Al-Baghdadi's Deputy, 12 Other Notorious ISIL Commanders Killed at Iraqi-Syrian Border
New Age Islam News Bureau
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Jul 2016
The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan is attempting to attract China’s support in their ongoing bloody campaign in Afghanistan
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• Al-Baghdadi's Deputy, 12 Other Notorious ISIL Commanders Killed at Iraqi-Syrian Border
• Ajmer Dargah Spiritual Head Asks Muslims to Protect Cows
• Geo News ‘Blocked’ For Equating Kashmir with Balochistan
• Afghan Taliban Attempts To Attract China Support in Their Campaign
• Social Media a Key Battleground in America's Islamic State Fight
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Arab World
• Al-Baghdadi's Deputy, 12 Other Notorious ISIL Commanders Killed at Iraqi-Syrian Border
• Syria Blasts Massacre of Civilians in US-Led Coalition Airstrikes
• Houthi's Leader: US Engineering, S. Arabia Executing Plots against Yemen
• Several ISIL Commanders Killed in Iraqi Air Attacks Southeast of Nineveh
• Syrian Fighter Jets Pound Terrorist Centers in Hama Province
• Iraqis' Massive Airstrikes in Mosul Destroys ISIL's Secret Tunnel, Vehicles
• More Terrorists Surrender to Syrian Gov't Forces in Aleppo
• Syrian Democratic Forces Capture Key Neighborhood in Manbij
• Syrian Army Continues to Advance against Terrorists in Southwestern Ghouta
• Syrian Army Repels Terrorists' Attacks at Lattakia Border with Turkey
• Syrian Democratic Forces Closing in on Manbij's Central Part
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India
• Ajmer Dargah Spiritual Head Asks Muslims to Protect Cows
• PM Modi Must Campaign to Free PoK: Baba Ramdev
• Opposition turns up heat over attacks on Dalits, Muslims
• No point in talks, India should hit back at Pakistan for terror: BJP leader RK Singh
• Book on Animals in the Holy Quran Released At Aligarh
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Pakistan
• Geo News ‘Blocked’ For Equating Kashmir with Balochistan
• Bomb Attack Targets Rangers Vehicle in Larkana, One Killed
• Liaison between tribal leaders and security forces urged
• ‘Economic inequality rising in Pakistan’
• ECP to hear petitions seeking PM’s disqualification on August 3
• Kidnap case against Gorchani on LHC order
• Zulfiqar’s execution stopped after issue taken up with Jakarta, says Dar
• Murad Ali Shah elected as new Sindh CM of Pakistan
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South Asia
• Afghan Taliban Attempts To Attract China Support in Their Campaign
• Understanding Youth Militancy in Bangladesh
• 36 ISIS Militants Killed In Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan
• How football gave Rohingya refugees hope and purpose
• Explosion rocks Herat city, 1 dead, 5 wounded
• Heavy clash underway in Helmand’s Khanshin amid reports of district fall
• Afghanistan formally becomes 164th member of World Trade Organization
• Explosion in Kabul city leaves 2 dead, 2 others wounded
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North America
• Social Media a Key Battleground in America's Islamic State Fight
• Muslim Religious Leaders Must Step Up In the Fight against Radical Islam
• Hillary Clinton promises to heal America, but it's Trump who sets the agenda
• After 15 years, the US's counter-terror strategy has 'unequivocally failed'
• Muslim-Americans say Trump could inspire record voter turnout
• Pentagon says US general's comments on coup attempt 'misunderstood'
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Mideast
• 35 PKK Militants Killed After Trying To Storm Base, Turkish Military Says
• It Is Possible AKP Has Gülenist Members, Says Deputy PM
• Sign reading ‘Traitors’ Cemetery’ removed from graveyard in Turkey
• 17 journalists arrested in probe into coup attempt
• Sergeant commits suicide to not fire on civilians during failed coup attempt
• UK envoy: Gülen may be behind failed coup attemp
• President Erdoğan: Turkey's post-coup attempt actions in line with law
• Turkish government to move main military bases out of Ankara, Istanbul
• Coup suspects confess Gülen links to the attempt
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Europe
• Christians and Muslims to Mourn Murdered French Priest
• Here's Why Europe Is Plagued By Islamic Terror
• Why Islamic finance is picking up in Europe
• Muslim blasts extremists at Friday prayer with Christians
• France church attackers 'smiled' and spoke of Quran
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Southeast Asia
• Singaporean Detained For Glorifying ISIS, Inciting Violence
• Indonesia detains seven after attacks on Buddhist temples
• Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tightens the Screws on his Enemies
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Africa
• Netanyahu to Attend West Africa Summit as Israeli Outreach to Continent Expands
• Sudan’s Bashir says non-cooperation with ICC an attempt to “balance scales of justice”
• Why Muslim officers are leaving KDF
• Tutu: What do we do to turn back the tide of hatred‚ corruption and destruction?
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/al-baghdadi-deputy,-12-other/d/108129
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Al-Baghdadi's Deputy, 12 Other Notorious ISIL Commanders Killed at Iraqi-Syrian Border
Jul 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA) - At least 13 notorious ISIL leaders were killed by Iraqi warplanes near the Syrian border.
Among the dead is deputy of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ringleader of the ISIL, an army statement said.
The Iraqi fighter jets launched an airstrike on a gathering center of ISIL commanders in al-Qa'em town, which is located nearly 400km Northwest of Baghdad near the Syrian border, it added.
The statement said that the airstrike also led to the destruction of two booby-trapped cars and a bomb-making plant.
The statement also pointed to massive explosions at the site "which means the high quantities of ammunition and explosive belts which were destroyed".
Reports said earlier this week that commanders of the ISIL terrorist group have ordered their forces and family members to leave their last bases and strongholds in Western Iraq as Iraq's military forces are preparing to launch massive military operations in the region, local sources said Tuesday.
"The Iraqi military forces are preparing to capture the last ISIL strongholds in Western Iraq and the military equipment for these operations have been fully supplied and transferred, and we are waiting for the final order by the joint operations command center to attack al-Khalediya island and Heet town in the Western parts of al-Anbar province," Head of the Security Committee of al-Anbar province's Council Rajeh al-Issawi said on Tuesday.
Also, a local source in Western Iraq said that the ISIL commanders and their families have fled the al-Baghdadi island in the Western parts of Heet, one of the most notorious ISIL bases.
The source added that ISIL commanders, fearing the Iraqi army and popular forces' rapid advance, have fled towards al-Qae'm town in Western al-Anbar.
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000315
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Ajmer Dargah spiritual head asks Muslims to protect cows
July 30, 2016
JAIPUR: The spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on Thursday said the Muslim community should present an example by protecting cows which hold religious significance for Hindus.
He also suggested that those who create violence over the issue of beef should avoid doing it and called upon both the communities to live with harmony and unity in the interest of the country.
“Some elements are trying to disturb the harmony between Hindu and Muslim communities on the issue of beef. Cow is the religious symbol for Hindus but the issue of beef has become a new weapon of religion which is having a negative impact on the image of the country,” he said in a statement.
siasat.com/news/ajmer-dargah-spiritual-head-asks-muslims-protect-cows-993904/
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Geo News ‘blocked’ for equating Kashmir with Balochistan
July 30, 2016
Karachi/Islamabad: Pakistan’s Geo News television channel has reportedly been blocked for equating ‘Kashmir’ with ‘ Balochistan.’
Access to the television channel was blocked in Karachi last night by moving it to the last numbers, which made it totally inaccessible in many areas.
This is the second time that Geo News is being penalised for voicing its freedom of speech.
In April 2014, Geo News was completely shut down and fined Rs. 20 million for airing blasphemous content and ridiculing the judiciary.
A channel spokesperson said that if the curbs imposed on media freedom were not lifted by today, the group would not only move the court with full force, but will also strongly raise the issue on the streets, and sensitize local and international forums.
He was quoted as saying, “We would be compelled to reveal the entire situation and incidents, with all proof. All demands being made to us and the conditions being imposed to pressure us would also be made public which would expose the affiliations of many so-called respected notables. ”
He added that Karachi is just a small part of this continuous situation that the media channel has been facing in some secure and sensitive areas where it is practically blocked completely.
He also repeated the demand for the formation of an independent commission to investigate all affairs, including the false allegations and the ban on Geo News.
The spokesman alleged that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is responsible for this as he is the chief executive and head of all national institutions.
Reacting to the complaint received from the channel, the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has sought the assistance of the Federal Government and local law enforcement agencies to act against those cable operators who have resorted to illegal disruption of Geo News in Karachi.
According to a press release issued by PEMRA on Saturday, Chairman Absar Alam has invoked Section 33-A of PEMRA Ordinance 2002, seeking “immediate assistance from Federal Government to take action against PEMRA law violators in Karachi”.
PEMRA said it has also ordered 11 cable operators, namely Home Vision, City/GIA, New DIGI, Tracks, KCS, Global Cable, Karachi Cable, Skyline, Show Time, Universal Production, and Sky Multi Services, to immediately restore Geo News at the position at which it was being relayed on 28th July.
siasat.com/news/geo-news-blocked-equating-kashmir-balochistan-993869/
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Afghan Taliban attempts to attract China support in their campaign
Sat Jul 30 2016
The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan is attempting to attract China’s support in their ongoing bloody campaign in Afghanistan which has entered to its 15th year with the civilians paying a hefty price of the ongoing violence.
According to a Taliban leader quoted in a report by Pakistan’s The Express “I can confirm that our delegation had visited China to discuss matters between both countries. They discussed the invasion in the region and to adopt a joint stance against the malicious policies of the invading countries.”
The Taliban leader further added “Policies of the Islamic Emirate (Taliban) about the region and the world also came under discussion,” a Taliban official told The Express Tribune on the condition of anonymity.
The official did not make any comment on the possibility of peace talks between the group and the Afghan government. But sources familiar with the visit said both sides “explored prospects” for a political dialogue as Beijing could be an ‘honest broker’ to start the peace process.
This comes as China has stepped up efforts to play a key role in the region amid deteriorating security situation.
China was one of the four members of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group which was formed to revive the Afghan peace talks.
Besides, China has stepped up direct government to government support and has pledged over $70 million in military aid to Afghanistan.
The country delivered its first batch of military aid to Afghanistan last month, a move which reportedly sparked concerns among the Taliban leadership.
khaama.com/afghan-taliban-attempts-to-attract-china-support-in-their-campaign-01603
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Social media a key battleground in America's Islamic State fight
July 29, 2016
ASPEN • The most important battlefields in America’s war against Islamic State terrorists may be Twitter and Facebook, experts told the Aspen Security Forum Friday.
“This arguably is the most complex challenge the federal government and industry faces,” said George Selim, who heads the Department of Homeland Security’s community partnerships program.
Federal officials have warned for two years that social media sites have become tools for terror organizations to recruit and radicalize followers.
Monica Bickert Facebook’s head of global policy said her firm and other social media sites are working overtime to stamp out radical posts. But with billions of photos, videos and posts a day, the problem is daunting.
“This is something the industry takes very seriously,” she said. “Realistically speaking, the internet is a big place.”
Efforts are also underway to use social media to fight Islamic State efforts more directly.
“For this to be effective you have to have authenticity,” U.S. Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif. “You have to find the jaded jihadist who has a story to tell that resonates.”
Selim said a key component to fighting terrorism online is having people understand the signs that someone could be turning toward radical views.
“We’re trying to prevent and intervene in the process of radicalization,” he said.
Royce said, though, that anti-terror messages from federal authorities would likely hit a wall of cynicism with the target audience.
“Hollywood has to be involved in this, and certainly Silicon Valley has to be more involved,” Royce said.
The need to act is clear.
“The No. 1 threat to the homeland is ISIS’ ability to recruit and radicalize,” Selim said.
gazette.com/social-media-a-key-battleground-in-americas-islamic-state-fight/article/1581513
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Arab World
Al-Baghdadi's Deputy, 12 Other Notorious ISIL Commanders Killed at Iraqi-Syrian Border
Jul 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 13 notorious ISIL leaders were killed by Iraqi warplanes near the Syrian border.
Among the dead is deputy of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ringleader of the ISIL, an army statement said.
The Iraqi fighter jets launched an airstrike on a gathering center of ISIL commanders in al-Qa'em town, which is located nearly 400km Northwest of Baghdad near the Syrian border, it added.
The statement said that the airstrike also led to the destruction of two booby-trapped cars and a bomb-making plant.
The statement also pointed to massive explosions at the site "which means the high quantities of ammunition and explosive belts which were destroyed".
Reports said earlier this week that commanders of the ISIL terrorist group have ordered their forces and family members to leave their last bases and strongholds in Western Iraq as Iraq's military forces are preparing to launch massive military operations in the region, local sources said Tuesday.
"The Iraqi military forces are preparing to capture the last ISIL strongholds in Western Iraq and the military equipment for these operations have been fully supplied and transferred, and we are waiting for the final order by the joint operations command center to attack al-Khalediya island and Heet town in the Western parts of al-Anbar province," Head of the Security Committee of al-Anbar province's Council Rajeh al-Issawi said on Tuesday.
Also, a local source in Western Iraq said that the ISIL commanders and their families have fled the al-Baghdadi island in the Western parts of Heet, one of the most notorious ISIL bases.
The source added that ISIL commanders, fearing the Iraqi army and popular forces' rapid advance, have fled towards al-Qae'm town in Western al-Anbar.
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000315
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Syria Blasts Massacre of Civilians in US-Led Coalition Airstrikes
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syria lashed out at the US-led coalition for killing 45 civilians and injuring 50 others in airstrikes near the city of Manbij in Aleppo on Thursday, calling on the UN to take rapid action to stop the massacre.
“In two letters addressed to head of the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General, the [foreign] ministry called for stopping attacks and atrocities committed against civilians, calling for bringing the perpetrators to justice,” the state news agency SANA reported.
“The letters went on to say that any counterterrorism efforts in Syria are doomed unless done in cooperation with the Syrian government in accordance with international law and the UN Charter,” it added.
On Thursday night, US Central Command (CENTCOM) acknowledged that the airstrikes “may have resulted in civilian casualties,” but did not name a figure, pending a likely future investigation.
The Thursday massacre was carried out after at least 15 people were killed and injured in US-led airstrikes against al-Nawajah village east of Manbij on July 23, a few days after another deadly US-led raid left 120 civilians dead near Manbij.
On July 22, the military coalition also killed at least 20 civilians in Manbij and claimed the lives of at least 30 more, including 11 children, in the same city on June 9, in aerial attacks purportedly conducted against positions of the ISIL in the area.
en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000406
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Houthi's Leader: US Engineering, S. Arabia Executing Plots against Yemen
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Leader of Yemen's Houthi Movement Seyed Abdelmalik al-Houthi blasted the US and Saudi Arabia for planning and implementing plots against the regional states, specially Yemen."The US is engineering events in our country and it is directly and indirectly present in the war against Yemen and is supporting Saudi Arabia in this war," Houthi said.
Saudi Arabia is the executor of the US-Israeli plots and the US and Saudi regime should be blamed for attacks and shedding bloods of thousands of innocent people killed in Yemen, he added.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000234
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Several ISIL Commanders Killed in Iraqi Air Attacks Southeast of Nineveh
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Several field commanders of the ISIL terrorists, including commander of the group in Tigris region, were killed in Iraqi warplanes' heavy bombardments in Southern Mosul.
Abu Sho'eib Hashem Hassan Mohammad and his comrades were killed when their meeting in a hideout in al-Qayyara was targeted by the Iraqi jets.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000321
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Syrian Fighter Jets Pound Terrorist Centers in Hama Province
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian warplanes launched a fresh round of air attacks on ISIL's gatherings in the Northern, Southern and Eastern parts of Hama province, inflicting tens of casualties on the militants.
ISIL's positions in al-Latamina, Morek and the village of Skeik in Northern Hama were massively bombed by the Syrian jets, while the Takfiri terrorists' strongholds in Hirbnafsa in Southern Hama and Kalib al-Thor near al-Salamiyah were also targeted by the Syrian bombers.
Scores of terrorists were killed or wounded and their equipment was also damaged in the attacks.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000290
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Iraqis' Massive Airstrikes in Mosul Destroys ISIL's Secret Tunnel, Vehicles
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iraqi warplanes bombed the terrorists' positions in Mosul in 10 rounds of combat sorties, killing at least 10 ISIL terrorists and destroying their secret tunnels and military vehicles.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000277
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More Terrorists Surrender to Syrian Gov't Forces in Aleppo
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- More terrorists laid down their arms and turned themselves in to the Syrian Army troops and poplar forces in the besieged city of Aleppo, military sources said.
"Terrorists in Eastern part of Aleppo are hopeless. They are trapped in the Syrian army's circle of forces and have no way out. They are calling for government's pardon in groups," the sources said.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000335
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Syrian Army Continues to Advance against Terrorists in Southwestern Ghouta
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian military forces struck the terrorists' strongholds in Western Ghouta and pushed the militants back from more building blocks near two key towns following hours of non-stop battle.
The Syrian soldiers launched new round of attacks on terrorists' concentration centers in a region between Darayya and al-Mo'adhamiyeh and captured several residential complexes and at least fifty houses.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000252
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Syrian Army Repels Terrorists' Attacks at Lattakia Border with Turkey
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Army troops fended off terrorists groups' offensive to prevail over government forces' positions in Northern Lattakia, inflicting major casualties and losses on the militants.
The terrorists groups suffered a heavy death toll and their military hardware sustained major damage after their attacks on the army strongholds in Tal al-Zoweiqat near Kinsibba failed due to the strong defense of the Syrian military forces.
The Syrian artillery units and fighter jets played a crucial role in pushing terrorist back from the battlefields and meantime targeted terrorists' positions near the town of al-Hayat and al-Sarraf.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000236
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Syrian Democratic Forces Capture Key Neighborhood in Manbij
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) beat ISIL terrorists back from one more neighborhood in the town of Manbij in Northeastern Aleppo and launched mop-up operation to hunt the remaining pockets of militants.
The SDF fighters pushed ISIL back from al-Kajli neighborhood.
ISIL suffered a heavy death toll and left behind its military hardware under the SDF's heavy attacks and retreated from the neighborhood.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000274
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Syrian Democratic Forces Closing in on Manbij's Central Part
July 30, 2016
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), mainly comprising of Kurdish fighters, are about to prevail over ISIL's defense lines in Central Manbij after wining back a key neighborhood this morning, informed sources said.
Full report at: en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950509000407
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India
Ajmer Dargah spiritual head asks Muslims to protect cows
July 30, 2016
JAIPUR: The spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on Thursday said the Muslim community should present an example by protecting cows which hold religious significance for Hindus.
Full report at: siasat.com/news/ajmer-dargah-spiritual-head-asks-muslims-protect-cows-993904/
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PM Modi must campaign to free PoK: Baba Ramdev
Jul 30, 2016
ROHTAK (Haryana): Calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch a campaign to free Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev has said it was about time that India took concrete steps to take back the "captured and disputed" land.
"Prime Minister Modi should begin a campaign to free PoK. Nawaz Sharif has the nerve to say that Pakistan will take Kashmir at any cost. Our children look at Kashmir only on the maps, but Pakistan has captured it. When a cowardly nation captures a part of a great nation, we can't just sit silently," Ramdev told the media.
Full report at: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Modi-must-campaign-to-free-PoK-Baba-Ramdev/articleshow/53462630.cms
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Opposition turns up heat over attacks on Dalits, Muslims
Jul 30, 2016
NEW DELHI: Opposition members in Lok Sabha hit out at BJP on Friday over an attack on two Muslim women in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh on the suspicion that they were carrying beef and alleged that Dalits and Muslims were being increasingly targeted, prompting home minister Rajnath Singh to assert that justice would be done and the guilty would not be spared.
Full report at: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Opposition-turns-up-heat-over-attacks-on-Dalits-Muslims/articleshow/53460068.cms
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No point in talks, India should hit back at Pakistan for terror: BJP leader RK Singh
Jul 29, 2016
New Delhi: India should hit back at Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in this country, BJP member RK Singh said in Lok Sabha on Friday, adding there is no point in talking to the neighbouring country.
These terrorists, he said, are being trained in Pakistan and sent to India.
"There is no point in talking to them (Pakistan) because whenever we talk, they launch attacks like in Pathankot or series of incidents in Kashmir... Government should find out a way to retaliate and hit back at Pakistan," Singh said.
Full report at: firstpost.com/india/no-point-in-talks-india-should-hit-back-at-pakistan-for-terror-bjp-leader-rk-singh-2923646.html
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Book on Animals in the Holy Quran Released At Aligarh
Amunetwork.Com
30 July 2017
Aligarh: "Eat and drink, but waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters", reminded Dr. Mohd. Iqtedar Husain Farooqi, author of internationally acclaimed book PLANTS OF THE QURAN, while highlighting the Quranic injunctions regarding the flora and fauna at a book release ceremony organized by the Ibne Sina Academy.
The ceremony, which was presided over by the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah, in the presence of the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Brig. S. Ahmad Ali, saw releasing of two books of Dr. Farooqi "Animals in the Holy Quran" and "Dictionary of Flora and Fauna of Quran".
Making a special reference to the animals and plants mentioned in the holy Quran, Dr. Farooqi said, "Biological diversity means the variety of life forms of different categories in a region or on the globe and protecting this diversity on Earth is prime duty of all Muslims".
He said that Allah warns the man, "And when he turneth away (from thee) his efforts in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and cattle; and Allah loveth no mischief".
Reciting several verses from the Holy Quran, Dr. Farooqi made it clear that "Allah does not like those who create disturbances (mischief), whether ecological or otherwise on Earth".
In his presidential address, AMU Vice Chancellor, Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah congratulated Dr. Farooqi on bringing out such novel works in a scientific manner. He hoped that Dr. Farooqi's works will go a long way teaching the man his responsibilities towards other creatures.
Pro-Vice Chancellor, Brig. Ali gave hearty compliments to Dr. Farooqi for his literary passion despite his scientific engagements.
Prof. Hakeem Syed Zillur Rahman, President, Ibne Sina Academy conducted the programme and a large number of AMU faculty members were present on the occasion.
PS. Photograph for the Release Function is also attached. From left to right Dr. M.I.H. Farooqi, Brig. Mohammad Ali Pro. Vice Chancellor, AMU, Lt. Col. (Retd.) Zamiruddin Shah, Vice Chancellor, AMU and Padam Shri Hakim Zillur Rahman.
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Pakistan
Geo News ‘blocked’ for equating Kashmir with Balochistan
July 30, 2016
Karachi/Islamabad: Pakistan’s Geo News television channel has reportedly been blocked for equating ‘Kashmir’ with ‘ Balochistan.’
Access to the television channel was blocked in Karachi last night by moving it to the last numbers, which made it totally inaccessible in many areas.
This is the second time that Geo News is being penalised for voicing its freedom of speech.
In April 2014, Geo News was completely shut down and fined Rs. 20 million for airing blasphemous content and ridiculing the judiciary.
Full report at: siasat.com/news/geo-news-blocked-equating-kashmir-balochistan-993869/
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Bomb attack targets Rangers vehicle in Larkana, one killed
Jul 30, 2016
LARAKANA: One Rangers official was killed and at least 14 others including five Rangers personnel sustained injuries in two explosions near a Rangers checkpost on Miro Khan Road here on Saturday, security sources said.
Initial reports suggested the bombs had been tied to a bicycle parked outside the Rangers Headquarters.
The injured, which included six Rangers personnel and nine passers-by, were shifted to Chandka Medical Hospital for treatment. However, one Rangers official succumbed to his injuries.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1274218/bomb-attack-targets-rangers-vehicle-in-larkana-one-killed
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Liaison between tribal leaders and security forces urged
Jul 30, 2016
QUETTA: Commander Southern Command Lt Gen Aamir Riaz has underlined the need for close liaison among security forces, tribesman and religious leaders for maintaining peace in the country, especially Balochistan.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1274169/liaison-between-tribal-leaders-and-security-forces-urged
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‘Economic inequality rising in Pakistan’
Jul 30, 2016
ISLAMABAD: According to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report, the problem of 22 families controlling 66pc of Pakistan’s industrial assets, as identified by Dr Mahbubul Haq in 1968, remains relevant today due to rising inequality in a country where the richest 20pc consume seven times more than the poorest 20pc.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1274206/economic-inequality-rising-in-pakistan
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ECP to hear petitions seeking PM’s disqualification on August 3
Jul 30, 2016
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan will hold a preliminary hearing of petitions seeking the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and four of his relatives on August 3.
Four disqualification petitions against the prime minister -filed by PTI, PPP, Pakistan Awami Tehreek and Awami Muslim League - have been pending with the ECP and were submitted after the Panama Papers’ leaks about Pakistani politicians running off shore companies. They were filed when the ECP was dysfunctional following the retirement of four of its members.
While the rest of the parties only petitioned against the prime minister, the PPP also sought the disqualification of four of his relatives including Mr Sharif’s son-in-law (retired) Captain Mohammad Safdar, the prime minister’s daughter’s father-in-law and finance minister Ishaq Dar, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1274208/ecp-to-hear-petitions-seeking-pms-disqualification-on-august-3
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Kidnap case against Gorchani on LHC order
Jul 30, 2016
MULTAN: Rajanpur police have registered a case against Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Sher Ali Gorchani and his father Pervez Iqbal Gorchani for allegedly kidnapping a transporter.
The city police registered the case under section 447/442, 382/148 and 149/ on the Lahore High Court (Multan bench) order on the plea of Jahanzeb Khan Dreshak alias Chand Khan.
The complainant, elected nazim of Jahanpur Union Council, stated that he was allotted 10 shops in the General Bus Stand area by the Rajanpur Tehsil Municipal Administration under an agreement.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1274158/kidnap-case-against-gorchani-on-lhc-order
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Zulfiqar’s execution stopped after issue taken up with Jakarta, says Dar
Jul 30, 2016
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told the Senate on Friday the Indonesian government had stopped the execution of Zulfiqar Ali, who is on death row in a prison there, after the issue was taken up with the authorities in Jakarta.
Speaking on a point of order, he said the Foreign Office and the Prime Minister’s Office intervened in the matter soon after the issue had emerged. He was personally following the case, Mr Dar added.
According to the Foreign Office, Zulfiqar Ali was arrested on drug trafficking charges in Bogor, Indonesia, in November 2004. A district court handed down a death sentence to him in 2005 and a higher court upheld the decision in 2006.
Full report at: dawn.com/news/1274179/zulfiqars-execution-stopped-after-issue-taken-up-with-jakarta-says-dar
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Murad Ali Shah elected as new Sindh CM of Pakistan
July 30, 2016
Karachi: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chose Syed Murad Ali Shah, as the new Chief Minister of Sindh on Friday.
Full report at: siasat.com/news/murad-ali-shah-elected-new-sindh-cm-pakistan-993713/
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South Asia
Afghan Taliban attempts to attract China support in their campaign
Sat Jul 30 2016
The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan is attempting to attract China’s support in their ongoing bloody campaign in Afghanistan which has entered to its 15th year with the civilians paying a hefty price of the ongoing violence.
Full report at: khaama.com/afghan-taliban-attempts-to-attract-china-support-in-their-campaign-01603
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Understanding youth militancy in Bangladesh
Rifat Islam Esha
Sat Jul 30 2016
Prof Ali Riaz, chair of Politics and Government at Illinois State University and author of Islamist Militancy in Bangladesh: A Complex Web, talks to Dhaka Tribune’s Rifat Islam Esha on militant groups’ recruiting and operation tactics; their rise; and government’s counterterrorism strategy
Full report at: dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/jul/30/understanding-youth-militancy-bangladesh
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36 ISIS militants killed in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan
Sat Jul 30 2016
At least 36 loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group were killed in ongoing operations in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
The provincial police department in a statement said the militants were killed in the ongoing ‘Qahr Silab’ operations being conducted in Achin district.
The statement further aded that some weapons and ammunition were also seized during the search operations in Kot and Haska Mina districts.
Full report at: khaama.com/36-isis-militants-killed-in-nangarhar-province-of-afghanistan-01602
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How football gave Rohingya refugees hope and purpose
Sat Jul 30 2016
Hamid Ullah's face lights up when he has to present his identification card at the start of every game. Like the 20 players of Lakemba's all age division nine team, having a recognised identity was as far-fetched as playing registered football when he was growing up as a Rohingya in Burma. The closest they got in their native country were social games held in secret deep inside rice paddies, far from the sight of authorities.
"The Buddhists don't let us play because they say it's not our country, it's their country," Ullah says
Full report at: smh.com.au/sport/soccer/how-football-gave-rohingyan-refugees-hope-and-purpose-20160729-gqgxz4.html
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Explosion rocks Herat city, 1 dead, 5 wounded
Sat Jul 30 2016
A relatively heavy explosion was heard in Herat city earlier today leaving at least 6 people dead or wounded.
A security official confirmed the incident said one person was killed a number of others were wounded.
Full report at: khaama.com/explosion-rocks-herat-city-casualties-feared-01601
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Heavy clash underway in Helmand’s Khanshin amid reports of district fall
Sat Jul 30 2016
The Khanshin district in southern Helmand province has reportedly fallen to Taliban control after hours of heavy gun battle between the Taliban insurgents and the Afghan security forces.
The security officials confirmed that heavy gun battle erupted among the Afghan forces and the Taliban insurgents late on Friday night.
Full report at: khaama.com/heavy-clash-underway-in-helmands-khanshin-amid-reports-of-district-fall-01600
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Afghanistan formally becomes 164th member of World Trade Organization
Sat Jul 30 2016
The United States welcomed Afghanistan as the 164th member of the World Trade Organization amid optimisms that the country will enjoy new opportunities for multilateral trade.
Full report at: khaama.com/afghanistan-formally-becomes-164th-member-of-world-trade-organization-01599
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Explosion in Kabul city leaves 2 dead, 2 others wounded
Fri Jul 29 2016
A senior parliamentary official was killed in an explosion in West of Kabul city earlier this evening, leaving a senior parliamentary official dead.
The incident took place in Kote Sangi area of the city with the preliminary reports suggesting the blast was triggered as a result of a magnetic bomb.
Full report at: khaama.com/explosion-in-kabul-city-leaves-2-dead-2-others-wounded-01598
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North America
Social media a key battleground in America's Islamic State fight
July 29, 2016
ASPEN • The most important battlefields in America’s war against Islamic State terrorists may be Twitter and Facebook, experts told the Aspen Security Forum Friday.
“This arguably is the most complex challenge the federal government and industry faces,” said George Selim, who heads the Department of Homeland Security’s community partnerships program.
Full report at: gazette.com/social-media-a-key-battleground-in-americas-islamic-state-fight/article/1581513
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Muslim Religious Leaders Must Step Up In The Fight Against Radical Islam
29/07/2016
After the despicable attack in Nice, it can no longer be business as usual. As the French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said recently, the Nice attack shows that we are facing a new type of terrorism in the homeland. In this new form of terrorism, the timeline for radicalization, planning and execution of an attack is now very short. What this means is that the US and the rest of the free world must rethink their different approaches to combating this virus.
Full report at: huffingtonpost.in/entry/muslim-religious-leaders-_b_11204350
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Hillary Clinton promises to heal America, but it's Trump who sets the agenda
30 JULY 2016
Hillary Clinton is on a mission to prove that any little girl can grow up to be president. So long as she marries one first.
Last week’s Democratic convention in Philadelphia displayed American liberalism in all its hyper-wealthy, incestuous glory. Chelsea Clinton was showcased as an heir apparent; Bill Clinton – the future First Gentleman – played with the balloons that fell from the ceiling. “And didn’t Michelle Obama give a good speech?” the Democrats asked themselves. Well, perhaps she’d like to be president someday too? Everybody gets a turn in liberal land. Everybody except rebel socialist Bernie Sanders.
Full report at: telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/30/hillary-clinton-promises-to-heal-america-but-its-trump-who-sets/
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After 15 years, the US's counter-terror strategy has 'unequivocally failed'
30 JULY 2016
Apple and Google, two of the country’s biggest employers, don’t mess around with failure. Leaders either produce or they’re gone. Major League Baseball and National Football League teams have one standard for their leaders: get us into the playoffs or you’re fired.
The government’s foreign policy elites, however, don’t have to succeed to keep their jobs. Unlike the rest of America, when U.S. leaders in foreign policy fail, they are rewarded or promoted, while the 330 million Americans living outside the Washington beltway foot the bill.
Full report at: businessinsider.com/us-counter-terror-strategy-unequivocally-failed-2016-7?IR=T
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Muslim-Americans say Trump could inspire record voter turnout
Jul. 29, 2016
Yasmeen Kaboud's father is an Egyptian immigrant, and her mother, a child of the American heartland.
And that diverse family tapestry - from her grandfather who owns a laundromat in rural Indiana to the cousins who shared her cramped bedroom when they immigrated to the United States - has always been a point of pride.
Not until recently did she start to feel half that heritage was under attack.
"I will be voting for Hillary Clinton come November," said Kaboud, a 20-year-old University of Pennsylvania student who was elected as a Bernie Sanders delegate to the Democratic National Convention. "And that is 100 percent due to the fact that Donald Trump should not be in the White House."
Full report at: poconorecord.com/article/20160729/NEWS/160729516
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Pentagon says US general's comments on coup attempt 'misunderstood'
July 29, 2016
The head of U.S. Central Command was misunderstood when he commented about a recent coup attempt in Turkey, the Pentagon said on July 29.
“Any reports that suggest Gen. [Joseph] Votel expressed support in any fashion for the actions of Turkish military officers who undertook illegal military action against the Turkish government are factually inaccurate,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said during a press briefing, the state-Run Anadolu Agency reported.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/pentagon-says-us-generals-comments-on-coup-attempt-misunderstood.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102274&NewsCatID=358
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Mideast
35 PKK militants killed after trying to storm base, Turkish military says
July 30, 2016
Turkey's army killed 35 militants after they attempted to storm a base in the southeastern Hakkari province early on July 30, the military said in a written statement.
The overnight attack came hours after clashes in Hakkari's Çukurca district between soldiers and militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that left eight soldiers dead, the statement said.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/35-pkk-militants-killed-after-trying-to-storm-base-turkish-military-says.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102280&NewsCatID=341
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It is possible AKP has Gülenist members, says deputy PM
July 30, 2016
It is possible that there might be members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), said Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş, who added they would be removed just as others were being removed from other spheres of the state as part of the massive crackdown on the organization blamed for initiating the July 15 failed coup attempt.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/it-is-possible-akp-has-gulenist-members-says-deputy-pm-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102256&NewsCatID=338
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Sign reading ‘Traitors’ Cemetery’ removed from graveyard in Turkey
July/29/2016
A controversial sign reading “Traitors’ Cemetery” was removed from a graveyard built in the Pendik district of Istanbul for the coup plotters killed in the July 15 failed coup attempt. The cemetery was constructed upon the orders of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Kadir Topbaş, who said he ordered the sign to be removed on July 29 after consulting the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), Mehmet Görmez.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/sign-reading-traitors-cemetery-removed-from-graveyard-in-turkey-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102232&NewsCatID=341
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17 journalists arrested in probe into coup attempt
July 29, 2016
An Istanbul court on July 29 arrested 17 Turkish journalists over links to the U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gülen who is blamed for this month's failed coup, charging them with membership of a "terror group."
Twenty-one journalists had their cases heard by the court, with four being freed and 17 placed under arrest ahead of trial, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/17-journalists-arrested-in-probe-into-coup-attempt.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102227&NewsCatID=341
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Sergeant commits suicide to not fire on civilians during failed coup attempt
July 30, 2016
A Turkish sergeant chose to shoot himself dead rather than follow a commander’s order to fire on civilians at Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul during the July 15 failed coup attempt.
Video footage of the incident shows people trying to save Sgt. Ferhat Daş, 25, after he shot himself in a tank.
“We are not traitors,” shouted the sergeant before killing himself, Doğan News Agency reported on July 29.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/sergeant-commits-suicide-to-not-fire-on-civilians-during-failed-coup-attempt-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102249&NewsCatID=341
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UK envoy: Gülen may be behind failed coup attempt
July 30, 2016
The Gülen movement led by self-exiled cleric Fethullah Gülen in the United States might have staged the July 15 coup attempt, the United Kingdom’s ambassador to Turkey has said, vowing to cooperate with Turkey against Gülen-affiliated institutions in the kingdom if evidence is provided.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/uk-envoy-gulen-may-be-behind-failed-coup-attempt.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102258&NewsCatID=510
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President Erdoğan: Turkey's post-coup attempt actions in line with law
July 30, 2016
Turkey has not compromised its laws even after the July 15 coup attempt, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 29.
Speaking at a ceremony at the presidential complex in Ankara to commemorate victims of the failed coup, Erdoğan said: "Even during the coup attempt process, we have not made the slightest compromise with the law. Every step we have taken, every decision we have made, every implementation we have launched, it has been under the constitution [and the country's] laws."
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/president-erdogan-turkeys-post-coup-attempt-actions-in-line-with-law-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102276&NewsCatID=338
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Turkish government to move main military bases out of Ankara, Istanbul
July 30, 2016
The air base which served as the main headquarters of coup-plotting soldiers on July 15 in Ankara and the military barracks in the capital and Istanbul used in the failed coup attempt will be closed, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said July 29.
“That Akıncı Air Base which nested traitors will be closed and it will be turned into a place where the memories of our martyrs will be kept alive,” Yıldırım said while addressing a crowd in the Kazan district of Ankara, which houses the base.
Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-government-to-move-main-military-bases-out-of-ankara-istanbul.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102239&NewsCatID=341
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Coup suspects confess Gülen links to the attempt
July 30, 2016
While the follow up detentions and arrests in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt have been ongoing, a number of suspects have demanded to confess and provided testimonies revealing Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen’s role in the failed bid.
In a quest to benefit from the effective remorse law during their prosecution, a number of arrested soldiers, judges and civil servants have reportedly confessed their knowledge of Full report at: hurriyetdailynews.com/coup-suspects-confess-gulen-links-to-the-attempt.aspx?pageID=238&nID=102243&NewsCatID=341
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Europe
Christians and Muslims to mourn murdered French priest
30 JULY 2016
PARIS (AFP) - Muslim and Christian groups will hold vigils Saturday (July 30) for a French priest murdered by terrorists in his church, as police charged a man in connection with the brutal attack that has plunged the nation into mourning again.
Father Jacques Hamel had his throat slit on the altar by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-inspired attackers who stormed his church in a Normandy town during mass Tuesday.
A regional Muslim council has planned a "brotherhood march" in Lyon, while a church in Bordeaux said it would hold a non-denomination vigil for 85-year-old priest.
Full report at: straitstimes.com/world/europe/christians-and-muslims-to-mourn-murdered-french-priest
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Here's why Europe is plagued by Islamic terror
30 JULY 2016
In "an astonishingly savage tirade" – to quote from the U.K.'s Express – Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban recently tore into the European Union "over [Muslim] migration and taunted Angela Merkel for failing to protect German people from Islamist terror."
(Click here to learn why central and eastern European nations, Hungary chief among them, are wary of Islam.)
Full report at: americanthinker.com/blog/2016/07/heres_why_europe_is_plagued_by_islamic_terror.html
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Why Islamic finance is picking up in Europe
30 JULY 2016
In recent years, countries across Europe have warmed to the prospect of Islamic finance.
Great Britain became the first western country to issue a Sukuk in 2014, attracting orders of GBP 2bn ($2.85bn) from global investors, and Luxembourg followed suit later that year with a EUR 200m ($254m) five-year Islamic bond distributed across 29 accounts. Both were significantly oversubscribed.
Full report at: gulfbusiness.com/islamic-finance-in-europe/#.V5x9edJ97IU
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Muslim blasts extremists at Friday prayer with Christians
Fri Jul 29, 2016
SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France (AP) — Muslims and Catholics joined in Friday prayers at the mosque in the Normandy town where an elderly priest was slain this week, with one imam chastising the extremists as non-Muslims who are "not part of civilization."
Muslims came from other parts of France for the service shared with Christians.
The killing Tuesday of 85-year-old Rev. Jacques Hamel as he celebrated morning Mass sent shockwaves around France and deeply touched many among the nation's 5 million Muslims. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, as well as the July 14 truck attack in Nice, where 84 people were killed by a man who plowed his truck down a seaside promenade.
Full report at: appeal-democrat.com/news/regional_news/europe/muslim-blasts-extremists-at-friday-prayer-with-christians/article_255e15c3-ba7b-5e81-89cc-4db641b52cbe.html
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France church attackers 'smiled' and spoke of Quran
30 JULY 2016
One of the jihadists who murdered an elderly French priest smiled as he carried out the attack, and nuns who witnessed the grisly murder said the killers spoke about the Quran. The two nuns who were in the church when Father Jacques Hamel was killed, his throat slit on the altar, said the men appeared aggressive and nervous during the attack at the Eglise Saint-Etienne in Normandy on July 26. Then, one of the attackers seemed pleased. “I got a smile from the second (man). Not a smile of triumph, but a soft smile, that of someone who is happy,” nun Sister Huguette Peron told Catholic newspaper La Vie on Friday.
Full report at: nst.com.my/news/2016/07/161721/france-church-attackers-smiled-and-spoke-koran
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Southeast Asia
Singaporean detained for glorifying ISIS, inciting violence
July 30, 2016
A Singaporean who actively spread radical ideology online, incited violence and radicalised at least two fellow citizens has been detained under the Internal Security Act.
Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, had been living in Australia for 14 years, after leaving Singapore with his family shortly after run-ins with Muslim leaders and the authorities.
But when he returned here on July 1, he was arrested for terrorism-related activities, the Ministry of Home Affairs said yesterday.
Full report at: straitstimes.com/singapore/sporean-detained-for-glorifying-isis-inciting-violence
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Indonesia detains seven after attacks on Buddhist temples
Sat Jul 30 2016
Indonesian authorities detained seven people in northern Sumatra island on Saturday on suspicion of attacking several Buddhist temples the previous night, officials said.
A spokeswoman for North Sumatra provincial police said the seven were part of a mob that damaged at least three temples and other property in the town of Tanjung Balai, near Indonesia's fourth-biggest city Medan. No one was injured.
Full report at: reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-riot-idUSKCN10A04P?il=0
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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tightens the Screws on his Enemies
July 30, 2016
It is all but certain that at some point over the next few weeks if not the next few days, the justice agencies of other countries are going to follow the United States in issuing charges of money laundering, theft of public funds and a plethora of others against Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and officials of the scandal-scarred 1Malaysia Development Bhd.
Despite the fact that he is due to visit Indonesia on Monday – where criminality of leaders stirs little concern – Najib is finding fewer places to run or hide, except in his own increasingly desperate country. As many as 10 countries are investigating 1MDB or his family. The gilded shopping trips to New York are over, and the homes where he and his bejeweled wife Rosmah Mansor used to stay are now confiscated.
Full report at: asiasentinel.com/politics/malaysia-pm-tighten-screws-enemies/#frameId=appnext_widget&height=64
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Africa
Netanyahu to Attend West Africa Summit as Israeli Outreach to Continent Expands
07.29.16
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to attend a summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Nigeria later this year, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday.
The prime minister met Thursday in his office with ECOWAS’ president, Marcel Alain de Souza, where the two signed a joint declaration of intent for greater cooperation. Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold said that the meeting “brings the Prime Minister’s [Africa] initiative, that started with east African countries like Kenya and Ethiopia, to the western part of the continent.” Both parties “positively viewed the participation of the prime minister of the State of Israel in the ECOWAS summit in the near future,” they said in the declaration. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, who also met with de Souza, added that Israel and African nations “have excellent cooperation and we welcome the opportunity for Israel to contribute from its knowledge and abilities in the field of health, water, and agriculture – a sign of the friendship between us.”
Full report at: thetower.org/3708oc-netanyahu-to-attend-west-africa-summit-as-israeli-outreach-to-continent-expands/
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Sudan’s Bashir says non-cooperation with ICC an attempt to “balance scales of justice”
29 July 2016
July 29, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir on Friday said he didn’t breach or rebel against the international order but wanted to “make the scales of justice balanced and achieve equality”.
Al-Bashir was alluding to his refusal to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) which issued two arrest warrants against him in 2009 and 2010 for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed in Darfur.
Full report at: sudantribune.com/spip.php?article59770
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Why Muslim officers are leaving KDF
Jul. 30, 2016, 6:00 am
Hundreds of security officers have for the last five years either quit their jobs or submitted letters of resignation.
The officers, mainly from the Kenya Defence Forces, say they leave the service due to frustration, poor working conditions and “unfounded accusations of being terrorists sympathisers”.
Full report at: the-star.co.ke/news/2016/07/30/why-muslim-officers-are-leaving-kdf_c1394904?page=0%2C0
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Tutu: What do we do to turn back the tide of hatred‚ corruption and destruction?
29 July, 2016
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu took the world to task on Friday‚ saying that the global village is needlessly lurching from one attack of indiscriminate violence to the next.
In Jerusalem‚ troops destroyed the homes of 11 Palestinian families leading to clashes in which several Palestinians were wounded. In Mogadishu‚ a suicide bomber killed 13 people outside a United Nations office. In Aleppo‚ the United Nations called for a “critical” 48-hour ceasefire to ease the desperate plight of 200 000 civilians trapped in Syria’s all-but-destroyed second city. In Florida‚ two people died and 17 were injured after gunmen opened fire outside a Fort Myers nightclub – the latest in a string of mass shootings stretching back to Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999 …
Full report at: timeslive.co.za/politics/2016/07/29/Tutu-What-do-we-do-to-turn-back-the-tide-of-hatred%E2%80%9A-corruption-and-destruction
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