attended was too
liberal and inclusive, and was kicked out after he repeatedly spent the night
there even though officials told him to stop, Muslim leaders said.
Aasim
Rashid, spokesman for the British Columbia Muslim Association, said Friday that
Michael Zehaf-Bibeau visited the Masjid Al-Salaam mosque for three to four
months toward the end of 2011, and possibly early 2012, before he was told not
to come back.
Rashid
said that before Zehaf-Bibeau got in trouble for using the mosque for
accommodations, he had complained to leaders in the previous administration about
the mosque's openness and willingness to let non-Muslims visit.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1140294/ottawa-gunman-complained-mosque-he-attended-was-too-liberal-inclusive
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Canada
vows tougher laws as citizens worry in face of attacks
Oct 25,
2014
Canada
vowed on Friday to toughen laws against terrorism as an opinion poll showed a
majority of Canadians lacked confidence in their security services' ability to
deter homegrown radicals who struck twice in the past week.
Investigators
said there was no apparent link between the two attackers, who killed a soldier
each in Quebec and the capital Ottawa, but Canadians worried about the
parallels.
Police
said both assailants had been through a radicalization, a term the government
uses to refer to Canadians who become supporters of militant Islamic groups.
Both attackers were shot dead.
Justice
Minister Peter MacKay said the government would act swiftly and go beyond the
terms of a bill already planned that would strengthen the powers of the
Canadian Security Intelligence Service spy agency.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/113873/World/International/Canada-vows-tougher-laws-as-citizens-worry-in-face.aspx
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White
House gives Israel defense minister the cold shoulder
25
October 2014
As his
visit to the United States drew to an end, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe
Ya’alon was denied an audience with high-profile White House officials
reportedly as a result of critical remarks he made six months ago, Israel’s
Haaretz newspaper reported.
Ya’alon
was denied a meeting with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John
Kerry and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, senior U.S. officials confirmed
to the Israeli daily.
“Given
some of his comments in the recent past, it should come as no surprise that he
was denied some meetings,” a senior U.S. official told the Haaretz.
The
Israeli official did meet with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and U.S.
Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power. He only met with the latter after the
White House was too late to instruct Power to not meet with Ya’lon, the
Associated Press reported.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/25/White-House-gives-Israel-Defense-Minister-the-cold-shoulder-.html
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Houston Voters
back religious leaders who defend faith
October
25, 2014
A poll
conducted in the wake of Houston’s move to subpoena sermons shows that voters
overwhelmingly agree religious leaders should be able to stand up for their
beliefs without government prosecution.
A
Rasmussen Reports survey released Tuesday found 77 percent of likely U.S.
voters don’t believe “the government should be allowed to prosecute religious
leaders for comments that criticize government and social policies that violate
the basic beliefs of their religion.”
Just 14
percent said government should be able to prosecute religious leaders for those
reasons.
Full
report at:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/oct/22/voters-back-religious-leaders-who-defend-faith-aga/#ixzz3H8dblmCL
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U.S. Is
Investigating Report That Islamic State Used Chlorine Gas
October
25, 2014
BAGHDAD
— American security officials said that they were looking into a new report
that Islamic State militants had used chlorine gas as a weapon against Iraqi
police officers last month near Balad, north of Baghdad.
According
to the accounts of the officers, fighters for the Islamic State, also known as
ISIS or ISIL, set off an explosive that unleashed a mass of yellow smoke that
hung close to the ground, The Washington Post reported. The Post said that
hospital officials who treated the men, as well as an unnamed Iraqi Defense
Ministry official, confirmed the men’s suspicion that chlorine gas had been
used against them. Eleven officers were made ill, though all survived.
Full
report at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/world/middleeast/isis-said-to-use-chlorine-gas-against-iraqi-police-officers.html#
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Pakistan
Qadri to
create Hazara province when in power
October
25, 2014
HARIPUR:
Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri on Friday vowed a Hazara
province which will be created in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa whenever his party comes
in power.
“Our
government will make a new Hazara province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” Qadri
announced while addressing the participants of the sit-in in Haripur. The PAT
chief said that his “Inqulab sit-ins” would continue till all the culprits
involved in Model Town tragedy are brought to justice. “Had such incidents
occurred in any democratic country, the ruler would have resigned,” Qadri said.
He reiterated that no blood money would be accepted for the victims of Model
Town tragedy.
Criticising
the Punjab government, Qadri said that he had to stage a sit-in for months to
get registered the case of Model Town tragedy that left at least 14 people
dead. The PAT chief further said that the Punjab government is responsible for
the incident. “Today’s sit-in in Haripur is a ‘symbolic funeral’ of status quo
and soon the nation would witness the ‘real funeral’ of the government,” Qadri
said. Responding to his critics, the PAT chief said that he ended his 70-day
Islamabad sit-in to transform it into a countrywide movement against the
government. “I have not ended the Islamabad sit-in, rather I spread it across
the country,” he said.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/25-Oct-2014/qadri-to-create-hazara-province-when-in-power
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Pakistan
welcomes UN decision to grant D-8 observer status
October
25, 2014
ISLAMABAD
- Pakistan on Saturday welcomed the United Nations decision to grant the
observer status to Developing-Eight (D-8) Organisation for Economic
Cooperation.
The D-8
Organisation was established in 1997 to promote development cooperation among
Muslim nations including Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria,
Pakistan and Turkey. On the initiative of Pakistan, the UN General Assembly
adopted a resolution granting observer status to the D-8 on 23 October, the
Foreign Ministry said.
The
resolution was tabled by Pakistan in its capacity as the current chair of the
Istanbul-based Organisation during the ongoing 69th Session of the UN General
Assembly. “The granting of observer status to the D-8 comes at a significant
juncture as the D-8 Organisation is poised to enter the second phase of its
existence with the 9th summit to be held in Turkey in December 2014,” a Foreign
Ministry statement said.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/25-Oct-2014/pakistan-welcomes-un-decision-to-grant-d-8-observer-status
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Patriotism
is not a crime, says Altaf Hussain
October
25, 2014
ISLAMABAD:
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain has said that patriotism is
not a crime and that Allama Iqbal was a true patriot, Geo News reported.
Altaf
Hussain said this while addressing inaugural ceremony of English translation of
his book titled “Falsafa-e-Muhabbat’ here Friday evening.
Altaf
Hussain said: “all our problems will be resolved if we end our own fighting.”
MQM
chief said that India and Pakistan should not threaten each other instead they
drone nuclear bomb and end the story.
He said
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah wanted to create a United India, for this he
joined the Congress. Jinnah had also said that minority states should be turned
into independent states, he added.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-163548-Patriotism-is-not-a-crime,-says-Altaf-Hussain
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Secret
Entrance At Imam Bargahs Or Shrine Is Crime
October
25, 2014
JHANG:
Additional District and Sessions Judge Asmatullah Niazi has ruled that placing
secret entrances in a shrine or Imambargah is a crime.
The
judge ruled this in a case on October 10 and ordered the Kotwali station house
officer (SHO) to take action against a man who had set up such an entrance from
house into the shrine and Imambargah of Hazrat Gohr Shah.
Petitioner
Syed Faisal Shah, also the caretaker of the shrine, stated he had filed an
application with the Kotwali police for the registration of a first information
report (FIR) but to no avail. He added the main procession of Ashura would be
brought out from the Gohr Shah Imambargah which had been declared sensitive for
security reasons.
The
judge wrote in the verdict “it is height of absurdity that KotwaIi police
station SHO in his report has verified the version of the petitioner but is
reluctant to proceed against the accused”.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1140203/secret-entrance-at-imambargah-or-shrine-is-crime
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National
Security Policy, PPO against Sharia: CII
October
25, 2014
ISLAMABAD
- The government advisory body on religious affairs Council of Islamic Ideology
(CII) Chairman Maulana Muhammad Sheerani on Wednesday provisionally termed
Pakistan Protection Ordinance (PPO) and National Security Policy against the
Shariah law.
Addressing
a press conference after two days long session of the CII, Maulana Sheerani
said that the army’s job is to protect the borders. The final edict will be
announced after consulting legal, defence and political experts, he said.
Maulana
Sheerani also said that a woman cannot be the judge in Hudood and Qisas cases.
He said the marriage is not annulled if a woman leaves Islam but it is annulled
if the husband becomes non-Muslim.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/national/23-Oct-2014/national-security-policy-ppo-against-sharia-cii
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Taliban's
Mehsud faction condemns attack on JUI-F chief
October
25, 2014
ISLAMABAD:
The Taliban's Mehsud faction, led by Khan Said alias Sajna, has condemned the
attack on Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and has
said that attacks on Ulema were disgraceful.
Azam
Tariq, spokesman for the Mehsud Taliban, said the group condemned the attack
and felt that those involved in similar incidents were against ulema and Islam.
Tariq,
who had previously also served as the TTP spokesman under former Taliban chief
Hakimullah Mehsud who was killed in a US drone strike on November 1, 2013, said
that Khan Said Sajna was still the Ameer of the Taliban's Mehsud faction and
that members of the group were united under his command.
Earlier
on Thursday, at least two people were killed and dozens had been injured when a
suspected suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a JUI-F rally in
Quetta.
Maulana
Fazlur Rehman remained unhurt in the attack which targeted his bullet-proof
vehicle. The banned militant group Jundallah claimed responsibility for the
attack.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1140303/talibans-mehsud-faction-condemns-attack-on-jui-f-chief
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Imran
should learn from his mistakes, shortcomings: Pervaiz Rasheed
Oct 25,
2014
ISLAMABAD:
Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed on Saturday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
(PTI) Chairman Imran Khan should learn from his mistakes so that these are not
repeated.
Speaking
to media representatives in Islamabad, the minister, taking a spike at the
sit-ins being held in Islamabad, said these had resulted in financial losses
for the country during the past few months and had led to a delay in Pakistan’s
economic progress.
In a bid
to maintain pressure on the prime minister, which has apparently eased after
the Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s exit from Islamabad’s D-Chowk, Imran on Friday
asked people from across the country to reach the federal capital on November
30.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1140300/imran-should-learn-from-his-mistakes-shortcomings-pervaiz-rasheed
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Imran
gives call for ‘grand sit-in’ in capital on Nov 30
October
25, 2014
GUJRAT:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Friday that he will
not end the Islamabad sit-in till Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif steps down and
asked the entire country to attend the sit-in in Islamabad on November 30.
“I will
not leave the container without PM’s resignation and will continue standing for
human rights in Islamabad sit-in,” he added. Addressing a huge gathering of PTI
workers and supporters at Zahoor Elahi Stadium in Gujrat on Friday, Imran Khan
said that PM Nawaz Sharif and opposition leader in National Assembly Khursheed
Shah should not even think that the sit-in would end without PM’s resignation.
He alleged that the PM was not tendering resignation because he has started
several projects in which he was going to get commission, but the PTI will not
end the sit-in without sending him home.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/25-Oct-2014/imran-gives-call-for-grand-sit-in-in-capital-on-nov-30
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Mideast
South
Yemen separatists turn out to demand independence
Oct 25,
2014
Thousands
of southern Yemenis turned out in Aden Friday to demand independence for their
once sovereign region, as rebels from the north press to expand their control
over more of the impoverished country.
Yemen
continues to reel under the impact of the expansion by Shiite rebels, after
they overran the capital last month and seized a major port unopposed, before
clashing with Sunni tribes and Al-Qaeda south of Sanaa.
The
demonstrators gathered in Aden’s Parade Square to mark a “Day of Anger” called
by the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Peaceful Movement for the
Liberation and Independence of the South, a new coalition of two major
separatist groups.
Waving
flags of the former South Yemen, they chanted “we demand freedom and
independence” and “independence or death.”
On
October 14, tens of thousands protested in central Aden’s Al-Arood Square,
setting up a tent camp and promising an indefinite sit-in to press for
independence.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/24/South-Yemen-separatists-turn-out-to-demand-independence-.html
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Clashes,
drone strike 'kill dozens' in Yemen
Oct 25,
2014
Fighting
between Shiite rebels and Sunni tribesmen allied to Al-Qaeda has left dozens
dead in central Yemen, while a suspected US drone strike killed 10 jihadists,
tribal sources said Saturday.
The
rebels, known as Huthis, have been facing fierce resistance from Al-Qaeda
fighters and tribesmen as they seek to expand their areas of control after
seizing the capital Sanaa and the Red Sea port city of Hudeida.
Clashes
broke out on Friday evening when Huthi fighters trying to wrest control of the
mountains around the central town of Rada, in Baida province, met resistance
from Sunni militias, tribal sources said.
"They
were repelled each time with heavy losses," a tribal source told AFP by
telephone. "The fighting killed dozens, particularly among Huthi ranks."
Another
tribal source said Huthi rebels had been trying to bolster their presence in
the province after failing to take full control of Rada.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113916/World/Region/Clashes,-drone-strike-kill-dozens-in-Yemen.aspx
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Turkish
PM reiterates: CHP, HDP collaborators of Assad’s cruelty
October
25, 2014
Turkish
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has accused two opposition parties of remaining
indifferent to the cruelty in neighboring Syria, in a speech peppered with
personal anecdotes and passages from Islamic history.
Particularly
aiming at main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal
Kılıçdaroğlu after the latter suggested that Davutoğlu had become a
"puppet" prime minister because his constitutional authority is
constantly being overridden by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Davutoğlu said
Kılıçdaroğlu had not displayed the high caliber of leadership required for the
main opposition leader of a country.
Delivering
a speech at an expanded meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party’s
(AKP) provincial chairs on Oct. 24, the prime minister recalled “claims”
suggesting that “Seats are vacant in Turkey.” Without giving a name, Davutoğlu
appeared to be referring to the CHP leader, who earlier in the same day said
the prime ministry seat was vacant and implied that Davutoğlu was not able to execute
his authority.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-pm-reiterates-chp-hdp-collaborators-of-assads-cruelty.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73450&NewsCatID=338
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President's
Advisor Stresses Responsibility of Followers of Religions to Fight Violence
Oct 25,
2014
Iranian
President's Special Adviser for Ethnic Minorities Ali Younesi in a meeting with
Archbishop Aram I of the Holy See of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church
underlined the responsibility of the followers of different faiths and
religions to fight all types of violence across the world.
"If
prejudice takes a religious color, it will become much dangerous to the world
security and therefore, the followers of religions have a heavy responsibility
for fighting different types of violence," Younesi said during the meeting
in Tehran on Friday evening.
"While
all divine religions invite men to peace and friendship, today we are
witnessing attempts to strengthen the ethnical, racial and religious prejudice
under the name of Islam, Judaism, Christianity and other religions and this
prejudice harms humanity," he added.
Aram I,
for his part, lauded the beautiful image of peaceful coexistence between the
Christians and Muslims in Iran, and said, "Armenians enjoy a peaceful life
beside other Iranians and the Persian-language-speaking people."
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930803000577
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Africa
Osun
state Governor Educates Boko Haram on the Correct Meaning of Jihad
October
25, 2014
Osun
state Governor, Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday declared his support for Islamic
jihads.
PUNCH
reported that the Osun governor made the declaration on Thursday while
delivering a lecture at the Obafemi Awolowo Awolowo University, Ile Ife.
Aregbesola
said, "Jihad should not be turned into a license to unleash terror on
people, Muslims and Christians alike and as well as to destabilise the nation.
"Contrary
to the claims by groups such as the Boko Haram sect, Jihad is neither a call to
arms nor an ideological blueprint for destructive insurgency. Jihad in Islam is
at its core about establishing a personal relationship with Allah. The meaning
of Jihad in Islam is a total submission to the will and obedience to the laws
of Allah.
Full
report at:
http://www.nigerianbulletin.com/threads/aregbesola-educates-boko-haram-on-the-correct-meaning-of-jihad.97187/
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Fresh
violence rocks Lebanon’s Tripoli
25
October 2014
At least
16 people, including seven soldiers were reportedly wounded in a clash late
Friday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, in violence apparently linked
to the death of a prominent Islamist militant.
Agency
France Press quoted a security official as saying seven Lebanese army troops,
three civilians and six Islamist gunmen were wounded in the clash in Lebanon’s
second largest city.
“The
number of wounded soldiers has risen to seven,” said the official, who spoke to
AFP on condition of anonymity.
“Six
gunmen were wounded and six others were arrested,” he said, adding: “Three
civilians were wounded in the crossfire.”
The
clash that initially erupted in the souks (traditional markets) area of
Lebanon’s second city also extended to other areas.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/25/Fresh-violence-rocks-Lebanon-s-Tripoli.html
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Scholar
Tariq Ramadan warns of secular-Islamist split ahead of Tunisia's polls
Oct 25,
2014
Prominent
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan warned of "Islamist-secular
polarisation" and "dependency on the West" in Tunisia, ahead of
the country's legislative elections on Sunday.
Ramadan
gave his speech during an electoral conference organised by Tunisian President
Moncef Al-Marzouki's Congress for the Republic Party (CPR), giving his thoughts
about establishing democracies and achieving social justice.
He said
he was banned from entering Tunisia for 28 years, adding that this situation
had changed after the 2011 revolution, which led to the ouster of president
Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113849/World/Region/Scholar-Tariq-Ramadan-warns-of-secularIslamist-spl.aspx
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Southeast Asia
Halloween
a ploy to make Muslims godless, says Isma
October
25, 2014
BANGI,
Oct 25 — Halloween celebrations are organised by non-Muslims worldwide to shake
the faith of Muslims and turn them godless, Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma)
alleged today.
Its
president Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman said it was likely that atheists were
behind the events, claiming further that Halloween celebrations were also
intended to spread atheism.
“We
notice that such events are held to test moral limits or religion, and they are
usually done by groups which are not religion-based — they are usually
organised by non-Muslims.
“What
they are doing is promoting something that is anti-religion. Maybe it is done
by atheists who want to shake one’s faith,” Zaik told a press conference here.
Isma
ulama council chief Aznan Hasan also suggested that Halloween celebrations may
be a concerted effort to weaken Muslim faith.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/halloween-a-ploy-to-make-muslims-godless-says-isma#sthash.VJSpfda4.dpuf
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Islamic
Fundamentalism Workshop Banned by Police After Threats by Islamic
Fundamentalists
October
25, 2014
Jakarta.
Yogyakarta Police banned a media literacy workshop about Islamic fundamentalism
scheduled to be held on Friday morning after threats were circulated by an
Islamic fundamentalist group.
“Police
asked the committee to cancel the workshop three days ago,” the director of the
Islamic and Social Study Institute (LKIS), Hairus Salim, told the Jakarta Globe
on Friday. “We told them to issue a formal letter if they wanted to ban the
event.
“They
sent the letter yesterday [on Oct. 23].”
The
letter was signed by the Yogyakarta Police’s security chief, Sigit Haryadi.
It is
understood that police believed the Yogyakarta chapter of the Islamic People’s
Forum (FUI Yogyakarta) planned to disrupt the event.
The
workshop, titled “Media Literacy: Handling Religious Fundamentalist Content in
the Media”, should had been part of an event called “Jagongan Media Rakyat”
(People’s Discussion on the Media).
Full
report at:
http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/islamic-fundamentalism-workshop-banned-police-threats-islamic-fundamentalists/
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URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/isil-destroys-2-religious-landmarks/d/99726