New Age Islam News Bureau
30
Sept 2014
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York on 29 Sep 2014
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Arab World
• Iraqi
Army Kills 100 ISIL Terrorists, Liberates 16 Villages in Diyala Province
• 35 ISIL
Terrorists Killed in Iraq
• ISIS
'just one mile from Baghdad'
• Salih
Muslim Calls For Action to Avoid Kobani 'Slaughter'
• Jordan
on high alert for possible IS retaliation
• US-led
Air Strikes Pose Problem for Assad’s Moderate Foes
• Propaganda
to fight back with IS TV satire
• Theme
song of Iraqi sitcom mocking ISIS goes viral
• Photo of
ISIS leader ‘lookalike’ goes viral
• Kurd
troops attack Iraq jihadists on three fronts: officers
• FSA
chief urges Alawites to abandon Assad’s ‘sinking ship’
• Egypt
court bans another Islamist party
South Asia
• 47
Taliban militants killed during clearing operations, MoI says
• ISAF
refutes reporting of brutality in Ajristan
• Ahle
Sunnat demands Latif Siddique's arrest
• Maldives’
human rights developments “disturbing”, says Canadian FM
Southeast Asia
• In
anti-Isis salvo, Dr M urges clerics to speak up
• Envoy
denies jihadists using Malaysia as a platform to enter Iraq
• 7
Malaysians among 16 barred from South Korea over militant links
Pakistan
• Jamaat e
Islami to Renew Pakistan Movement
• Peshawar:
Loud Speakers Banned On Of Eid-Ul-Azha
• ‘Pakistan
Qualifies For Nuclear Suppliers Group Membership’
• Pakistan
Army fully prepared to deter and defeat any form of aggression: COAS
• We will
continue to meet Kashmiri leaders before, after talks with India: adviser
• Imran
never brings donations for SKMH to Pakistan: minister
• Qadri
castigates rulers for pushing masses under ‘pile’ of debt
India
• Indian Muslims will fail Al Qaeda, PM Modi reiterates in America
• ‘Zero Tolerance, Not Moratorium, Needed To End Communal Violence’: Minority and Civil Society Organisations
• Modi, Obama
Release Joint Vision Statement, Say Together ‘We Will Combat Terror Threats’
• Terrorism
is a threat to humanity, there is no good or bad terrorist: Narendra Modi
• Afghan
pullout by US must be measured: Modi
North America
• Controversial
‘anti-Muslim’ New York bus ad pulls Foley image
• Canadian
minister calls Pakistan a ‘safe haven’ for 'terrorists'
• Texas
Gov. insists Muslim beheading was 'terrorism,' not 'workplace violence'
• Thousands
of U.S. sorties flown in Iraq, Syria war
• US
veterans slam slur to UAE’s female pilot
• Obama
blame of spy agencies over ISIL draws riposte
• US may
keep secret prisoners in custody after Afghan war exit
Europe
• Arabs
must ramp up anti-ISIS fight, says European Commission chief
I• S pillaging Iraqi artefacts, UNESCO warns
• Two
Ethnic Uzbek Taliban Fighters from Tajikistan Sentenced
• Syria
refugees in Lebanon face rising violence: HRW
Mideast
• Europe's
ISIL recruits 'victims of discrimination': Turkish academic
• 'Historic
compromise' must lead to Palestinian state: PA
• Netanyahu
has ‘lost touch with reality,’ says PLO
• Netanyahu:
Iran poses greater threat than ISIS
• Israeli
Settlers 'Occupy 23 Homes' in East Jerusalem Neighbourhood
Africa
• 'Boko Haram Is Not Islam', Say Young Nigerian Muslims
• Tunisia's
Islamists urge US help to support democracy
• Libya's
parliament holds crisis talks with rival assembly
• CAR asks
UN to tweak arms embargo to aid troops
Australia
• Australia
charges man over funding ‘terrorist organization’
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/iraqi-army-kills-100-isil/d/99329
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Arab World
Iraqi
Army Kills 100 ISIL Terrorists, Liberates 16 Villages in Diyala Province
30
September 2014
Ground operations by Iraqi army, backed by
volunteer forces, killed at least 100 ISIL terrorists in Iraq’s Eastern Diyala
province.
"Some
16 villages were cleared of the ISIL terrorists by Iraqi army and tribal forces
and over 100 terrorists were killed," Lieutenant General Abdulemir
ez-Zadi, the commander of operations in Diyala, said, Anadolu news agency
reported.
The
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=13930708000210
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35 ISIL
Terrorists Killed in Iraq
30
September 2014
At least
35 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists were killed in ground
operations led by Iraqi and local militia forces in Fallujah in the Western
Iraqi province of Al Anbar and Northern Iraqi city of Salahuddin, according to
Iraqi security officials.
Lieutenant
General Rashid Felih, responsible for operations in al-Anbar, said the district
has been cleared of militants by the tribes’ militia forces and Iraqi army and
during the clashes at least 15 ISIL terrorists were killed in the district,
Anadolu Agency reported Monday.
He also
confirmed that ISIL terrorists were repelled from the town of al-Amiriyah in
Fallujah, 40 kilometres West of Baghdad in Iraq and the region is fully
controlled by the Iraqi army. The clashes continued for five hours and more
ISIL military supplies were destroyed.
In
addition, Salahuddin Governorate Police Chief Hamad en-Namisum confirmed that
at least another 20 militants were killed as the militants attacked Tikrit
University campus.
The
Iraqi Air Force also bombed on Monday ISIL’s security point in Dakuk town in
Iraq South of Kirkuk, the town's security officer Hiva Rashid confirmed.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930708000258
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ISIS
'Just One Mile from Baghdad'
30
September 2014
ISIS
fighters are reportedly just one mile away from Baghdad as reports emerge of
al-Qaeda militants bolstering their ranks in Syria.
According
to the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East, Isis was
approaching the Iraqi capital on Monday morning.
"The
Islamic State are now less than 2km away from entering Baghdad," a
spokesperson said.
"They
said it could never happen and now it almost has. Obama says he overestimated
what the Iraqi Army could do. Well you only need to be here a very short while
to know they can do very little."
Isis
fighters were also battling Government forces in a key town 25 miles west of
Baghdad - Amiriyat al-Fallujah.
According
to a BBC correspondent, fighting had calmed by Monday afternoon but a standoff
continued along the main road to nearby Fallujah, which is under Isis control.
The
extremists had been advancing towards the capital but were held off by bombing
and Iraqi ground forces.
US air
strikes overnight targeted other Isis positions in Anbar province, the Pentagon
said, and in Syria four more oil fields controlled by militants near Raqqa were
hit on Sunday.
American
officials called the attacks “successful” but the UK-based Syrian Observatory
for Human Rights claimed mostly civilians were hit and a grain silo was
destroyed.
The news
comes amid reports of an emerging alliance between Isis forces in Syria and
Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as the Nusra Front.
The
group is the Syrian offshoot of al-Qaeda and has been fighting against the
Assad regime in the civil war.
Despite
months of clashes between its forces and Isis (also known as Islamic State)
militants, the two groups appear to be forming a loose coalition in parts of
the country to fight increasing attacks by the US and its allies.
Al-Nusra’s
official spokesperson, Abu Firas al-Suri, threatened the coalition nations with
retaliation on Saturday.
“These
states have committed a horrible act that is going to put them on the list of
jihadist targets throughout the world,” he said.
“This is
not a war against al-Nusra, but a war against Islam.”
Al-Nusra
and Isis leaders are now holding war planning meetings together, a source told
the Guardian, although no formal alliance has been confirmed.
The
reports follow growing defections from other Islamist groups to Isis, which is
seen as better organised and equipped to create an “Islamic State” straddling
Iraq and Syria.
A
loyalty pledge was reportedly made by al-Nusra in June in the town of
Al-Bukamal near the Iraqi border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said,
and the two groups have fought together against Government forces.
The
report appeared to be confirmed on Twitter by a photograph showing an Egyptian
al-Nusra Front commander shaking hands with an Isis leader of Chechen origin.
Although
both Isis and al-Nusra are rooted in al-Qaeda, the two have been rivals since
Isis started its involvement in Syria’s civil war in spring last year and have
engaged in bloody battles killing more than 3,000 militants from both sides.
A merger
had been declared by Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 2013, when Isis was
known as al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), but the alliance was rejected by al-Nusra and
overruled by al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri.
But the
international response to Isis’ bloody rampage through Iraq and Syria, and the
beheadings of British and American hostages, is pushing the groups towards an
alliance.
An
al-Nusra source told Reuters: “There are hard-line voices inside Nusra who are
pushing for reconciliation with Islamic State.”
A formal
alliance is believed to only be possible on the orders of al-Qaeda leader Ayman
al-Zawahiri.
A deal
between the militant groups would strengthen the Islamist force in Syria as air
strikes cripple Isis funding sources, equipment stores and slow its advances.
The US
has not said al-Nusra is being targeted but its planes have attacked a new
group called Khorasan, which some analysts suspect is part of al-Nusra.
The two
groups have been known to co-operate and Khorasan is believed to be made up of
veteran al-Qaeda fighters with battlefield experience mostly in Pakistan and
Afghanistan.
Britain,
the US and the United Nations are among those who have classed al-Nusra as a
terrorist group, citing its use of suicide bombing, terrorist attacks and
attempts to impose Islamic law.
A small
number of anti-Government groups, including some members for the secular Free
Syrian Army, opposed the label after al-Nusra gained respect fighting the Assad
regime.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/islamic-state-crisis-alqaeda-fighters-joining-forces-with-isis-against-air-strikes-in-syria-9761392.html
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Salih
Muslim Calls For Action to Avoid Kobani 'Slaughter'
30
September 2014
The Syrian
Kurds are currently facing a life-or-death battle against the Islamic State
(IS). Their city, Ayn al-Arab (Kobani), awaits “a new massacre,” unless a
change is brought about, according to Salih Muslim, leader of the [Syrian
Kurdish] Democratic Union Party (PYD). Muslim has been shocked by the
international silence concerning the plight of Kurds in Syria.
In an
interview with As-Safir, he expressed concern that IS is too free to use its
heavy weapons to besiege their city, which is already encircled by Turkey. In
his opinion, it’s ironic that IS is besieging them thanks to US weapons, while
the latter is leading an international coalition against IS, without aiming to
lift the blockade. These doubts culminated with Turkey's quest to establish a
buffer zone that will be fought by the PYD, believing it to be an occupation.
In a
press conference at the European Parliament on Wednesday [Sept. 24], Muslim
made a distress call. The experienced Syrian oppositionist did not get nervous.
He remained calm and logical, even though he was witnessing the doom of his
hometown.
The
besieged Kurds were supposed to take a deep relaxing breath with the
international coalition’s airstrikes. The PYD has welcomed them, but has
questioned why IS forces besieging Kobani have not been bombed. The PYD has
openly offered to be a backup force for the operations against the
international “enemy,” since hard work is underway to find parallel ground
forces, yet there has been no response to the offer.
Muslim,
who does not look over 60 [he is 58 years old], said, “We have issued a
statement in which we have clearly welcomed the international coalition and its
operations. We have said that we are on the ground and IS is slaughtering us.
We certainly want to cooperate with the [coalition] to avoid being slaughtered,
but it did not respond yet. I think some parties do not want us to be seen on
the forefront, which will happen in case of a collaboration with the coalition.
There is Turkey and other countries as well.”
The
intensification of the blockade on Kobani has raised questions on the
capabilities of the Kurdish forces, both the PYD and the People's Protection
Units (YPG), particularly since talks circulated that they were repelling IS
during the battle of Sinjar in Iraq.
Muslim
corrected this story and introduced the reasons that resulted in the current
blockade. He said, “The PYD did not go [to Sinjar], but rather the YPG did, and
is still there. The deterioration that is taking place in Kobani is not due to
the lack of fighters or shortages of defenders. All of our people are present
with their forces to protect themselves. There is deterioration because they
[IS] are besieging the city from three sides. The weapons IS has are
sophisticated; they are using sophisticated Abrams tanks and Humvees. As for
the weapons the youth have, they are not enough. In fact, there are no weapons.
They have light machine guns and RPGs, which are not effective against US
armored vehicles. We are expecting a potential massacre at any moment. But we
will fight to the end.”
Muslim
expressed his doubts about the international “enemy’s” sources of power. He
explained that the IS weapons are partially derived from the Free Syrian Army
(FSA) brigades that joined the group, and partially from the recent fall of the
military airport of Tabaqa. Yet he insisted that the powerful weapons came via
a “suspicious” way. First, those weapons obtained by IS from the FSA warehouses
near the Turkish border crossings were “given to [the group], and were not the
result of the attacks, as was said.” Second, the heavier weapons came from
Mosul.
He
stressed that there is no logic that can explain “how six brigades of the Iraqi
army left all of their weapons to IS and made no effort to defend themselves.”
Furthermore,
the group was allowed to move its heavy weapons — which have been monitored by
US radars at all times — for dozens of kilometers to encircle Kobani. The
coalition’s air raids “are welcomed,” but they came “a week late,” before IS
completely surrounded the city. The targets of the bombardment were 15 to 20
kilometers (9 to 12 miles) short of the forces besieging Ayn al-Arab.
In light
of this reality, Muslim explained that there is one thing that can make a
difference. He said, “We have our own forces. What makes the difference is the
quality of weapons. When we receive anti-tank weapons that can damage the
Abrams tanks and Humvees that were brought from Mosul, only then we will not
have a problem, and will we be able to defend ourselves. IS is besieging us on
three sides, as Turkey is closing the border on the fourth side. Weapons can
pass via Turkey, or it can offer weapons to our people who are fighting on
other sides. [Weapons] are delivered to us because our fighters who came to our
rescue from the eastern side are also facing the same heavy weapons.”
Ayn
al-Arab is the head of a triangle whose base is composed of Aleppo and Raqqa.
Its location, which isolates it from the dense Kurdish tide toward the east in
Qamishli and Hasakah, has led it to hamper the ambitions of IS.
The city
touches the Turkish border, and it is home to families who are divided on both
sides. Its population counts almost half a million people, from the city and
its villages, of whom about 200,000 have been displaced.
As
Muslim talked about the reality of the battle, As-Safir asked him a question
currently raised by many people about the role of the Kurdistan Workers Party
(PKK), whose fighters have been mobilized to support the peshmerga fighters in
the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Muslim — the deputy general coordinator of the
opposition’s National Coordination Body — showed reservations in this regard,
as his party has long been deemed a brother to the PKK.
He found
the question intrusive, and stressed that the Kurds of the entire region,
including Iran, are flocking to repel the invasion of IS.
“Some of
our young people came from the north and the south, among other places. We
welcome all those who want to defend us. But it is not about whether the PKK
sent [forces] or did not. What is the motive of those coming from all over the
world, even from Tora Bora? And then they tell us to ask about the identity of
those coming to support us. Everyone is flocking to defend us. There are
Iranian Kurds who have joined the ranks of young people in the PYD,” he said.
All
issues intertwine in the stormy scene of the region: the rescue of Kurdistan
and the silence on the siege of Kobani, the constantly inflamed sensitivities
with Turkey, the international coalition and who should be thanked or rebuked.
When Muslim was wrapping up his conference at the European Parliament, European
officials were being questioned on highly relevant issues.
Several
speakers pointed to the PKK role in supporting the peshmerga forces, arguing
that hats must be taken off to their performance against IS. Thus, European
officials were asked why the party is still on the European list of terrorist
organizations. One of the officials revealed that the PKK forces are fighting
more than the peshmerga in both Syria and Iraq, but he pointed out that Turkey
wants it to stay on the blacklist. He added that the reason is the peace
process between Ankara and the PKK leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
Turkey
asked the European supporters of the process to “keep the party on the list so
that it does not have a substitute for peace. Once they reach a result, we will
remove it from the list,” a European official said.
The
Turkish sensitivities are clear, according to Muslim. Asked about the buffer
zone, which Ankara seeks to set up in the north of Syria, he said, “We believe
that the buffer zone, under the management of Turkey, is an occupation of our
territory. We do not know why they decided to set it up now. Had it been under
international protection, we would have said that it was an extension (of the
international alliance), but having it under the protection of Turkey means
that they are imposing a certain something on us and that it is a Turkish
occupation, which we will fight.”
Muslim
does not know what lies in store for his encircled city. He has been traveling
around Europe for a year and a half, and for the past few weeks has warned that
Ayn al-Arab faces the same fate as Sinjar.
Asked
about his interpretation of this international selectivity, he said that the
goal is to eliminate the Kurdish administration “model” in the north of Syria.
He said that no one wants Syria or the Middle East to follow this model, and
added that “the example we are giving changes the whole equation. Who wants an
official Syriac language in Syria? The Assyrians are an inherent component of
the fabric of the region. In Jazeera canton (Kurdish administration area) they
are being granted their rights. Where are the rights of Assyrians in Turkey and
Iran? They have nothing. But when the Assyrians, Kurds, Turkmens and Arabs all
want to live together and believe in democracy, then this changes the equation
in the Middle East as a whole and leaves no room for looting, as is currently
the case. Some want petroleum, some have other interests to follow and others
want companies based on a certain balance, and when they have desires, they
make poor people fight.”
As
Muslim got ready to leave and grabbed his small leather bag that looked like an
accessory pocket, we asked him a final question about the relationship with the
Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani. This relationship has always been
marked by sensitivity and volatility. He responded, with cautiousness aimed at
avoiding negativity, “There is some kind of convergence that we hope to build
on. There are good intentions, but nothing has happened on the ground. God
willing something will happen.”
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/09/syria-kurds-massacre-salih-muslim.html#ixzz3En7o84pW
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Jordan
on high alert for possible IS retaliation
30
September 2014
Many
rumors are circulating in Amman about alleged terror threats to shopping malls
and other public places in response to news that the kingdom’s air force has
joined the US-led coalition in targeting Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria.
No more is that evident than in posh west Amman with residents exchanging —
mostly on social media — unconfirmed reports of emergency evacuation of
shopping centers. The big question on everyone’s mind is how will IS retaliate
against Jordan’s direct involvement in a growing regional and international
coalition to degrade and destroy it. The Public Security Department (PSD) had
to issue clarifications refuting rumors about potential terrorist threats. But
government sources confirmed to Al-Monitor that a state of high alert has been
declared affecting the armed forces and the PSD. Travelers to the southern port
city of Aqaba, 350 kilometers (217 miles) from Amman, talked about multiple
security checkpoints along the highway.
Full
Report at:
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/09/jordan-participate-coalition-islamic-state-response.html#ixzz3En6gAbQf
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US-led
Air Strikes Pose Problem for Assad’s Moderate Foes
30
September 2014
Reyhanli,
Turkey. US-led air strikes against Al Qaeda-inspired militants in Syria pose a
problem for moderate rebel opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
The
Western-backed rebels say they face a backlash from Syrians angered by the
offensive, even though they have been kept in the dark about the air strikes
against their enemies in Islamic State.
This
could complicate Washington’s plan to turn disparate rebel groups into a ground
force to combat the militants.
The
rebels say civilian casualties from the week-old air campaign and suspicion of
US motives are endangering the public support they have gained during their
fight with Assad.
“There
is popular anger towards us,” said rebel commander Ahmed al-Seoud, who defected
from the Syrian army in 2012 and leads a rebel group known as the 13th
Division.
His
group defines itself as part of the “Free Syrian Army” — loosely affiliated
non-Islamist factions, some of which are backed by donors including the United
States and Gulf Arab countries that have supported the uprising against Assad.
Full
Report at:
http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/international/us-led-air-strikes-pose-problem-assads-moderate-foes/
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Propaganda
to fight back with IS TV satire
September
30, 2014
BAGHDAD
- As Iraqi forces struggle to pin back the Islamic State group on the ground,
Baghdad is taking its war against the jihadists to the airwaves with a
television comedy series.
The
usually elusive Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi features prominently in the show, whose
promoters argue that ridiculing the jihadist supremo can help dent his aura of
almost supernatural villainy.
The fear
factor - fed by online videos of mass executions, beheadings and abductions
-has been a key aspect of IS strategy, often handing it victory before the
battle had even started. The goal of the show is “to remove this phobia that
has taken root in a lot of people’s minds”, chief supervisor Thaer Jiyad told
AFP on the set between two scenes.
But if
the show is Baghdad’s new weapon in the war against IS, then its very first
shots were a friendly fire blunder that sparked controversy even as the series
premiered on Saturday.
The
trailer that Iraqiya state TV had been showing several times a day for weeks
plays on a belief widely held in Iraq that IS was created by the CIA, Israel
and Gulf monarchies to sow chaos.
Full
Report at:
http://nation.com.pk/entertainment/30-Sep-2014/propaganda-to-fight-back-with-is-tv-satire
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Theme
song of Iraqi sitcom mocking ISIS goes viral
30
September 2014
The
theme song of a sitcom which mocks the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
militant group has gone viral online, after the show premiered Saturday on an
Iraqi satellite channel.
“Al-Khorafa
State,” or “The Myth State” in English, premiered with a satirical theme song
performed by singer Hossam al-Majed.
The song
begins with a warning that Satan has arrived and continues on to describe the
ISIS’s actions of murder, displacement and sectarianism.
“The egg
hatched and an ISIS member is born, give him milk...and weapons and prepare the
armies,” the lyrics go.
The song
continues: “Oh where are you, you decapitator? We prohibited all pornography
except for sexual jihad... We prohibited smoking and displaced all Christians.”
At the
end of the first episode, the character of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
kills all the actors and actresses and then blows himself up after realizing
that there is no one else to kill.
The show
was written by Thaer Ajyad al-Hasanawi and directed by Ali al-Qassem.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2014/09/30/Theme-song-of-Iraqi-sitcom-mocking-ISIS-goes-viral.html
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Photo of
ISIS leader ‘lookalike’ goes viral
30
September 2014
An image
puporting to show Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) chief Abu Bakr
al-Baghdadi, a self-declared Caliph, has been shared widely on social media
this week.
However,
the image may have actually been a photo of a Jordanian musician at in an
unknown location.
Assuming
it was Baghdadi, commenters shared the photo, which shows the man with a woman,
whose arm is draped around his shoulders. The bright red lights in the
background appear to indicate nightlife surroundings.
While
the source of the image is unclear, Twitter users' claims that it was Baghdadi
were reminiscent of a revelation last year that British hate preacher Abu Hamza
had once jointly managed a London strip club in his quest to live a Western,
movie-style life.
Full
Report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2014/09/30/Photo-exposes-ISIS-chief-Baghdadi-s-nightlife-past-.html
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Kurd
troops attack Iraq jihadists on three fronts: officers
30
September 2014
Kurdish
troops launched offensives against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) on three fronts in northern Iraq on Sept. 30, senior officers told AFP.
Troops
struck before dawn against a town on the Syrian border, north of
jihadist-controlled second city Mosul, and south of key oil hub Kirkuk, the
commanders said.
A senior
source in the Kurdish peshmerga said troops had entered the town of Rabia on
the border with Syria, after seizing the villages of As-Saudiyah and
Mahmudiyah.
"Ground troops are now fighting in the
centre of Rabia," which lies about 100 kilometres northwest of Mosul.
He said
peshmerga forces, backed by artillery and warplanes, were also attacking Zumar,
about 60 kilometres northwest of the city, near the reservoir of Iraq's largest
dam, which has been a key battleground between the Kurds and the jihadists.
Both
Rabia and Zumar were areas which the peshmerga seized in the chaos that
followed the jihadists' capture of Mosul in a lightning offensive in early
June.
Full
Report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/kurd-troops-attack-iraq-jihadists-on-three-fronts-officers.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72351&NewsCatID=352
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FSA
chief urges Alawites to abandon Assad’s ‘sinking ship’
30
September 2014
Free
Syrian Army Chie Brigadier General Abdel Ilah al-Bashir called on Monday on
members of the Syrian regime from the Alawite sect to abandon the “sinking
ship.”
“We call
on whoever has remained in the Syrian army, especially our families from the
Alawite sect to leave that sinking ship, in which they were used as fuel, and
join the frontlines and assume their leading positions which await them in the
Free Syrian Army lines,” Gen. Bashir told Al Arabiya News Channel.
"After
proving its moderation and patriotism, the Free Syrian Army is the only option
for the Syrian people's salvation, regardless of their affiliations and
sects," Gen. Bashir added.
Amid
international talk about a political solution to the crisis in Syria, the
Foreign Minister Walid al-Mualem said on Monday that President Bashar
al-Assad's regime would not hold talks with the opposition, saying it lacked
credibility and follows "the orders of its Western masters."
Full
Report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/30/-FSA-chief-urges-Alawites-to-abandon-Assad-s-sinking-ship-.html
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Egypt
court bans another Islamist party
30
September 2014
The
Islamist Istiqlal party has been banned over its participation in the Muslim
Brotherhood-led National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL), Al-Ahram Arabic
news website reported.
The
Court for Urgent Matters made the ruling on Monday.
Party
leader Magdy Hussein was arrested in July and remains in detention on charges
of joining a terrorist group.
A news
website close to the party said his health has been deteriorating in detention.
Since
Morsi's removal from the presidency last summer, thousands of his supporters
have been arrested and tried on a variety of charges, including the top
leadership of his Brotherhood group.
The
Brotherhood is officially banned and designated as a terrorist group by the
authorities.
The NASL
is comprised of a number of Islamist parties and has been acting as the body
representative of the Brotherhood since the disbanding of the group and its
Freedom and Justice Party.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/112054/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-court-bans-another-Islamist-party.aspx
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South Asia
47
Taliban militants killed during clearing operations, MoI says
Sep 30
2014
At least
47 Taliban militants were killed and 26 others were injured following counter-terrorism
operations in the past 24 hours.
The
Ministry of Interior (MoI) following a statement 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 that the operations were conducted in Maidan Wardak,
Paktia, Paktika, Ghazni, Laghman, Kunar and Helmand provinces but majority of
the casualties were incurred to Taliban in Ajristan district of Ghazni
proivnce.
At least
four militants were also arrested by Afghan National Security Forces during the
same operations, the statement said adding that several Taliban commanders were
among those killed or injured during the operations.
“Also,
during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated
light and heavy rounds ammunition,” the statement said.
The
statement also added that the Afghan National Police discovered and defused
several types of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) placed by enemies of
Afghanistan for destructive activities in Baghlan, Takhar and Helmand
provinces.
http://www.khaama.com/47-taliban-militants-killed-during-clearing-operations-moi-says-8744
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ISAF
refutes reporting of brutality in Ajristan
Sep 30
2014
The
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said Tuesday that the media
reports regarding a large-scale attack by Taliban militants in Ajristan
district are exaggerated.
The
alliance following a statement said, the International Security Assistance
Force has reviewed current media reports on a “large-scale assault by hundreds
of Taliban fighters in the Ghazni province” and has confirmed there is no
operational reporting that matches these media stories.
A senior
military official quoted in the ISAF statement said, “The Afghan National
Security Forces have taken the lead and deployed commandos to the area that
have stabilized the situation.”
The
official further added, “ISAF is supporting those operations with capabilities
such as surveillance to enhance the ability of the ANSF to keep Ajristan
secure.”
Full
Report at:
http://www.khaama.com/isaf-refutes-reporting-of-brutality-in-ajristan-8746
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Ahle
Sunnat demands Latif Siddique's arrest
30
September 2014
Ahle
Sunnat Wal Jamaat has demanded the arrest of Posts and Telecommunications
Minister Abdul Latif Siddique for his remarks against hajj.
Advocate
Moshaheb Uddin Bokhtiar, central member secretary of the party's coordination
committee, made the statement on Tuesday afternoon.
He said:
“MP Latif should be arrested soon after he arrives in the country because of
his recent remarks against hajj.”
Protesting
his statement, he also demanded Latif's removal from the cabinet and
cancellation of his membership from the parliament.
He said:
“Because he [Latif] is making such statements from New York, we are assuming
that he is trying to provoke militancy by conspiring with the US.”
Full
Report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/sep/30/ahle-sunnat-demands-latif-siddiques-arrest#sthash.B2BmCHUN.dpuf
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Maldives’
human rights developments “disturbing”, says Canadian foreign minister
By
Minivan News | September 30th, 2014
Canadian
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has described recent developments in the
Maldives as “disturbing”, expressing concern over the current human rights
situation.
“The
likely kidnapping of a leading local journalist and threats and attacks against
other journalists, politicians and activists are particularly disturbing,” read
a statement from the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Baird
subsequently labelled the legal action against the Human Rights Commission of
Maldives – initiated in relation to a report submitted to the UN Human Rights
Council – as “unfortunate”.
He
described the Supreme Court’s suo moto case – which continues today (September
30) – as “a decision that will not help to restore its credibility. Free speech
must be protected, not trampled.”
Full
Report at:
http://minivannews.com/politics/maldives-human-rights-developments-disturbing-says-canadian-foreign-minister-90323
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Southeast Asia
In
anti-Isis salvo, Dr M urges clerics to speak up
30
September 2014
Former
prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad hit out at Muslim clerics in Malaysia
for failing to condemn the killings by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(Isis) militants, adding that their silence could divide Muslims and plunge the
country into violence.
"The
Muslim clerics and scholars in the country have not firmly stated their stance
on whether or not they believe this group's violent actions are a part of
Islam's teachings.
"If
this understanding spreads in this country, the divide among Muslims will be
worse than it is now. It could reach a level of hostility and violence,"
wrote the former prime minister in a post on his blog, chedet.cc, today.
Dr
Mahathir said there were clerics who were believed to have given their
blessings to Malaysians to join the war in Syria to kill Shias.
But, he
said the Quran clearly prohibited Muslims from killing one another, adding that
the Sunni and Shia sects were considered Muslims as they worshipped the same
God and acknowledged Muhammad as their prophet.
"There
have been no efforts to study and debate their (Isis's) accusations that their
enemies are infidels, despite the gravity of such an accusation.
"No
fatwa (religious edict) has been made by a cleric who is without agenda or
vested interests, one who only acts according to the Quran and authentic
Hadith," wrote Dr Mahathir.
Full
Report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/in-anti-isis-salvo-dr-m-urges-clerics-to-speak-up#sthash.zSfTBmIV.dpuf
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Envoy
denies jihadists using Malaysia as a platform to enter Iraq
30
September 2014
No
Islamic State (IS) jihadists have entered Iraq directly through Malaysia, Iraqi
ambassador to Malaysia Prof Dr Basim Hattab Al-Tumma, said today.
He said
this was because the embassy in Kuala Lumpur had very stringent visa processing
protocol to ensure that no Malaysians entered their country to join the IS
fighters.
Visas
were only issued to government officials and Petronas staff who were working in
Oil and Gas Industry in Iraq, he told Bernama.
Dr Basim
said that Iraq was also as concerned as the Malaysian government and did not
wish to see Malaysian youths being misled to join the jihadist movement which
it considered as un-Islamic.
He said
that it would help Malaysia if it reopens its embassy in Baghdad, so that it
would monitor its citizens in Iraq more effectively.
Full
Report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/envoy-denies-jihadists-using-malaysia-as-a-platform-to-enter-iraq-bernama#sthash.OndmHYDG.dpuf
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7
Malaysians among 16 barred from South Korea over militant links
30
September 2014
Sixteen
people from four Asian countries were barred from travelling to South Korea for
the Asian Games over suspected links with Islamic militant groups, police said
Tuesday.
The list
of banned individuals included seven from Malaysia, five from the Philippines,
three from Vietnam and one Singaporean.
"We
received the names of people with suspected links with militant Islamic groups
or with past records of making trouble at international events from each of the
four countries," a National Police Agency officer told AFP.
The ban
was imposed from September 15, four days before the ongoing Asiad began in the
South Korean port city of Incheon.
The
agency would not provide the names of the 16, and it was unclear if any of them
had actually attempted to travel to South Korea for the Games.
"The
16 people selected were considered those with the opportunity to travel abroad
for terrorist-related activities," the officer said.
The ban
was issued through the International Police Coordination Centre at the Incheon
Games, which consists of 21 police officers from 17 countries.
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/7-malaysians-among-16-barred-from-south-korea-over-militant-links#sthash.QG4a3sHd.dpuf
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Pakistan
Jamaat e
Islami To Renew Pakistan Movement
September
30, 2014
LAHORE-
The Jamaat e Islami is beginning the Takmeel e Pakistan Movement from the Minar
e Pakistan on November 23 in order to revive the historic and spirited struggle
of the Muslims of the Indo Pakistan sub continent ending up in the
establishment of this Muslim state.
JI
central Information Secretary Amir ul Azeem while addressing the JI Media
Standing Committee for the JI Ijtemah, today said that the historic Pakistan
Resolution was adopted at the Minar e Pakistan lawns in 1940 and within a short
span of seven years, the nation by Almighty Allah's help, was blessed with this
separate homeland.
He said
that the nation would once again attend the JI Minar e Pakistan with the spirit
of the Pakistan movement and would resolve to build a strong and prosperous Pakistan.
The
meeting was attended by Dr. Farid Ahmed Piracha, Syed Waqas Anjum Jaaferi, Dr
Wasey Shakir and Shahid Hashmi from Karachi, Syed Muhammad Bilal, Shahid
Shamsi, and Farooq Chauhan.
Full
Report at:
http://nation.com.pk/national/30-Sep-2014/ji-to-renew-pakistan-movement
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Peshawar:
Loud speakers banned on of Eid-ul-Azha
September
30, 2014
Peshawar-
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government announced on Monday that a ban will be
imposed on the use of loud speakers on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
KPK Home
Department has issued a code of conduct for Eid-ul-Azha, according to which
banned outfits would not be allowed to collect hides of the sacrificial
animals. Only those organizations and parties which have taken permission for
the collection of hides would be allowed to work on Eid-ul-Azha. Parties and
organization which are willing to collect hides of sacrificial animals should
file a written request in this connection. Police have also been authorized to
arrest the violators of the code of conduct.
http://nation.com.pk/national/30-Sep-2014/peshawar-loud-speakers-banned-on-of-eid-ul-azha
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‘Pakistan
qualifies for Nuclear Suppliers Group membership’
30
September 2014
ISLAMABAD
– Speakers at a seminar said that Pakistan fully qualifies for membership of
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and must be given non-discriminatory access to
international nuclear export control arrangements.
The
seminar was organised by the Centre for Pakistan and Gulf Studies (CPGS) and
the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) which launched a report on the topic of
nuclear non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament. In their presentations
and participants in the question-answer session, the speakers presented their
opinions and suggested various steps on nuclear issue.
The
speakers gave solid recommendations to all stakeholders and said that all
nuclear weapon states should ensure the security of their respective materials
as national responsibility and consider the issue of existing stocks at the
conference on disarmament. The seminar also recommended that Pakistan and India
should resume their talks on nuclear issues and risk reduction measures.
Full
Report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/29-Sep-2014/pakistan-qualifies-for-nuclear-suppliers-group-membership
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Pakistan
Army fully prepared to deter and defeat any form of aggression: COAS
30
September 2014
RAWALPINDI:
Chief of Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif said on Tuesday that Pakistan Army
is fully prepared to deter and defeat any form of aggression across the entire
spectrum of threat.
The Army
chief made these remarks during his visit to Kharian for the earth breaking
ceremony of the upcoming National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
General
Sharif said: “With its unique accomplishment of confronting both
sub-conventional and conventional threat , Pakistan Army is respected for its
achievements and sacrifices the world over.”
The COAS
further said NCTC will be a state of the art facility with large capacity to
impart quality training to troops for combating terrorism, in all kinds of
terrain. Since we will have to fight this menace of terror together with other
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) across the nook and corner of the country, Army
will do its part to train para military force, police, constabulary and levies
also at this facility, COAS said. NCTC Pabbi will not only play an important
role for training of own troops, it will cater for the growing demand of
training requests from other friendly armies also.
Full
Report at:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-161248-Pakistan-Army-fully-prepared-to-deter-and-defeat-any-form-of-aggression:-COAS-
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We will
continue to meet Kashmiri leaders before, after talks with India: adviser
30
September 2014
NEW
DELHI – Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has
cleared Pakistan’s position on the status of disputed state of Jammu Kashmir,
saying they would continue to meet Kashmiri leaders before and after any talks
with India.
In a
telephonic interview with the Hindustan Times newspaper, he reiterated that it
was up to India to resume the dialogue because it was India who called off the
secretary-level talks with Pakistan. He also referred leaders of the Hurriyat
Conference as important stakeholders. He said that Pakistan would continue to
hold meetings with the Huriyyat leaders including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, Ali Shah
Geelani, Shabbir Shah, Yaseen Malik and others who are struggling with the
public support for the right to self-determination.
Full
Report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/30-Sep-2014/we-will-continue-to-meet-kashmiri-leaders-before-after-talks-with-india-adviser
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Imran
never brings donations for SKMH to Pakistan: minister
30
September 2014
ISLAMABAD
– Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif has criticised Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for not bringing the donations
collected for the Shaukat Khanum Hospital from abroad back to Pakistan.
In a
statement issued here, he said that Imran Khan always talks about bringing
capital of others back to Pakistan but never brings the donations given by
overseas Pakistanis to his hospital in Pakistan. He also said that the PTI
chairman should answer queries about the bonds bought in France and the
property in Muscat.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/30-Sep-2014/imran-never-brings-donations-for-skmh-to-pakistan-minister
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Qadri
castigates rulers for pushing masses under ‘pile’ of debt
30
September 2014
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Awami Tehreek Chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Monday castigated rulers for
pushing masses under a pile of debt, saying they are carrying begging bowl in
contrary to their pledges to do away with practice of seeking loan when taking
to power.
Addressing
participants of sit-in on Constitution Avenue, the PAT chief said people’s
struggle against the government would soon become a success story. He said that
the centre and provinces were dependent on heavy debt, as Punjab was facing a
debt of Rs 452 billion accumulated in the last seven years. “This province has
never been in debt in its entire history,” Qadri said.
Dr Qadri
said when business and power get together, nation faces destruction as a
result. He deplored that 40 percent schools of Punjab Province were without
basic facilities. “Slavery is prevailing as no democracy here and we want to
end it,” the PAT chief said.
Full
Report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/30-Sep-2014/qadri-castigates-rulers-for-pushing-masses-under-pile-of-debt
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India
Indian
Muslims Will Fail Al Qaeda, PM Modi Reiterates In America
30 Sep
2014 04
By
IndiaTomorrow.net,
New
Delhi, 30 Sep 2014: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the Council
on Foreign Relations in New York on Monday reiterated his viewpoint about
Indian Muslims vis-à-vis the call of terrorist group Al Qaeda to open its
branch in the subcontinent. He said Muslims in India will fail Al Qaeda.
Interacting
with the select audience at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on
29th Sep, PM Modi, when asked about the Al Qaeda’s call, said: “All communities
in India are driven by Gautam Buddha’s philosophy of non-violence. Terrorism is
exported to India and it is not home grown. That’s why the Muslims in India
will fail Al Qaeda.”
The PM
was asked if, as America is seized by the challenge posed by the group ISIS, he
was worried that the unrest sweeping large parts of the Arab and Muslim world
might spread to India and what were his plans to reduce India’s susceptibility
to radicalization and even violence.
Earlier
this month (19th Sep), senior journalist Farid Zakaria of CNN had asked PM Modi
in New Delhi about Ayman-al- Zawahiri’s video and appeal to create an Al Qaida
in India and if worried that something like this could succeed.
Modi had
responded: “My understanding is that they are doing injustice towards the
Muslims of our country. If anyone thinks Indian Muslims will dance to their
tune, they are delusional. Indian Muslims will live for India. They will die
for India. They will not want anything bad for India.”
At the
New York event, the PM was also asked about the Indian economy, Cold War,
US-Indian relationship etc.
http://www.indiatomorrow.net/eng/indian-muslims-will-fail-al-qaeda-pm-modi-reiterates-in-america
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‘Zero Tolerance,
Not Moratorium, Needed To End Communal Violence’: Minority and Civil Society
Organisations
30
September 2014
New
Delhi: Several civil society groups and minority organisations on Saturday
called upon the government to take action against "motivated hate and
violence campaigns" targeting religious minorities while pitching for
"zero tolerance" instead of a "moratorium" to end communal
violence.
The
organisations also released a report about the state of minorities during the
100 days of the Narendra Modi government in which it was alleged that over 600
incidents targeted at religious minorities have taken place from May to
September 2014 in several parts of the country.
"Narendra
Modi, has not yet spoken about, much less condemned, the hate campaign against
Muslims and Christian communities in India carried out by cadres of the
non-state actor, the 'socio-cultural' Sangh Parivar," a statement released
by the organisations said.
The
report said that inevitably, this has led to much violence.
In the
first few weeks of the new government, by its own admission, a total of 113
communal incidents have taken place in various parts of the country during
May-June in which 15 people were killed and 318 others were injured, Minister
of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju had told Rajya Sabha.
Full
Report at:
http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/minority-groups-ask-govt-to-take-action-against-hate-campaigns_1476883.html
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Modi,
Obama release joint vision statement, say together ‘we will combat terror
threats’
September
30, 2014
As Prime
Minister Narendra Modi reached the White House for the private dinner hosted by
President Barack Obama, India and the US on Tuesday issued a vision statement
“Chalein Saath Saath: Forward Together We Go” that called for a joint endeavour
for prosperity and peace. “As leaders of two great democratic nations with
diverse traditions and faiths, we share a vision for a partnership in which the
United States and India work together, not just for the benefit of both our
nations, but for the benefit of the world,” the White House said in a
statement.
The vision
statement said that US-India strategic partnership is a joint endeavour for
prosperity and peace, and through intense consultations, joint exercises and
shared technology, their security cooperation will make the region and world
safe and secure. “Together, we will
combat terrorist threats and keep our homelands and citizens safe from attacks,
while we respond expeditiously to humanitarian disasters and crises. “We will
prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and remain committed to reducing
the salience of nuclear weapons, while promoting universal, verifiable, and
non-discriminatory nuclear disarmament,” it said. Asserting that the US and
India will have a transformative relationship as trusted partners in the 21st
century, the White House said, “Our partnership will be a model for the rest of
the world”.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/modi-obama-release-joint-vision-statement-chalein-saath-saath/
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Terrorism
is a threat to humanity, there is no good or bad terrorist: Narendra Modi
TNN |
Sep 30, 2014
NEW
YORK: Hours ahead of his dinner with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Monday cautioned the US against hasty withdrawal of its troops
from Afghanistan, citing the mistakes it has committed while pulling out from
Iraq.
Modi
told the Council on Foreign Relations here that India and the US together had
played a big role in Afghanistan in recent years.
India,
he said, had told the US that the process of withdrawal of its troops from
Afghanistan should be slow to stop the rise of Taliban.
"We
want Afghanistan which recently held the presidential elections and formed a
new government to grow democratically," he said.
"The
process of withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan should be very slow. Afghanistan
should be allowed to stand on its feet and then only can it stop the rise of
the Taliban," Modi said.
Rejecting
any distinction between good and bad terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
called for a collective fight to effectively tackle the global menace.
Full
Report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Terrorism-is-a-threat-to-humanity-there-is-no-good-or-bad-terrorist-Narendra-Modi/articleshow/43830312.cms
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Afghan
pullout by US must be measured: Modi
September
30, 2014
Shortly
before he left for Washington, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded upon the
nature of India’s strategic partnership with the US and said that just like the
relationship between partners, this relationship too was not “perfect.” He
added,
“There
is no need to be comfortable on all aspects (of a relationship…)’’.
He was
speaking at the forum of the Council of Foreign Relations. Hours before he is
hosted by President Barack Obama, Modi advised the US leadership that
withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan should be done in a “slow and
calibrated’’ manner or the problems that occurred in Iraq’s case would crop up.
Full
Report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/afghan-pullout-by-us-must-be-measure-modi/#sthash.qXQe7fZS.dpuf
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North America
Controversial
‘anti-Muslim’ New York bus ad pulls Foley image
30
September 2014
A
picture of U.S. journalist James Foley moments before his murder at the hands
of extremists in Syria has been pulled from a New York ad campaign criticized
as anti-Muslim.
The
American Freedom Defense Initiative agreed to remove the image of a kneeling
Foley, dressed in orange, at the request of his family who said it would cause
“profound distress.”
The AFDI
launched its $100,000 ad campaign in the New York transit system on Monday in
what it said would show “the uselessness of the distinction between ‘moderate’
and ‘extremist’ Muslims.”
The ad
identified British rapper Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary as the extremist who killed
Foley, although media reports suggest that Britain no longer believes he is a
suspect in Foley’s death.
A
picture of Bary in his former guise as an amateur rapper in London is
juxtaposed next to a masked figure standing over Foley with the caption:
“Yesterday’s moderate is today’s headline.”
But the
Foleys’ lawyer wrote to AFDI co-founder, writer and activist Pamela Geller,
asking her to withdraw the advertisement and saying that their son had great
respect for Islam.
“The
advertisement you are preparing to run seems to convey the message that
ordinary practitioners of Islam are a dangerous threat,” read a copy of the
letter.
“This
message is entirely inconsistent with Mr Foley’s reporting and his beliefs,” it
added.
Geller’s
lawyer David Yerushalmi told AFP that the picture had been removed and
substituted with a picture of a masked militant holding a severed head, which
Bary reportedly posted online days before Foley’s death.
The face
of the victim has been digitalized.
But
Yerushalmi warned that some of the ads might still go out by transit personnel,
although the campaign in San Francisco would be delayed to ensure none of the
offending pictures run.
He said
Geller understands the pain of the Foleys as a mother, as someone whose
extended family was murdered by the Nazis and as the friend of Israelis “brutally
affected by Islamic terrorism.”
Full
Report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/advertising-and-pr/2014/09/30/Controversial-anti-Muslim-New-York-bus-ad-pulls-Foley-image.html
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Canadian
minister calls Pakistan a ‘safe haven’ for 'terrorists'
30
September 2014
KABUL –
Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander who
participated in the inauguration ceremony of Afghanistan new president, has
asked Pakistan to stop ‘supporting insurgency,’ saying there are no doubts of
Pakistan being a ‘safe haven’ for terrorist.
“Today,
Canada and most of the countries around the world know why there is still
insecurity and instability in Afghanistan,” Alexander said in an interview with
the Afghan TV. “Taliban are trained in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Waziristan and some parts of Karachi,” he blamed.
He
stressed that it was not acceptable for people, non-governmental organisations
or government institutions to support the terrorist groups like the Islamic
Emirate of Afghanistan. “Canada has put Taliban in the black list of terrorists
and it is known to all that training centres and weapons are provided for the
terrorists in Quetta, Miramshah and other parts of the country,” he blamed.
Full
Report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/29-Sep-2014/canada-calls-pakistan-a-safe-haven-for-terrorist
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Texas
Gov. insists Muslim beheading was 'terrorism,' not 'workplace violence'
30
September 2014
Texas
Gov. Rick Perry said Monday morning that it's a mistake to classify a recent
beheading murder in Moore, Oklahoma as a case of workplace violence, since the
alleged perpetrator was a radical Muslim who reportedly shouted Islamist
slogans as he wielded his blade.
'At some
point in time,' Perry said on the Fox News Channel, 'I think the [Obama]
administration does have to address this as what it appears to many people that
it is: an act of violence that is associated with terrorism.'
But
according to The Washington Post, the FBI has stuck the 'workplace violence'
label on the case of Alton Nolen, a 30-year-old recent Muslim convert who
police say decapitated one co-worker and stabbed another shortly after he was
fired from his job at a food processing plant.
His
dismissal reportedly followed an argument among employees over whether strict
followers of Islam are correct in calling for the stoning deaths of women who
commit certain offenses.
'I think
Americans aren't confused about this what this is,' Perry told the 'Fox and
Friends' program.
Full
Report at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2773883/Rick-Perry-insists-Muslim-beheading-Oklahoma-terrorism-not-workplace-violence.html#ixzz3EmyBVt3m
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Thousands
of U.S. sorties flown in Iraq, Syria war
30
September 2014
U.S.
aircraft have flown roughly 4,100 sorties in the air war against Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Iraq and Syria since August, including
surveillance flights, refueling runs and bombing raids, a military officer said
Monday.
The
number of flights reflects the widening U.S.-led air campaign that began with a
more narrowly-defined objective when it was launched by Washington on August 8.
In
addition to the more than 4,000 U.S. military flights in less than two months,
Arab coalition partners have undertaken roughly 40 flights in the operation in
Syria since it began on September 23, the U.S. military officer, who spoke on
condition of anonymity, told Agence France-Presse.
Of the
approximately 4,100 flights by U.S. aircraft, nearly 1,400 have been carried
out by aerial refueling tanker planes, the officer said. “Those numbers are as
of September 27,” the officer said.
There
have been hundreds of surveillance flights as well, but the military has not
issued a total number for those.
Full
Report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/30/-Thousands-of-U-S-sorties-flown-in-ISIS-war.html
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US
veterans slam slur to UAE’s female pilot
30
September 2014
ABU
DHABI // American veterans have criticised comments by US news presenters about
Maj Mariam Al Mansouri, the UAE’s first female fighter pilot who led the UAE
Air Force into action against ISIL targets in Syria.
Sixty
male and female veterans of the US Armed Forces published an open letter to Fox
News network presenters Greg Gutfeld and Eric Bolling condemning the remarks.
The
group behind the letter, a foreign-policy organisation in Washington called the
Truman National Security Project, told The National it believed the letter
represented the views of most American veterans.
“We sent
our letter to 200 veterans in the Truman Project community and within 45
minutes, we had 60 signatures,” said Stephanie Dreyer, spokeswoman for the
group.
“After
the deadline to sign, we were still receiving commitments to sign the letter
and we have received emails and calls from veterans who are not affiliated with
our organisation praising our work.”
The
presenters made jokes about Maj Al Mansouri that were widely seen as sexist,
among which was Mr Gutfeld’s quip: “The problem is, after she bombed it, she
couldn’t park it.”
The
veterans called the comments “unwarranted, offensive and fundamentally opposed
to what the military taught us to stand for”, in the letter published on the
liberal news website Talking Points Memo.
Full
Report at:
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/government/us-veterans-slam-slur-to-uaes-female-pilot
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Obama
blame of spy agencies over ISIL draws riposte
World
Bulletin/News Desk
President
Barack Obama's assertion that U.S. intelligence agencies failed to predict the
rapid rise of ISIL in Syria and Iraq drew a sharp riposte from several top
congressmen and intelligence community members in Washington.
"This
was not an Intelligence Community failure, but a failure by policy makers to
confront the threat," Mike Rogers, chairman of the House of Representative
Intelligence Committee said.
Several
current officials from the CIA and other agencies declined to publicly comment
on the president's statement. But privately, officials cited many warnings,
some made public in Congressional testimony, which had spelled out the growing
threat over the last year.
Former
intelligence officials objected to Obama's statement. They suggested he was
holding the spy agencies up as a scapegoat to mask what the president's critics
say was his own slowness to react to the danger.
Full
Report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-news/145419/obama-blame-of-spy-agencies-over-isil-draws-riposte
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US may
keep secret prisoners in custody after Afghan war exit
30
September 2014
KABUL:
The fate of a group of prisoners held in near-total secrecy by US forces at a
prison in Afghanistan is hanging in limbo, the facility’s commander said, as
Washington gropes for options after its legal right to hold them there expires
in December.
The
inmates - all foreign nationals captured on battlefields around the world -
could be transferred to the US court system or, as a last resort, to the
Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, Brigadier General Patrick J. Reinert told
Reuters.
The
quandary over what to do with the detainees held in a prison near Bagram airfield,
north of Kabul, has rekindled the outrage over the US policy of rendition in
the early phases of the Afghan war.
In the
years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, suspected
militants were abducted and held in secret prisons worldwide without charge or
evidence.
The
United State abandoned that policy under President Barack Obama, but the
detention of those being held near Bagram is a reminder that the issue has not
been concluded.
“We’ve
got to resolve their fate by either returning them to their home country or
turning them over to the Afghans for prosecution or any other number of ways
that the Department of Defence has to resolve,” Reinert told Reuters.
Full
Report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/region/30-Sep-2014/us-may-keep-secret-prisoners-in-custody-after-afghan-war-exit
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Europe
Arabs
must ramp up anti-ISIS fight, says European Commission chief
30
September 2014
The
world must see more Arab rejection of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
militants to quell terrorism, President of the European Commission José Manuel
Barroso said at a World Economic Forum discussion in Istanbul on Monday.
Barroso,
speaking at WEF’s Special Meeting on Unlocking Resources for Regional
Development, said it is a mistake to describe the fight against what is
referred to as ISIS using the “old narrative of West against terrorism.”
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also: Micro-level reform crucial for Arab growth, say WEF panelists
This
misguided narrative is “exactly what can give fanatics justification to enter a
holy war against democracies,” Barroso said. To believe the crisis could be
solved in this way would simply repeat the mistakes of the past, he added.
Full
Report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/special-reports/WEF/2014/09/30/Arabs-must-ramp-up-anti-ISIS-fight-says-European-Commission-chief.html
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IS
pillaging Iraqi artefacts, UNESCO warns
30
September 2014
Islamic
State jihadists occupying parts of Iraq are destroying age-old heritage sites
and looting others to sell valued artefacts on the black market, experts
gathered at UNESCO's Paris headquarters warned Monday.
The
extremist group has destroyed shrines, churches and precious manuscripts in
Mosul, Tikrit and other areas of Iraq it controls and excavated sites to sell
objects abroad, in what UNESCO chief Irina Bokova described as "cultural
cleansing".
In July,
for instance, IS rigged the Nabi Yunus shrine in the northern city of Mosul --
revered by both Muslims and Christians as the tomb of Prophet Jonah -- with
explosives and blew it up.
The radical
group advocates an brutal and strict interpretation of Islam, and considers
worshipping at graves to be tantamount to idolatry.
"There
were explosions that destroyed buildings dating back to the Assyrian era,"
Baghdad museum director Qais Rashid said according to a translation from Arabic
into English, referring to the once powerful, ancient empire.
Full
Report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/112018/World/International/IS-pillaging-Iraqi-artefacts,-UNESCO-warns.aspx
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Two
Ethnic Uzbek Taliban Fighters From Tajikistan Sentenced
30
September 2014
A court
in Dushanbe has sentenced two ethnic Uzbeks from Tajikistan's southern Khatlon
province to nine years in jail for fighting in Afghanistan as Taliban members.
A judge
of Dushanbe's Ismoili Somoni District Court, Safar Nuralizoda, told RFE/RL on
September 29 that Umarali Toshpulotov, 29, and Komiljon Kulboshev, 30, had been
found guilty in participation in the activities of extremist and terrorist
groups and sentenced on September 26.
The two
were arrested by Afghan security forces during clashes between Afghan law
enforcement with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan’s Konduz province in
June.
They
were later handed over to Tajik authorities.
Investigators
say, the two men, were recruited by Taliban and went through special military
trainings at Taliban camps in Pakistan.
http://www.rferl.org/content/uzbek-taliban-tajikistan-afghanistan-court-trial-sentence-nine-years/26611671.html
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Syria
refugees in Lebanon face rising violence: HRW
30
September 2014
Syrian
refugees in Lebanon are facing increasing violence as tensions in the country
rise after jihadists kidnapped and killed Lebanese security forces, a human
rights group warned Tuesday.
Human
Rights Watch said it had documented a string of attacks by Lebanese residents
against Syrian refugees in August and September.
The
uptick came after jihadists invaded the border town of Arsal, withdrawing with
several hostages from the Lebanese police and army.
HRW said
that attacks it documented were carried out by private citizens, but in several
cases appeared to have the tacit support of authorities.
It urged
security forces and local authorities to step up protection of Syrian refugees.
"Lebanon's
security forces should protect everyone on Lebanese soil, not turn a blind eye
to vigilante groups who are terrorising refugees," the group's deputy
Middle East director Nadim Houry said.
Full
Report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112056/World/Region/Syria-refugees-in-Lebanon-face-rising-violence-HRW.aspx
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Mideast
Europe's
ISIL recruits 'victims of discrimination': Turkish academic
30
September 2014
“Social
and perceived discrimination” is the reason why young people from Europe are
going overseas to join dangerous extremist groups like the ISIL, a Turkish
academic has claimed.
This is
according to a Europe-based researcher who claims that many foreign fighters
are motivated by grievances over assimilation and acceptance combined with a
“literalist” dogmatic thought process, rather than ideological concerns.
Born to
Turkish immigrant parents in the Netherlands, assistant professor of cultural
anthropology Ahmet Yukleyen from Istanbul Commerce University's International
Relations Department spoke to Anadolu Agency. Yukleyen said that joining ISIL
was "not particularly about a religious tradition but a certain style of
thinking" where potential militants’ age and immigrant background played a
key role in their decision.
"Most
of the group is between the age of 15 and 25; they are either the second or
third generation living in that country and they have some level of
education," Yukleyen says.
What
makes young Europeans leave their countries to join radical groups can be
defined by several steps according to Yukleyen, who says understanding
'literalism' is the first stage in the process.
Full
Report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-news/145440/europes-isil-recruits-victims-of-discrimination
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Netanyahu
has ‘lost touch with reality,’ says PLO
30
September 2014
The
Palestine Liberation Organization said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu blatantly manipulated the facts when he compared Hamas with the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in a U.N. speech on Monday.
“Netanyahu’s
speech at the U.N. was a blatant manipulation of facts and attempted at
misleading the audience through a combination of hate language, slander and
argument of obfuscation,” PLO executive member Hanan Ashrawi said in a
statement in English.
“Obviously
Netanyahu has lost touch with reality, particularly in refusing to acknowledge
the fact of the occupation itself or the actions of the Israeli army of
occupation in committing massacres and war crimes,” she added.
Addressing
the United Nations General Assembly earlier, Netanyahu denied accusations of
Israeli war crimes during its July-August offensive on the Gaza Strip that
killed 2,140 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and left the enclave in ruins.
Full
Report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/30/Netanyahu-lost-touch-with-reality-.html
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Netanyahu:
Iran poses greater threat than ISIS
29
September 2014
Israel’s
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday tried to shift the spotlight away
from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and back to Iran, warning the
United Nations that a nuclear-armed Tehran would pose a far greater threat than
“militant Islamists on pickup trucks.”
ISIS’s
seizure of large swaths of Syria and Iraq and its killings of civilians and
soldiers have dominated discussions during five days of speeches at the United
Nations General Assembly podium and on the sidelines.
But
Netanyahu described Iran, ISIS and the militant group Hamas that controls the
Gaza Strip as part of a single team, comparing them all to Germany’s Nazis, who
killed six million Jews in World War Two.
Full
Report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/29/Netanyahu-Iran-poses-greater-threat-than-ISIS.html
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'Historic
compromise' must lead to Palestinian state: Palestinian Authority
World
Bulletin / News Desk
30
September 2014
The
Palestinian Authority (PA) said Monday that any "historic" compromise
with Israel must include the creation of a Palestinian state with East
Jerusalem as its capital.
"[Any
historic compromise] must lead to the creation of a Palestinian state with East
Jerusalem as its capital," PA spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeinah told the
official Wafa news agency.
"This
also includes an immediate halt of settlement activities, lifting the siege on
the Gaza Strip and halting settler activities in the holy sites," he
added.
Speaking
at the U.N. General Assembly on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu said that he was ready "to make a historic compromise".
"A
broader rapprochement between Israel and the Arab world may help facilitate
Israeli-Palestinian peace," Netanyahu said. "Israel is prepared to
work with Arab partners to confront dangers and seize opportunities."
Full
Report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/145407/historic-compromise-must-lead-to-palestinian-state
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Israeli
Settlers 'Occupy 23 Homes' in East Jerusalem Neighborhood
30
September 2014
Israeli
settlers early Tuesday occupied 23 houses in the Palestinian neighborhood of
Silwan South of the Old City of Jerusalem, a local information center said.
Wadi
Hilweh Information Center said in a statement that "settlers of the Elad
(Ir David) Association" stormed Silwan at 1:30 am escorted by Israeli
soldiers and forcibly evicted the residents of an apartment and occupied it, in
addition to several vacant homes, Ma'an reported.
The
houses belong to Baydoun, al-Karaki, Abu Sbeih, al-Zawahra, al-Abbasi,
al-Khayyat, Qarain and al-Yamani families, the statement said.
The Wadi
Hilweh Center called the act an "unprecedented settlement attack."
"Even
if the houses have been bought stealthily, this is still an illegal seizure of
Arab houses by the Elad settlement association. "
Full
Report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930708000716
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Africa
'Boko
Haram Is Not Islam', Say Young Nigerian Muslims
30
September 2014
Islamic
insurgent groups such as Boko Haram use the Qur'an to justify their actions.
This has led many non-Muslims to see Muslims - especially those with full
beards and dressed in hijab - as terrorists.
But in
fact, the vast majority of Muslims, including devout youth from across Nigeria,
are united in condemning the nefarious acts of religious extremists. Our
correspondent Immanuel Afolabi spoke to young Muslims in the Nigerian province
of Oyo State who feel that Boko Haram does not equal Islam.
Concepts
such as 'terrorism', 'insurgence' and 'extremism' are often associated with
Islamic jihad. But it is erroneous to equate this term with violence, according
to Toyeeb (20), a Muslim student in Oyo in south-west Nigeria.
"Non-Muslims
who want to know about Islam should ask from the right source. People have
misconceptions about jihad because they don't understand Islam. In the Qur'an,
jihad does not mean you have to fight people and kill them because they've
failed to accept Islam. Jihad means striving in the course of Allah. If you
help someone out of debt, you've strived in the course of Allah."
Toyeeb's
view is substantiated by another Muslim student, Adebayo Fatai (17), from Ogun
State. "It is wrong for writers of the dictionary to translate jihad
simply as 'holy war' - that's not wide enough."
Full
Report at:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201409292520.html
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Tunisia's
Islamists urge US help to support democracy
30
September 2014
Tunisia's
moderate Islamist party Ennahda appealed Monday for US support as the country
heads into vital elections, warning democracy remains fragile in the nation
that triggered the Arab Spring.
Tunisians
ousted longtime dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 and Ennahda emerged
at the head of the pack in elections nine months later with 37 percent of the
vote.
With
looming legislative elections on October 26, followed by a key presidential
vote the following month, the party's leader Rached Ghannouchi said Ennahda was
"preparing for the second test."
"One
flower cannot make the spring," Ghannouchi told a small group of reporters
at the US Institute of Peace at the start of a visit to the United States
during which he will also meet key US administration officials.
Ennahda
last week unveiled an ambitious platform for the parliamentary elections,
saying it was confident of a greater victory than the one achieved three years
ago.
"By
the end of this year we can guarantee that Tunisia will be the first Arab
democracy," Ghannouchi said, speaking in English.
Full
Report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112002/World/Region/Tunisias-Islamists-urge-US-help-to-support-democra.aspx
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Libya's
parliament holds crisis talks with rival assembly
30
September 2014
Libya's
elected parliament held U.N.-brokered talks with foes tied to a rival assembly
on Monday calling for a ceasefire by armed factions and more dialogue to end a
confrontation driving the OPEC member state close to civil war.
The
House of Representatives, the internationally recognised parliament elected in
June, was uprooted last month when an armed group from the western city of
Misrata took control of the capital Tripoli and set up its own assembly and
cabinet there.
The
meeting in Ghadames, a southern town near the Algerian border, was brokered in
an attempt to prevent the confrontation from descending into civil war, three
years after the uprising that ended the 42-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi.
U.N.
Special Envoy Bernandino Leon said after the meetings that both sides agreed on
the need for a ceasefire, for humanitarian aid for victims of recent clashes in
Tripoli, and to work to reopen airports closed by fighting.
"We
have agreed to start a political process to address all issues on the elements
on the situation in Libya today and to do it in a peaceful way with a very
strong call for a complete ceasefire all over the country," he said.
Full
Report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112021/World/Region/Libyas-parliament-holds-crisis-talks-with-rival-as.aspx
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CAR asks
UN to tweak arms embargo to aid troops
30
September 2014
UNITED
NATIONS: Central African Republic interim President Catherine Samba Panza asked
the United Nations on Saturday to consider tweaking an arms embargo on the
landlocked state so its security forces could be properly equipped to work
alongside UN peacekeepers.
An
“anti-balaka” Christian militia took up arms last year in response to months of
looting and killing by mostly Muslim Seleka rebels after they toppled President
Francois Bozize and seized power in March 2013.
In
December, the Security Council imposed an arms embargo on the Central African
Republic and imposed sanctions in May on Bozize and two other men linked to the
conflict in the mineral-rich country of 4.6 million people.
“I
should here like to ask for the understanding of the sanctions committee to
ensure that the arms embargo imposed on the Central African Republic be
reassessed and re-examined,” Samba Panza told the General Assembly.
She was
elected interim president by a transitional assembly in January as part of a
plan to restore order.
Full
Report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/region/29-Sep-2014/central-african-republic-asks-un-to-tweak-arms-embargo-to-aid-troops
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Australia
Australia
charges man over funding ‘terrorist organization’
30
September 2014
A man
was arrested in counterterror raids in Australia on Tuesday, with police
alleging he was sending money to a U.S. militants fighting with a militant
group in Syria.
The
arrest comes days after a terror suspect was shot dead in Melbourne after
stabbing two police officers, and amid concerns about Australians fighting
alongside militants in Iraq and Syria.
“A
23-year-old man... will be charged with intentionally making funds available to
a terrorist organization,” Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner
Neil Gaughan said.
Gaughan
said the man, who has not yet been named, had already transferred about
US$10,500 to a U.S. citizen who travelled to Syria to fight.
He said
the arrest had been triggered by the belief that the man was allegedly
preparing to send more funds.
Police
stressed there was no information or intelligence to indicate the man was
involved in planning an attack in Australia, or linked in any way to the terror
suspect killed last week.
Abdul
Numan Haider, 18, was shot dead as he carried out a frenzied knife attack on
two policemen, one day after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group
called for Muslims to indiscriminately kill Australians.
Full
Report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/30/Australia-arrests-man-for-funding-fighters-in-Syria.html
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