Execution of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Sets Al Saud on Hellfire
New Age Islam News Bureau
18
Oct 2014
Shia rebels sweeping across Yemen clashed with armed Sunni tribesmen for a second straight day in fighting that left at least 16 people dead. Reuters pic, October 18, 2014.
Mideast
• Execution
of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Sets Al Saud on Hellfire
• 16 dead
in Yemen as Shia rebels battle Sunni tribes
• Iranian
Guards Kill Several Outlaws at Border with Pakistan
• Frustrating
West, Turkey maintains cautious stance against jihadists
• Palestinians
seek U.N. vote on Israeli troop pullout
South Asia
• Radicalised
Madrasas Must Be Closed Across South Asia: NSA to Afghanistan President
• 31
Taliban militants killed, 11 injured in clearing operations
• Drone
strike leaves 3 Taliban militants dead in Kunar province
• Hizb-ut-Tahrir
making a comeback
• 'Have
great dream, defeat problems': Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to Bangladeshi youths
Arab World
• IS
Jihadists Execute Man for 'Filming HQ' In Syria
• Bombers
Kill 50 ISIL Terrorists in Iraq's Baiji
• 35 ISIL
Terrorists Killed by Kurdish Forces in Syria
• Monitor:
10 civilians killed in Syria after US-led air strikes against IS
• Iraqi
PM: Foreign ground troops ‘not required’ in ISIS fight
• Saudi
Arabia Arrests Sunni Cleric on Religious Charges
• Saddam
Hussein planned to kidnap Israeli PM in 1981
• After
repelling ISIL, PKK fighters are the new heroes of Kurdistan
North America
• Why Do
Saudis Want Their Children To Become US Citizens?
• Lebanon
pulled into war with Islamic State group: AP report
• US
confirms sharing intel with Syrian Kurds against ISIL
• Iraq is
the top priority in fight against IS: US commander
• Barack
Obama reviews strategy in Iraq and Syria against ISIL
• Catholic
Priest Wakes Up From Coma after 17 Months, Converts to Islam
• Malaysia
supports action against Islamic State militants, says Najib
• Islamic
banking experts from Malaysia needed at global level
India
• Anti-India
Rally Calling For 'Independence of Kashmir' To Take Place in UK
• Modi
Govt. Should Prioritise Ram Temple Issue: RSS
• Protesters
Again Display ISIS Flags In Kashmir Valley
Pakistan
• Pakistan
Asks World to Support Its Efforts to Root out Terrorism
• Six
Suspected Militants Killed In Khyber Agency
• There is
no place for conspirators like Javed Hashmi: Tahir ul Qadri
• Any
aggression against Pakistan will get a befitting response: General Raheel
• Bajaur
IED blast kills two security personnel
• Jamaat
hits out at ‘political culture’ PTI is promoting
• Benazir’s
mission will continue: Zardari
• Bilawal
to address rally: Supporters begin arriving at Bagh-i-Jinnah
Africa
• Libya:
18 killed in Benghazi fighting
• Human
Rights Watch finds few abuses inside West Sahara camps
• Suspected
rebels kill more than 20 people in eastern Congo village
Europe
• Britain
may use mediaeval treason law to tackle Daesh Islamist fighters
• Germany
to seize ID cards to stop jihadist travel
• U.N.
Security Council urges stronger campaign against ISIS
• Cameron
must act to free Briton on Pak death row
• Germany
arrests two suspected ISIS supporters
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/execution-shiite-cleric-sheikh-nimr/d/99597
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Mideast
Execution
of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Sets Al Saud on Hellfire
18 Oct,
2014
Commander
of Iran's Basij (volunteer) force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi lashed
out at the Saudi government for upholding the ruling for the capital punishment
of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, and warned that the Al
Saud are standing on the edge of the hell.
"If
the Al-Saud commits such a crime against Ayatollah Sheikh al-Nimr, its move
will not remain unanswered and Muslims will change this world to a hell for
them," General Naqdi said, addressing a ceremony in Tehran on Saturday.
Meantime,
he underlined that the death sentence should be seen as a verdict issued by a
blasphemous and sinister regime and not a Sunni government against a top Shiite
cleric.
A court
in Saudi Arabia upheld a death sentence given to Sheikh al-Nimr this week.
However, the enforcement of the ruling has been postponed.
The
senior Shiite cleric is accused of delivering anti-government speeches and
defending political prisoners.
Nimr was
attacked and arrested in the Qatif region in July 2012. His arrest sparked
widespread protests in the kingdom leaving several people dead.
There
have been numerous demonstrations in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province
since 2011, with the protestors calling for political reform and an end to what
they call widespread discrimination. Several people have been killed and many
others have been injured or arrested during the demonstrations.
The
Persian Gulf monarchy has come under fire from international human rights
organizations, which have criticized it for failing to address the rights
situation in the kingdom. Critics say the country shows zero-tolerance toward
dissent.
In
January, Joe Stork, the deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa
division for Human Right Watch, slammed Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on activists
in the kingdom.
"Saudi
Arabia should free imprisoned activists and take other concrete, visible steps
to show the government is willing to improve its abysmal rights record,"
Stork said.
Stork
also questioned the election of Saudi Arabia as a member of the Human Rights
Council in November last year, saying that Riyadh has a record of repression
and its membership is not warranted.
Saudi
Arabia is an absolute monarchy that does not allow any election.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930726000909
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16 dead
in Yemen as Shia rebels battle Sunni tribes
18 Oct,
2014
Shia
rebels sweeping across Yemen clashed with armed Sunni tribesmen for a second
straight day today in fighting that left at least 16 people dead, medics said.
The
rebels took control of the capital Sanaa on September 21 after orchestrating
weeks of protests that paralysed the government. They then pushed south earlier
this week, meeting little or no resistance from security forces.
But as
their advance has taken them out of the mainly Shia northern highlands into
predominantly Sunni areas, they have met increasingly fierce resistance from
local tribes as well as Sunni extremists of al-Qaeda.
In
mainly Sunni Ibb province today, 12 rebels were killed in a rocket-propelled
grenade attack on their vehicle, while four tribesmen died in fighting, medics
and local officials said.
It came
after 14 rebels and 10 tribesmen died in fighting around Ibb city yesterday.
After
those clashes, Ibb governor Yehya al-Iryani called on "armed groups from
all sides to leave the province and end violence."
He
warned that if they did not, authorities "will, under the orders of
President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi... take all necessary measures to restore security
and stability."
But
during the night, hundreds of armed tribesmen surrounded Ibb, laying siege to
the rebels inside the city, witnesses said.
Today's
clashes came as the rebels tried to send reinforcements from Shia areas further
north, tribal sources said.
Hadi
discussed the situation with US President Barack Obama yesterday, but he has so
far done nothing to stop the rebel advance.
The
rebels took the Sunni majority Red Sea port city of Hudeida on Monday, and on
Wednesday advanced into mainly Shia Dhamar province and then Ibb.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/16-dead-in-yemen-as-shia-rebels-battle-sunni-tribes#sthash.kevzBNhM.dpuf
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Iranian
Guards Kill Several Outlaws at Border with Pakistan
18 Oct,
2014
Commander
of the Iranian Border Guards in the Southeastern Province of Sistan and
Balouchestan announced that his forces have killed a large number of outlaws in
clashes at the border with Pakistan.
Brigadier
General Rohambakhsh Habibi said on Friday that the Zahedan Border Guards
Brigade had received tips on the movement of a group of armed militants at the
zero point of Iran-Pakistan borders and their intention to infiltrate into the
Iranian soil.
”The
brigade stopped the outlaws' infiltration in a highly skilled operation,"
said the Iranian commander, adding that a number of the militants were killed
and their vehicles loaded with weapons and ammunitions were also targeted in
the operation.
He
further added that two Iranian border guards, Javad Baqeri and Reza Barai, were
also killed in the Friday clashes.
Brigadier
General Habibi warned that any infiltration attempt by outlaws, militants,
terrorists and extremists to cross the Iranian border would cost them dearly.
On
Tuesday, Sistan and Balouchestan Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi
informed that his forces have identified and arrested all the terrorists behind
the attack on police officers near the Iranian border city of Sarbaz in the
shortest time possible.
Three
police officers were ambushed and wounded by terrorists, Rahimi said, adding
that all the attackers were wounded and arrested in less than three hours.
Also
last week, three officers were killed when they, along with other patrol police
forces, came under attack by armed bandits while on a mission in the city of
Saravan in the same province.
Brigadier
General Rahimi said that Iranian security forces in Sistan and Balouchestan
identified and arrested several suspects in relation to the killing of four
police officers in Saravan.
Following
the incident, he added, the police immediately blocked routes used by
terrorists, which led to a shootout between the gunmen and police forces at a
checkpoint.
According
to the police chief, a number of perpetrators were identified and arrested in a
surprise attack on the gunmen, which prompted them to fire rockets, in
retaliation, on a police station in Saravan. Another police officer was killed
in the incident, he added.
Sistan
and Balouchestan Province has been the scene of a number of terrorist attacks
in recent years.
On
February 6, Jaish al-Adl terrorists kidnapped five Iranian border guards in
Jakigour region in Sistan and Balouchestan and took them to the Pakistani
territory.
In a
message on April 6, Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said
efforts by security and diplomatic bodies as well as locals had borne fruit and
four of the abductees were freed and reunited with their families.
On
October 25, 2013, Jaish al-Adl terrorist group killed 14 Iranian border guards
and wounded six others in the border region near the city of Saravan in Sistan
and Balouchestan Province.
In
February 2013, Iran and Pakistan signed a security agreement under which both
countries are required to cooperate in preventing and combating organized
crime, fighting terrorism and countering the activities that pose a threat to
the national security of either country.
Iran has
repeatedly called on Pakistan to comply with the terms of the agreement.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930726000252
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Frustrating
West, Turkey maintains cautious stance against jihadists
18 Oct,
2014
Turkey
is turning a deaf ear to insistent pressure to take a more pro-active stance in
the fight against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, adding to existing strains with
the West under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Western
diplomats have repeatedly made clear they want to see the key NATO member play
a key role in the coalition against the militants, who are battling for the
Syrian town Kobane just a few kilometres from Turkey.
But even
with the jihadists so close, Turkey is wary of giving in to Western pressure to
allow coalition jets the use of its air bases, let alone deploy its own troops.
Turkish
leaders meanwhile are increasingly bitter over being pressured to help save the
single settlement of Kobane, when IS jihadists have already snared swathes of
Iraq and Syria while the West did nothing.
"It's
not about Kobane," Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu snapped angrily this
week. "It's all about putting pressure on Turkey through Kobane. But Turkey
has no appetite for adventures."
Including
the latest influx of 200,000 Syrians from the Kobane region, Turkey is already
hosting 1.5 million refugees, a number that the government icily points out
dwarfs the numbers taken in by the West.
"No-one
has a right to teach us a lesson," said Davutoglu, who in his previous job
as foreign minister spearheaded a controversial policy to make Turkey once
again the centre of the Middle East diplomacy.
With
Erdogan frequently pointing out that the "world is bigger than five"
in reference to the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, the
failure Thursday of Turkey's bid to take a non-permanent seat on the council is
hardly going to help.
According
to analysts, Turkey has every reason to be cautious -- IS is already camped out
just over its own borders and the security implications of Turkish military
action would be unpredictable.
A war
against IS would "be a disaster for Turkey, with porous borders,
vulnerability to terrorist attack and the significant Sunni conservative
constituency in Turkey that does not see IS as Turkey's enemy," said Hugh
Pope of the International Crisis Group.
"The
West should be very careful not to force Turkey to intervene to save Syria and
then find that the Syrian mayhem has engulfed Turkey," he added.
Erdogan
has said Turkey could join the coalition but only under strict conditions --
that a security zone is created inside Syria, a no-fly zone imposed and a
cogent international strategy created to bring down Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad.
"Removing
the Assad regime is currently not a Western priority," said Marc Pierini
of the Carnegie Centre, adding that a no-fly zone was seen in the West as
"yesterday's good idea".
While
the United States has made clear its focus is on halting IS, Turkey wants an
overarching, three-pronged strategy against three entities it regards as
"terror" groups -- IS, the Assad regime and the separatist militants
of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Turkey
is hugely concerned that an alliance between the PKK and the Syria-based
Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG) could create an
effective Kurdish fighting force straddling the border.
Yet
according to Pierini, Turkey should consider an alliance with the Syrian Kurds
who "could eventually be the best buffer force against the Islamic
State" jihadists.
In a key
snub, Turkey has so far refused to allow US forces to use the ideally-situated
Incirlik air base in Adana province for bombing raids against IS.
"It
has become a matter of pride now that Turkey does not agree that Incirlik be
used for military purposes. Otherwise, Ankara would be seen as giving in to
American pressure," said columnist Lale Kemal in the Zaman newspaper.
Turkey
is already going through a prickly period in ties with Europe and the United
States due to the perceived authoritarian tendencies of the Erdogan-led
authorities, who have no hesitation in using tear gas or water cannon to
disperse anti-government protests.
Erdogan
this week took his rhetoric a step further -- slamming the modern day
"Lawrences of Arabia" who he said were wreaking havoc in the Middle
East, referring to the British officer T.E. Lawrence who fought with the Arab
Revolt against the Ottoman Empire in World War I.
The only
area where Turkey sees eye-to-eye with the West on Syria is the need to train
and equip members of the moderate Syrian opposition, with Ankara prepared to
let this happen on Turkish territory.
On
October 2, Turkey itself fuelled expectations that its position would change
dramatically when parliament passed legislation allowing the government to send
troops into Syria.
But
rather than a move to join the anti-IS coalition, this now appears more aimed
at protecting the tiny Turkish exclave inside Syria around the tomb of Suleyman
Shah, the grandfather of the mediaeval founder of the Ottoman Empire, in case
of attack by IS.
"We
will not excuse anyone who poses a threat to Turkey and we will promptly punish
them. This is what the mandate is meant for," said Davutoglu.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113339/World/Region/Frustrating-West,-Turkey-maintains-cautious-stance.aspx
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Palestinians
seek U.N. vote on Israeli troop pullout
18
October 2014
The
Palestinian U.N. ambassador said Friday his government wants the U.N. Security
Council to vote on a resolution before the end of the year that would set
November 2016 as the deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from all
Palestinian territories.
Riyad
Mansour said Friday that if the resolution is defeated - which is almost certain
because of opposition from Israel's closest ally the United States and others -
the Palestinians have other options.
"This
is not going to be an open-ended exercise," he said. "The main option
is to go with a vote."
Palestinian
officials said Thursday they have seven "yes" votes in the 15-member
Security Council and are seeking additional support. A minimum of nine votes is
needed for approval, and then the measure can be vetoed by one of the five
permanent members, including the United States.
The
draft resolution is an expression of Palestinian frustration with the repeated
failure of U.S.-led negotiations with Israel on the terms of an independent
Palestinian state. The last round broke down in April, after nine months of
fruitless talks in which the two sides couldn't agree on the ground rules.
Mansour
said the Palestinians will not go back "to the same kind of negotiations
that have led us nowhere for more than 20 years."
U.S.
Ambassador Samantha Power, asked earlier this month about a deadline for an Israeli
pullout, said that the United States strongly believes the only solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict is through negotiations between the two parties.
Israel's
U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor said when the draft was first circulated that by
pursuing the resolution the Palestinians were "bypassing negotiations by
taking unilateral action" and "avoiding a real dialogue."
Mansour
said the Palestinians are committed to voting on the resolution and "the
centerpiece of our resolution is the time frame."
He said
one option if the draft resolution is defeated is for the Palestinians to join
more treaties and conventions and the International Criminal Court.
When the
U.N. General Assembly recognized a state of Palestine in the West Bank, Gaza
and east Jerusalem in October 2012, the Palestinians gained the right to seek
membership in U.N. institutions and treaty bodies and possibly take their
complaints over Israeli settlement-building on occupied land to the ICC, which
is independent. Earlier this year, it joined 15 international treaties and
conventions.
"We
want to create legal facts on the ground that we exist as a state,"
Mansour said, adding that joining additional treaties, conventions and the ICC
will further "acknowledge that a Palestinian state does exist."
Palestine
joined Paris-based UNESCO in 2011 before becoming a U.N. observer state,
leading to a U.S. cutoff of funding to the educational, scientific and cultural
agency under a U.S. law that bans support for any U.N. agency with Palestine as
a member.
Mansour
said the Palestinians may also go to the U.N. General Assembly where
resolutions are not legally binding but there are no vetoes.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/18/Palestinians-seek-Israeli-pullout-vote-this-year.html
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South Asia
Radicalised
Madrasas Must Be Closed Across South Asia: NSA to Afghanistan President
18 Oct,
2014
Mohammad
Hanif Atmar, national security adviser to President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai has
said all religious schools (Madrasas) which spread radicalism in South Asia
must be closed.
Atmar
said radicalised religious schools have become a key element of terror
infrastructure in the region since they are being misused by certain State and
non-State actors.
He made
the remarks to an audience at a conference organized by Delhi Policy Group in
the Indian capital city of Delhi via satellite from Kabul, The Hindu local
newspaper reported.
Atmar
did not disclose further information regarding the state and non-state actors
which are misusing the religious schools, however his remarks were apparently
towards Pakistan’s military intelligence – Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI).
The
Afghan government has long been accusing Pakistan’s military intelligence (ISI)
for funding the anti-government armed militant groups, including Taliban group
and the Haqqani terrorist network.
Full
report at:
http://www.khaama.com/radicalised-madrasas-must-be-closed-across-south-asia-atmar-6852
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31
Taliban militants killed, 11 injured in clearing operations
Oct 18 2014
At least
31 Taliban militants were killed and 11 others were injured following military
operations by Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours.
The
Ministry of Interior (MoI), said “In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police
conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations with Afghan National Army and
NDS to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and
stability of Afghanistan.”
The
statement further added “The operations were conducted in Baghlan, Logar,
Maidan Wardak, Paktika and Helmand provinces, as a result 31 armed Taliban
members were killed and 11 others were wounded.”
Afghan
National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition
during the operations, MoI said.
The
statement also added that the Afghan National Police discovered and defused 11
different types of IEDs placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive
activities in Nimroz, Ghor, Paktika, Khost, Uruzgan and Nangarhar provinces.
Taliban
militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
http://www.khaama.com/moi-31-taliban-militants-killed-11-injured-in-clearing-operations-8827
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Drone
strike leaves 3 Taliban militants dead in Kunar province
Oct 18
2014
At least
three Taliban militants were killed following a drone strike by NATO-led
coalition forces in eastern Kunar province.
According
to local government officials, the airstrike was carried out late Friday night
in Shegal district.
Provincial
police chief, Abdul Habib Syed Kheli said the drone targeted a compound used by
anti-government armed militants.
The
Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
Kunar is
among the volatile provinces in eastern Afghanistan where anti-government armed
militant groups are actively operating in its various districts.
Kunar is
among the volatile provinces in eastern Afghanistan where Taliban militants and
insurgents from the other militant networks are openly operating.
Kunar is
also considered to be a hotbed of insurgents both for the Afghan and Pakistani
militants, as Kunar province has border with the tribal regions of Pakistan.
http://www.khaama.com/drone-strike-leaves-3-taliban-militants-dead-in-kunar-province-8829
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Hizb-ut-Tahrir
making a comeback
18 Oct,
2014
Banned
Islamist militant outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir is once again trying to come out of its
cocoon in the name of registering protest against Abdul Latif Siddique’s recent
comments on Hajj and Tabligh Jamaat.
Source
in the Hizb-ut-Tahrir said the party will stage demonstration and hold Islamic
programmes demanding capital punishment to the former posts and
telecommunications minister.
According
to the sources in the outfit more than 10,000 Hizb-ut-Tahrir members, divided
in small groups, are currently active across the country.
These members
are reportedly making direct contact with general people through organising
small Islamic programmes in which they demand execution of Latif and distribute
leaflets and video CDs having anti-government statements.
From
such a programme Hizbut-Tahrir cadres yesterday clashed with police on the
Iqbar Road of Mohammadpur area.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/18/hizb-ut-tahrir-making-comeback#sthash.eueCWs00.dpuf
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'Have
great dream, defeat problems': Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to Bangladeshi youths
18 Oct,
2014
Former
Indian president and acclaimed scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on Friday inspired
Bangladeshi youths to nurture great dreams, acquire knowledge continuously and
defeat problems through working hard to build a better Bangladesh.
“Your
dreams are Bangladesh’s dreams, your thoughts are Bangladesh’s thoughts and
your actions will be Bangladesh’s actions,” he told students of various public
and private universities at in a dialogue at city’s Sonargaon Hotel.
He termed
having small aims or dreams as a ‘crime’ and encouraged Bangladeshi youths to
think big and convert their dreams into actions through hard work.
Metropolitan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) arranged the event, titled ‘Youth
Dialogue with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam’, marking its 110 years of service on
Saturday.
Before
sharing his ‘journey of life’ with the students, the former Indian President
recited a poem of Jalaluddin Rumi – ‘I will fly and fly’ - in chorus.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/south-asia/2014/oct/18/have-great-dream-defeat-problems#sthash.OWFfNEAg.dpuf
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Arab World
IS
Jihadists Execute Man for 'Filming HQ' In Syria
18 Oct,
2014
Islamic
State group jihadists have executed a man in northern Syria they accused of
filming their headquarters and displayed his body on a cross, a monitoring
group said on Saturday.
The man
was put to death in the Aleppo province town of Al-Bab on Thursday, the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said.
His body
was then strapped to a makeshift metal cross and hung with a sign reading
"Abdullah Al-Bushi. Crime: filming Islamic State headquarters for 500
Turkish lira ($222) per video," the Britain-based group said, citing
witnesses on the ground.
"Judgement:
execution and crucifixion for three days," the sign hung around the man's
neck added.
IS has
carried out repeated executions of those it accuses of spying or diverging from
its harsh interpretation of Islam.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113363/World/Region/IS-jihadists-execute-man-for-filming-HQ-in-Syria.aspx
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Bombers
Kill 50 ISIL Terrorists in Iraq's Baiji
18 Oct,
2014
Iraqi
fighter jets launched massive strikes against the positions of the ISIL
terrorists in the city of Baiji, Salahuddin province, leaving 50 terrorists
dead and 20 vehicles destroyed.
Iraq's
warplanes hit the convoys and hideouts of the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in an air
strike North of Beji district in Salah il-Din province, killing and injuring
huge numbers of them.
The ISIL
Takfiri terrorists currently control parts of Syria and Iraq. They have
threatened all communities, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians, Ezadi
Kurds and others, as they continue their atrocities in Iraq.
Senior
Iraqi officials have blamed Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and some Persian Gulf Arab
states for the growing terrorism in their country.
The ISIL
has links with Saudi intelligence and is believed to be indirectly supported by
the Israeli regime.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930726000338
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35 ISIL
Terrorists Killed by Kurdish Forces in Syria
18 Oct,
2014
The
Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria's Kurdistan region killed 35
terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Ras al-Ain last
night.
The
terrorists were killed after heavy clashes with the Kurdish forces near the
evacuated village of Raviya on Tal Bouka hills last night.
The
bodies of 20 terrorists fell into the hands of the YPG.
Also the
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the YPG killed 16 fighters of the
ISIL terrorist group near the city of Kobani in Northern Syria. The ISIL
fighters were targeted by the Kurdish YPG forces, in the village of Halang,
near the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani.
The
fight against ISIL terrorists in the Syrian town of Kobani is being won,
according to the US military. Kurdish forces on the ground say that ISIL has
been pushed back in most parts of the town, which borders Turkey.
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930726000506
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Monitor:
10 civilians killed in Syria after US-led air strikes against IS
18 Oct,
2014
US-led
forces which are bombing Islamic State militants in Syria killed ten civilians
in two recent air strikes, a group monitoring the violence said today.
The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said seven civilians were killed when an
air strike hit a gas plant near the town of al-Khasham is the eastern Deir
al-Zor province yesterday, and three civilians were killed in an air strike on
Thursday night in the north east province of al-Hassakah.
Reuters
cannot independently confirm the reports due to security restrictions.
The
coalition has been bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq since August and
extended the campaign to Syria in September. Close to 200,000 people have been
killed in Syria’s three-year civil war, according to the United Nations.
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/monitor-10-civilians-killed-in-syria-after-us-led-air-strikes-against-is#sthash.ZS70346Z.dpuf
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Iraqi
PM: Foreign ground troops ‘not required’ in ISIS fight
18
October 2014
Iraqi
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday said he did not see a need for
foreign forces to deploy ground troops in the fight against Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Abadi,
who is grappling with an internal political deadlock over the long-vacant
interior and defense ministry posts in the Iraqi government, was speaking in a
press conference about the U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq.
“The
fight against [ISIS] militants does not require foreign ground troops [to enter
Iraq],” he stated, adding however that should any state wish to send ground
forces, the move would require approval from the Iraqi government and
parliament.
Earlier
this week, Abadi said he would rather enlist tribal militias fight ISIS than
have foreign troops assist the battle.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/18/Iraqi-PM-Foreign-ground-troops-not-required-in-ISIS-fight.html
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Saudi
Arabia Arrests Sunni Cleric on Religious Charges
18 Oct,
2014
Saudi
Arabia arrested a Sunni cleric for his support for proximity among Islamic
sects.
Saudi
security forces on Friday detained Hassan Farhan al-Maliki, who follows up a
stance on religious issues in contradiction to Wahabbis, press tv reported.
Saudi
and Salafi extremists have always criticized the Sunni cleric’s religious ideas
and repeatedly brought different charges against him. They have also emphasized
that Saudi security forces must detain Maliki.
In
televised interviews, debates and messages in social networks, Maliki has
repeatedly said that Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese
Hezbollah resistance movement, is the hero of the Arab world.
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930726000847
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Saddam
Hussein planned to kidnap Israeli PM in 1981
PTI |
Oct 18, 2014
JERUSALEM:
Former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein had planned to kidnap the then Israeli Prime
Minister Menachem Begin in retaliation to the Jewish state's attack on Iraq's nuclear
reactor in 1981, a media report said.
The
sensational revelation has been made in a soon to be published memoir by
Saddam's attorney, Badie Aref, Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper reported.
Badie,
who heard of the plan from one of the Iraqi intelligence chiefs, claims that
Palestinian operatives were entrusted with the job of kidnapping Begin and
bringing him to Baghdad, Ynetnews quoted the report as saying.
The plan
was eventually called off after an unnamed western leader urged the former
Iraqi dictator to give up on the plan, the report said.
The
Arabic newspaper will be publishing additional excerpts from the book in the
coming weeks.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Saddam-Hussein-planned-to-kidnap-Israeli-PM-in-1981/articleshow/44867529.cms
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After
repelling ISIL, PKK fighters are the new heroes of Kurdistan
18 Oct,
2014
ERBIL,
Iraq — The body of Zanyar Kawa is making its final journey to Sulaymaniyah, in
northeastern Iraq. The slain fighter died 500 miles from his hometown battling
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, in Kobane, a Syrian town
near the Turkish border.
Though
an Iraqi Kurd, Kawa did not die serving the Iraqi Kurdish security forces,
known as the peshmerga. Rather, he was killed fighting alongside guerrillas
associated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which seeks
self-determination for Kurds in Turkey and across the region. Both Turkey and
the United States consider the PKK a terrorist organization.
Nearly a
hundred people have gathered on a grassy plaza in the city’s center to receive
Kawa’s body and accompany it home. PKK flags are flying, along with banners of
Abdullah Öcalan, the group’s founder. While most in the crowd are Turkish Kurds
who live in exile, there are Iraqi Kurds, too.
In the
past, the PKK did not count many Iraqi Kurds among its members, nor was the
separatist group a critical player in Kurdistan’s internal affairs. But since
ISIL fighters swept through northern Iraq this summer, that has changed. Increasingly,
Iraqi Kurds are embracing the PKK fighters as heroes, lauding them for
recapturing the northern Iraqi town of Makhmour and its surrounding villages
and for rescuing thousands of members of the Yazidi ethnic group who were
trapped in nearby Sinjar.
Full
report at:
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/10/17/pkk-s-rise-in-iraqikurdistan.html
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North America
Why Do
Saudis Want Their Children To Become US Citizens?
18 Oct,
2014
A number
of Saudis and people of some other nationalities have of late become obsessed
with the idea that their pregnant wives must give birth to their children in
the United States. They want their
children to be born in the US so as to obtain birth certificates that will make
them eligible for American citizenship.
These
are personal matters which we have no right to criticize. We cannot ask these
people to stop taking their wives to the US to have their children because this
is their personal choice which we have no option but to respect.
Former
British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher was able to convince Parliament in the
1970s to cancel the legal right of foreigners born in Britain to automatically
obtain British nationality. The legislation also covered children born to
British men and women married to foreigners.
Thatcher
took this step for purely demographic, social and political reasons, especially
since British nationals are entitled to medical care and medicines in addition
to many other benefits.
Full
report at:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20141018221484
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Lebanon
pulled into war with Islamic State group: AP report
18 Oct,
2014
With all
eyes on the Islamic State group's onslaught in Iraq and Syria, a less
conspicuous but potentially just as explosive front line with the extremists is
emerging in Lebanon, where Lebanese soldiers and Shiite Hezbollah guerrillas
are increasingly pulled into deadly fighting with the Sunni militants along the
country's border with Syria.
The U.S.
has been speeding up delivery of small ammunition to shore up Lebanon's army,
but recent cross-border attacks and beheading of Lebanese soldiers by Islamic
State fighters — and the defection of four others to the extremists — has sent
shockwaves across this Mediterranean country, eliciting fear of a potential
slide into the kind of militant, sectarian violence afflicting both Syria and
Iraq, and increasingly prompting minorities to take up arms.
The
crisis was slow in coming.
For
long, Lebanon managed to miraculously avoid the all-out chaos gripping
neighboring countries — despite sporadic street clashes and car bombings, and
despite being awash with weapons and taking in an endless stream of refugees
from Syria who now constitute a staggering one third of its population of 4.5 million
people.
Unlike
in Syria or Iraq, the al-Qaida-breakaway Islamic State group does not hold
territory in Lebanon. But along with Syria's al-Qaida affiliate, the Nusra
Front, it has established footholds in remote mountains along Lebanon's remote
eastern border, from where it launches almost daily incursions further afield.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113361/World/Region/Lebanon-pulled-into-war-with-Islamic-State-group-A.aspx
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US
confirms sharing intel with Syrian Kurds against ISIL
18 Oct,
2014
Washington
has confirmed that it has been sharing intelligence and information with the
Syrian Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
militants.
"We
do get intelligence from, get information from a wide range of people –
obviously, look for it anywhere we can get it. So yes, there is some
intelligence and information sharing going on. That’s not something you
replicate everywhere, of course, but in this case that is correct," U.S. State
Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said during a daily press briefing on
Oct. 17.
U.S.-led
warplanes has been pummelling the ISIL around the Syrian Kurdish town of
Kobane, where the international coalition sees some "encouraging"
signs in the fight against the militants. The ISIL has increased its attacks on
the area near the crossing gate at the Turkish-Syrian border, prompting the
People’s Protection Units (YPG), the armed wing of the Democratic Union Party
(PYD), to take position within the city limits.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-confirms-sharing-intel-with-syrian-kurds-against-isil.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73150&NewsCatID=352
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Iraq is
the top priority in fight against IS: US commander
18 Oct,
2014
Confronting
the Islamic State group in Iraq is the "main" priority for the US-led
fight against the jihadists, while strikes in Syria are designed to disrupt the
group's supply lines, the US commander overseeing the air war said Friday.
Even
with the world's attention fixed on the fate of the northern Syrian town of
Kobane, General Lloyd Austin said Iraq was the primary battleground for the air
campaign.
"Iraq
is our main effort, and it has to be," Austin told reporters.
"And
the things that we're doing right now in Syria are being done primarily to
shape the conditions in Iraq," he said.
US-led
air raids in Syria are serving as a way to undercut the group's ability to
reinforce and resupply its fighters in Iraq, he said.
In his
first press conference since the air campaign was launched in Iraq on August 8,
Austin said it would take time before Iraqi government forces were truly
effective and declined to say when the army would be ready to stage major
offensives to recapture lost territory in Mosul or elsewhere.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113324/World/Region/Iraq-is-the-top-priority-in-fight-against-IS-US-co.aspx
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Barack
Obama reviews strategy in Iraq and Syria against ISIL
18 Oct,
2014
US
President Barack Obama has reviewed his strategy in Iraq and Syria and
discussed the assessed impact of coalition air strikes against the Islamic
State (IS) in both countries, the White House said.
During
his meeting with the national security team, Obama received an update on the
political and security situation in Iraq and Syria, the White House said.
The
meeting among others was attended by Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of
State John Kerry, National Security Advisor Susan Rice and Defense Secretary
Chuck Hagel.
“He
reviewed coalition plans to help train, advise, and equip Iraqi ground forces
as they take the fight to ISIL in the near term and over time, including the
need to fill critical gaps and to integrate fully the unique capabilities of
key coalition partners,” the White House said. Full report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/middle-east-africa/barack-obama-reviews-strategy-in-iraq-and-syria-against-isil/99/#sthash.DmGQJIl9.dpuf
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Southeast Asia
Catholic
Priest Wakes Up From Coma After 17 Months, Converts To Islam
18 Oct,
2014
Jakarta
| A catholic priest from the island of Java in Indonesia who has woken up from
a 17 month long coma has converted himself to Islam after the man claims Allah
spoke to him and showed him “the beauty of the heavens”.
The
87-year old priest from Spain has lived and preached on the island for more
then 43 years and is fluent in Javanese and various dialects of the different
ethnic groups of the island and is a well known and respected figure amongst
all religious groups of the area.
The man who
has suffered a cardiac arrest while helping local volunteers to fix the roof of
his own church and fell an incredible two stories high has managed to survive
and come out of his coma, in brittle shape, yet a changed man.
“I know
nothing of Islam. Never once have I read the Quran but God spoke to me and
asked me to follow him to the heavens and the Holy light shone through my
entire being and behold the golden gates of heaven appeared before me and God
told me his name and it was Allah” told the newly convert to a journalist of
the Kalimantan Press.
Full
report at:
http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/catholic-priest-wakes-up-from-coma-after-17-months-converts-to-islam/#sthash.q29OG5aC.e02K0xwf.dpuf
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Malaysia
supports action against Islamic State militants, says Najib
18 Oct,
2014
The
crash and disappearance of Malaysia Airlines's flights MH17 and MH370,
respectively, were among the issues highlighted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Najib Razak at the 10th summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) in Milan.
He also
expressed his appreciation to United Nations member states for voting Malaysia
as a non-permanent member to the UN Security Council (UNSC), during his
intervention on the Islamic State (Isis) issue.
Malaysia
obtained 187 of the 192 votes cast, to win a seat in the UNSC. There was one
abstention.
Najib,
while making the intervention, said Malaysia concurred with other nations in
taking appropriate action to check the spread of Isis.
"I
also mentioned that military action alone cannot resolve the issue, that we
also have to discern and fight against the ideology held by this group.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/malaysia-supports-action-against-islamic-state-militants-says-najib-bernama#sthash.0MBtGgYz.dpuf
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Islamic
banking experts from Malaysia needed at global level
18 Oct,
2014
Malaysia
as the leader in Islamic banking and finance (IBF) must produce more human
capital experts in the sector not only to meet local demand but also at the
global level.
Economic
Analyst Prof Datuk Mohd Yusof Kasim said currently IBF is expanding in
non-Islamic countries, and it could be improved to ensure it is truly a choice
for many parties.
He said
many universities in Malaysia offered courses related to IBF but they were
enough to fulfill the demand in Malaysia, while there was a lot of demand for
human resources at the global level.
"We
are already ahead. We have complete governance and framework. In fact, many
Western countries look at our sukuk as a popular Islamic bond. In the labour
market, there's a lot of demand in IBF but how ready are our universities to
produce that numbers.
"Supply
from universities (in Malaysia) can meet industry demand... but I feel the
global demand is huge," he said when met at a dialogue session on
"The Dialogue on the Future Dimensions of IBF in Malaysia" today.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/business/article/islamic-banking-experts-from-malaysia-needed-at-global-level#sthash.nJCMk7aX.dpuf
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India
Anti-India
Rally Calling For 'Independence of Kashmir' To Take Place in UK
Kounteya
Sinha,TNN | Oct 18, 2014
LONDON:
An anti-India rally, calling for the independence of Kashmir is being planned
on British soil.
A
"Million March" is to take place on October 26 which expects to see
thousands of people rally through central London in protest against India's
supposed "human rights violations in Kashmir".
The
rally will begin in London's Trafalgar Square and end at Prime Minister David
Cameron's office at 10 Downing Street where a petition would be submitted
asking Britain to push India into resolving the Kashmir impasse with Pakistan.
A
similar anti-India protest rally has also been planned at Brussels following
day on October 27.
India
voiced serious concern against the planned march with foreign minister Sushma
Swaraj asking British foreign secretary Philip Hammond to stem the anti-India
march.
Swaraj
who met Hammond for their first bilateral meeting said UK can't allow
anti-India sentiment to thrive in UK.
Swaraj also
brought up the issue during her meeting later with deputy Prime Minister Nick
Clegg.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anti-India-rally-calling-for-independence-of-Kashmir-to-take-place-in-UK/articleshow/44867586.cms
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Modi
govt. should prioritise Ram temple issue: RSS
SANDEEP
JOSHI
18 Oct,
2014
The
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) said here on Friday that the Narendra Modi
government had five years’ time to act on the issue of construction of a Ram
temple in Ayodhya.
“The Ram
temple is on the agenda of the country… It is in the national interest. We had
been supporting the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and religious leaders on the issue.
The government has its own priority and it will work according to that ... It
has ample time till 2019,” RSS “Sahsarkaryavah” (joint general secretary)
Dattatreya Hosbale told presspersons.
“It is
better for the government to take up the issue on priority … the Ram Mandir is
in their manifesto,” he said when asked what the RSS strategy would be on the
issue as the BJP had been saying that a grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya would be a
reality if the party was voted to power with a full majority at the Centre.
Mr.
Hosbale was addressing a press conference on the opening day of the three-day
RSS Akhil Bhartiya Karyakari Mandal meeting, its highest policy formulation
body. BJP leaders, including party chief Amit Shah, and key functionaries of
RSS affiliates are attending the annual meeting.
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/modi-govt-should-prioritise-ram-temple-issue-rss/article6513371.ece
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Protesters
again display ISIS flags in Kashmir valley
18 Oct,
2014
SRINAGAR:
Protesters on Friday displayed flag of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
during a rally in old city after Friday prayers, official sources said.
They
said some masked youth were seen carrying the flags of the international terror
group during a protest after Friday prayers in Jamia Masjid area.
Police,
however, said no such incident has been reported from anywhere in the valley on
Friday.
Security
officials have expressed concern over the displaying of ISIS flags during the
protest rallies in Kashmir.
Today's
was the fourth such incident in the last three months.
Army has
said the waving of ISIS flags in Kashmir was a matter of concern and
"deserves the highest attention of the security agencies" so that the
Valley youth are prevented from being lured into the ranks of the jihadist
organisation.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Protesters-again-display-ISIS-flags-in-Kashmir-valley/articleshow/44857740.cms
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Pakistan
Pakistan
asks world to support its efforts to root out terrorism
18 Oct,
2014
ISLAMABAD:
Terrorism is a global threat and collective efforts were needed to combat it,
said Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam in her weekly briefing on Friday.
Dismissing
Iran’s accusations on cross-border terrorism, Pakistan on Saturday said that
Iranian nationals were involved in terrorism inside their own country, asking
Tehran to share with Islamabad the proof suggesting the latter’s involvement in
terrorism in the neighbouring state.
It also
welcomed a resolution passed by British Parliament in favour of recognising
Palestine as an independent state.
“It is
not helpful to externalise problems. We need to focus on eliminating terrorism
from our countries,” she commented on Iranian Brigadier General Hussain
Salami’s statement that Iran would be left with no option but to taking action
inside Pakistan if Islamabad failed to curb cross-border terrorism. “There may
be cross border activities or other trans-national crimes like narcotic and
drug trafficking. We believe that if Iran has evidence that elements from
Pakistan are involved in activities against Iran, they should share it with us.
Our information is that these incidents took place inside Iranian territory by
Iranians and that is corroborated by their own accounts,” she said.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/18-Oct-2014/pakistan-asks-world-to-support-its-efforts-to-root-out-terrorism
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Six
suspected militants killed in Khyber Agency
18 Oct,
2014
PESHAWAR:
At least six militants were killed on Saturday in Khyber Agency as operation
'Khyber 1' entered into its second day.
Official
sources said security forces advancing in Sipah, Malikdinkhel and Akakhel areas
engaged in clashes with militants.
As the
operation Khyber 1 progressed, a key Lashkar-i-Islam commander Malam, along
with his 80 fighters, laid down arms and surrendered to the authorities.
The
information, however, could not be independently verified as journalists have
limited access to the tribal agency.
Sipah is
a known stronghold of Lashkar-i-Islam while Akakhel and Malikdinkhel too have a
sizable presence of militant elements.
These
advancements by the army comes as part of the ongoing military operation
Zarb-i-Azb which was initiated on June 15 against anti-state militants hiding
in the North Waziristan Agency. The action was recently expanded to parts of
Khyber.
Khyber
is one of Pakistan’s seven semi-autonomous regions governed by tribal laws and
lies near the Afghan border. The Taliban and other Al Qaeda-linked groups who
stage attacks in both Pakistan and Afghanistan are also known to have
strongholds in the zone.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1138795/six-suspected-militants-killed-in-khyber-agency
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There is
no place for conspirators like Javed Hashmi: Tahirul Qadri
18 Oct,
2014
FAISALABAD-
PAT chief Tahirul Qadri today rejected reports regarding the termination of
sit-ins in Islamabad. He said this while talking to journalists on the occasion
of his departure from Faisalabad to Islamabad.
He said
that false statements given by Javed Hashmi regarding sit-ins led to Hashmi’s
failure in elections. There is no place for conspirators like Javed Hashmi in
the country, he remarked.
http://nation.com.pk/national/17-Oct-2014/there-is-no-place-for-conspirators-like-javed-hashmi-tahirul-qadri
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Any
aggression against Pakistan will get a befitting response: General Raheel
18 Oct, 2014
RAWALPINDI:
Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Saturday said that the Pakistan Army was
fully capable of deterring and defeating aggression “across the entire spectrum
of threat…yet, Pakistan persistently seeks peace in the region and beyond”.
Addressing
a passing out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul, the army chief
said: “Let there be no doubt that any aggression against Pakistan will get a
befitting response and no sacrifice will be too great in this sacred cause.”
"Lasting
peace in the region will only come about with the fair and just resolution of
the Kashmir issue; in accordance with the will of the Kashmiri people as
enshrined in the UN resolutions.”
General
Raheel said coercion and repression of Kashmiri people would not shake their
confidence from ultimately exercising their freedom of choice which has been
promised to them by the international community.
"
It is Pakistan's firm belief that the determination of our Kashmiri brethren
and collective conscience of the free world will bear fruit and their
aspirations will eventually be realised,” he remarked.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1138801/any-aggression-against-pakistan-will-get-a-befitting-response-general-raheel
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Bajaur
IED blast kills two security personnel
18 Oct,
2014
PESHAWAR:
At least two security personnel were killed and two others were injured on
Saturday in a roadside blast in Salarzai Tehsil of Bajaur Agency.
Official
sources said security forces were carrying water supply for the troops in Salarzai
when they were hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) blast resulting in
the death of two Dir Scouts personnel and leaving two others injured.
A
security reinforcement immediately reached the spot and a search operation was
launched in the area.
Earlier
on Aug 13, a pro-government tribal elder and leader of the Salarzai Peace
Committee was also attacked in a roadside blast in Bajaur's Golo Shah area. He,
however, had remained unhurt in the incident.
Bajaur,
a tribal region in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), is
governed by tribal laws.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1138802/bajaur-ied-blast-kills-two-security-personnel
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Jamaat
hits out at ‘political culture’ PTI is promoting
18 Oct,
2014
PESHAWAR:
The Jamaat-i-Islami on Friday came down heavily on its partner in the Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa government, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, for the ‘political
culture it is promoting’ at the Islamabad sit-in against the Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz government in the centre.
During
an oath-taking ceremony at the party’s provincial headquarters here, JI central
general secretary Liaqat Baloch expressed reservations about the mixed
gathering at PTI sit-in in Islamabad continuing for the last two months or so.
“Change
cannot be brought through music and dance. It is just promoting lewdness among
youngsters,” said Baloch.
In a
news release issued by JI on Friday, senior leader of the party expressed
‘reservations about the political culture PTI is promoting in the name of change.’
Baloch
insists music and dance can’t bring about change, instead it promotes obscenity
It is
perhaps for the first time that a senior JI leader, an ally of PTI, has
criticised the mixed gathering and music at the PTI sit-in.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1138791/jamaat-hits-out-at-political-culture-pti-is-promoting
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Benazir’s
mission will continue: Zardari
18 Oct,
2014
ISLAMABAD:
Former president and PPP co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari said on Saturday that
the mission of Benazir Bhutto will continue.
In a
message on the seventh anniversary of the Karsaz tragedy, the former president
said October 18 is a day to pay homage to the memories of those brave sons and
daughters who sacrificed their lives for democracy and fighting against
extremism.
The
former president said it was this day seven years ago that Benazir Bhutto
returned to Pakistan from exile defying all odds and warnings. He said Benazir
decided to return because she sensed that Pakistan was faced with existential
threat from the militants on the one hand and dictatorship on the other. She
wanted to lead from the front the fight against dictatorship and militancy.
Once she made up her mind nothing could stop her.
Full
report at:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-162899-Benazirs-mission-will-continue:-Zardari-
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Bilawal
to address rally: Supporters begin arriving at Bagh-i-Jinnah
18 Oct,
2014
KARACHI:
Supporters had begun to arrive at Karachi's Bagh-i-Jinnah on Saturday in order
to hear the young chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal
Bhutto-Zardari, as he prepares to establish his first direct contact with the
masses.
Supporters
of PPP and Bilawal were arriving at the venue from different parts of the
province as well as from outside Sindh — PPP loyalists from Balochistan's
Quetta, Khuzdar and other areas as well as from rural Sindh were arriving for
the party chairman's first public interaction.
Worker
dies at rally venue
Earlier,
a PPP worker died of apparent natural causes at the venue of the political
rally.
The
worker, who had travelled to Karachi from Khand Kot area of Sindh, was unwell
and had complained of stomach aches the previous night, his colleagues said.
They said his condition did not seem to improve after he took medicine from a
local pharmacy.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1138812/bilawal-to-address-rally-supporters-begin-arriving-at-bagh-i-jinnah
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Africa
Libya:
18 killed in Benghazi fighting
17
October 2014
At least
18 people were killed on Friday in heavy fighting between the Libyan National
Army led by renegade General Khalifa Haftar and Islamist militant of Ansar
al-Sharia group in the country’s eastern city of Benghazi, Al Arabiya
correspondent reported.
Some of
the heaviest clashes were taking place around Benghazi University, where
Islamist militants were reportedly holed up, the correspondent said.
Benghazi
Medical Centre said the dead were mostly soldiers and civilians fighting
alongside the army in the central district of al-Majouri, AFP reported.
Over 50
people have been killed since forces of retired General Haftar, backed by army
units, launched on Wednesday what he called an operation to
"liberate" Benghazi from Islamist militias.
Friday's
clashes, which were the fiercest since the start of the operation, saw the two
sides using weapons of all calibers in street fighting.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/17/Deadly-clashes-in-Libya-s-Benghazi-enter-third-day.html
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Human
Rights Watch finds few abuses inside West Sahara camps
18
October 2014
Human
Rights Watch says that contrary to claims by Morocco, there are few rights
abuses at refugee camps run by the pro-independence Polisario movement in
Western Sahara.
The
organization said Saturday its two week investigation of the camps noted
isolated cases of harassment of critics but in general found camp residents
could freely express themselves or leave.
The
camps in the remote desert region of Tindouf in Algeria hold some 90,000
refugees from the Western Sahara, which was annexed by Morocco in 1975.
Morocco,
which fought 15 year war against the Polisario, maintains camp residents are
brutally treated by the group and held against their will.
After a
1991 ceasefire, a referendum was to be held to determine the fate of the
Western Sahara, which Morocco has blocked.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/africa/2014/10/18/Human-Rights-Watch-finds-abuses-inside-West-Sahara-camps.html
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Suspected
rebels kill more than 20 people in eastern Congo village
Reuters
| Oct 18, 2014
KINSHASA:
Suspected Ugandan rebels killed more than 20 people near the eastern Congolese
town of Beni in the second attack in around 48 hours, the spokesman for a civil
society group told Reuters on Saturday.
The
ADF-NALU rebels, who operate in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern
border zone, attacked Byalos village, said Omar Kavota, a spokesman for the
Civil Society of North Kivu.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Suspected-rebels-kill-more-than-20-people-in-eastern-Congo-village/articleshow/44866704.cms
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Europe
Britain
may use mediaeval treason law to tackle Daesh Islamist fighters
18 Oct,
2014
London:
Britain may use a mediaeval law dating to 1351 to charge citizens with treason
if they go to fight with Daesh insurgents in Iraq and Syria, Foreign Secretary
Philip Hammond said.
Prime
Minister David Cameron has warned that Daesh, whose fighters have seized large
areas of Syria and Iraq, pose a grave threat to Britain while police and
intelligence officers say they have seen a rise in potentially deadly plots.
Security
officials say some 500 Britons — largely with Muslim immigrant backgrounds —
are believed to be fighting in Iraq and Syria, though the true figure could be
much greater and security officials worry that those who return could carry out
an attack on Britain.
Hammond
said any British citizen who had sworn personal allegiance to the so-called
Islamic State could have committed an offence under the Treason Act of 1351,
which was passed during the reign of English King Edward III.
Full
report at:
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/britain-may-use-mediaeval-treason-law-to-tackle-islamist-fighters-1.1400310
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Germany
to seize ID cards to stop jihadist travel
18
October 2014
Germany
on Friday announced new measures to prevent its citizens from travelling to
join the jihadist cause in Iraq and Syria, including confiscating their
identity papers.
Under a
deal struck by interior ministers from the federal level and Germany’s 16
states, authorities will be able to take away ID cards from alleged Islamic
militants to stop them from leaving the country.
Until
now it has been possible to make passports invalid to keep German citizens from
travelling abroad.
But
because German citizens can use their national ID card to travel to Turkey, a
frequent jumping-off point for Iraq and Syria, Germany is moving to close the
loophole.
“We
don’t want terrorism to be exported from Germany,” Interior Minister Thomas de
Maiziere said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/18/Germany-to-seize-ID-cards-to-stop-jihadist-travel.html
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U.N.
Security Council urges stronger campaign against ISIS
18
October 2014
The
United Nations Security Council on Friday pushed for a bombing campaign in Iraq
against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and associated
extremist groups to be strengthened and expanded.
A
U.S.-led military coalition has been bombing ISIS fighters who hold a large
swathe of territory in both Iraq and Syria, two countries involved in complex
multi-sided civil wars in which nearly every country in the Middle East has a
stake.
U.S.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday told military leaders from more than 20
countries working with the coalition that he was deeply concerned about the
ISIS’s advances at the Syrian town of Kobani and in western Iraq.
"The
members of the Security Council urged the international community, in
accordance with international law, to further strengthen and expand support for
the government of Iraq, including Iraqi Security Forces, in the fight against
(ISIS) and associated armed groups," it said in a statement.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2014/10/18/UN-Security-Council-urges-stronger-campaign-against-ISIS.html
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Cameron
must act to free Briton on Pak death row
October
18, 2014
LONDON:
The daughter of a British man sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy
delivered Prime Minister David Cameron a petition on Friday demanding help in
securing his release.
Mentally
ill Mohammad Asghar, 70, was convicted in January for claiming to be a prophet
of Islam, an act considered sacrilegious in Pakistan, which is 97 percent
Muslim. The verdict prompted Cameron to say he was ‘deeply concerned’ about
Asghar’s fate. Asghar was hospitalised last month after being shot and wounded
in jail.
Daughter
Jasmine Rana on Friday arrived at Cameron’s Downing Street office with a
petition signed by 70,000 people calling on the prime minster to secure her
father’s return. ‘My father is extremely mentally ill; he suffers from paranoid
schizophrenia, which was diagnosed by UK doctors in 2010.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/international/18-Oct-2014/cameron-must-act-to-free-briton-on-pak-death-row
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Germany
arrests two suspected ISIS supporters
18
October 2014
German
prosecutors say they've arrested two men suspected of supporting the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and searched the homes of several others.
Federal
prosecutors said the two were arrested Saturday in the western city of Aachen.
They were identified only as Tunisian citizen Kamel Ben Yahia S. and Russian
national Yusup G. because of German privacy rules.
The
Tunisian is accused of providing clothing worth over 1,100 euros ($1,400) and
3,400 euros in cash to ISIS, and smuggling a 17-year-old boy from Germany to
Syria to join it. The Russian is accused of participating in the smuggling.
Six
others suspected of helping them had their homes searched. One was temporarily
detained.
Prosecutors
say they searched the homes of seven more people suspected of supporting Ahrar
al-Sham, an ultraconservative Syrian rebel group.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2014/10/18/Germany-arrests-2-suspected-ISIS-supporters.html
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