New Age Islam News Bureau
24
Oct 2014
Rights activists say footage shows Isis 'cruelly robbing an untold number of young people of their childhood'
Arab World
• ISIS
‘School Of Jihad’ Trains Small Children How to Behead, Torture and Use AK-47s
• Iraqi
Forces Kill 19 ISIL Terrorists in Babil
• Saudi
Arabia's Shias Fear They Are At Mercy of Region's Tumult
• Massive
US Airstrike Obliterated Jihadis' Emblem Flying On Hill above Kobane
• Egyptian
Christians feel safer, though Islamism still looms
• ISIS
jihadists gain ground in Iraq's Anbar
• Lebanon
says it won't accept more Syrian refugees
• The
Iraqi state: Chained to al-Maliki's legacy
• 34,000
Divorces in the Kingdom in a Year
Pakistan
• Two
Killed As JUI-F Chief Fazl Ur Rehman Escapes Suicide Attack in Quetta
• MQM
Lawmaker Says Time Has Come For a 'Mohajir' Province
• Stop
Bangladesh, urges Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami
• War
against rulers hasn’t ended, only front has changed: Tahir ul Qadr
• ‘Liberal
fascists’ with Zia’s mindset in Karachi working against Sindhis, says Bilawal
• Pak SC
promises to interpret Articles 62, 63 for all times
• ‘N’-PTI
fight for power affecting Pakhtuns: Awami National Party
• Notices
issued on MQM’s blasphemy plea against PPP leader
• Iranian
border guards fire mortar shells into Pakistani territory
• Pakistan
urges more transparency, openness in UNSC’s decision-making
India
• Suicide
Bombers May Board 2 AI Flights; Airports on High Alert
• Pakistan’s
Assembly Passes Resolution against ‘Indian Aggression’
• 2005
intel revealed Bangladesh radicals' plan for India: Wikileaks
• Saradha
funds deposited in Bangladesh’s Islami Bank?
South Asia
• Maldives
a “Land Of Sin”, Says Jihadist after Departing With Family for ISIS Territory
• 10
militants killed following an operation in Badakhshan province
• Taliban
militants kill five civilians in Nangarhar province
• Infamous
War criminal Ghulam finally escapes execution
• Bangladesh
PM to BNP: Touch a Single Person and See the Consequences
• Protest
due for Kabul against the alleged blasphemy
• HRW:
Bangladeshis among exploited domestic workers in UAE
Mideast
• East of
Kobane, Turkish town appreciates 'peace' brought by Islamic State
• Free
Syrian Army Sends 1,300 Fighters to Join Kurds in Kobane
• Three
Kurdish militants killed in attack on Turkish power plant
• Turkey
wants global 'equality and justice': Deputy PM
• Israel
restricts access to Aqsa Mosque
• Hamas, Islamic Jihad salute Jerusalem terror attack
• Minister:
ISIL Retreat from Baghdad Indebted to Iran
North America
• Canadian
Attacks Show North America At War With Jihad
• Canada
Attacks Follow Al Qaeda, Islamic State Instructions to the Tee
• Muslims
in Colorado on Lookout for ISIS Recruiting
• 'You
have nothing to do with Islam': Canadian Muslim leaders condemn attacks
• Turkish
dealers helping ISIL earn $1 million per day from oil: US Treasury
• Iraqi
army starts to ‘act like one’: U.S.
• Man with
‘Islamic extremist leanings’ attacks New York police
• US:
Ground offensive against IS months away in Iraq
Africa
• Ghannouchi
says 'Tunisia model' way to defeat IS
• Nigeria
truce shaky, no news of abducted girls
• Murdered,
seized and beaten – campaign launched for journalists in Libya
• Ministry:
Six dead as police storm besieged Tunisia house
Southeast Asia
• Liberal Thinking
Is Deviant Teaching, Says Malaysia’s Islamic Authority
• Selangor
Mufti: Dressing Dogs With Jubah, Turban an Insult to Muslims
• Minister:
Islam reveres all animals, but against code for Muslims to touch dogs
• 13 of 40
suspected terrorist prosecuted to date, say cops
Europe
• UK
Muslims criticize PM's Charity Commission proposals
• Russian
Muslims slam ban on Islamic books
• France
says air strikes take out weapons arsenal in Iraq
• Belgium
chocolate maker drops name ISIS
• Growing
use of drones in law enforcement may violate human rights, warns UN expert
• Danish
court frees 10 over PKK funding charges
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/isis-‘school-jihad’-trains-small/d/99708
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Arab World
ISIS
‘School Of Jihad’ Trains Small Children How to Behead, Torture and Use AK-47s
Adam
Withnall, The Independent
24
October 2014
LONDON:
Forced viewings of beheadings and torture, training with weapons almost as big
as they are and daily lessons in extremist theology: if you're a boy growing up
in ISIS-controlled territory across Syria and Iraq, the word education means
something very different to the rest of the world.
Official
ISIS media outlets are circulating videos and images which they claim show life
in the "School of Jihad", where children under the age of 10 are
encouraged to fire AK-47 rifles and acclimatized to the horrors of war.
As part
of a series of propaganda releases created by Muassissat al-Furqan for the
group's media wing, young children appear in videos that experts say are an
attempt to show the "utopia" of the world under ISIS.
Yet what
they actually portray has been described by a UN human rights council report as
"a war crime" — the recruitment and military use of children under
the age of 15.
One
video has been titled on YouTube "Cubs of the Islamic State" — the
name by which ISIS now refers to itself. A voice-over in Arabic boasts that
these "cubs" are sure in their faith and in the auspices of ISIS.
Another
clip posted as part of the "Messages from the Land of the Final
Battles" series appears to be a graduation video.
It shows
the new "School of Jihad" graduates lined up before a stage,
listening to a speaker, while rows of adults who are thought to be their
parents can be seen watching on.
The
video has been produced by Al-I'tisaam Media, another official media wing of
ISIS, which focusses on publicizing the kind of society created in the
controlled territories. As with the former video, it has been interspersed with
bloody and violent footage from the militants' operations in the field — the
sorts of videos escaped children have said they are made to watch.
Though
the precise time and location when the videos were shot cannot be independently
verified, references to "Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham" suggest
they pre-date 29 June, when the caliphate and rebranding were announced.
It is
unknown why they have surfaced now — but they coincide with tweets from
ISIS-linked social media accounts that claim to show "new graduates of
Jihad School".
They
come after the UN human rights council found that ISIS "has established
training camps to recruit children into armed roles under the guise of
education".
"At
the camps, the children recruited received weapons training and religious
education," the report reads. "The existence of such camps seems to indicate
that ISIS systematically provides weapons training for children. Subsequently,
they were deployed in active combat during military operations, including
suicide-bombing missions."
Human
rights activists condemned the videos as "deeply disturbing", showing
ISIS's tendency to "imitate traditional institutions with their own
'courts' and 'schools'".
Kristyan
Benedict, Amnesty International UK's campaign manager for Syria, said:
"The sight of armed and masked men on stage 'educating' young boys is obviously
a distressing one.
"These
supposedly 'inspirational' videos are actually fresh evidence that ISIS is
cruelly robbing an untold number of young people of their childhood,
brainwashing them and almost certainly exposing them to terrible dangers.
"Children
should never be involved in the fighting in Syria and Iraq — or anywhere else
for that matter — even if they volunteer, and even if they're acting in an
auxiliary capacity such as delivering messages or other non-combat tasks.
"International
law clearly prohibits the deployment of child soldiers and where ISIS have used
under-age fighters it's just one more crime to add to the charge-sheet against
them."
Charlie
Winter, a spokesperson for the anti-extremism think tank the Quilliam
Foundation, said: "It is unsurprising that (ISIS) has included footage of
children — be it of them firing rifles or learning theology — in the lands that
it occupies.
"It
is just another part of (ISIS) trying to portray itself as a utopian
manifestation of the salafi-jihadist ideology."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/ISIS-School-of-Jihad-trains-small-children-how-to-behead-torture-and-use-AK-47s/articleshow/44919220.cms?
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Iraqi
Forces Kill 19 ISIL Terrorists in Babil
24
October 2014
The
Iraqi security forces backed by the volunteers killed 19 terrorists of the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group during a wide-scale military
operation in Babil province.
The
security forces surrounded the ISIL terrorists in al-Hujair area of Jurf al-Sakhar
sub-district in Northern Babil province, and killed 19 of them on Wednesday.
Three
vehicles belonging to the ISIL terrorists were also burned during the military
operation, a source in Babil province police said.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930801000760
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Saudi
Arabia's Shias fear they are at mercy of region's tumult
October
24, 2014
RIYADH:
The Shia Muslim minority in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province have long felt
marginalised by the Sunni ruling dynasty, and protests for greater rights as
part of the 2011 Arab Spring brought a crackdown on both protesters and demands
for reform.
But now,
death sentences for three Shia Muslims including a prominent dissident cleric
suggest that the region’s wider turmoil is further hardening attitudes toward
the sect at home.
The news
has not triggered the sort of clashes that left three people dead after the
arrest of the cleric, Sheikh Nimr al Nimr, in 2012, but it did lead to
consecutive nights of protests for the first time in months.
It also
prompted a warning from Iran, the regional Shia power that Riyadh accuses of
fomenting unrest among its Shias, and that is vying with Saudi Arabia’s Sunni
rulers for influence in conflicts raging from Lebanon to Yemen, Iraq, Bahrain
and, most acutely, Syria.
“There
is nothing formal, but when they are angry about Iran, their doubts over Shias
increase, and sectarian sentiments rise as well.
It
certainly affects policy making and behaviour,” said Tawfiq al Seif, a Shia
community leader in Qatif, one of the two main centres of the sect in Saudi
Arabia, along with al Ahsa.
Saudi
Shias, long regarded by the kingdom’s official Wahhabi Sunni school as
heretics, have for decades been tarred by many compatriots as more loyal to
their coreligionists across the Gulf than to the Saudi ruling dynasty.
Protests
in Qatif in 2011 and 2012 were dismissed by the government as instigated by a
‘foreign power’, code for Iran, and Nimr was accused of serving Iranian
interests.
The
demonstrators and Iran both denied the accusation. But the encouragement of
such protests by Iranian media, and comments such as one last week by a general
in Iran’s Basij militia that Nimr’s execution would make the world into “a
hell” for the dynasty, do nothing to allay Saudi fears that Iran is fomenting
Shia unrest not only in Saudi Arabia but also in Yemen and Bahrain.
CRACKDOWN
ON MILITANTS
It is
notable that during the years from 1993-2006, when Saudi Shias felt the
government in Riyadh was most amenable to addressing what they see as entrenched
discrimination, Iran appeared less determined to square up to the Al Saud
dynasty.
Saudi
authorities say they do not discriminate against Shias and that their security
and judicial treatment is the same as for Sunnis. It is also true that the
crackdown on dissent since the Arab Spring has also targeted Sunni groups
committed to the cause of militant rule.
But
that, too, has Shias worried. Some argue that the Al Saud are taking a tougher
position against Shia activists as a message to the Sunni majority that its
crackdown against militants is not aimed exclusively at Sunnis.
“The
government is appearing as if it’s heavy-handed against Sunni militants. There
are a lot of sections of Saudi society who find that very puzzling and
unacceptable,” said Madawi al Rasheed, visiting professor at the Middle East
Centre at the London School of Economics, and a critic of the Saudi dynasty.
The Al
Saud have always depended on conservative Sunnis as the foundation of their
support in a country where tribal and regional divisions still linger, and
where there are no elections to provide democratic legitimacy.
But
while Riyadh has backed relatively moderate Sunni rebel groups fighting
Iranian-backed governments in Iraq and Syria, it has also joined air strikes
against the fundamentalist Islamic State and aided Egypt’s military in its
crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood.
Unlike
four Shias sentenced to death so far for throwing petrol bombs at police during
the 2011 protests, Nimr was not accused
of active violence, except for allegedly ordering his driver to ram a police
car while fleeing.
Instead,
he was convicted of a range of political crimes such as inciting people to
disobey the ruler, calling for the overthrow of the government, inciting riots
in the neighbouring Sunni-ruled monarchy of Bahrain, and denouncing the
judiciary.
Other
offences were bound up with Shia beliefs, such as inciting sectarian sedition
by defaming early Muslim figures who are revered by Sunnis but reviled by Shia.
“The death sentence for Nimr is very important at this point because it shows
Saudis that they are not letting the Shia get away with protests,” said
Rasheed.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/780459/saudi-arabias-shias-fear-they-are-at-mercy-of-regions-tumult/
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Massive
US Airstrike Obliterated Jihadis' Emblem Flying On Hill above Kobane
24
October 2014
The
Islamic State's black jihadist flag has been obliterated in a devastating
airstrike by American forces on a Kobane hillside controlled by the militant
group.
In a
series of images, what appears to be an ISIS militant can first be seen
standing by the flag on Tilsehir hill near the Turkish border - after the
terrorist group seized control of the strategically important hilltop 4km west
of the town.
Just
moments later the hillside erupts into flames as the man flees for his life -
and the fighter appears to stand his ground against the ferocious power of the
weapon, although whether it is indeed a militant has not yet been confirmed.
The
images have emerged as American and Arab jets launched fresh attacks on ISIS
positions in the north of Kobane - with pyrotechnic tracer ammunition lighting
up the night sky and coalition warplanes destroying ISIS-held buildings with a
barrage of air-to-surface missiles.
The
terrorist group was thought to have been pushed out of the centre of the
besieged Syrian city after hundreds of brave Kurdish resistance fighters
coordinated fierce street battles with coalition bombing raids - forcing the
well-equipped jihadis to retreat into the outskirts of Kobane.
The
pictures were captured at Yumurtalik village, in Sanliurfa province.
Earlier
the flag was still visible in Kobane - despite Kurdish territorial gains and
weeks of sustained airstrikes by American and Arab warplanes.
It could
clearly still be seen inside city, raised over a multi-storey building just a
few hundred feet away from where the yellow, triangular flag of the Kurdish
People's Protection Unit (YPG) was seen fluttering above a largely destroyed
housing complex.
The
chilling image of the ISIS flag still flying in Kobane emerged as lawmakers in
Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdish region authorized peshmerga forces to cross
into neighboring Syria to help fellow Kurds combat Islamic State militants in
the city, providing much-needed boots on the ground.
The
unprecedented deployment will almost certainly depend on the support of Turkey,
whose president criticized a U.S. airdrop of arms to Kurdish fighters after
some of the weapons wound up in the hands of the extremists.
Turkey,
which has riled Kurdish leaders and frustrated Washington by refusing to allow
fighters or weapons into Kobane, said this week it would help Iraqi Kurdish
fighters cross into Syria to help their brethren against the militants, who
also are being attacked by a U.S.-led campaign of airstrikes.
But it
is not clear how many fighters will be allowed in or whether they will be
allowed to carry enough weapons to make an impact.
The
Kurds of Syria and Iraq have become a major focal point in the war against the
Islamic State group, with Kurdish populations in both countries coming under
significant threat by the militants' lightning advance.
Lt. Gen.
Frederick Hodges, the outgoing commander of NATO's Land Command in Izmir,
Turkey, said the Turks have agreed to open up 'a land bridge of sorts' so that
the Peshmerga can get into Kobane to help with the fighting there.
'It
seems to me that between the United States, Turkey and other countries, they
are figuring out what is permissible to make sure that ISIL is not successful
and that it is something that Turkey can live with,' he added, using an acronym
for the group.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2805203/Taking-black-flag-ISIS-extraordinary-moment-airstrike-completely-obliterates-hill-controlled-jihadis-stunning-display-firepower.html#ixzz3H2wCrI8t
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Egyptian
Christians feel safer, though Islamism still looms
24
October 2014
Cairo,
Egypt, Oct 23, 2014 / 08:26 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While problems still exist,
Christians in Egypt feel “much safer” under the presidency of Abdel Fattah
el-Sisi, a former military officer who played a key role in the coup that
ousted Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in July 2013, a Catholic
official said.
“The
mood has improved considerably. The security situation is getting better. There
is greater stability,” Father Rafik Greiche, press officer for the Egyptian
bishops' conference, told Aid to the Church in Need Oct. 21.
“Christians
feel a lot safer. They are going to church without feeling threatened as they
did under President Morsi … In all, a more peaceful atmosphere is being
created.”
A 2011
revolution, part of the Arab Spring, had overthrown Hosni Mubarak, a military
officer who had been Egypt's president since 1981. The following year Morsi, of
the Islamist movement the Muslim Brotherhood, became the first democratically
elected Egyptian president.
Full
report at:
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/egyptian-christians-feel-safer-though-islamism-still-looms-79173/
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ISIS
jihadists gain ground in Iraq's Anbar
23 October 2014
The
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group gained ground west of Baghdad
Thursday, further reducing the government's already-shaky hold on Anbar
province, officials said.
"The
Albu Nimr area fell completely into the hand of (IS) members," Ghazi
Najras, an Anbar MP, said in reference to the tract on the Euphrates River and
east of the town of Heet, which fell last week.
Clashes
began early Thursday and lasted until about 10:00 am (0700 GMT), police Colonel
Shaban al-Obaidi said.
The militants
then detained more than 60 people, including security forces members, the
officer said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/2014/10/23/ISIS-jihadists-gain-ground-in-Iraq-s-Anbar-.html
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Lebanon
says it won't accept more Syrian refugees
24
October 2014
Lebanon
announced on Thursday it will not accept any more refugees from neighboring
war-torn Syria, except in what authorities deem to be "exceptional"
cases - a move that could prevent tens of thousands of Syrians from escaping
the civil war.
Information
Minister Ramzi Jreij said Lebanon can simply not handle any more refugees.
The tiny
Mediterranean country has 1.1 million officially registered Syrian refugees,
although the number is believed to be far higher. They make up almost a quarter
of the country's population of 5 million.
The
refugees have stretched the country's already fragile infrastructure and
compete with Lebanon's poorest for low-paid jobs, causing tensions. Tens of
thousands of Syrian children are out of school because there is nowhere to
place them.
The
Syrian refugees already in Lebanon would be encouraged to leave, said Jreij.
The
government would "encourage the displaced Syrians ... to return to their
countries, or go to other countries, by all means," he said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/24/Lebanon-says-it-won-t-accept-more-Syrian-refugees.html
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The
Iraqi state: Chained to al-Maliki's legacy
24
October 2014
Shortly
before he stepped down as prime minister under growing threats from the Islamic
State (IS) terror group and increasing political instability, Iraq's former
prime minister Nuri al-Maliki appointed several of his operatives to key
government posts.
Among
the last minute reshuffles was naming his chief of staff as the new governor of
the country’s Central Bank and his secretary as the new head of the cabinet
office. Al-Maliki, who had staffed government and security forces posts with
cronies during his tenure, also reportedly named another partisan as the new
head of the state-owned Iraqi Media Network.
Moreover,
al-Maliki, who ended his term without a budget approved by parliament for the
years 2014 and 2015, allegedly left his successor, Haidar al-Abadi, taking over
the reins with empty coffers due to unchecked overspending and rampant
corruption.
Though
al-Maliki was appointed vice-president in the political deal that made him step
aside, he has refused to give up his prime ministerial offices in one of former
Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s former presidential palaces in Baghdad's
fortified Green Zone.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113763/World/Region/The-Iraqi-state-Chained-to-alMalikis-legacy.aspx
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34,000
divorces in the Kingdom in a year
24 October
2014
RIYADH —
There were 33,954 divorce cases in the Kingdom in 2014, the Justice Ministry
announced on Thursday. The ministry, according to a local newspaper, said there
were 434 khula cases (where the woman returns the dowry to the husband and relinquishes
alimony rights in exchange for a divorce). According to the statistics, during
the same period a total of11,817 marriages took place. The ministry said the
divorces increased by 8,371 cases over the previous year. It said Makkah
Province, with 9,954 divorces, tops all the other provinces while Jeddah
(5,306) tops all cities. It said the khula cases in Makkah region reached 405,
an increase of 375 cases over the previous year. According to the ministry,
there was not a single khula case in Riyadh, Najran, Hail or Tabuk last year.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20141024222174
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Pakistan
Two
Killed As JUI-F Chief Fazl Ur Rehman Escapes Suicide Attack in Quetta
24
October 2014
QUETTA:
At least two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday when a suspected
suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl
(JUI-F) rally in Quetta, police said.
JUI-F
chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman remained unhurt in the attack, which targeted his
bullet-proof vehicle.
Banned
militant group Jundallah has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Eyewitnesses
said the blast took place as thousands of JUI-F supporters left the venue at
the end of the rally, which was held in honour of Mufti Mehmood at the Sadiq
Shaheed stadium.
Inspector
General Police Muhammad Amlaish Khan told Dawn that the suicide bomber tried to
climb over the vehicle of Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
"The
bomber blew himself up when he failed to climb the vehicle and was stopped by
JUI workers,” he said.
He said
that owing to strict security measures, the suicide bomber failed to enter into
the venue of the public meeting.
According
to the bomb disposal squad, six to eight kilogram explosives were used in the
attack. Police took body parts of the suicide bomber into their possession as
investigation into the incident went underway.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1139862/two-killed-as-jui-f-chief-fazlur-rehman-escapes-suicide-attack-in-quetta
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MQM
lawmaker says time has come for a 'Mohajir' province
24
October 2014
KARACHI:
During a session of the Sindh Assembly on Friday, a lawmaker of the Muttahida
Qaumi Movement (MQM) said the time had come for a separate province for
'Mohajirs'.
"The
Urdu-speaking people of Sindh are subject to discrimination therefore we demand
a separate province for them," MQM MPA Kamran Akhter said on the floor of
the assembly.
Akhter
alleged that merit was not the criteria during the examination conducted for
the Sindh Public Service Commission, adding that at least 8,000 students had
dropped out as a result of the Centralised Admission Policy.
He
claimed that he was representing the people's call for a separate province for
the Urdu-speaking population of Sindh.
Akhter's
statements come after the MQM parted ways with the PPP-led governments in
Sindh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir as well as Gilgit-Baltistan. The party chose to
quit the alliance with PPP following statements from Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
targeting MQM chief Altaf Hussain as well as the Karachi-based party large.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1140085/mqm-lawmaker-says-time-has-come-for-a-mohajir-province
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Stop
Bangladesh, urges Pakistan Jamaat-e-Islami
24
October 2014
Jamaat-e-Islami
Pakistan has urged Muslim world to stop Bangladesh from taking “illegal
actions” against Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
Pakistan
Jamaat chief Siraj-ul-Haq made the call on Thursday night, immediately after
the demise of ex-Bangladesh Jamaat Ameer and convicted war criminal Ghulam
Azam.
Mastermind
of many notorious war crimes of Bangladesh's [the then East Pakistan] 1971
Liberation War with Pakistan, the former Jamaat-e-Islami chief died of cardiac
arrest at 10:10pm Thursday. He had been suffering from several old age
complications.
After
the death of the war crimes convict sentenced with 90 years of imprisonment,
the organisation mourned for him.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/south-asia/2014/oct/24/stop-bangladesh-urges-pakistan-jamaat#sthash.PDZKIrdl.dpuf
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War
against rulers hasn’t ended, only front has changed: Tahirul Qadr
24
October 2014
PESHAWAR/ABBOTTABAD:
Two days after calling off a two-month-long anti-government sit-in in
Islamabad, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri said that the “war”
continues but the “commander” has changed the front to achieve the objectives
of “Revolution sit-in”.
Addressing
a public meeting the PAT chief said he was not going home but would travel from
city to city, “which will take away the sleep of the rulers”. He rejected the
impression of an under-hand deal with the government for his sudden decision to
end the sit-in in the Red Zone of the capital and said had it been so, people
would not have come to his meeting in large numbers. Qadri reasoned on Thursday
that he could not spread the “message of revolution” across Pakistan if he
continued holding the Islamabad sit-in.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/24-Oct-2014/war-against-rulers-hasn-t-ended-only-front-has-changed-qadri
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‘Liberal
fascists’ with Zia’s mindset in Karachi working against Sindhis, says Bilawal
24
October 2014
LARKANA:
A ceremony was held at the Bhuttos’ mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bukhsh Bhutto to
mark the third death anniversary of Begum Nusrat Bhutto.
Speaking
at the ceremony, her grandson and Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal
Bhutto-Zardari paid homage to the former first lady and lauded her role in
helping her spouse, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, in forming the country’s most popular
party.
He said
Begum Bhutto had not only strived for democracy but also stood against
dictatorship and dictators.
She had
struggled to keep the PPP intact during the dictatorial rule with bravery and
boldness, he said, adding that she also wrote the history of MRD (Movement for
the Restoration of Democracy).
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1139904/liberal-fascists-with-zias-mindset-in-karachi-working-against-sindhis-says-bilawal
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Pak SC
promises to interpret Articles 62, 63 for all times
24
October 2014
ISLAMABAD:
In a forceful observation, the Supreme Court said on Thursday it would
interpret Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution, with no concern for whether
“one member goes home or half the parliament”. Both articles lay down the
qualifications and disqualifications for becoming a member of parliament.
“We are
not bothered whether one member, or ten, or half of the parliament has to go,
we will decide the matter before us,” observed Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja.
He is
heading a two-judge bench that is hearing three identical petitions, filed by
Gohar Nawaz Sindhu, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader Ishaq Khakwani and PML-Q
chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain. All three seek the prime minister’s
disqualification for his allegedly false statement, made on the floor of the
National Assembly on Aug 29, saying that the government did not ask the army
chief to mediate or become a guarantor between the government and the
protesting parties in a bid to end their sit-in on Constitution Avenue.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1139988/sc-promises-to-interpret-articles-62-63-for-all-times
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‘N’-PTI
fight for power affecting Pakhtuns: Awami National Party
24
October 2014
MARDAN:
Provincial president of Awami National Party Ameer Haider Hoti said on Thursday
that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had been
fighting for power in Punjab, which was affecting the wellbeing of Pakhtuns of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He was
speaking at the party workers convention at PK-23 here. ANP district president
Himayatullah presided over the convention, which was also attended by MPA Ahmad
Khan Bahadar, Arshid Khan and Latifur Rahman.
Mr Hoti
said that they would not accept the upper hand of Punjab and Sindh provinces
without getting due rights for the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He claimed
that decisions about the future of KP people were being made at Banigala in
Islamabad.
He said
that retired Justice Fakharudin G Ibrahim was the chief election commissioner
for the whole country except Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Taliban chief Baitullah
Mehsood did the same job here in the last general elections.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1140036/n-pti-fight-for-power-affecting-pakhtuns-hoti
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Notices
issued on MQM’s blasphemy plea against PPP leader
24
October 2014
KARACHI:
A sessions court issued notices to the police on an application seeking the
registration of a case under the blasphemy law against Leader of the Opposition
in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah till Oct 28.
Dr Laila
Parveen of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement along with eight other applicants
through their counsel moved the application under Section 22-A of the criminal
procedure code and contended that on Oct 17 during his visit to Bagh-i-Jinnah,
near the mausoleum of the Quaid-i-Azam, Mr Shah stated that the word ‘Muhajir’
was an expletive.
They
argued that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him), most prophets,
Khulfa-i-Rashideen and Sahaba-i-Karam had migrated from one city to another
while the word ‘Muhajir’ was cited with great respect in the Quran.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1139909/notices-issued-on-mqms-blasphemy-plea-against-ppp-leader
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Iranian
border guards fire mortar shells into Pakistani territory
October
24, 2014
QUETTA:
Iranian border guards fired at least six mortar shells into Pakistani territory
in the early hours of Friday. However, no loss of life was reported in the
explosions.
“Iranian
border guards fired four mortars at 4:00am on Friday which landed and exploded
in open areas in Mashkail,” Assistant Commissioner Mashkail Asghar Syapad told
The Express Tribune.
The
explosions rocked the Mashkail town and startled locals. However, the
back-to-back explosions did not claim any lives and has caused no damage to
property said the commissioner.
Security
forces and Levies personnel have arrived at the site of the explosions.
In
retaliation, Pakistani security forces fired two mortar shells towards the
Iranian border, sources said. However, there have been no reports of mortar
attacks in Iran.
This is
the fourth occasion that Iranian border guards have violated the Pakistani
border over the past one week.
Full
report at:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/780467/iranian-border-guards-fire-mortar-shells-into-pakistani-territory/
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Pakistan
urges more transparency, openness in UNSC’s decision-making
24
October 2014
NEW YORK
- Pakistan has stressed the need for greater openness, transparency and
inclusion in the UN Security Council’s decision-making process so as to enhance
it’s efficiency and effectiveness.
“The UN
members sitting outside the council have high stakes in its - council's -
decisions,” Ambassador Masood Khan, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the
UN, told the 15-member council during a debate on its working methods on
Thursday.
The
primary purpose of the council, he pointed out, was to maintain international
peace and security and to take decisions in this regard in an efficient and
effective manner.
The
Pakistani envoy said that the council was perhaps the most efficient body in
the UN, but its effectiveness still needed improvement. The ambassador welcomed
progress in openness and communication that had taken place in the past several
years, but was awaiting full implementation of all related decisions.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/24-Oct-2014/pakistan-urges-more-transparency-openness-in-unsc-s-decision-making
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India
Suicide Bombers
May Board 2 AI Flights; Airports on High Alert
Ahmedabad
Mirror | Oct 24, 2014
AHMEDABAD:
If you are boarding a flight from the city airport on Friday or Saturday be
prepared for increased security checks. Ahmedabad and Mumbai airports have been
put on a high alert following an intelligence input which states that suicide
bombers will try to board two Air India flights in the wee hours on Saturday.
As per the letter from Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) headquarters in
New Delhi, a copy of which Ahmedabad Mirror has access to, suicide bombers
could board Air India's Ahmedabad-Mumbai and Mumbai-Kochi flights scheduled for
early morning departure on Saturday.
"An
input received says: Air India flight on the midnight of October 24 (early
morning of October 25) from Ahmedabad to Mumbai and early morning flight from
Mumbai to Kochi on 25th morning at 0500 hrs. Suicide bomber in each flight
separately. Please check thoroughly," reads the letter. "Secondary
security checks may be carried out at Ahmedabad and Mumbai airports for all
flights around the concerned dates," adds the letter forwarded to
concerned officials on October 22 by regional deputy commissioner of security
(Civil Aviation), Ahmedabad.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Suicide-bombers-may-board-2-AI-flights-Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Kochi-airports-on-high-alert/articleshow/44922777.cms
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Pakistan’s
Assembly passes resolution against ‘Indian aggression’
24
October 2014
Pakistan’s
parliament on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution against the alleged
“unprovoked and indiscriminate” ceasefire violations by India and asked the
government to seek UN intervention to resolve the Kashmir issue.
The
resolution, moved by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs
Sartaj Aziz, stated that the National Assembly condemned Indian ceasefire
violations at the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB).
It
strongly condemned unprovoked and indiscriminate ceasefire violations by India
on LoC and IB resulting into loss of human and material losses.
13
Pakistani nationals have been killed in exchange of fire since September 13.
It
called upon the Government that while pursuing bilateral dialogue with India,
the issue should be raised at the UN and with the international community
urging them to play their role in resolution of Kashmir dispute in accordance
with the wishes of Kashmiri people.
Defence
Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan’s military was capable of responding to all
aggression. He said that India was mistaken if it thought Pakistan’s internal
issued could be used to its advantage.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pakistans-assembly-passes-resolution-against-indian-aggression/#sthash.1QXjD71s.dpuf
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2005
intel revealed Bangladesh radicals' plan for India: Wikileaks
TNN |
Oct 24, 2014
GUWAHATI:
The Indian government had intelligence inputs way back in 2005 about radicals
from Bangladesh infiltrating into the country with a strategic, long-term plans
to provide support to various insurgent groups like the Ulfa and making West
Bengal as the launching pad to spread their operations, Wikileaks has revealed.
The
released cables, which originated from Kolkata on Deecmber 16, 2005, contain
only part of the original cable. It states, "The (Indian) authorities are
concerned that these elements (radical Islamists) have a strategic, long-term
plans to take advantage of the porous border to infiltrate India and provide
support to insurgent groups."
The
cable quoting a former deputy director of RAW and former senior police
officials of West Bengal said the police had information from unnamed sources
that weapons for use by Ulfa were brought in through the Bangladesh-India
border. "Once inside India, radicals are able to gain influence in border
communities, provide support to insurgent movements and use West Bengal as a
launching pad to move within India or to travel internationally."
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2005-intel-revealed-Bangladesh-radicals-plan-for-India-Wikileaks/articleshow/44921152.cms
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Saradha
funds deposited in Bangladesh’s Islami Bank?
Jayanta
Gupta,TNN | Oct 24, 2014
KOLKATA:
Was a portion of the Saradha deposits parked in the Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd?
There
are allegations that this bank, now being probed by the government of
Bangladesh for suspected funding of jihad, was also involved in money
laundering.
Amid
reports that Saradha funds have found their way to outfits such as the
Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), investigators in India are trying to
find out if these were routed through the Islami Bank.
"There
are indications that some top officials of the Islami Bank have links with
people in Kolkata who have subsequent links with the Saradha scam. The name of
this bank came up while trying to trace the money trail. There are some
financial institutions operated by this bank that are also being probed by the
home ministry in Bangladesh for funding in terror activities. The government of
Bangladesh had sought a report from the Islami Bank on how it disbursed
funds," a source in the Enforcement Directorate said.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Saradha-funds-deposited-in-Bangladeshs-Islami-Bank/articleshow/44919983.cms
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South Asia
Maldives
a “land of sin”, says jihadist after departing with family for ISIS territory
24
October 2014
A
Maldivian is believed to have travelled to ISIS held territory for jihad with
his wife, mother, and 10-year-old sister after describing the Maldives as an
apostate nation.
Local
media reported a that 23-year-old Ahsan Ibrahim from Raa Atoll Meedhoo, who
left for the capital Malé with his mother for healthcare is now believed to
have flown to Turkey via Dubai.
While
speaking to Haveeru, Ahsan’s father Ibrahim Ali said that he spent 18 days
worried about the lack of communication from his family after they left for
Malé. He then received a Viber message from his son saying they were abroad,
and refused to allow Ibrahim speak to his wife.
“My son
texted via Viber and said they were now under the care of IS [Islamic State],
and that he wouldn’t return to this land of sin,” said Ibrahim.
Ibrahim
said that he had requested Meedhoo Island Council’s assistance, and with their
help found out that the family had flown to Turkey via Dubai.
Full
report at:
http://minivannews.com/society/maldives-a-land-of-sin-says-jihadist-after-departing-with-family-for-isis-territory-90597
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10
militants killed following an operation in Badakhshan province
24
October 2014
At least
ten anti-government armed militants were killed following an operation in
northeastern Badakhshan province.
According
to local government officials, the operation was conducted late Wednesday night
in Drayam district.
Provincial
police spokesman, Lal Mohammad Ahmadzai said the operation was conducted after
the local residents asked the Afghan security forces to clear the area from the
militants.
Ahmadzai
further added that several compounds belonging to anti-government armed
militants were also destroyed following the operation.
The
anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the report
so far.
Bdakhshan
is among the relatively volatile provinces in northeastern Afghanistan where
anti-government armed militant groups have increased to their insurgency
activities during the recent months.
http://www.khaama.com/10-militants-killed-following-an-operation-in-badakhshan-province-8669
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Taliban
militants kill five civilians in Nangarhar province
24
October 2014
At least
five civilians were killed after a group of Taliban militants opened fire on a
civilian car in eastern Nangarhar province.
According
to local security officials, the incident took place early Friday in Khogyani
district.
Provincial
police spokesman, Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal said the militants opened fire on a
civilian vehicle which was travelling through Khogyani district.
Mashriqwal
confirmed that five civilians were killed and two others were injured following
the attack.
The
Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the incident so far.
Nangarhar
is among the relatively volatile provinces in eastern Afghanistan where
anti-government armed militants are actively operating in a number of its
remote districts.
http://www.khaama.com/taliban-militants-kill-five-civilians-in-nangarhar-province-8673
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Infamous
War criminal Ghulam finally escapes execution
24
October 2014
Convicted
war criminal Ghulam Azam, 92, finally escaped execution as he died naturally
last night at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
Mastermind
of many notorious war crimes of the 1971 Liberation War, the former
Jamaat-e-Islami chief died of cardiac arrest at 10:10pm, BSMMU Director Brig
Gen (retd) Abdul Majid Bhuiyan told reporters around 11:55pm coming out from
the cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Ghulam Azam had been on life support at the
ICU. He had been suffering from several old age complications.
Before
the announcement, there was confusion throughout the evening over his health
condition. Senior Jail Superintendent of Dhaka Central Jail Md Forman Ali told
reporters around 11:30pm that Ghulam was on life support. However, the war
criminal’s family members claimed that he had died around 9:30pm.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/crime/2014/oct/24/infamous-ghulam-finally-escapes-excution#sthash.qcY9zR4W.dpuf
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Bangladesh
PM to BNP: Touch a Single Person And See The Consequences
24
October 2014
Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina has warned that the BNP and its allies will face harsh
consequences if they harm people in the name of movement.
She made
the remark during a media conference at her official residence Gonobhobon in
the capital yesterday, organised to make the outcomes of her recent visit to
Italy public.
Referring
to what she said were “killings” by the BNP-Jamaat-led alliance in the name of
resisting the January 5 election, Hasina said: “We were going through a
transition at that time [January]. An interim government was in power. They
[BNP-Jamaat alliance] will not be able to do what they did back then. I can
give that assurance to the people of the country. Just let them harm a single
person of my country [and they will see what happens].”
Assuring
that the government would stand beside them, the premier urged the people of
the country to resist anyone who tried to “create mayhem.”
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2014/oct/24/hasina-touch-single-person-and-see-consequences#sthash.CJW9BOES.dpuf
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Protest
due for Kabul against the alleged blasphemy
24
October 2014
A
demonstration is due to take place in capital Kabul on Friday against the
alleged blasphemy by an online English newspaper.
According
to reports, the demonstration has been organization by a number of the
religious clerics to protest against a blasphemous article which was published
by Afghanistan Express newspaper.
The
demonstration will be organized in Eidgah mosque on Friday afternoon.
This
comes as the Council of Ministers meeting chaired by Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah instructed the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the
Ministry of Information and Culture on Tuesday to arrest the staff of the
newspaper for publishing blasphemous article.
The
newspaper issued a statement after the article sparked rage among the religious
leaders, civil society activists and former Jihadi leaders, saying that the
story was mistakenly published.
The
article published by The Afghanistan Express had reportedly insulted to Allah,
Prophet Muhammad and religion of Islam.
http://www.khaama.com/protest-due-for-kabul-against-the-alleged-blasphemy-8671
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HRW:
Bangladeshis among exploited domestic workers in UAE
24
October 2014
Bangladeshi
migrant workers, along with thousand others from Asian and African countries,
are victims of rampant torture, exploitation and force labour in the United
Arab Emirates.
A report
released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) yesterday shed light on the situation of
female domestic workers in UAE, which is about to take up an influential new
role in the International Labour Organisation.
The
79-page report titled “I Already Bought You’: Abuse and Exploitation of Female
Migrant Domestic Workers in the United Arab Emirates” documents how the
country’s visa sponsorship system and the lack of labour law protections leave
migrant domestic workers exposed to abuse.
The
report is based on interviews that HRW conducted with a total of 99 female
domestic workers in the UAE in November and December 2013. They described a
range of serious abuses that migrant domestic workers suffer.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/foreign-affairs/2014/oct/24/hrw-bangladeshis-among-exploited-domestic-workers-uae#sthash.eeuRiOAx.dpuf
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Mideast
East of
Kobane, Turkish town appreciates 'peace' brought by Islamic State
24
October 2014
Residents
of a Turkish border town, an hour's drive from where Islamic State is battling
for control of Kobani, appreciate the quiet they say the Sunni militants
brought when they swiftly seized neighbouring Syrian territory.
Months
of infighting last year between Islamist groups and the Free Syrian Army (FSA),
a rebel group aiming to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, kept Akcakale
residents on their toes with daily explosions and mortar shells.
But life
has got easier in the southeastern Turkish town since Islamic State took charge
over the border in Tel Abyad in January. Residents say they make better
neighbours even though they have no sympathy for the militants' cause.
"No
more gun fire, no more chaos. I know it will sound bizarre but I'd rather have
Islamic State on the border than the Free Syrian Army (FSA)," Mustafa
Kaymaz, 35, a shopkeeper in said as he pointed towards the border gate.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113789/World/Region/East-of-Kobane,-Turkish-town-appreciates-peace-bro.aspx
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Free
Syrian Army Sends 1,300 Fighters to Join Kurds in Kobane
24
October 2014
Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that 1,300 Free Syrian Army fighters
would join Kurds in defending the key Syrian border town of Kobane from an
assault by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria militants.
The
Syrian Kurds have "accepted 1,300 people from the Free Syrian Army (FSA)
and they are holding talks to determine the transit route," Erdogan told
reporters in Estonia's capital Tallinn.
Kurdish
fighters have been battling ISIS with the help of air-strikes carried out by
U.S.-led coalition warplanes.
The FSA
on Thursday said they were sending a force to Kobane to support Kurdish
fighters.
There is
an estimated 2,000 Kurdish fighters inside Kobane holding out against ISIS
militants over the past several weeks.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/24/FSA-sends-forces-to-help-Kurdish-fighters-in-Kobane.html
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Three
Kurdish militants killed in attack on Turkish power plant
24
October 2014
DIYARBAKIR
- Turkish soldiers killed three Kurdish militants who were part of a group that
attacked a power plant in the eastern province of Kars, Turkish sources said on
Friday.
Fighters
from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) set fire to two vehicles and a
cabin at the plant in Kagizman district, and shot at soldiers who returned fire,
the general staff said in a statement on its website.
Full
report at:
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Three-Kurdish-militants-killed-in-attack-on-Turkish-power-plant-379723
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Turkey
wants global 'equality and justice': Deputy PM
24
October 2014
"We need a new world order based on
equality and justice", Turkish deputy prime minister, Numan Kurtulmus
stated Friday.
Delivering
a wide-ranging speech at third Turk-Arab Youth Congress in Istanbul, Kurtulmus
said that the Islamic world still suffered from the “unequal” system built
after the First and Second World Wars.
Kurtulmus
said the region's borders had been drawn in straight edges. Although today's
most-regarded institutions, like the U.N., were established by certain members
“to bring peace to world” they had all failed, Kurtulmus added.
Kurtulmus
said that the new post-Cold War world order had failed in achieving disarmament
and in humanitarian development.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/turkey-wants-global-equality-and-justice-deputy-pm/146959/turkey-wants-global-equality-and-justice-deputy-pm
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Israel
restricts access to Aqsa Mosque
World
Bulletin/News Desk
24
October 2014
Israeli
police imposed fresh restrictions on access to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in
East Jerusalem on Friday, amid tension in the holy city following the shooting
of a Palestinian driver who allegedly ran over several Israelis.
Only
male worshippers aged 40 and above and women of all ages were allowed into the
holy site, according to eyewitnesses.
Israeli
police were seen deployed in Jerusalem's Old City and at the Aqsa Mosque gates
ahead of the weekly Friday prayers.
Tension
mounted in East Jerusalem since Wednesday, when Israeli police shot a
Palestinian driver who allegedly ran over several Israeli pedestrians in
Jerusalem.
A
three-month-old baby was reportedly killed and eight people injured in the
incident. The driver subsequently died in a hospital.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/146934/israel-restricts-access-to-aqsa-mosque
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Hamas,
Islamic Jihad salute Jerusalem terror attack
24
October 2014
Hamas
and Islamic Jihad hailed Wednesday’s terrorist act by an east Jerusalem
resident who rammed his car into a crowd of commuters at a light rail station,
killing a three-month old infant and injuring seven others.
“The
attack in Jerusalem is an act of heroism and a natural response to the crimes
of the occupation against our people and our holy places,” said Mushir
al-Masri, a senior Hamas spokesperson.
“The
attack in Jerusalem is a natural response to what is taking place in the city,
given the harassment and overall attacks of Judaization affecting our holy
places and Muslims,” said another Hamas official, Salah Baradwil.
Hamas
warned that the latest developments may augur the next "Palestinian
intifada in Jerusalem."
Full
report at:
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Hamas-Islamic-Jihad-salute-Jerusalem-terror-attack-threaten-new-Palestinian-intifada-in-capital-379619
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Minister:
ISIL Retreat from Baghdad Indebted to Iran
24
October 2014
Iranian
Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati underlined Iran's all-out
fight against terrorists, saying that the country's aid to Iraq helped stop the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists' march on Baghdad.
"Had
there been no support by Iran, the ISIL terrorists would have entered Baghdad
by now," Jannati said, addressing a group of Kuwaiti lawmakers, ulemma and
university professors in Kuwait City on Wednesday.
He
underlined that the Iran-Iraq joint efforts, specially Tehran's cooperation
with the new Iraqi government, resulted in thwarting the terrorist acts, and
expressed the hope that the Iraqi government could fully get rid of the
foreign-backed terrorists.
The
Iranian minister of culture and Islamic guidance reiterated that the most
important challenge facing the region at present is extremism in Iraq and
Syria, and said, "The same countries that supported terrorism and
extremism in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Syria have now formed the anti-ISIL
front. But this coalition will surely fail to destroy the terrorists and the
ISIL in Northern Iraq and Syria.
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930730001429
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North America
Canadian
Attacks Show North America At War With Jihad
Investor's
Business Daily
24
October 2014
Global
Jihad: The terrorist shooting near Canada's Parliament isn't the act of a
"lone wolf," as the media have reported. It's part of a broader
conspiracy — a jihadist insurrection against North America.
And the
sooner authorities on both sides of the border start treating it as such; the
sooner we'll defeat this growing threat.
Two
Muslims killed two Canadian soldiers within two days of each other, bringing to
four the number of deadly jihadist attacks by Muslim fanatics on North American
soil in recent months.
After
learning the Parliament shooter, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, was the sole shooter,
Canadian officials concluded he was not part of a larger terrorist operation.
But just
two days before Muslim convert Zehaf-Bibeau pumped four bullets into a reserve
soldier standing guard at a Montreal war memorial, another Muslim convert,
Martin Couture-Rouleau, rammed his car into two Canadian soldiers, killing one.
He told a 911 operator he was acting in the name of Allah.
Full
report at:
http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/102314-723278-canadian-attacks-show-north-america-at-war-with-jihad.htm#ixzz3H2r3ZZVu
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Canada
Attacks Follow Al Qaeda, Islamic State Instructions to the Tee
24 October
2014
PARIS: While they may not have officially been
designated as jihadists, two suspected extremists who killed Canadian soldiers
in shooting and driving rampages followed instructions issued by Al Qaeda and
the Islamic State group to the letter.
The
country was left reeling Wednesday after a gunman shot dead a soldier and
stormed parliament in Ottawa, just two days after another suspected Islamist
militant ran over two military personnel with his car in Quebec, killing one.
These
deadly acts appear to follow what Al Qaeda has been preaching for years through
articles or videos posted online, calling on recruits and volunteers to go it
alone without specific orders or training.
Members
of the group founded by Osama bin Laden had always been scattered across parts
of Pakistan and Afghanistan among other nations and were the regular target of
US drone attacks, making it hard to group together all those who wanted to
volunteer for jihad.
As a
result, in late 2010, the English-language jihadist magazine Inspire, published
from Yemen by American Muslim convert Adam Gadahn -- known as "Azzam the
American" -- lauded individual jihad.
Full
report at:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/canada-attacks-follow-al-qaeda-islamic-state-instructions-to-the-tee-611162
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Muslims
in Colorado on Lookout for ISIS Recruiting
24
October 2014
DENVER
(CBS4) – Colorado’s Muslim community is helping in the FBI by being on the
lookout for ISIS attempting to recruit young people after three teenage girls
from Aurora have been accused of trying to join the organization in Syria.
The
girls’ boarded a plane last week and were stopped in Germany. They are now they
back in Colorado.
Many in
the community are praying for the girls as neighbours say they are smart,
polite and friendly. They say their parents are hard workers.
The
girls’ trip ended in Germany when officials there were alerted by U.S.
authorities about the trio travelling alone.
Full
report at:
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/10/23/muslims-in-colorado-on-lookout-for-isis-recruiting/
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'You
have nothing to do with Islam': Canadian Muslim leaders condemn attacks
24
October 2014
Leaders
and members of the Muslim community say their hearts are heavy after two
separate attacks on military members in Ottawa and a St-Jean-sur-Richelieu,
Quebec.
They
held a press conference at the Human Rights Monument before talking a solemn
walk to the Cenotaph where they laid a wreath in honour of both Corporal Nathan
Cirillo, killed in Ottawa on Wednesday, and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent,
killed outside of Montreal.
National
Council of Canadian Muslims director Ishaan Gardee brought with him a strong
message at the event.
"To
anyone who believes in violent, extremist ideologies," Gardee said.
"You have nothing to do with Islam."
It was
the message repeated over and over again throughout the 10-minute long address
that saw statements from The Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Kanata Muslim
Association, and Centre Islamique de l'Outaouais, Gatineau.
Full
report at:
http://www.cfra.com/news/2014/10/23/you-have-nothing-to-do-with-islam-canadian-muslim-leaders-condemn-attacks
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Turkish
dealers helping ISIL earn $1 million per day from oil: US Treasury
24
October 2014
The
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is earning about $1 million a day
from black market oil sales, the United States has said, vowing to impose harsh
sanctions on the purchasers of the oil, “including middlemen from Turkey.”
“With
the important exception of some state-sponsored terrorist organizations, ISIL
is probably the best-funded terrorist organization we have confronted,” David
Cohen, U.S. Treasury Department undersecretary for terrorism and financial
intelligence, said in a speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace in Washington on Oct. 23. “It has amassed wealth at an unprecedented
pace.”
ISIL is
generating tens of millions of dollars a month through a combination of oil
sales, ransom, extortion and other criminal activities, and support from
wealthy donors, said Cohen, laying out the most comprehensive outline yet of
the U.S. financial strategy against the group.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-dealers-helping-isil-earn-1-million-per-day-from-oil-us-treasury.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73423&NewsCatID=359
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Iraqi
army starts to ‘act like one’: U.S.
24
October 2014
Iraq’s
fractured army began to reform and stage local attacks on the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria militants, but was still shy of hurling a major offensive,
senior U.S. military officials said on Thursday.
The
officials, who were not authorized to be quoted by name, added that it would
take the army many months to stage and launch a major attack against the
militant group.
“We've
seen them start to act like an army,” one official said.
The
officials were speaking at the U.S. Central Command headquarters, during a
briefing on the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria.
The
Iraqi army, trained by the U.S. prior to its pullout from Iraq in 2011,
underwent sectarian division and broken
leadership among other issues.
Furthermore,
many of the army’s units surrendered their tanks, arms and other equipment when
they fled ISIS militants in Mosul a few months ago.
The U.S.
Pentagon had stated that Baghdad’s government was dedicated to regaining the
power of the military.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/10/24/Iraq-s-army-starts-to-act-like-one-U-S-.html
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Man with
‘Islamic extremist leanings’ attacks New York police
24
October 2014
A man
reported to have Islamic "extremist leanings" attacked police
officers in New York City with a hatchet Thursday, injuring two before being
shot dead, police and a monitoring group said.
The man,
identified in the U.S. media as Zale Thompson, had posted an array of statements
on YouTube and Facebook that "display a hyper-racial focus in both
religious and historical contexts, and ultimately hint at his extremist
leanings," the SITE monitoring group said.
Four
police officers in the city's Queens Borough were posing for a photograph at
the request of a freelance photographer when the man walked up and without
saying a word attacked them, a city hall statement said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/10/24/Man-with-Islamic-extremist-leanings-attacks-New-York-police.html
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US:
Ground offensive against IS months away in Iraq
24
October 2014
Iraqi
forces are months away from being able to start waging any kind of sustained
ground offensive against the Islamic State and any similar effort in Syria will
take longer, officials at the US military's Central Command said on Thursday.
In Iraq,
the timing will depend on a host of factors, some out of the military's control
- from Iraqi politics to the weather. Iraqi forces also must be trained, armed
and ready before major advances, like one to retake the city of Mosul, which
fell to the Islamic State in June.”It's not imminent. But we don't see that
that's a years-long effort to get them to a place to where they can be able to
go on a sustained counter-offensive,” a military official said, instead
describing it as a “months-long” endeavour.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/middle-east/2014/oct/24/us-ground-offensive-against-months-away-iraq#sthash.UI4bdlAq.dpuf
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Africa
Ghannouchi
says 'Tunisia model' way to defeat IS
24
October 2014
Tunisia's
transition to democracy serves as an example of how to defeat extremists such
as the Islamic State jihadist group, the leader of the country's powerful
Islamist movement said.
"The
success of the Tunisian experience is in the international interest, especially
in the fight against extremism and the fight against Islamic State and similar
groups," Ennahda head Rached Ghannouchi said in an interview with AFP in
the runup to the country's first parliamentary election on Sunday since its
2011 revolution.
"The
Tunisian model is the alternative to the Daesh model ... This Tunisian model
... brings together Islam and secularism, Islam and democracy, Islam and
freedom for women," he said, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic
State (IS) which has seized swathes of Iraq and Syria.
"One
of the best ways to fight terrorism is to advocate moderate Islam because
terrorism is based on an extremist interpretation of Islam," said
Ghannouchi, whose party has emerged as the leading political force in Tunisia
in the aftermath of the revolt which ousted longtime president Zine El Abidine
Ben Ali.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113792/World/Region/Ghannouchi--says-Tunisia-model-way-to-defeat-IS.aspx
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Nigeria
truce shaky, no news of abducted girls
24
October 2014
Days
after Nigeria's military raised hopes with the announcement that Islamic
extremists had agreed to a cease-fire, Boko Haram is still fighting and there
is no word on the fate of the 219 schoolgirls held hostage for six months.
Officials
had said talks would resume in neighboring Chad this week, but there was no
confirmation that those negotiations had resumed by Wednesday.
The
official silence raises many questions, especially since Boko Haram's leader
Abubakar Shekau has not confirmed that a truce has been agreed.
Relatives
of the girls abducted from a boarding school in northeastern Chibok town said
they are confused but trying to be hopeful.
"Things
are still sketchy with lots of holes and varying statements," Allen
Manasseh, a brother of one of the missing schoolgirls, told The Associated
Press by telephone. Manasseh said he relentlessly scours the news headlines to
find out when his sister, Maryam, may return home.
Nigeria's
Foreign Minister Aminu Wali on Tuesday said "I can say with some optimism,
cautious optimism, that were are moving toward a situation where we'd be able
to, in the very near future, to be able to get back our girls."
Full
report at:
http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2014/10/23/nigeria-truce-shaky-no-news-of-abducted-girls
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Murdered,
seized and beaten – campaign launched for journalists in Libya
24
October 2014
Reporters
Without Borders (RSF) is launching a hard-hitting advertising campaign Not
seeing news from Libya anymore? on the third anniversary of the fall of
Qaddafi’s regime. Working in Libya, is
becoming increasingly difficult, as journalists face threats and danger on a
regular basis.
RSF has
repeatedly protested that journalists and other media personnel are being
targeted in Libya, which last year ranked 137 out of 180 countries in the RSF’s press freedom report.
Since
the end of the Libyan revolution, Reporters Without Borders has registered
seven murders, 37 abductions and 127 physical attacks or acts of harassment
targeting journalists.
“Covering
the on-going turmoil” says RSF, “reporting human rights violations by the
various armed groups or even just describing a particular faction’s military
progress or political position, exposes journalists to great danger. Carrying a
camera or a press card now requires considerable courage”.
Full
report at:
http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/10/22/murdered-seized-and-beaten-campaign-launched-for-journalists-in-libya/#ixzz3H41nxQ2p
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Ministry:
Six dead as police storm besieged Tunisia house
24
October 2014
At least
six people were killed, among them five women, as Tunisian authorities stormed
a besieged house on Friday where women and children were caught up in a deadly
standoff by gunmen.
Police
warned that they would storm the house unless the gunmen inside surrender
within hours.
"We
cannot wait any longer. We will give them an ultimatum of one or two hours
maximum, then we will lead the assault," interior ministry spokesman
Mohamed Ali Aroui told reporters.
At least
two armed men wanted by the security forces have been holed up in the home in
the town of Oued Ellil, a suburb of Tunis, since Thursday.
At least
two women and two children are inside, Aroui said.
The
confrontation came as security was tightened in the lead-up to parliamentary
elections on Sunday -- the first since the nation's revolution three years ago.
The
authorities have described the gunmen as "terrorists" but gave no
indication as to their identities.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/24/Ministry-Six-dead-as-police-storm-besieged-Tunisia-house.html
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Southeast Asia
Liberal
thinking is deviant teaching, says Malaysia’s Islamic authority
OCTOBER
24, 2014
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 24: Muslims must not fall for the arguments put forth by the
liberal proponents of their creed as the ideas they propagate deviate from the
true teachings of Islam, the federal Islamic Development Department (Jakim)
said today.
In its
Friday sermon, the Islamic authority reminded the country's largest population
that the concepts of liberalism and pluralism were a threat to Malay-Muslim
unity as they could weaken their faith.
“The
pulpit would like to state today that many tactics are being undertaken by
irresponsible people to weaken Muslim unity, among them through spreading new
but inverse thinking like Pluralism, Liberalism and such,” Jakim said in its
Friday sermon, which it also posted on its website.
“The
pulpit would like to state that the Liberal movement contains concepts that are
found to have deviated from the Islamic faith and shariah,” Jakim added.
It then
spelled out a list of alleged wrong beliefs of liberal Muslims that made them
deviants, namely their insistence on pluralism, that the human mind is a
revelation casting doubt on the purity of the Quran, questioning the
methodology used in interpreting the Quran and the Hadith, calling for a new
interpretation on worship and disputing the criteria and character for
prophets.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/liberal-thinking-is-deviant-teaching-says-malaysias-islamic-authority#sthash.9pbvkTe5.dpuf
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Selangor
Mufti: Dressing dogs with jubah, turban an insult to Muslims
OCTOBER
24, 2014
KUALA
NERUS — The act of dressing up dogs with “jubah” and “serban” must be stopped
as it is an insult to the Muslims, especially the ulama or Islamic religious
scholars, Mufti of Selangor Datuk Mohamad Tamyes Abdul Wahid said.
He said
pictures of dogs wearing “jubah” and “serban” had been widely circulated over
the social media by irresponsible people and such an act was indeed aimed at
insulting the Muslim community, especially the ulama, in the country.
“The
ulama whose valuable advice, words of wisdoms and guidelines of the Islamic
laws are sought after by the community are now being badly insulted.
“This is
really a disgusting agenda, a total disrespect for the ulama. They are showing
protests by making these insulting gestures, but they didn’t dare to come face
to face with the ulama and debate about this issue.”
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/selangor-mufti-dressing-dogs-with-jubah-turban-an-insult-to-muslims#sthash.gODgQkWo.dpuf
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Minister:
Islam reveres all animals, but against code for Muslims to touch dogs
OCTOBER
24, 2014
KUALA
NERUS, Oct 24 ? The National Fatwa Council Muzakarah yesterday decided that
touching and holding dogs is against mainstream Islamic doctrine in this
country which follows the Imam Shafie school of thought.
Minister
in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said Islam
revered all animals including dogs, however, Muslims must adhere to the
stipulated Islamic code with regared to touching dogs.
He said
this to reporters after closing the National Fatwa Committee Conference 2014,
which was also attended by Malaysia Islamic Development Department (Jakim)
director-general Datuk Othman Mustaffa and National Fatwa Council chairman Tan
Sri Dr Abdul Shukor Husin, here, today.
Jamil
Khir said Jakim would call on the organisers of the recent (“I Want to Touch a
Dog”) event to get a clear picture of the event.
The
event held at Central Park in Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya, which attracted over
800 people from all faiths was held to encourage compassion towards dogs.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/minister-islam-reveres-all-animals-but-against-code-for-muslims-to-touch-do#sthash.hgr0mG0q.dpuf
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13 of 40
suspected terrorist prosecuted to date, say cops
OCTOBER
24, 2014
KUALA
LUMPUR — The Police Special Branch’s counter terrorism division in Bukit Aman
detained 40 people suspected of planning to join a terrorist group in Syria.
Some of
the suspects were also believed to have been recruiting local individuals to
join the purported “jihad” in Syria since February last year.
They
were believed to have prepared the new recruits with military training prior to
being sent to Syria.
The
division’s principal assistant director, SAC Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said
of the number, 13 had already been prosecuted.
Eleven
of the suspects were charged under Chapter VIA — Offences Relating to
Terrorism, under the Penal Code while two, under the Firearms Act.
“Fifteen
suspects are still under investigation, while 12 have been freed due to lack of
evidence,” he told Bernama when contacted here today.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/13-of-40-suspected-terrorist-prosecuted-to-date-say-cops#sthash.RMg1HMWX.dpuf
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Europe
UK
Muslims criticize PM's Charity Commission proposals
World
Bulletin/News Desk
23
October 2014
Muslim
rights groups in the U.K. have responded with anger to new proposals announced
by Prime Minister David Cameron to give extra powers to the country's charities
regulatory body.
The
government announced earlier Wednesday that it was proposing giving the Charity
Commission, the regulatory body for British charities, more powers to be able
to freeze charity bank accounts and suspend or remove trustees.
The
proposals included banning people with convictions from being a charity
trustee, disqualifying a person from being a charity trustee if the commission
finds them "unfit," shutting down charities which are under
investigation and issuing official warnings for less serious cases.
The
proposals came after a cross-party committee of lawmakers described the
Charities Commission in February of this year as being "not fit for
purpose."
Reacting
to the announcement of the proposals, the London-based Islamic Human Rights
Commission (IHRC) said: "The reality is that the Charity Commission will
have more teeth to harass innocent and law-abiding Muslim-run
organizations."
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/muslim-world/146830/uk-muslims-criticize-pms-charity-commission-proposals
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Russian
Muslims slam ban on Islamic books
World
Bulletin/News Desk
23
October 2014
In
Russia, the efforts aimed at to mainly solve the problems on the Islamic publishing
and stop the illegal ban on Islamic books got started.
They
decided to do this because of the explanation about the Hadith book, Sahih
Al-Bukhari, said opinion leaders in Russia, speaking to Ansar. Ru News Agency.
It's
nonsensical to ban the books of Hadith, Sahih Al-Bukhari, which has particular
important for the Muslims, Russia Ulyanovsk Region's Mufti Muhammed Baibikov
commented.
Volgograd
Region Muslims Leader Abdullah Haci Bat and some other scholars support the
plan of forming a commision with Islamic
scholars, aimed at to evaluating whether a book includes some “radical
connotations” or not.
Stavrapol
Muslims Leader Muhammed Rahimov, too, protested the ban on Islamic books. “I
find it nonsensical that a district court, like Orenburg court, had reached a
verdict in favour of the ban on the Islamic books and made it a
binding-overall-rule across Russia.” said Rahimov.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/muslim-world/146939/russian-muslims-slam-ban-on-books
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France
says air strikes take out weapons arsenal in Iraq
23
October 2014
PARIS -
French fighter jets destroyed 12 buildings in Iraq holding an arsenal of
weapons under control of Islamic State militants, France's chief of staff of
armed forces said on Friday.
"Tonight
we undertook a big operation in Iraq in which we destroyed buildings in which
Daesh (Islamic State) was producing traps, bombs, arms to attack the Iraqi
forces," Pierre de Villiers told Europe 1 radio.
France
was the first country to join the US-led coalition in air strikes on IS
insurgents in Iraq in September and has stepped up the pace of its air strikes
this month.
Besides
air strikes and reconnaissance missions, operations have also included training
local Iraqi forces and delivering equipment to Kurdish fighters in the country's
north.
Rafale
fighter jets dropped 70 bombs on 12 buildings, completely destroying the
targets, de Villiers said, without specifying the location of the operation.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/France-says-air-strikes-take-out-weapons-arsenal-in-Iraq-379720
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Belgium
chocolate maker drops name ISIS
23
October 2014
Late
last year, a Belgian chocolate maker changed its name from Italo Suisse,
because the company no longer had any real association with either country. Now
it’s changing the name again - because the new name it picked was ISIS.
ISIS, of
course, is also the acronym derived from Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the
jihadist group that arose in the Syrian civil war and now has invaded parts of
Iraq. The group changed the name to just Islamic State in June, but the
chocolate maker was suffering by association.
The
company dates back to 1923 and chose the original name because its founder
learned his trade in Italy and Switzerland. By 2013, its managers had decided
to call it something else.
“We
chose ISIS as that was the brand name of our pralines and tablets,” marketing
manager Desiree Libeert told Reuters by telephone on Thursday. “Had we known
there was a terrorist organization with the same name, we would have never
chosen that.
“We had
international customers saying that they could no longer stock our chocolate as
consumers had only negative associations with the name,” Libeert said.
The
company has now changed its name to “Libeert,” the family name of the company’s
owners.
The
company makes more than 5,000 tons of chocolate each year, with a turnover of
about 35 million euros.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2014/10/24/Belgium-chocolate-maker-ISIS-changes-name.html
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Growing
use of drones in law enforcement may violate human rights, warns UN expert
24
October 2014
UNITED
NATIONS: The increasing use of armed drones within domestic law enforcement
risks depersonalizing the use of force and infringing upon the rights of
individual citizens, a United Nations human rights expert warned on Thursday.
In
presenting his report on the use of armed drones within law enforcement to the
General Assembly body that deals with social, humanitarian and cultural issues
(Third Committee), Christof Heyns, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial,
summary or arbitrary executions, stressed that such mechanized systems,
controlled by a human from a distance, can hardly do what police officers are
supposed to do, such as using the minimum force required by the circumstances
and assisting those who need help.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/region/24-Oct-2014/growing-use-of-drones-in-law-enforcement-may-violate-human-rights-warns-un-expert
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Danish
court frees 10 over PKK funding charges
24
October 2014
A Danish
court on Oct. 23 freed 10 men charged with "terror funding" after
raising up to 140 million kroner (18.8 million euros, $23.8 million) for PKK
militants.
The
money was channeled to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), through Roj
TV, a Denmark-based Kurdish television channel that had its license revoked
last year for "glorifying terrorism."
"The
reason for the acquittal is that the prosecution has not established sufficient
evidence that the defendants knew or should have known that a contribution to
Roj TV was indirect support to the PKK," the Copenhagen District Court
wrote in its ruling.
The
money was raised from 2009 until 2012, when a Danish court first found Roj TV
guilty of promoting terrorism.
Turkish
security forces have waged a 30-year conflict with the PKK, whose battle for
self-rule in the southeast of the country has left 40,000 dead.
The
ruling risks further straining relations between Ankara and Copenhagen, which
earlier this week slammed a decision by Turkish authorities to release from
prison a man suspected of trying to murder an outspoken Danish critic of Islam,
Lars Hedegaard.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/danish-court-frees-10-over-pkk-funding-charges.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73413&NewsCatID=351
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