ISIS Issues Rules for Journalists Forcing Them to 'Swear Allegiance as Subjects of Islamic State'
New Age Islam News Bureau
8
Oct 2014
Protesters and policemen face each other during a demonstration against ISIL in Hamburg on Oct. 8. AFP Photo / DPA
Arab World
• ISIS
Issues Rules for Journalists Forcing Them to 'Swear Allegiance as Subjects of
Islamic State'
• In Last
24 Hours 219 ISIL Terrorists Killed in Kobani
• Iraqi
Army Killed More Than 20 Members of ISIL Takfiri Group
• Iraqi
Forces Kill 6 ISIL Terrorists in Jurf Al-Sakher
• ISIS
launches new offensive east of Syria’s Kobane
• Syrian
rights groups call on world to save Kobani from IS
• Lebanese
army to get first Saudi-financed weapons soon —Saad Al-Hariri
• Hezbollah:
Shebaa Operation "Message to Israel"
Europe
• Sweden’s
Palestine statement signals start of weightier global role
• 14
wounded as Kurds and 'radical Muslims' clash in Germany
• UN's
Syria envoy calls for international action to defend Kobane
• MI5
quizzing IS terror suspect known as 'The Surgeon'
Mideast
• Turkey’s
choice between radical Islamists and Syrian Kurds
• At least
18 killed in ISIL protests across Turkey
• ‘Qaeda’
attacks kill at least 10 Yemen police: officials
• Clashes
at Al-Aqsa ahead of Jewish holiday
• Kurdish
protesters clash with Salafis in Hamburg, 14 injured
• Iran
arrests 130 terror elements with links to Takfiris
India
• LoC
firing: Pakistan approaches UN military observer group
• 18 Pak
terrorists killed in infiltration bid
• Pakistan
continues to violate ceasefire along LoC: two women killed, dozens injured
Pakistan
• Pakistani
Taliban deny allegiance to Islamic State
• MQM will
be successful in next elections: Altaf Hussain
• Two
killed, one polio worker injured in Mohmand Agency explosion
• Second
drone attack of the day kills three suspected militants in NWA
• JUI-F,
ASWJ workers shot dead in Karachi
South Asia
• Taliban
suicide attack kills five in Afghanistan
• Khaleda:
Movement at right time
• 'Genuine
Bangladesh freedom fighters' list to be finalised by Dec 16'
Africa
• Too Late
to Start Worrying About the Islamic State in Africa
• Algeria
army kills three Islamists
• More
Libyans killed in Syria fighting for IS
• Gunmen
vandalise Tripoli’s Karamanli Mosque
• W.
Africa to Counter Boko Haram Takfiri Terrorists
North America
• Biden
apologizes to Saudi Arabia over ISIS remarks
• Why US
didn’t share anything on Osama's hideout with Pakistan
• U.S.-led
airstrikes against ISIS produce few gains
• US envoy
against ISIS to hold talks in Cairo
• US:
Arab, European jets carry out 10% of strikes
• Canada
votes to join anti-ISIS air strikes in Iraq
Southeast Asia
• Alarm
bells over Indonesia’s released militants joining IS
• After
Oktoberfest, Muslim group turns scope on wine fiesta
• Civil
groups boycott Yudhoyono’s democracy forum in Bali
• Ibrahim
Ali was just defending Islam, Putrajaya says of bible burning threat
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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Arab World
ISIS
Issues Rules for Journalists Forcing Them to 'Swear Allegiance as Subjects of
Islamic State'
Lizzie
Dearden,The Independent | Oct 8, 2014
After
beheading two American journalists, Isis militants have reportedly issued rules
to reporters still operating in areas they control forcing them to swear
allegiance as "subjects of the Islamic State".
Anyone
violating the guidelines, which specify which media outlets can be worked with,
demand pre-approval of all stories and the control of personal social media
accounts, is threatened with "being held accountable".
The vast
majority of foreign journalists have already fled Isis-held regions of Syria
and Iraq and those remaining are predominantly local reporters attempting to
document the ongoing conflict.
The
murder of James Foley and Steven Sotloff and continued captivity of British
photojournalist John Cantlie, who is used in Isis propaganda videos,
graphically illustrates the danger they are in.
In the
Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, near the Iraq border, the Islamists have
reportedly announced draconian rules for reporters.
Many
journalists fled when the controls were announced, website Syria Deeply
reported, but others chose to stay and obey them.
Amer, a
journalist in Deir Ezzor, told the website he took the risk to continue
documenting events, feeling someone had to report what was happening to the
world.
An Isis
press office has been set up to control media, he said, and the following
non-negotiable list of conditions was issued at a meeting.
ISIS
RULES FOR JOURNALISTS
1 -
Correspondents must swear allegiance to the Caliph [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi ...
they are subjects of the Islamic State and, as subjects, they are obliged to
swear loyalty to their imam.
2 -
Their work will be under the exclusive supervision of the Isis media offices.
3 -
Journalists can work directly with international news agencies (such as
Reuters, AFP and AP), but they are to avoid all international and local
satellite TV channels. They are forbidden to provide any exclusive material or
have any contact (sound or image) with them in any capacity.
4 -
Journalists are forbidden to work in any way with the TV channels placed on the
blacklist of channels that fight against Islamic countries (such as Al-Arabiya,
Al Jazeera and Orient). Violators will be held accountable.
5 -
Journalists are allowed to cover events in the governorate with either written
or still images without having to refer back to the Isis media office. All
published pieces and photos must carry the journalist's and photographer's
names.
6 -
Journalists are not allowed to publish any reportage (print or broadcast)
without referring to the Isis media office first.
7 -
Journalists may have their own social media accounts and blogs to disseminate news
and pictures. However, the Isis media office must have the addresses and name
handles of these accounts and pages.
8 -
Journalists must abide by the regulations when taking photos within Isis
territory and avoid filming locations or security events where taking pictures
is prohibited.
9 - Isis
media offices will follow up on the work of local journalists within Isis
territory and in the state media. Any violation of the rules in place will lead
to suspending the journalist from his work, and he will be held accountable.
10 - The
rules are not final and are subject to change at any time depending on the
circumstances and the degree of cooperation between journalists and their
commitment to their brothers in the Isis media offices.
11 -
Journalists are given a license to practice their work after submitting a
license request at the Isis media office.
Independent
has not been able to independently verify that the decree is genuine but Isis
expert Shiraz Maher said it would be in line with the group's conduct so far.
"It
certainly seems possible," he said. "And it's written with the
verbosity one would expect from Islamic State."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/ISIS-issues-rules-for-journalists-forcing-them-to-swear-allegiance-as-subjects-of-Islamic-State/articleshow/44708616.cms
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In Last
24 Hours 219 ISIL Terrorists Killed in Kobani
08 Oct,
2014
The Kurdish Peshmerga forces in Syria killed a
large number of terrorists in heavy clashes in the Syrian-Kurdish town of
Kobani (also known by the Arab population as Ayn al-Arab).
At least
219 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group
were killed in Kobani clashes, reports by human rights observers said.
Also in
the last 24 hours, a priest along with 20 other Christians were kidnapped in a
Syria-Turkey border village.
Also
media reports said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia has begun training more
anti-Syrian rebels.
Diplomatic
sources said the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom has been hosting thousands
of terrorists for military training.
The
sources said some 5,000 recruits have arrived from Syria, Turkey and other
countries for a course that could last between four and six months.
“This
marks a long-term commitment by the Saudis and its allies to sustain the revolt
in Syria,” a diplomat to the World Tribune.
Meantime,
after regaining control of the Syrian town of Dukhaniyeh, the army announced
plans for larger scale attacks aimed at completely clearing the regions around
the capital Damascus from militant groups.
According
to Syrian Local media on Monday, “security and stability” was restored in
Dukhaniyeh and its surroundings after militants were pushed out of the region.
Syrian
forces launched an operation to flush militants out of Dukhaniyeh after it was
captured by foreign-backed militants in September.
Also on
Tuesday, the Syrian army fiercely clashed with the terrorists of the ISIL and
Al-Nusra groups on the barrens of al-Jebba and Assal al-Ward in Qalamoun in
Damascus countryside, killing and injuring scores of them.
Al-Nusra
and ISIL terrorists had launched a major attack against the garrisons of the
Syrian army that repelled the offensive and inflicted heavy losses upon them.
The
Syrian army also launched air raids and artillery shells onto the terrorists'
concentration centres, what resulted in a high tension in the area.
Syria
has been experiencing unrest since March 2011 with organized attacks by
well-armed gangs and terrorists against both the army and civilians.
The
unrest, which took in terrorist groups from across Europe, the Middle-East and
North Africa, has transpired as one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent
history.
As the
foreign-backed insurgency in Syria continues without an end in sight, the US
government has boosted its political and military support to Takfiri extremists
in the country, while it alleges to be fighting the same groups as terrorists
in Iraq.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930716000618
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Iraqi
Army Killed More Than 20 Members of ISIL Takfiri Group
ISIL
Terrorists Suffer Major Losses in Fallujah, Iraqi Army killed more than 20
members of Takfiri group
08 Oct,
2014
ISIL
terrorists sustained heavy losses, as the Iraqi Army killed more than 20
members of the Takfiri group in a series of operations in the city of Fallujah,
Anbar province.
A
military source told National Iraqi news agency that army forces, backed by
Iraq's warplanes, stormed the hideouts of the ISIL terrorists in Qarma district
and claimed the lives of a large number of them.
According
to the source, the warplanes bombarded 8 vehicles of the Takfiri group during
the operations.
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=13930716000539
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Iraqi
Forces Kill 6 ISIL Terrorists in Jurf Al-Sakher
08 Oct,
2014
Iraqi
security forces killed 6 terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) group in Jurf al-Sakher area of Babil province.
''The
security forces carried out a security operation in Fadhliya area of Jurf
al-Sakher that resulted in killing six ISIL terrorists,'' an informed source
said Tuesday.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930716000541
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ISIS
launches new offensive east of Syria’s Kobane
8
October 2014
Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) jihadists launched a new offensive in the east
of the embattled Syrian town of Kobane after withdrawing from parts of it
following U.S.-led strikes, Agence France-Presse reported a monitor as saying
on Wednesday.
“There
are fierce clashes underway in the east of Ain al-Arab (Kobane) after the
Islamic State launched an offensive to retake the areas it lost control of,”
said Rami Abdel Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
He said
at least three fighters from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) were
killed in the fighting on Wednesday, along with an unspecified number of ISIS
jihadists.
The
fresh assault came after the Observatory said ISIS fighters had withdrawn
overnight from parts of the eastern and southwestern edges of Kobane.
Abdel
Rahman said “fighters from the Islamic State withdrew overnight from several
areas in the east of Ain al-Arab (Kobane) and the southwestern edges.”
After
the pullback, the group’s fighters were present in eastern parts of the
strategic town and its southern edges, but were no longer inside on the western
front, Abdel Rahman said.
He said
the move came after “their rear positions were hit in strikes, causing
casualties and damaging at least four of their vehicles.”
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/08/ISIS-withdraws-from-some-parts-of-Syria-s-Kobane.html
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Syrian
rights groups call on world to save Kobani from IS
08 Oct,
2014
MURSITPINAR,
Turkey: Several Syrian human rights groups called on the world to save the
embattled Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani from falling into the hands of the
Islamic State group, warning that failure to act could result in civilians
being massacred.
The
dramatic appeal late Tuesday came after Islamic State fighters pushed into
parts of the town, located on the Syria-Turkish border and also known as Ayn
Arab, its Arabic name.
On
Wednesday, new US-led airstrikes targeted the extremists near the town but it
was not clear if these had any effect. One airstrike, visible from the border,
hit a hill and an open space near the town.
Kobani
has been under the onslaught of the Islamic State group since mid-September
when the militants’ launched their offensive in the area, capturing several
Kurdish villages around the town and bringing Syria’s civil war yet again to
Turkey’s doorstep.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/641171
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Lebanese
army to get first Saudi-financed weapons soon —Saad Al-Hariri
08 Oct,
2014
PARIS:
Lebanon’s army will soon receive military equipment as part of a $1 billion
grant from Saudi Arabia to help it fight Islamist militants encroaching into
Lebanon from Syria, former Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri said on Tuesday.
Hariri
originally announced the deal after visiting Saudi Arabia in August, just days
after Islamist militants attacked and briefly seized the Lebanese border town
of Arsal.
The
Lebanese army has since stepped up its efforts to prevent fighters, most
notably from Al-Qaeda’s Syrian wing Nusra Front, from crossing into Lebanon,
but it is ill-equipped and has repeatedly called for more military aid.
“With
regard to the $1 billion that I am managing, in a few weeks, you’ll see
results,” Hariri told reporters after meeting President Francois Hollande. “It
is finalized and some equipment will arrive soon,” he said without giving any
details.
Lebanon
has officially tried to distance itself from Syria’s conflict, but the
country’s powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah has sent fighters to aid President
Bashar Assad, an Alawite. Assad, like Hezbollah, is backed by Shiite power
Iran.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/news/640811
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Hezbollah:
Shebaa Operation "Message to Israel"
08 Oct,
2014
Hezbollah
Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said that the military operation
carried out by the Islamic Resistance of Lebanon in the occupied Shebaa Farms
on the border with Palestine was a message to Israel.
During
an interview with the local channel OTV on Tuesday, Sheikh Qassem stressed the
operation has a message for the Zionists to keep them informed that the
Resistance is always ready to respond to any enemy attack, Al-Manar reported.
Hezbollah
military unit on Tuesday detonated improvised explosive devices against a
manned Israeli patrol inside the occupied Shebaa Heights, leaving a number of
wounded within the Zionist regime's army.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930716001079
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Europe
Sweden’s
Palestine statement signals start of weightier global role
8 October 2014
Sweden’s
decision to recognize the Palestine state - without formally consulting its
allies - may herald a wider foreign policy shift that has at its heart the aim
of asserting a new diplomatic weight around the world.
The
ruling Social Democrats had signaled in their election manifesto an intention
to recognize Palestine. But the speed of their post-election announcement, made
during Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s inaugural address to parliament
on Friday, surprised some countries including Israel.
Until
now Sweden, under a center-right government, has been close to Washington,
active in Western military operations, and a vocal proponent of EU market
reform. In making it the first major West European country to recognize the
Palestine state, Sweden’s new center-left government looks like it is
suggesting a change of direction on several of those fronts.
“We hope
that this will give a new dynamic to the discussion of what is going on in the
Middle East,” Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom told Reuters.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/analysis/2014/10/08/Sweden-s-Palestine-statement-signals-start-of-weightier-global-role.html
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14
wounded as Kurds and 'radical Muslims' clash in Germany
08 Oct,
2014
Street
clashes between hundreds of Kurds and radical Muslims in Germany's northern
port city of Hamburg left 14 people wounded overnight, police said Wednesday.
About
400 Kurds had rallied Tuesday against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS),
whose fighters are besieging the Kurdish city of Kobane on the Syrian-Turkish
border.
After
the demonstrators gathered outside a Hamburg mosque, they were confronted by
some 400 people described by police as mostly Salafist Muslims, and tensions
escalated into violent clashes.
Police
in riot gear used batons, pepper spray and water cannon to separate the groups
of mostly young men who attacked each other using metal rods, sticks and
machetes, as well as hurling rocks and bottles, local media reported.
Tensions
between hundreds of Yazidi Kurds and mostly Chechen Muslim immigrants also
escalated in the city of Celle in the northern state of Lower Saxony, local
newspaper Cellesche Zeitung reported.
Riot
police intervened against men armed with sticks, rocks and bottles, leaving
several with slight injuries, the newspaper and public broadcaster NDR
reported.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/112581/World/International/-wounded-as-Kurds-and-radical-Muslims-clash-in-Ger.aspx
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UN's
Syria envoy calls for international action to defend Kobane
8
October 2014
The
international community should immediately act to defend the besieged Syrian
town of Kobane from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants,
the U.N.'s envoy to Syria said on Oct. 8.
"The
world, all of us, will regret deeply if ISIS (another name for the ISIL) is
able to take over a city which has defended itself with courage but is close to
not being able to do so. We need to act now," Staffan de Mistura said in a
statement.
"The
international community needs to defend them. The international community
cannot sustain another city falling under ISIS," he insisted.
His
comments came as Turkey and analysts warned ISIL was on the verge of seizing
control of the strategic town near the border with Turkey, after a desperate
weeks-long defence by Kurdish fighters.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/uns-syria-envoy-calls-for-international-action-to-defend-kobane.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72678&NewsCatID=359
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MI5
quizzing IS terror suspect known as 'The Surgeon'
08 Oct,
2014
The
group, aged between 20 and 21, were taken into custody after a raid on one
address in west London by armed counter terror cops.
MI5
officers are now questioning the men who were arrests on suspicion of being
concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.
The
identity of one suspect, Tarik Hassane, 21, nicknamed "The Surgeon",
was unveiled this morning by the Sun.
Hassane
was tasered by police during the swoop in North Kensington, west London at
4.30am but was left uninjured.
The men
had been known to security officers for a few months and are thought to be part
of a jihadist group in the Ladbroke Grove area.
It is
believed that one of the suspects has recently returned to the UK from Syria
and has close ties with IS officials.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/403908/MI5-quizzing-IS-terror-suspect-known-as-The-Surgeon
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Mideast
Turkey’s
choice between radical Islamists and Syrian Kurds
8
October 2014
Some
want us to make a choice between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkish Energy Minister Taner
Yıldız said the other day, adding that both are "the same" in the
eyes of Turkey.
The
minister could have said that Turkey is being forced to make a choice between
ISIL and the Democratic Union Party (PYD), since the recent clashes in Syria
have intensified between Syrian Kurds and ISIL. However, the PYD and the PKK
are the same in the eyes of the Turkish government.
Now that
Turkey has made clear that it will contribute to the global coalition against
ISIL, why does the centuries-old principle of “the enemy of my enemy is my
friend” not apply?
First of
all, we are in the Middle East, where who is a friend and who is a foe can be
easily mixed up. Your current enemy could be your future friend, and again return
to being an enemy in the more distant future.
But
under current circumstances, why are the People’s Protection Units (YPG), which
are fighting ISIL - which is supposedly Turkey’s enemy - not considered a
natural ally?
If the
PYD is the same as the PKK, isn’t there a negotiation process ongoing between
Ankara and what it sees as a terrorist organization?
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-choice-between-radical-islamists-and-syrian-kurds.aspx?PageID=238&NID=72617&NewsCatID=412
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At least
18 killed in ISIL protests across Turkey
08 Oct,
2014
At least
18 people were killed and many more were injured as the advance of Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants on the Kurdish town of Kobane in
northern Syria prompted fresh protests across Turkey on Oct. 7. A curfew was
declared in six Turkish provinces.
Most
clashes were between the suspected members of Hizbullah, a radical Islamist
grouping whose members are mostly Kurdish and known for allegedly aiding the
state in the torture and murder of Kurdish activists in the 1990, and the
outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The former group reportedly supports
ISIL, while the latter supports the YPG, the Kurdish militia in Kobane, and has
condemned the Turkish government's inaction in protecting Syrian Kurds.
The
highest death toll was in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, where
suspected members of Hizbullah allegedly strafed a crowd of protesters. An
association building belonging to Hizbullah was subsequently attacked. 10
people were killed in the city on Oct. 8, at least five of whom were described
as pro-Hizbullah.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/wrap-up-at-least-18-killed-in-isil-protests-across-turkey-as-curfew-declared-in-six-provinces.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72659&NewsCatID=341
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‘Qaeda’
attacks kill at least 10 Yemen police: officials
8
October 2014
Suspected
Al-Qaeda militants, including a suicide bomber, killed at least 10 Yemeni
police Wednesday in attacks on security forces in the restive country,
officials said.
The wave
of violence in the central town of Baida targeted a command center, a police
post and an army checkpoint.
Nine
police were killed in the suicide car bombing alone, an official at Al-Thawra
hospital told AFP.
That
attack, against the command center, was thought to have been carried out by a
militant identified as Abu Dujana al-Lahji, said a security official in the
region.
It came
shortly after a meeting of tribal chiefs -- some of them with links to Al-Qaeda
-- who decided to “respond to the increased presence of Shiite Huthi rebels in
Baida,” the official added.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/08/-Qaeda-attacks-kill-at-least-10-Yemen-police-officials-.html
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Clashes
at Al-Aqsa ahead of Jewish holiday
8 October
2014
Clashes
broke out at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound Wednesday as Palestinians
protested against Jews visiting the flashpoint holy site ahead of a religious
feast, Israeli police said.
Police
spokeswoman Luba Samri said dozens of Palestinian youths had began throwing
stones and firing flares at police once Jewish visitors ascended to the
compound on the eve of the week-long holiday for Sukkot, or Feast of
Tabernacles.
Police
warded off the rioters to Al-Aqsa mosque, from where they threw stones and
petrol bombs at police, lightly wounding four, Samri told AFP, adding that the
visit by non-Muslims then went ahead.
Samri
said five rioters were arrested and Palestinian medics said 17 were injured in
the clashes.
Azzam
al-Khatib, director of the Islamic Waqf (religious endowments) body that
oversees the site, said he had implored police to prevent Jews from visiting in
order to avoid clashes with a group of Muslims who had spent the night at the
mosque.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/08/Clashes-at-Al-Aqsa-ahead-of-Jewish-holiday-.html
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Kurdish
protesters clash with Salafis in Hamburg, 14 injured
08 Oct,
2014
Police
in the north German city of Hamburg say 14 people were injured overnight in
clashes between Kurdish protesters and members of a hard-line Islamic movement.
Police
spokeswoman Karina Sadowsky said Oct. 8 that the clashes happened after
hundreds of Kurds held a protest against the Islamic State in Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) militants who are organizing an assault to capture the Syrian
Kurdish town of Kobane. Similar protests took place throughout Europe on Oct. 7
by Kurds seeking to draw attention to ISIL's onslaught against Kobane.
The
violence erupted after a standoff between the protesters and members of a
nearby mosque associated with the Salafist movement. Salafism is a strict
interpretation of Islam, whose adherents are closely monitored by German
security services.
Sadowsky
says police used water cannons to break up the protest and arrested 22 people.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/kurdish-protesters-clash-with-salafis-in-hamburg-14-injured.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72693&NewsCatID=351
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Iran
arrests 130 terror elements with links to Takfiris
Iran
says it foiled holy city bomb plot, arrested 130
08 Oct,
2014
Iran
said Tuesday it had seized explosives destined for an attack on one of its holy
cities and that more than 130 members of militant extremist groups had been
arrested.
The
disclosures by Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi lay bare the threat posed to
Shiite Iran by Sunni jihadists such as the Islamic State (IS) group fighting in
Iraq, near the Iranian border, and in Syria.
Two
explosive belts were among lethal ordnance recovered ahead of Quds (Jerusalem)
Day, a July 25 memorial on the last Friday before the end of the Muslim holy
fasting month of Ramadan, Alavi said.
"Significant
quantities of explosives that were to be used in a holy city in the country
were neutralised," he told members of parliament, according to the ISNA
news agency.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112517/World/Region/Iran-says-it-foiled-holy-city-bomb-plot,-arrested-.aspx
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India
LoC
firing: Pakistan approaches UN military observer group
PTI |
Oct 7, 2014
NEW
DELHI: A day after it lodged a protest with India on alleged ceasefire
violations along the border, Pakistan on Tuesday approached UN military
observer group over the LoC situation.
According
to the press counsellor in the Pakistan high commission, Pakistan has recorded
protest at United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
(UNMOGIP) office in Islamabad on the LoC situation.
India
has always maintained that UNMOGIP has "outlived its relevance" and
has "no role to play whatsoever". UNMOGIP, established under a UN
Security Council resolution, was meant to supervise the ceasefire line
established under the Karachi Agreement of July 1949.
Yesterday,
a Pakistan foreign office statement said, "The government has lodged
strong protest with the government of India through diplomatic channels and
called for restraining its forces from constant violation of the
ceasefire" and claimed that four of its citizens were killed and three
others injured during firing by Indian troops.
As per
Indian authorities, five villagers were killed and 34 injured on Indian side in
heavy mortar shelling and firing from across the International Border and Line
of Control in Jammu and Poonch sectors, triggering strong condemnation by
India.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/LoC-firing-Pakistan-approaches-UN-military-observer-group/articleshow/44607264.cms
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18 Pak
terrorists killed in infiltration bid
TNN |
Oct 8, 2014
NEW
DELHI: Indian forces on Tuesday killed 18 terrorists trying to sneak into India
from Pakistan, security sources said. A big part of the border violence is
linked to Islamabad's design to push disruptive elements and terrorists across
the border before snow sets up on the mountain passes, they said.
Ceasefire
violations on the LOC have risen for couple of years, but this year the
targeting of civilians has added another dimension. More than 20 unprovoked
firing incidents have taken place ever since Narendra Modi took office, which
sharpened after the foreign secretary talks were cancelled. The violations,
earlier limited to the LOC, have now spread to the international boundary.
"From
the time of Modi's election, Pakistan army's been testing him. LOC firing is
part of the process," said Vivek Katju, former diplomat and Pakistan
expert. Tuesday's massive Indian retaliation may be a pointer to how New Delhi
will respond.
"Islamabad
seems to be signalling two things -- one for the international community,
seeking attention, and second, a message to India that it cannot continue
ignoring Pakistan which can create enough trouble to bring New Delhi to the
table," says Rana Banerji, security expert.
Pakistan
hasn't had it easy of late - a spike in terrorism against Pakistan, internal
instability, yawn-worthy attention from the US. Worse, China appeared to be
getting friendly with India, cancelling Xi Jinping's Islamabad trip. Kashmir,
the cause in Pakistan's eyes, was being pushed to the global backburner.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/18-terrorists-killed-in-infiltration-bid/articleshow/44648857.cms
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Pakistan
continues to violate ceasefire along LoC: two women killed, dozens injured
Oct 8,
2014
Two
women were killed and nearly two dozen others injured as Pakistan continued
shelling civilian population on the Indian side along the international border
and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu Kashmir since Tuesday night.
Identifying
both the deceased as Shanktla Devi and Bholi Devi of village Chilyari in Samba
sector, sources said that while former died on the spot, the latter succumbed
to her injuries at the hospital in Jammu.
The
injured included a junior commissioned officer among three army personnel who
got injured along the LoC in Sauujian and and equal number of BSF personnel
injured on the international border in Arnia sector.
Significantly,
as the situation along the border continued to escalate despite heavy rains and
thunder storm lashing Jammu region throughout night, the Pakistani shelling
spread to new areas along the international border. They started mortar shelling
in Hiranagar sector of KATHUA district also which had remained peaceful even
during the birder skirmishes between the two countries in July and August last.
Pointing out that the situation is escalating with each passing day, sources
said that Pakistani Rangers for the first time resorted to firing on Indian
side along the international border in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district
which had remained peaceful even during border skirmishes between the two
countries during July-August last. The district administration has sounded
alert in Samba and Hiranagar areas asking people to stay indoors. The
administration has announced holiday in schools in border areas. Full report
at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/woman-killed-11-injured-as-pakistan-intensifies-firing-on-villages-along-border-areas-in-jammu-and-kashmir/99/#sthash.wJbrfH6x.dpuf
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Pakistan
Pakistani
Taliban deny allegiance to Islamic State
October
08, 2014
Peshawar-
The Pakistani Taliban has denied reports that it had pledged allegiance to the
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, saying it is not supporting any specific group
in these countries.
TTP,
which was formed in 2007 and formally allies itself with Al-Qaeda, in a
statement last week they had said the Taliban would offer "every possible
support" to Islamic State, a statement which several media outlets
reported as a declaration of allegiance to the group.
Tehreek-i-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Shahid Shahidullah said the statement issued by it
last week was intended as an expression of support for all Islamist militants
fighting in Syria and Iraq and struggling against western interests.
TTP,
headed by fugitive Mullah Fazlullah, said that its statement has been
misinterpreted. "Some media did not publish our statement correctly,"
Shahidullah told reporters over phone from an undisclosed location.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/national/08-Oct-2014/pakistani-taliban-denies-allegiance-to-islamic-state
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MQM will
be successful in next elections: Altaf Hussain
October
08, 2014
KARACHI:
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain announced on Tuesday that
the party would be successful in the next elections, and those doubting its
popularity would be disappointed, Express News reported.
Addressed
his workers in Karachi via a telephone call, Hussain said, “Everyone who is
doubting the popularity of MQM, will see in the next elections how successful
we will be and we will prove them all wrong.”
He
further said, “People who are saying that MQM’s vote bank is empty should come
and count the hides that we have been given.”
The MQM
chief went on to laud the hard work and
courage of his workers, adding that God will bless them and give them success.
Workers
were then given the opportunity to speak to Altaf Hussain one by one, all of whom wished him well for Eid.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/772161/mqm-will-be-successful-in-next-elections-altaf-hussain/
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Two
killed, one polio worker injured in Mohmand Agency explosion
08 Oct,
2014
PESHAWAR:
At least two people were killed and one was injured in an Improvised Explosive
Device (IED) blast in the Alemgar area of Safi tehsil in Mohmand Agency.
Official
sources said that suspected militants had planted the device in front of the
house of a local named Taj Gul, killing one of his sons Sakhi Gul and his
nephew Maskeen on the spot while his other son Muhammad Agul, who is a Union
Council polio worker, was left injured.
No one
has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The
injured polio worker was shifted to the Camp Hospital in Muhammad Gat.
Polio
team members have been frequently attacked by militants in the Federally
administered Tribal Areas (Fata).
Militants
allege that polio vaccination is a cover for espionage or a Western-conspiracy
to sterilise Muslims.
Mohmand
is one of Pakistan’s seven tribal agencies near the Afghan border which are
rife with militancy and are said to be strongholds of Taliban and Al Qaeda
operatives.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1136614/two-killed-one-polio-worker-injured-in-mohmand-agency-explosion
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Second
drone attack of the day kills three suspected militants in NWA
08 Oct,
2014
PESHAWAR:
A fresh drone strike left three suspected militants dead and five others
injured in North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, intelligence sources said.
This is
the second attack of the day and fourth such strike in last three days. At
least seven suspected militants were killed and five others injured in a
similar strike earlier in the day.
Highly
credible sources told Dawn.com that a US drone fired two missiles at a compound
in Madakhel Kunar Sar area of North Waziristan’s Datakhel tehsil, killing three
suspected militants. Five suspected militants were injured in the attack as
well.
The
sources said that the suspected militants were standing on a mountain near the
targeted compound at the time of drone attack.
Identity
of the militants could not be ascertained as yet.
Seven
suspected militants killed in North Waziristan drone attack
At least
seven suspected militants were killed and five others injured Tuesday in a US
drone strike on a compound and a vehicle in the Shawal tehsil of North
Waziristan tribal region.
Official
sources said the US drone fired two missiles at the house and the car in Shawal
tehsil's Kund Ghar area, killing at least seven suspected militants and
injuring five others.
Sources
added that the compound of militant commander Mustaqeem was targeted in the
strike, adding that the identity of the deceased militants is yet to be
ascertained.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1136601/second-drone-attack-of-the-day-kills-three-suspected-militants-in-nwa
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JUI-F,
ASWJ workers shot dead in Karachi
08 Oct,
2014
KARACHI:
At least two people were killed in the span of half an hour on Tuesday in what
appeared to be separate targeted killing incidents in Karachi.
According
to police, unidentified gunmen in North Nazimabad's Hyderi area shot dead
Maulana Masood, an activist of the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ).
The body
of the deceased was taken to the Ziauddin hospital, where people blocked
traffic on the road in protest.
About
half an hour earlier, a man identified as Maulana Sajidullah was shot dead in
Peerabad Muslim Colony.
Sajidullah
was said to belong to the Jamiat Ulema Islam - Fazl (Fazl).
The
incidents come a week after hundreds of ASWJ activists paralysed the traffic
system in parts of Karachi as they staged a protest demonstration against
‘extrajudicial killings’ and the ‘illegal arrest’ of their party workers.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1136607/jui-f-aswj-workers-shot-dead-in-karachi
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South Asia
Taliban
suicide attack kills five in Afghanistan
08 Oct,
2014
KABUL:
An Afghan official says a suicide car bomber has killed at least five people in
an attack that targeted a former district police chief in southern Helmand
province.
Omar
Zwak, spokesman for Helmand's provincial governor, says the bomber detonated
his explosives-laden vehicle near the house of the former police chief in
Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, on Wednesday.
Five people
were killed in the explosion. Zwak says the former police chief and 18 others
were wounded in the attack.
No one
immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing but the Taliban frequently
use roadside bombs and suicide attacks against Afghan security forces and
government officials in the country.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1136627/taliban-suicide-attack-kills-five-in-afghanistan
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Khaleda:
Movement at right time
08 Oct,
2014
BNP
Chairperson Khaleda Zia has said her party will wage movement against
government at appropriate time.
She made
the statement after exchanging Eid greetings with diplomats and renowned
personalities at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre on Monday morning.
"Movement
can not be waged setting a specific time. We will call for movement at the
right time," she said.
The BNP
chief also called upon her party leaders and activists to take preparation for
the movement.
She
alleged: "The government is in power forcibly. We all have to be united to
save the country from the government."
http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2014/oct/06/khaleda-movement-right-time#sthash.EgjXXxMV.dpuf
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'Genuine
Bangladesh freedom fighters' list to be finalised by Dec 16'
08 Oct,
2014
Liberation
War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has said the new list of genuine
freedom fighters will be finalised by December 16.
The
minister made the statement while addressing at a programme organised by Local
Social Development Forum on Tuesday afternoon.
The
programme was organised to honour meritorious students, freedom fighters, and
talented individuals.
Mozammel
Haque said as there was no fixed definition for liberation war, a lot of people
have gotten freedom fighter certificate using false information.
“The
definition of liberation war has now been fixed. Within next November, the
genuine freedom fighters would be identified and after a selection process a
new list would be made. Within March 26 next year, the freedom fighter
certificate and ID card would be handed over to them," he said.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/08/genuine-freedom-fighters-list-be-finalised-dec-16#sthash.RSeNEEr8.dpuf
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Africa
Too Late
to Start Worrying About the Islamic State in Africa
8
October 2014
The
spectre of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria casts a long shadow. It's
clearly not just the Middle East that is in trouble; both Britain and the
United States have been worried enough to dispatch fighter jets to try and
contain the Islamist rebels who have carved out huge chunks of territory as
their own.
The
aerial war has also drawn in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, while
various radical Islamist groups from India to Indonesia have pledged their
support for the rebels. Analysts (including myself in this Institute for
Security Studies policy brief) have warned that Africa is particularly
vulnerable. The continent's plethora of existing Islamist groups, coupled with
its poor governance track record, make it a relatively easy target.
This,
however, is now old news. The Islamic State and its subversive ideology
continue to move at a pace that journalists, researchers and policymakers just
can't match. The fact is, Africa isn't facing a potential threat from the
Islamic State, because that threat has already arrived - and is destabilising
several African countries.
Full
report at:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201410081039.html?viewall=1
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Algeria
army kills three Islamists
8
October 2014
Algerian
soldiers shot dead three armed Islamists southeast of the capital on Tuesday, a
defence ministry statement said.
It said
special forces killed the three militants in the Biskra region, 400 kilometres
(250 miles) from Algiers, and that guns and ammunition were recovered.
On
Monday, army chief of staff and Deputy Defence Minister Ahmed Gaid Salah said
Algeria was determined to prevent a resurgence of the "terrorism"
that plagued the country in the 1990s.
Also on
Monday, the defence ministry said a "criminal group" of 12 Sudanese
and eight Chadians had been arrested on the border with Niger.
Islamist
militants, some of them loyal to Al-Qaeda, remain active in several areas of
Algeria more than a decade after the end of the country's devastating 1992-2002
civil war.
According
to the army, more than 70 armed Islamists have been killed this year.
On
September 28, Islamist gunmen killed two soldiers in western Algeria less than
a week after jihadist-linked militants beheaded a French hostage, Herve
Gourdel.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2014/10/07/Algeria-army-kills-3-Islamists-ministry-.html
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More
Libyans killed in Syria fighting for IS
Oct 8,
2014
Three
Libyans have been killed in Syria in recent days, according to Daesh, also
known as the Islamic State. The most recent death was of an unnamed Libyan who
Daesh reported had died fighting Kurds north of Aleppo.
Last
week the organisation announced the
death of Abu Sahaib and Abu Ouf, though no further details were given.
There
are no clear figures for the number of Libyans who have gone to Syria and Iraq
to join up with IS. Estimates range from a few hundred to one or two
thousand. Most would-be IS members find
their way to the organisation via Turkey. Many are young people who quit Libya
without warning and leave worried families behind them
http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/10/07/more-libyans-killed-in-syria-fighting-for-is/#axzz3FYlmawyz
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Gunmen
vandalise Tripoli’s Karamanli Mosque
Oct 8,
2014
One of
Tripoli’s most famous and beautiful mosques, the Ahmed Pasha Karamanli Mosque
in the Old City, has been badly vandalised by a group of gunmen.
They
forced their way into the richly decorated building yesterday and started
removing marble from the floors and walls and digging up the ground with drills
to a about a metre in depth.
Salafists
were initially accused of the destruction but have denied it. Nor is there any apparent reason why they
would want to further damage the mosque.
Just over two years ago, in an orgy of vandalism, they blew up and
demolished shrines and mosques in and around Tripoli containing graves and dug
those at other mosques and religious sites. The Karamanli Mosque, not the
oldest in the old city but the largest and most beautiful, was not spared. All
the tombs around the 18th-century building were ransacked and emptied, including
that of Ahmed Pasha Karamanli, the founder of the Karamanli dynasty.
There
are suggestions that ordinary thieves were responsible, looking for “buried
treasure”. In the current situation in
Tripoli and elsewhere, criminals know they can get away with anything, even
attacking mosques, especially if they claim to be revolutionaries and intent on
“correcting” Islam in Libya.
Given
the attack, there are now fears for the Darghut Mosque, said to contain a hair
of the Prophet Mohamed, and of the nearby Othman Pasha madrassa, home to a Sufi
community.
http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/10/07/gunmen-vandalise-tripolis-karamanli-mosque/#ixzz3FYmC1vzn
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W.
Africa to Counter Boko Haram Takfiri Terrorists
08 Oct,
2014
A
regional force put in place to counter the Boko Haram extremist group in
Nigeria will start operations in November, West African leaders decided after a
summit in Niger.
The
leaders agreed to speed up the creation of a headquarters for the force and
have military battalions deployed "to our respective borders" by
November 1, the heads of state said in a joint statement on Tuesday, AFP
reported.
"The
new headquarters for the force is now due to be completed by November 20,"
the leaders added.
The
announcement followed a day of talks between the leaders of Nigeria, Niger,
Chad and Benin, and the foreign minister of Cameroon.
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930716000387
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North America
Biden
apologizes to Saudi Arabia over ISIS remarks
8 October 2014
U.S.
Vice President Joe Biden apologized to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday over recent
remarks he made suggesting Gulf states had supported extremist groups in the
region.
Biden
also thanked Saudi Arabia for its support in the fight against the Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
“Vice
President Biden spoke today with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Prince Saud al-Faisal,” Biden’s office said in a statement.
“The
vice president thanked the foreign minister for Saudi Arabia’s strong support
in the shared fight against ISIL [ISIS] and he clarified his recent remarks
regarding the early stages of the conflict in Syria. The two agreed that the
issue was closed.”
Saudi
Arabia is the third state Biden has appologized to over remarks he made at
Harvard University last week.
He
apologized to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates last weekend for having said
U.S. allies in the region were partly to blame for the rise of ISIS in Syria.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/08/Biden-apologizes-to-Saudi-over-ISIS-remarks.html
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Why US
didn’t share anything on Osama's hideout with Pakistan
PTI |
Oct 8, 2014
WASHINGTON:
Pakistani spy agency ISI having close ties with terror groups is an open secret
and this was the reason why the US did not share the intelligence about the
raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout with Islamabad, former defense secretary and
ex-CIA director Leon Panetta has said.
"We
had been discussing this for months, and it was an open secret that Pakistan's
intelligence agency had ties to terrorist groups — that, after all, was a major
part of our rationale for not sharing our bin Laden intelligence with the
ISI," Panetta wrote in his book 'Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in
War and Peace' which hit the stores on Tuesday.
anetta
was the CIA director in the first term of the Obama administration and was also
his defence secretary later.
In both
these position, Panetta was a strong advocate of US-Pakistan relationship and
always came out in strong defence of ISI and the Pakistan army whenever there
were allegations of the spy agency having links with the terrorist outfit.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Why-US-didnt-share-anything-on-Osamas-hideout-with-Pakistan/articleshow/44703449.cms
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U.S.-led
airstrikes against ISIS produce few gains
8
October 2014
After
two months, the U.S.-led aerial campaign in Iraq has hardly dented the core of
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group’s territory. The extremist fighters
have melted into urban areas when needed to elude the threat, and they have
even succeeded in taking new territory from an Iraqi army that still buckles in
the face of militants.
In
neighboring Syria, days of airstrikes have been unable to stop militants on the
verge of capturing a strategic town on the Turkish border.
The
limited results show the central weakness of the campaign: There is only so
much that can be done from the air to defeat an extremist force that has swept
over much of Iraq and Syria. ISIS fighters have proven elusive and flexible,
able to reorganize to minimize the blows. And more importantly, there are
almost no allied forces on the ground able to capitalize on the airstrikes and
wrest back territory from the militants.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/analysis/2014/10/08/Analysis-U-S-led-airstrikes-in-Iraq-produce-few-gains.html
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US envoy
against ISIS to hold talks in Cairo
08 Oct,
2014
A US
envoy tasked with building a coalition against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) is expected to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday, where he will hold talks on
fostering the US-led alliance, state news agency MENA reported.
Retired
general John Allen, a former top US commander in Afghanistan, will be
accompanied by Brett McGurk, deputy assistant secretary of state, in the talks
Both
diplomats, who were in held talks with Jordanian officials in Amman on tuesday,
are due to meet Egyptian government officials and Arab League leaders to
discuss efforts to "bolster" the international coalition.
Allen was
chosen in mid-September as the Obama administration's special envoy to lead the
international efforts against ISIS, an jihadist Sunni group which has seized
large parts of Syria and Iraq since June.
The
US-led coalition has launched airstrikes on ISIS targets in Syria and Iraq
since late September, in which Arab allies including Saudi Arabia, the United
Arab Emirates and Bahrain have participated.
Egypt
has not announced any specific involvement in the raids but President
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said recently in an interview with AP that Egypt is
"completely committed to giving support," and will do "whatever
is required" to support the coalition.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/112564/Egypt/Politics-/US-envoy-against-ISIS-to-hold-talks-in-Cairo.aspx
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US:
Arab, European jets carry out 10% of strikes
08 Oct,
2014
WASHINGTON/TOKYO:
Arab and other allied countries have carried out about 10 percent of the nearly
2,000 air raids against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria since early August,
US defense officials said Monday.
US
warplanes have conducted 1,768 air strikes since Aug. 8, while other coalition
aircraft have carried about 195 air raids against the IS fighters, defense
officials told AFP, citing a tally through Sunday.
The numbers,
which for the first time shed light on the participation of Arab coalition
partners, reflect the dominant role of the US military in the air campaign.
But
Pentagon officials have insisted the role for Arab and European partners is
likely to grow over time.
France,
Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands and Australia have committed
aircraft for the effort in Iraq, though their presence has been on a small
scale so far.
Other
figures released by officials and by US Central Command showed the mounting
scale of the air campaign, which began on Aug. 8 in Iraq and was extended into
Syria on Sept. 23.
Meanwhile,
Tokyo police are questioning a 26-year-old Japanese Muslim on suspicion of
trying to join Islamic State militants in Syria, media reports and the top
government spokesman said Tuesday.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/news/641031
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Canada
votes to join anti-ISIS air strikes in Iraq
8 October 2014
Canadian
lawmakers voted Tuesday to join the international coalition launching air
strikes on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in Iraq.
Parliamentarians
led by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper carried the vote, 157 to 134,
in favor of the six-month mission.
Both the
opposition New Democrats and Liberals voted against it, saying they fear the
mission could become a quagmire.
Six
hundred air crew and other personnel, along with six fighter jets and several
other military aircraft, will now head to the Middle East.
Harper
has ruled out sending ground combat troops.
But 69
special forces soldiers already on the ground will continue to advise security
forces fighting the Islamic State group in the northern part of Iraq.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/08/Canada-votes-to-join-anti-ISIS-air-strikes-in-Iraq.html
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Southeast Asia
Alarm
bells over Indonesia’s released militants joining IS
OCTOBER
8, 2014
JAKARTA,
Oct 8 — The looming release of hundreds of militants from Indonesia's prisons,
hotbeds of radicalism where influential Islamists openly preach extremist
ideology, is ringing alarm bells and raising fears some will join forces with
the Islamic State group.
More
than a decade after Indonesia vowed to dismantle terrorist networks to stem a
series of attacks, neglect of jails has allowed top detainees to promote their
views behind bars, and even beyond thanks to smartphones and laptops.
About
200 convicted militants are due for release in the next two years, and experts
say inadequate deradicalisation efforts mean many will leave jail with their
ideology intact.
“Prisons
are still the epicentre of terrorism in Indonesia. The most dangerous militants
are behind bars and recruitment is going on,” said terrorism expert Taufik
Andrie from the Jakarta-based Institute for International Peace Building.
The
alarming trend in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country comes
despite authorities' growing concern about Islamic militancy and in particular
Islamic State (IS), which has declared an “Islamic caliphate” across swathes of
Syria and Iraq.
Authorities
say about 60 Indonesians are believed to have joined IS, although most analysts
believe the true figure is up to 200, and concerns are mounting that they could
return and revive sophisticated militant networks.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/features/article/alarm-bells-over-indonesias-released-militants-joining-is#sthash.8vjAK63O.dpuf
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After
Oktoberfest, Muslim group turns scope on wine fiesta
OCTOBER
8, 2014
UALA
LUMPUR, Oct 8 ― After kickstarting a campaign to can the annual Oktoberfest
beer festival here, a Muslim group is today trying to do the same to the
privately-held Malaysia Wine Fiesta 2014.
The
group, which calls itself Rakyat Malaysia Tolak Konsert Liar ― or “Malaysians
Against Wild Concerts” in Malay ― on its Facebook page, hit out at the
organisers of the wine festival after one of its Muslim Facebook administrators
received an email invitation to the event.
“You
always argue that these events are only for non-Muslims, but their promotions
are overboard,” the Muslim group complained on its Facebook page, which now has
over 4,000 likes.
The
group also posted a list of entertainment events that it describes as “wild”
and condemns them daily.
“Not
only does it say ‘Malaysia’, but also ‘biggest’, and it is held ‘outdoors’
too,” the group said of the wine event’s tagline, “Malaysia’s biggest outdoor
wine fair”.
However,
an advertisement on the wine fest made it clear the event was restricted.
Participants are required to shell out RM83 for a one-day pass as a condition
for entry.
The
Malaysia Wine Fiesta will be held on November 1 and 2 at restaurant Ben’s in
the Publika shopping centre in the national capital.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/after-oktoberfest-muslim-group-turns-scope-on-wine-fiesta#sthash.BJnmoJ3d.dpuf
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Civil
groups boycott Yudhoyono’s democracy forum in Bali
08 Oct,
2014
Eleven
of 14 civil society groups invited to join the Bali Civil Society Forum (BCSF),
a side event at the annual intergovernmental Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), have
rejected the invites and criticized President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as being
unqualified to host the event.
Yudhoyono
has come under pressure for allowing the passage of the Regional Elections
(Pilkada) Law, which abolished direct local elections, although he later issued
a government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) to reinstate direct local
elections in response to a nationwide outcry.
It is
the first time the BDF, which was initiated by Yudhoyono in 2008, has invited
civil society organizations (CSOs) to join the event through the BCSF,
scheduled to run from Tuesday to Thursday.
This
year’s BDF will be the last for Yudhoyono, who is expected to leave office on
Oct. 20.
Delegations
from 81 countries, including six ministers, six deputy ministers, 61 officials
and four international organizations, are expected to attend the forum on
Friday.
Full
report at:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/10/08/civil-groups-boycott-yudhoyono-s-democracy-forum-bali.html
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Ibrahim
Ali was just defending Islam, Putrajaya says of bible burning threat
OCTOBER
8, 2014
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Datuk Ibrahim Ali was not hauled to court over his alleged
threat to burn Malay-language bibles used by Christians as the police had
concluded that the Perkasa president was merely defending Islam, de facto law
minister Nancy Shukri said.
In a
written parliamentary reply to DAP’s Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng, Nancy said
yesterday that a police probe had found that Ibrahim’s statement was directed
at individuals who had purportedly distributed bibles containing the word
“Allah” to students, including the Malays, at Penang’s Sekolah Menengah
Kebangsaan Jelutong.
“The
statement made by him was not intended to menimbulkan kekecohan agama (create
religious chaos) but was only to defend the sanctity of Islam,” the minister in
the prime minister’s department said when describing the police’s findings.
Nancy,
who was replying on behalf of the prime minister, did not specify the content
of the statement that Ibrahim had made.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/ibrahim-ali-was-just-defending-islam-putrajaya-says-of-bible-burning-threat#sthash.Bo0LO1gp.dpuf
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URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/isis-issues-rules-journalists-forcing/d/99429