JuD Karachi Rally Asks Govt to Declare Jihad against India
New Age Islam News Bureau
11
Oct 2014
JuD rally asks govt to declare jihad against
India, — AFP file photo
Pakistan
• JuD Karachi
Rally Asks Govt to Declare Jihad against India
• Malala
‘An Agent Of Non-Believers’: Pakistani Taliban
• Punjab
to Name New University after Malala, Says CM
• Malala
urges Sharif, Modi to attend Nobel award ceremony, dedicates it to 'voiceless'
children
• US drone
strike kills four suspected militants on Pak-Afghan border
• Blast
kills one, injures another in Orakzai
• Stampede
at Imran’s public rally in Multan kills eight
• Punjab:
Three ‘terrorists’ killed in Uch Sharif shootout
• Aman Lashkar
member killed in Kohat blast
Arab World
• Iraqi
Bombers Kill 40 ISIL Terrorists in Tikrit
• ISIS
Militants Execute Iraqi Journalist, 12 Other People
• Iraq's
Army Kills 15 ISIL Terrorists in Baquba
• 18 dead
in Syria regime bombing
• Iraq's
Army Strikes Major Blow at ISIL Terrorists in Ramadi
• Jihadists
with fake passports
• Egypt
says it killed senior member of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
• Report
suggests Assad’s forces committed mass rape near Aleppo
• Kurds
halt IS thrust into heart of Syria's Kobane: Monitor
• Egypt's
campuses brace for the new semester, Islamists vow 'intense' protests
Mideast
• Christian
Clerics Urge Recognition of Palestinian State
• Iran's
Kurds Rally to Oppose ISIL's Ideology, War Crimes
• 'Are
Turkish soldiers your mercenaries?' deputy PM asks
• Armed
PKK militants back in Turkey, senior outlawed group leader says
• Suspected
Qaeda attack kills two Yemen soldiers
India
• ISIS
Flags Seen In Srinagar after Friday Prayers
• Pak.
Rangers Term Border Firing a “Small-Scale War”
• Will
Work With Malala for Peace in Sub-Continent: Satyarthi
• Pakistani
hackers deface Indian websites
• Nobel
Peace Prize recognition of civil society’s contribution, says President
• Burdwan
blast: Dead terrorist was Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh No. 2
• 23
Hindus return to Pakistan from Jodhpur
Europe
• 500
civilians at risk of massacre if ISIS takes over Syria town: UN
• UK
defence ministry briefs Muslim community leaders on Iraq mission
• British
Muslims mark Black History Month with culture showcase
• London
mayor says UK spies monitoring thousands of terrorism suspects
• British
Muslim groups launch campaign over UK parliament debate on Palestine
recognition
• Kailash
Satyarthi was in running for Nobel peace prize for over half a decade: Nobel
Institute
• British
ex-soldier stripped of Afghanistan bravery medal
South Asia
• Bangladesh
HM: No Space for Militant Acts in the Country
• Drone
strike kills senior Taliban leader in Herat province
• 'Action
if BNP kills people in the name of movement'
• 3
Bangladeshi peacekeepers injured in CAR
• 5
civilians killed, 14 injured following explosion in Uruzgan
Africa
• 27
hostages kidnapped by Boko Haram freed in Cameroon
• Algerian
army kills four suspected militants
• Rwanda
rallies efforts against human trafficking
• Ex-Malawian
leader speaks out on challenges facing African women
North America
• Obama
congratulates Satyarthi, Malala on Nobel Peace prize
• U.S.
warns higher chance of ISIS reprisal attacks
• Kerry to
urge revived Israeli-Palestinian talks
• Islamic
State militants threatened our employees: Twitter CEO
• Iraqi
forces in 'tenuous' position in west: US official
• Turkey
to support training, equipping Syrian opposition: US
Southeast Asia
• We will
encircle Parliament if Hudud Bills revived, says MCA Youth chief
• Nancy
Shukri told to speak up, not parrot AG over bible-burning threat
• Minister
says never defended Ibrahim Ali’s bible-burning threat, sparks Twitter war
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Pakistan
JuD Karachi
Rally Asks Govt to Declare Jihad against India
OCTOBER
11, 2014
KARACHI:
A rally organised by the Jamaat ud Dawa (JuD) condemned what it described as
unprovoked Indian firing along the working boundary and the Line of Control and
called upon the Pakistan government to declare jihad against India.
A large
number of JuD workers and sympathisers converged on the Karachi Press Club to
denounce Indian aggression that claimed lives of several innocent citizens.
Carrying
banners and placards inscribed with the demand to wage jihad against India, the
participants in the rally shouted slogans and vowed to lay down their lives to
defend their motherland.
Besides
JuD’s Karachi Chief Dr Muzammil Iqbal Hashmi, leaders of the Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz, Jamaat-i-Islami, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Jamiat
Ulema-i-Pakistan, and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf also addressed the rally.
Speaking
on the occasion, Dr Hashmi said that terrorism on the Sialkot working boundary
was part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy of aggression, as he
wanted to take advantage of Pakistan’s internal problems.
“India
should know that every citizen of Pakistan is ready to sacrifice his life for
the protection of his country,” he said, adding that the whole nation was
behind the armed forces in their action to counter Indian aggression.
JI
leader Osama Razi said that India was violating the international borders in
connivance with the United States.
Other
leaders also asked the government of Pakistan to give a ‘befitting response’ to
unprovoked Indian aggression They said that Pakistani nation knew how to
respond to the Indian threat and the nuclear bomb was made for the defence of
the country.
They
criticised the human rights organisations for keeping quiet about the Indian
aggression.
They
also paid tribute to the JuD for holding the event and inviting several
political and religious parties to show unity.
ST, MWM
condemn Indian aggression
The
Sunni Tehreek and the Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen also held separate protest
demonstrations outside the city mosques after the Friday prayers.
They
condemned Indian terrorism and attacks on the internationally recognised
borders and lines of control in Kashmir and called upon the United Nations to
take notice of Indian aggression.
“Our
patience and desire for peace should not be taken as our weakness, as people of
will never allow anyone to cast an evil eye on their country,” said the
leaders.
ST chief
Sarwat Ejaz Qadri said that the people of Pakistan would not hesitate to give
any sacrifice to protect their country.
MWM
leader Maulana Mukhtar Imami said that despite their internal differences the
people of Pakistan and all parties were united to defend every inch of their
country.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1137140/jud-rally-asks-govt-to-declare-jihad-against-india
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Malala
‘An Agent Of Non-Believers’: Pakistani Taliban
Oct 11,
2014
A
breakaway faction of Pakistan Taliban, whose militants had pumped bullets into
her two years ago, has criticised the choice of Malala Yousafzai for the 2014
Nobel Peace prize, calling her “an agent of non-believers”.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar,
which had separated from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in August, posted on
micro blogging website Twitter on Friday night that Malala was being used by
non-believers for propaganda.
“Malala
speaks so much against guns and armed conflicts. Does she not know that founder
of her recent Nobel award was the inventor of explosives,” tweeted militant
outfit spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
is controlled by Omar Khalid Khurasani who has been involved in several attacks
at the security forces.
So far
the TTP, led by fugitive rebel leader Mullah Fazlullah, has not commented on
the achievement of Malala (17), who became an international celebrity after
surviving a gun attack by Taliban in 2012 for advocating education for girls,
despite repeated warnings by militants.
Malala
was declared joint winner of the 2104 Nobel Peace prize on Friday along with
India’s Kailash Satyarthi, a child rights activist, whose NGO has been at the
forefront of rescuing children from forced labour and trafficking.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/malala-an-agent-of-nonbelievers-pakistani-taliban/article6491893.ece
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Punjab
to Name New University after Malala, Says CM
OCTOBER
11, 2014
LAHORE:
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif announced to name after Malala Yousufzai a
new university in the province for winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
Congratulating
Malala for winning Nobel Peace Prize, Shahbaz praised her for her struggle for
girl’s right to education.
He said
that the Punjab government would strive for ensuring right to education to
every child of the province.
He said
that a new university in the province would be named after Malala Yousufzai in
recognition of her services.
The
Punjab government has already named Attock Daanish School after Malala in 2012
in recognition of her services and had reserved seats in the name of Malala for
girl students of Swat in the school.
Separately,
Shahbaz said that those who have sent wrong notices of property tax to the
citizens would be put behind bars.
He was
presiding over a meeting which reviewed the matters pertaining to property tax.
The CM
said that he has interest of the people at heart and the officers and officials
pestering the people have no right to stay on their posts.
He said
that serving notices of excessive property tax to the citizens tantamount to
highhandedness and cruelty, which is intolerable.
Taking
strict notice of inclusion of rural areas into the list of rating areas, the CM
expressed his indignation and said that the flaws in the property tax system
should immediately be removed.
He said
that state was like mother to the citizens and its basic responsibility was to
provide best services to the people and resolve their problems.
He said
that punishing the people for the incompetence of bureaucracy was totally
unacceptable.
He said
the fact that tax notices for the previous years have also been sent to the
residents of the areas which have been included for the first time in the list
of rating areas shows an extremely irresponsible attitude and stern action
should be taken against the persons responsible and a report be presented to
him after reviewing the matter.
Meanwhile,
Shahbaz expressed sorrow and grief over the loss of human lives in a traffic
accident near Rajanpur and sympathised with the bereaved families.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/punjab/11-Oct-2014/punjab-to-name-new-university-after-malala-says-shahbaz
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Malala
urges Sharif, Modi to attend Nobel award ceremony, dedicates it to 'voiceless'
children
Oct 11,
2014
Birmingham:
Education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai dedicated her Nobel peace prize on
Friday to "voiceless" children around the world, and called on the
Indian and Pakistani prime ministers to attend the award ceremony for the sake
of peace.
The
17-year-old, who heard the news while she was in a chemistry lesson at school
in Birmingham, central England, said she was honoured to be the youngest person
and the first Pakistani to receive the accolade.
"The
award is for all the children who are voiceless, whose voices need to be heard,"
Malala told a press conference, held at the end of the school day so she
wouldn't miss class.
Malala
arrived in Britain from Pakistan for medical treatment after being shot in the
head by a Taliban fighter in October 2012, an attempt to silence her vocal
advocacy of the right of girls to go to school.
Standing
on a box so she could reach the podium at Birmingham's main library, the
teenager joked that winning the Nobel would not help her upcoming school exams.
But she
told an audience that included her parents and two younger brothers: "I
felt more powerful and more courageous because this award is not just a piece
of metal or a medal you wear or an award you keep in your room.
"This
is encouragement for me to go forward."
The
Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the award to Malala and Indian activist Kailash
Satyarthi for their struggle against the repression of children and young
people and "for the right of all children to education".
Malala
said she had already spoken to Satyarthi — she joked that she could not
pronounce his name — to discuss how they could work together, and also try to
reduce tensions between their two countries.
To that
end, she urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif to attend the Nobel award ceremony in December.
'Courage,
determination and vision'
Former
British prime minister Gordon Brown, the United Nations special envoy for
global education, voiced delight at the Nobel victory for Malala and Satyarthi.
"They
are two of my best friends and two of the greatest global campaigners who
deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for their courage, determination and for their
vision that no child should ever be left behind," Brown said in a
statement.
After
visiting her in hospital, Brown took up Malala's cause with a petition for
universal primary education handed to the Pakistani government on a day he
named Malala Day, and later arranging for her to speak at the United Nations.
Britain's
International Development Secretary Justine Greening also congratulated the
joint winners saying the prize was "richly deserved".
The
reaction in the streets of Birmingham, which has a large minority population of
Pakistani origin, was also overwhelmingly positive.
"I
like her. She's confident, speaking up for herself, for women," said
30-year-old Zara Hussain as she waited at a bus stop in Birmingham holding a
baby.
"She
could be president (of Pakistan) if she carries on."
Imam
Usman Mahmood of Birmingham central mosque, which with 6,000 followers is one
of the biggest in the city and was visited by Malala and her family, also
expressed his delight.
"It
means that any person who puts their mind to something, they can achieve their
goals. We wish her the best when she carries on with her life and that she
keeps on going the way she is," he said.
But
local estate agent Basharat Hussain, 30, said: "I personally think she
shouldn't have got it.
"She's
inspiring but I think they're using her for political motives, she's been used
by different organisations and governments."
The
global spotlight has provoked a backlash in parts of Pakistani society, with
some accusing Malala of acting as a puppet of the West, while the Taliban have
renewed the threat to her life.
There
have also been concerns about exposing a child to such a level of public
exposure.
"I
used to say that I think I do not deserve the Nobel peace prize. I still
believe that," Malala said.
"But
I believe it is not only an award for what I've done but an encouragement for
giving me hope, for giving me the courage to go and continue this."
http://www.firstpost.com/world/malala-urges-sharif-modi-to-attend-nobel-award-ceremony-dedicates-it-to-voiceless-children-1751665.html
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US drone
strike kills four suspected militants on Pak-Afghan border
OCTOBER
11, 2014
PESHAWAR:
A US drone strike on Saturday killed four suspected militants and left several
others injured on the Pak-Afghan border area near Khyber Agency’s Tirah valley.
Official
sources said that the drone targeted militant hideouts in the Cancharo Kandoa
area on the Afghan side.
The
village is right on the zero-line but the area which was targeted falls under
the Afghan jurisdiction.
The
identity of the dead militants is yet to be ascertained.
Khyber
is one of Pakistan’s seven semi-autonomous regions governed by tribal laws and
lies near the Afghan border. The Taliban and other Al Qaeda-linked groups, who
stage attacks in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, are known to have strongholds
in the zone.
Drone
attacks are widely unpopular across Pakistan and according to survey conducted
in June this year, 66 per cent of the country's citizens oppose these strikes.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1137296/us-drone-strike-kills-four-suspected-militants-on-pak-afghan-border
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Blast
kills one, injures another in Orakzai
OCTOBER
11, 2014
PESHAWAR:
A man was killed and another injured on Saturday when a roadside Improvised
Explosive Device (IED) went off in the Sipah area of Orakzai.
According
to sources, unidentified men had planted explosive material on Dolat Moosa road
in Orakzai’s Sipah area that went off with a loud explosion.
Sources
said that a car was also damaged in the explosion.
Orakzai
is one of Pakistan’s seven semi-autonomous tribal regions in the northwest,
where Pakistani Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked militants are said to have carved
out strongholds.
It was a
key abode of former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud
before he was killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan in 2013.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1137293/blast-kills-one-injures-another-in-orakzai
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Stampede
at Imran’s public rally in Multan kills eight
OCTOBER
11, 2014
MULTAN:
At least eight people were killed in a stampede at the Hussain Agahi Gate of
the Qasim Bagh Stadium here after Friday’s rally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
(PTI).
A large
number of people rushed towards the Hussain Agahi Gate in hurry to leave the
venue as PTI Chairman Imran Khan concluded his address. As a result several
people were injured and were shifted to Nishtar Medical Hospital. Among the 40
injured, two are in a precarious condition in the Emergency Ward of the
hospital. According to Medical Superintendent of Nishtar Hospital, at least
eight people died as a result of the stampede, while 40 were injured.
Mismanagement had been witnessed since the start of the PTI show. Meanwhile,
PTI leaders and officials reached the hospital and tried to console the
families of the victims and the injured.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/11-Oct-2014/stampede-at-imran-s-public-rally-in-multan-kills-eight
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Punjab:
Three ‘terrorists’ killed in Uch Sharif shootout
OCTOBER
11, 2014
BAHAWALPUR:
Police on Saturday claimed to have shot dead three terrorists during a shootout
in Uch Sharif.
The
police said that the suspects had escaped from custody in Nowshere Jadeed
Police Station.
They
said that the suspects were involved in the killing of a cop and a volunteer.
The police said that the exchange of fire took place near Bakhri.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-162221-Punjab:-Three-terrorists-killed-in-Uch-Sharif-shootout
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Aman
Lashkar member killed in Kohat blast
OCTOBER
11, 2014
KOHAT: A
roadside bomb blast killed a member of Aman Lashkar (Peace Committee) in the
border area of Kohat on Saturday morning, Geo News reported.
According
to the sources, miscreants had fixed the remote controlled bomb along the road
in the border area of Sipah and when the Anam Lashkar member passed through the
area, the bomb went off with a blast.
The Aman
Lashkar member identified as Akbar Ali died on the spot while another man
sustained injuries as a result of explosion.
The
members of Aman Lashkar reached the blast site instantly and cordoned off the
area.
The body
was handed over to the deceased’s family while the injured was shifted to a
local hospital for treatment.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-162237-Aman-Lashkar-member-killed-in-Kohat-blast
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Arab World
Iraqi
Bombers Kill 40 ISIL Terrorists in Tikrit
11
October 2014
Iraq's
warplanes launched massive strikes against the positions of the ISIL terrorists
in Tikrit, claiming the lives of a large number of them.
A
military source told National Iraqi news agency that the army fighter jets
fired several rockets at the hideouts of the terrorists in the regions of
Dhuluiya and Aziz Balad, and killed more than 40 members of the Takfiri group.
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=13930719000469
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ISIS
Militants Execute Iraqi Journalist, 12 Other People
11
October 2014
Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants executed an Iraqi news cameraman and
12 other people on Friday in several towns and villages north of Baghdad,
officials, relatives and witnesses said.
The
militants shot dead Raad al-Azzawi, a 37-year-old cameraman for local news
channel Sama Salaheddin, his brother and two other civilians in the village of
Samra, east of the city of Tikrit, relatives of the journalist said.
“ISIS
executed him, his brother and two other people in public today,” one relative
said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution from the
militant organization.
According
to the media watchdog Reporters without Borders (RSF), the father of three was
detained by ISIS on September 7.
“They
came to his home and took him and his brother,” the relative said. “He did
nothing wrong, his only crime was to be a cameraman, he was just doing his
job.”
“There
must have been some people in the village who accused him of working for the
government and tipped him off to the militants... He always had his camera with
him,” he said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/print/2014/10/11/ISIS-militants-execute-Iraqi-journalist-12-other-people-.html
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Iraq's
Army Kills 15 ISIL Terrorists in Baquba
11
October 2014
Iraqi
troops killed 15 ISIL terrorists after fierce clashes broke out between the
army and the Takfiri group in Baquba, Diyala province.
A
military source told National Iraqi news agency that the army soldiers struck
heavy blow at the terrorists in the Northeastern areas of the city, leaving
several of them dead and injured.
The
villages of Hambas and Hmps were cleared of the Takfiri terrorists in Baquba
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=13930718000295
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18 dead
in Syria regime bombing
11 October 2014
BEIRUT — At least 18 civilians, four of them
children, were killed in Syrian army bombardment and air strikes in the south
of the country Friday, a monitoring group said. “The Hara area, which recently
fell to rebel forces, was hit by air strikes and surface-to-surface missiles,
causing 18 deaths, including four children,” said the Syrian Observatory for
Human Rights. Hara stands less than two km
from a strategic hill in Daraa province that Al-Nusra Front militant
rebels seized on Oct. 5 in a battle which cost the lives of 30 regime forces
and 29 insurgents.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20141011220807
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Iraq's
Army Strikes Major Blow at ISIL Terrorists in Ramadi
11
October 2014
Iraqi
soldiers struck heavy blow at the ISIL terrorists in the city of Ramadi, Anbar
province, killing large numbers of them.
More
than 20 members of the so-calle Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
Takfiri group were killed during a series of operations carried out by the army
on Thursday in Anbar province, a military source told state news agency.
Also,
six vehicles of the terrorist group were destroyed 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=13930718000307
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Jihadists
with fake passports
11
October 2014
Late
Sheikh Muhammad Bin Othaimeen was once asked about the position of Shariah on
men who go to fight overseas without taking the permission of their country’s
ruler. “Anyone who goes for jihad on his own will have disobeyed the ruler,”
replied Bin Othaimeen. This proves that participation in wars overseas without
proper permission is a sin. Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan maintains the same opinion
in all his answers to similar questions. One of the his replies was: “He who
disobeys the ruler and his parents is not considered a jihadist but a sinner.”
The
ruler of our country is the King and in some countries it is the emir, sultan
or president but not the emir of a terrorist group or the head of a terrorist
gang. There is a consensus among Muslims scholars on this important fact, a
fact which clearly states that those who have left their countries to
participate in fights or to kill themselves are sinners. Sheikh Al-Fawzan does
not consider them to be martyrs.
Full
report at:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20141011220773
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Egypt
says it killed senior member of Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis
11
October 2014
A top
leader of Egypt’s most active Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis was
killed on Friday by Egyptian soldiers in the lawless north of the Sinai
Peninsula, a military spokesman said on Facebook.
Sinai-based
Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which seeks to topple the government, has killed hundreds
of Egyptian soldiers and police over the past year and beheaded several people
in recent weeks, saying they were spies for Israeli intelligence.
The
spokesman said Shehata Farhan was implicated in operations targeting police and
security forces and was killed during a raid in the town of Rafah, near the
border with Gaza.
Egypt
said last week it had killed a field commander of Ansar, Mohammad Abu Shatiya,
in clashes south of Rafah.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/11/Egypt-says-kills-senior-member-of-Ansar-Bayt-al-Maqdis.html
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Report
suggests Assad’s forces committed mass rape near Aleppo
11
October 2014
Forces
loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime took hostage 500 residents –
mostly women and children – from a northern Aleppo village last week amid
reports of mass rape, the opposition National Coalition has said.
In a
press statement, the coalition condemned the capture of women and children
residing in the village of Sefat, calling it a “dirty and cowardly action,” and
demanded an “immediate release of all detainees.”
The
capturing of women and children came amid news from the village of rape crimes
being carried out by “Assad’s forces and the sectarian militia fighting by its
side,” the coalition said, quoting local activists.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/10/Report-suggests-Assad-s-forces-committed-mass-rape-near-Aleppo.html
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Kurds
halt IS thrust into heart of Syria's Kobane: Monitor
11
October 2014
Kurdish
fighters thwarted a bid by Islamic State group jihadists to advance into the
centre of the battleground Syrian town of Kobane early on Saturday, a
monitoring group said.
The
attack came after the IS militants overran Kurdish headquarters in the border
town on Friday, sparking fears they would cut off the last escape route to
neighbouring Turkey for hundreds of mainly elderly civilians still in the town
centre.
The IS
assault sparked 90 minutes of heavy fighting with the town's Kurdish defenders
before the jihadists fell back, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
US-led
coalition warplanes also carried out two air strikes on IS targets south and
east of the town early Saturday, according to the Britain-based monitoring
group, which has a wide network of sources inside Syria.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112785/World/Region/Kurds-halt-IS-thrust-into-heart-of-Syrias-Kobane-M.aspx
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Egypt's
campuses brace for the new semester, Islamists vow 'intense' protests
11
October 2014
Egypt's
public universities are bracing for the new academic semester starting Saturday
as Islamist anti-government groups call for "intense revolutionary
movement" on campus.
The
National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL), that deems former president
Mohamed Morsi's ouster a "coup," announced a new round of protests —
dubbed "Students are the Knights of the Revolution" — while public
universities are setting to work to prevent another tumultuous year.
"The
university campus is a field of the flaming revolutionary fields. Students are
the knights of your revolution ... Let us launch a strong and intense
revolutionary movement starting Friday to protect the gains of the students'
struggle over the past year," NASL said in a statement.
Police
have arrested several students in different governorate nationwide over the
past few days, including 14 of the "Students Against the Coup"
movement, according to Al-Ahram Arabic news website.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/112762/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts-campuses-brace-for-the-new-semester,-Islami.aspx
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Mideast
Christian
Clerics Urge Recognition of Palestinian State
Afp,
Jerusalem
Oct 11,
2014
Three
leading Christian clerics in the Holy Land appealed yesterday for more European
governments to recognise a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its
capital.
The call
from the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Lutheran prelates -- all of them
Palestinian -- came after EU member Sweden last week announced its intention to
recognise Palestinian statehood, to the anger of Israel.
"From
Jerusalem, our occupied capital, we send our urgent message to the whole world
and particularly to Europe -- we are yearning for justice and peace," the
three churchmen said in an open letter.
"Recognising
Palestine and defining Israel's borders is a first step towards that
goal."
Signing
the letter were the former Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Michel Sabbah, the
Greek Orthodox archbishop of Sebastia, Atallah (Theodosios) Hanna, and Lutheran
World Federation president Bishop Munib Younan.
The
current Latin patriarch, Fouad Twal, was not among the signatories.
"We
are tired of calls for resumptions of negotiations while we can't reach our
churches due to a foreign power and our people continue to be humiliated by an
undesirable occupation," the letter said.
Full
report at:
http://www.thedailystar.net/christian-clerics-urge-recognition-of-palestinian-state-45092
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Iran's
Kurds Rally to Oppose ISIL's Ideology, War Crimes
11
October 2014
Tens of
Thousands of Iranian Kurds, in the Western Province of Kordestan, took to the
streets to condemn the ISIL's war crimes against the innocent people in Syria
and Iraq.
Residents
of Sanandaj, the capital city of Kurdistan province, started their
anti-terrorism rally after their Friday prayers.
The
protestors were carrying placards praising heroic resistance of men and women
of Kobani, deploring crimes of the ISIL, and condemned support of the US,
Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey for the ISIL terrorists.
Governor
General of the province Abdul Mohammad Zahedi, Sanandaj Friday prayers Leader
Abdul Rahman Khodayee, and two parliamentarians as well as a number of
provincial officials were among demonstrators.
Full report
at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930719000616
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'Are
Turkish soldiers your mercenaries?' deputy PM asks
OCTOBER
11, 2014
The
international community should act together against the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL) militants, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan
has said, reacting to the implications and calls that Turkey should do more.
"If
you are that far sincere about the matter, let's do this together. Are the
Turkish soldiers your mercenaries?" the deputy PM asked in a televised
interview late on Oct. 10.
Getting
involved in the anti-ISIL efforts directly would be a lithium test for the
West, he implied.
"The
Turkish soldiers will go there [to the Syian soil] and fall martyrs," he
said, adding that such an offer was unrealistic, as he also asked for a
concrete plan for the "future of Syria."
Turkish
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has argued that Turkey would consider a boots on
the ground operation agaist ISIL if only the Bashar al-Assad regime was also
included in targets as the U.S. has declared that the goal for today was
limited to stopping the jihadist militants.
The
White House emphasized Oct. 10 "the importance of quickly getting Turkish
military help" in the fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, as it said an
issue that came to the forefront this week with the increased clashes in the
Syrian border town of Kobane.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/are-turkish-soldiers-your-mercenaries-deputy-pm-asks.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72835&NewsCatID=510
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Armed
PKK militants back in Turkey, senior outlawed group leader says
OCTOBER
11, 2014
The
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has deployed armed forces back to Turkey, said
Cemil Bayık, a senior leader of the outlawed organization, also retreting his
pessimism about the recent talks between the Turkish government and the PKK.
The PKK
will restart fights in case killings of Kurds continue in Kobane, the Syrian
border town where the clashes between the armed Kurdish forces and Islamist
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have contiued since more than three weeks.
News
agencies report that ISIL keeps advancing in and outside the town, from where
more than 150,000 people fled to Turkey.
"If
things continue this way, the guerrilas will fight to defend our people. The
core task of the guerillas is to defend the people," Bayık reportedly
said.
A group
of PKK militants launched the symbolic withdrawal in May 2013, as part of the
talks to resolve the decades-long Kurdish issue.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/armed-pkk-militants-back-in-turkey-senior-outlawed-group-leader-says-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72836&NewsCatID=341
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Suspected
Qaeda attack kills two Yemen soldiers
11
October 2014
Two
Yemeni soldiers were killed on Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded in the
restive southeastern province of Hadramawt, a military source, said blaming
Al-Qaeda for the attack.
Three
other soldiers were wounded in the bombing that targeted a military vehicle in
the historic interior town of Shibam, known as the Manhattan of the Desert for
its centuries-old multi-story buildings.
The
attack comes after separate suicide attacks on Thursday killed 47 people in the
capital Sanaa and 20 soldiers in Hadramawt province.
Al-Qaeda
in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has since claimed responsibility for the Sanaa
bombing, which has further exacerbated tensions in violence-wracked Yemen.
Impoverished
Yemen has been wracked by political turmoil since a bloody 2011 uprising forced
veteran strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh from office, with rebels and militants
battling to exploit a power vacuum.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/11/Suspected-Qaeda-attack-kills-two-Yemen-soldiers-.html
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India
ISIS
Flags Seen In Srinagar after Friday Prayers
M Saleem
Pandit, TNN | Oct 11, 2014
SRINAGAR:
A group of men unfurled ISIS flags amid pro-freedom and anti-India sloganeering
outside the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta in downtown Srinagar after Friday prayers,
according to eyewitnesses.
"The
protesters were holding Islamic State flags and one of them waved it after
climbing the mosque's gate," an eyewitness said.
This
comes just a day after General-officer-Commanding (GoC) 15 Corps; Lt General
Subrata Saha called the presence of ISIS flags a matter of deep concern.
"...This is something which merits the highest concern of all security
agencies and let me tell you that it is getting the attention of all the
security agencies," he had said.
"Certainly,
we are watching and indeed closely monitoring the situation as it were. It
merits and it is getting the highest concern," he added.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ISIS-flags-seen-in-Srinagar-after-Friday-prayers/articleshow/44779777.cms
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Pak. Rangers
term border firing a “small-scale war”
Oct 11,
2014
The
Pakistan Rangers have termed the Indian firing at the Sialkot border a
“small-scale war” between the two countries.
“India
is not just violating ceasefire but fighting a small-scale war with Pakistan,”
Director General Rangers Major General Tahir Javaid Khan told journalists here.
“It
appears a political agenda...,” he said.
Gen.
Khan claimed that the Indian Border Security Force used small firearms on the
working boundary between 2010 and 2014.
“More
than 30,000 mortar shells have also been fired during the last four years,” he
said, noting such a large amount is not even used in a “full-scale war.”
“On
October 6, alone, 51,000 small arms were fired across the boundary, while on
October 7, more than 4,000 mortar shells were fired,” he claimed.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pak-rangers-term-border-firing-a-smallscale-war/article6491345.ece
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Will
Work With Malala for Peace in Sub-Continent: Satyarthi
Oct 11,
2014
The
Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder said he personally knew Yousafzai and will tell
her to carry forward her "struggle."
Child
rights crusader Kailash Satyarthi, who shared the Nobel Peace prize with Malala
Yousafzai, on Friday said he will ask the Pakistani teenager to join him in
fighting against exploitation of children, besides working together for peace
in the sub—continent.
The
Bachpan Bachao Andolan founder said he personally knew Yousafzai and will tell
her to carry forward the “struggle” as it was “very important” that children in
both India and Pakistan are born and live in peace.
His
remarks came soon after the Nobel Committee announced the award saying it
“regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a
Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against extremism”,
in what is being seen as a symbolic move to nudge towards peace the two
countries that have been mired in hostilities for decades and traded heavy fire
on border in recent days.
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/will-work-with-malala-for-peace-in-subcontinent-satyarthi/article6489414.ece
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Pakistani
hackers deface Indian websites
LAIQH A
KHAN
Oct 11,
2014
At least
100 Indian websites have been defaced by Pakistani hackers over the last two
days.
The
hacked websites include those of Chennai Medical College Hospital and Research
Centre (www.cmchrc.ac.in) and singer Daler Mehndi (www.dalermehndi.com), said
Mirza Faizan, member of the Global Cyber Security Response Team (GCSRT), Bangalore.
Several index files of government websites too were targeted, he said.
The
hacked websites not only carried anti-India messages and pictures under
Pakistan Zindabad headline, but also derogatory statements against Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
The anti-India
statements referred to the Kashmir issue and the exchange of fire on the
India-Pakistan border.“So Indian Kids What You Think you’ve Become Hero by
Redfacing a Simple Site of PPP Which Already Have [SIC] Been Hacked Several
Times”, read the message posted on some of the hacked websites.
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pakistani-hackers-deface-indian-websites/article6489688.ece
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Nobel
Peace Prize recognition of civil society’s contribution, says President Pranab
Mukherjee
ANITA
JOSHUA
Oct 11,
2014
President
Pranab Mukherjee on Friday led the nation in heaping accolades on Indian
activist, Kailash Satyarthi, for winning the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, alongwith
Pakistani teenage advocate for girls’ education, Malala Yousafzai.
In his
congratulatory message, he said: “The prize should be seen as recognition of
the contributions of India’s vibrant civil society in addressing complex social
problems such as child labour and the important role played by it in
collaboration with the Government in the nation’s efforts to eliminate all
forms of child labour.”
Congratulating
Mr. Satyarthi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “The entire nation is proud
of his momentous achievement.” He also congratulated Ms. Yousafzai and said
hers is a journey of immense grit and courage.
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nobel-peace-prize-recognition-of-civil-societys-contribution-says-pranab/article6489166.ece
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Burdwan
blast: Dead terrorist was Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh No. 2
Dwaipayan
Ghosh,TNN | Oct 11, 2014
KOLKATA:
Shakil Ahmed Gazi, who died in the Burdwan IED blast, was the operations head
of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and the No. 2 of JMB's India unit,
says an IB report based on the statement of Shakil's widow Razia Begum alias
Rumi.
The JMB
module operating in Bengal, led by Shakil, specialized in IEDs and had 12 core
members with dozens of locals who provided the logistics, say central
investigating agencies.
An IB
report says that the module prepared IEDs only on specific demand made from
across the border and after money was paid through hawala channels. Sometimes,
orders would come for deliveries in Assam. Security agencies are ascertaining
if Assam insurgent outfits received these IEDs or they were smuggled to JMB
bases in Chittagong and adjoining areas.
According
to the report, suspected JMB hit squad member Rumi has said during
interrogation that Shakil entered India in the late '90s — much earlier than
believed.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Burdwan-blast-Dead-terrorist-was-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen-Bangladesh-No-2/articleshow/44778299.cms
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23
Hindus return to Pakistan from Jodhpur
PTI |
Oct 10, 2014
JODHPUR:
After a group of 40 immigrants from Sangad district in Pakistan returned to the
neighbouring country on June 27, another batch of 23 people from Umarkot on the
other side of the border boarded the Thar Express here today as they went back
to their homes.
Like all
those Hindus coming from Pakistan to India in anticipation of getting a
shelter, they also had landed here in July this year and were determined to
settle but they chose to go back today.
One of
the members of this group, Kheto Singh said that it took them a year to get the
visa clearance for India and paid Rs 1,500 per member instead of Rs 350, but
from the moment, we landed here, we were just treated as outsiders and were
made to believe at every step that we are not acceptable here.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/23-Hindus-return-to-Pakistan-from-Jodhpur/articleshow/44777647.cms
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Europe
500
civilians at risk of massacre if ISIS takes over Syria town: UN
AP | Oct
11, 2014
MURSITPINAR
(TURKEY): At least 500 civilians who remain trapped in the Syrian Kurdish border
town of Kobani are likely to be "massacred" if it falls to the ISIS
group, the UN envoy to Syria warned on Friday, calling on the world to help
avert a catastrophe as the extremists pushed deeper into the embattled town.
Staffan
de Mistura raised the specter of some of the worst genocides of the 20th
century during a news conference in Geneva, where he held up a map of the town
along the Syria-Turkey border and said a UN analysis shows only a small
corridor remains open for people to enter or flee Kobani.
The
dramatic warning came as the ISIS pushed into Kobani from the south and east,
taking over most of the so-called "Kurdish security quarter" — an
area where Kurdish militiamen who are struggling to defend the town maintain
security buildings and where the police station, the municipality and other
local government offices are located.
The
onslaught by the ISIS on Kobani, which began in mid-September, has forced more
than 200,000 to flee across the border into Turkey. Activists say the fighting
has already killed more than 500 people. "The city is in danger,"
said Farhad Shami, a Kurdish activist in Kobani reached by phone from Beirut.
He reported heavy fighting on the town's southern and eastern sides and said
the ISIS was bringing in more reinforcements.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/500-civilians-at-risk-of-massacre-if-ISIS-takes-over-Syria-town-UN/articleshow/44779281.cms
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UK
defense ministry briefs Muslim community leaders on Iraq mission
11
October 2014
The UK’s
defense ministry this week briefed UK Muslim community leaders and academics
about its military operations in Iraq during an exclusive event at the Ministry
of Defense, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Friday.
The
briefing, described as the first of its kind, came during a so-called Armed
Forces Muslim Forum, which was launched in July to “enhance the partnership
between the Muslim community, the Ministry of Defense and the armed forces.”
The
Foreign Office’s statement said Wednesday’s event “provided a unique and
privileged opportunity for senior military leaders to engage directly with key
members of the community.”
The UK’s
defense ministry Britain is currently engaged in the international coalition
against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) but its operations are
confined only to Iraq.
Chief of
Defense Staff General Sir Nicholas Houghton told Muslim leaders that “the UK
Armed Forces exist to protect the interests and activities of all British
citizens including British Muslims.”
“There
is an enormously impressive history of Muslim military service and sacrifice in
the UK, the spirit of which I am proud to maintain with the Armed Forces Muslim
Forum,” he said.
“The
positive relationships that have been nurtured through the Forum allow us to
meet today to discuss recent and current operations with much valued leaders
from across the Muslim community.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/10/UK-defense-ministry-briefs-Muslim-community-leaders-on-Iraq-intervention.html
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British
Muslims mark Black History Month with culture showcase
11
October 2014
October
marks the start of Black History Month in the UK, which is celebrated by many
British Muslims.
“It’s
important for people of different faiths and ethnic groups to acknowledge and
be involved in BHM,” Zainab Dahir, a Muslim Somali novelist from London, told
Al Arabiya News.
She says
she has celebrated BHM with her family for many years and sees it not just as
an opportunity to showcase black culture but also to represent the Muslim
community.
For many
British Muslims, October is a fruitful time, consisting of Eid celebrations as
well as BHM.
“I
celebrate Eid with my Muslim family and embrace BHM and all that it entails,”
said Dahir.
BHM is a
month of recognition of the individuals and events that have shaped black
history. Its origins date back to 1987 in the UK but have become an
international celebration.
For Ayan
Mahamoud, BHM gives many British Muslims the opportunity to celebrate not only
black history but their own culture and the part their community has played
within the black struggle in the UK.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2014/10/10/British-Muslims-and-Black-History-Month.html
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London
mayor says UK spies monitoring thousands of terrorism suspects
11
October 2014
Britain's
security services are monitoring thousands of terrorism suspects in London and
are involved in operations on a daily basis, the capital's mayor Boris Johnson
said in an interview published on Saturday.
"In
London we're very, very vigilant and very, very concerned," mayor Johnson
told the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
In
August, Britain raised its international threat level to the second-highest
classification of "severe", meaning an attack was considered highly
likely, with Prime Minister David Cameron warning that Islamic State (IS)
militants fighting in Syria and Iraq posed the country's greatest ever security
risk.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/112799/World/International/London-mayor-says-UK-spies-monitoring-thousands-of.aspx
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British
Muslim groups launch campaign over UK parliament debate on Palestine
recognition
11
October 2014
British
influential Muslim organisations have launched a campaign to pressure the
members of the House of Commons to attend a highly anticipated parliamentary
debate on the recognition of Palestine.
Next
Monday, the UK Parliament will debate and potentially vote on a motion which
calls on the British government to recognise the Palestinian state.
The
motion, put forth by Labour Member of Parliament Grahame Morris on behalf of a
number of all MPs, says “this House believes that the government should
recognise the state of Palestine alongside the state of Israel."
The move
in the UK Parliament comes about 10 days after Sweden has announced that it
will recognise the state of Palestine.
On 3
October, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in his inaugural to
parliament that "the conflict between Israel and Palestine can only be
solved with a two-state solution."
The
Muslim Association of Britain and Friends of Al-Aqsa are two British Muslim
organisations calling on voters to ask their MPs to attend the debate and vote
yes in the potential vote.
The two
organisations are sending emails advising voters to “ask your MP to recognise
Palestine as a state.”
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112739/World/Region/British-Muslim-groups-launch-campaign-over-UK-parl.aspx
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Kailash
Satyarthi was in running for Nobel peace prize for over half a decade: Nobel
Institute
Oct 11,
2014
LONDON:The
Norwegian Nobel Institute has revealed that India's Kailash Satyarthi had been
in the running for the coveted peace prize for over half a decade now.
In an
exclusive interview to TOI, the director of the Nobel Institute who sifts
through the original nominations to shortlist the final list of Nobel peace
prize probables every year said that well over a dozen Indians were nominated
for the coveted prize this year.
However
on Friday, the institute announced that India's Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala
Yousafzai were awarded the Nobel peace prize 2014 jointly for "showing
great personal courage and in their struggle against the suppression of
children and for the right of all children to education".
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kailash-Satyarthi-was-in-running-for-Nobel-peace-prize-for-over-half-a-decade-Nobel-Institute/articleshow/44774768.cms
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British
ex-soldier stripped of Afghanistan bravery medal
11
October 2014
A
British former army major who was awarded a top bravery medal for service in
Afghanistan has had it withdrawn by Queen Elizabeth II after an investigation,
it was reported Saturday.
Major
Robert Armstrong was awarded the Military Cross for his “calm leadership” when
a British and Afghan army convoy came under fire in southern Afghanistan’s
unstable Helmand province in 2008.
“The
Queen has directed that the award of the Military Cross dated 6th March 2009 to
Robert Michael Armstrong, formerly Major, Royal Regiment of Artillery, 543241,
shall be cancelled and annulled,” the London Gazette, which carries official
notices, announced Friday.
No
reason was given for the move, which British media reported was the first time
such a prestigious honor has been withdrawn. The Military Cross is the third
highest honor of its kind which can be bestowed on British troops.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/10/11/British-ex-soldier-stripped-of-Afghanistan-bravery-medal-.html
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South Asia
Bangladesh
HM: No Space for Militant Acts in the Country
Oct 11,
2014
State
Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said the government would
not allow militant activities in the country that can lead to attacks in the
neighbouring country India.
He made
the statement to reporters at the zero point of Banglabandha Land Port under
Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh after visiting Fulbari BSF (Border Security
Force) Camp in India.
The State
Minister said: “We are always against terrorism. We will not allow anyone to
use our land for conducting militant or terrorist activities, neither against
our country or our neighbouring country India.”
When
asked about the blast in West Bengal on October 2, he said India had not yet
officially informed Bangladesh about nationality of the two persons killed in
the blasts that occurred in Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/law-rights/2014/oct/11/asaduzzaman-no-space-militant-acts-country#sthash.GxuQ8gas.dpuf
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Drone
strike kills senior Taliban leader in Herat province
Oct 11
2014
A senior
Taliban leader was killed following a drone strike in western Herat province of
Afghanistan, local officials said Saturday.
The
airstrike was carried out by US forces in Obe district of Herat province on
Friday.
Obe
district chief, Sher Aqa Alokozay, said the Taliban leader Mullah Sharaf who
was also known as Mullah Shoaib was killed following the airstrike in Tagab Yari
area.
Alokozay
further added that Mullah Sharaf was involved in major terrorist activities in
Obe district.
He said
the death of Mullah Sharaf will have a positive impact over the security
situation of Obe district.
Taliban
militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
Herat is
among the relatively peaceful provinces in western Afghanistan but the
anti-government armed militant groups have increased to their insurgency
activities in a number of its districts during the recent years.
http://www.khaama.com/drone-strike-kills-senior-taliban-leader-in-herat-province-8783
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'Action
if BNP kills people in the name of movement'
Oct 11,
2014
If the
BNP-led 20 party alliance kills people, burns vehicles in the name of movement,
the law enforcement forces will take action, State Minister for Home Affairs
Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said.
The
minister made the warning while talking to journalists before addressing a view
exchange meeting with the officials of law enforcement in Thakurgaon Circuit
house on Saturday.
Regarding
the 20-party’s movement led by BNP, Kamal said no fruitful result will come as
there is no connection of the mass people with their movement.
The
national poll was held as per the constitution and the government will rule the
country for five years, he added.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2014/oct/11/action-if-bnp-kills-people-name-movement#sthash.2wsBHnTY.dpuf
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3
Bangladeshi peacekeepers injured in CAR
Oct 11,
2014
Three
Bangladeshi peacekeepers received injuries when a rebel group ambush their
convoy in Central African Republic on Thursday, said an ISPR statement released
yesterday.
Of them,
Sainik Md Iqbal Hossain of 18 BIR was immediately rushed to a French hospital
in critical condition. The other two peacekeepers, Sainik Jasim Uddin of 29 BIR
and Sainik Moazzem Hussain of 23 East Bengal, received treatment at Bangladesh
Medical (BANMED) Hospital.
The
statement said the ambush took place some 1.5 kilometer away from United
Nations Multinational Integrated Mission in Central African Republic (MINUSCA)
transit camp at 6:05pm. The convoy was returning from MINUSCA Force
Headquarters.
Apart
from that, the ambush also killed a Pakistani peacekeeper and injured five
others.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/11/3-bangladeshi-peacekeepers-injured-car#sthash.4hBe6JXZ.dpuf
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5
civilians killed, 14 injured following explosion in Uruzgan
Oct 11
2014
At least
five civilians were killed following an improvised explosive device (IED)
explosion in central Uruzgan province of Afghanistan.
According
to local government officials, the incident took place late Friday in Chora
district.
Provincial
governor spokesman, Dost Mohammad Nayab, said a mini-van vehicle carrying
civilians struck with an improvised explosive device (IED).
Nayab
confirmed that five civilians were killed and fourteen others were injured
following the explosion.
He said
the victims of the incident were young boys who were returning from a picnic.
No group
including the Taliban militants has so far claimed responsibility behind the
incident.
Taliban
militants and other insurgent groups use improvised explosive device as the
weapon of their choice to target Afghan and coalition security forces which
normally leads to civilian casualties.
http://www.khaama.com/3-civilians-killed-11-injured-following-explosion-in-uruzgan-8781
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Africa
27
hostages kidnapped by Boko Haram freed in Cameroon
Oct 11,
2014
Twenty
seven hostages presumed to have been kidnapped by Boko Haram, including 10
Chinese construction workers and the wife of a vice prime minister, have been
freed in Cameroon.
The
hostages were returned early today and "are safe and sound,"
according to a statement from President Paul Biya's office read on state radio.
The
Chinese road construction workers were kidnapped in May from their base in
Waza, in Cameroon's Far North region.
Francoise
Agnes Moukouri, wife of vice prime minister Amadou Ali, was among a group of 17
people kidnapped in a July attack targeting their residence in the border town
of Kolofata. Officials said at the time that 200 fighters stormed the
residence, though Ali himself was away.
Full
report at:
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/africa/27-hostages-kidnapped-by-boko-haram-freed-in-cameroon-30655654.html
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Algerian
army kills four suspected militants
11
October 2014
Three
suspected militants were killed on Friday in the area of Bouria, 120 kilometres
(75 miles) east of Algiers, the defence ministry said in a statement. Two Kalashnikovs and a semi-automatic
rifle were seized, it added.
The
fourth militant was killed in a separate raid on Thursday in the Tiaret region,
340 kilometres southwest of Algiers.
The army
also announced Thursday that it had destroyed a camp in the Djurdjura
mountains, 150 kilometres southeast of Algiers, believed to have been used by
militants who beheaded French hiker Herve Gourdel last month.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112760/World/Region/Algerian-army-kills-four-suspected-militants.aspx
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Rwanda
rallies efforts against human trafficking
Oct 11,
2014
KIGALI
(Xinhua) -- More Rwandan leaders have voiced concern over reports of human
trafficking in the country.
Rwanda's
First Lady Jeannette Kagame is among those who have added their voice against
the cross border crime.
There
have been calls in the country in recent times for more vigilance following
reports that Rwanda was acting as a source as well as transit route for victims
of human trafficking.
At least
153 cases of human trafficking were registered since 2009 in the east African
country with some of them involving traffickers who use Rwanda as a transit
route for victims.
Majority
of the victims are normally young girls below the age of 35, according to
police.
The
victims are reportedly taken to Uganda, Mozambique, Tanzania, United Arab
Emirates, Zambia, Malawi and Asia.
Speaking
at a national dialogue on human trafficking in Kigali on Friday, Mrs Kagame
called for collective efforts to stamp out human trafficking, gender based
violence and drug abuse.
The
First Lady emphasized that Rwanda has previously fought against drug abuse, and
there is need to review the progress.
Full
report at:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141010/roundup-rwanda-rallies-efforts-against-human-trafficking
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Ex-Malawian
leader speaks out on challenges facing African women
Oct 11,
2014
Former
Malawian president Joyce Banda has said that the main challenges to development
in Africa are poverty, lack of opportunity and lack of income.Speaking on
Wednesday at the Women and Global Development Forum at the Chicago Council on
Global Affairs, she said because of poverty most African families go hungry and
are food insecure, developments that impact on child development and growth.
“It is
very essential that we invest in the first 1,000 days of a child and promote
early childhood development programs if we have to bring up healthy adults,”
she said.
Despite
that, she said, local community set-ups in Africa do not provide protection for
children and most families fail to adequately protect and invest in children
because of lack of income. As a result, they fail to send their children to
school because of poverty and lack of income.
Full
report at:
http://en.starafrica.com/news/ex-malawian-leader-speaks-out-on-challenges-facing-african-women.html
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North America
Obama
congratulates Satyarthi, Malala on Nobel Peace prize
Oct 11,
2014
The U.S.
President Barack Obama has congratulated Indian anti-child labour activist
Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel
Peace Prize, saying this is a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity
of every human being.
“On
behalf of Michelle, myself and all Americans, I want to congratulate Malala Yousafzai
and Kailash Satyarthi on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Today’s announcement is
a victory for all who strive to uphold the dignity of every human being,” Mr.
Obama said in a statement on Friday night.
“In
recognising Malala and Kailash, the Nobel Committee reminds us of the urgency
of their work to protect the rights and freedoms of all our young people and to
ensure they have the chance to fulfill their God-given potential, regardless of
their background, or gender, or station in life,” said Mr. Obama, who received
the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
At just
17, Malala Yousafzai has inspired people around the world with her passion and
determination to make sure girls everywhere can get an education, Mr.Obama
said, adding when the Taliban tried to silence her, Malala answered their
brutality with strength and resolve.
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/obama-congratulates-satyarthi-malala-on-nobel-peace-prize/article6491665.ece
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U.S.
warns higher chance of ISIS reprisal attacks
OCTOBER
11, 2014
The
United States updated its “Worldwide Caution” advisory on Friday, warning of
possible reprisal attacks against it and its partners in the coalition to fight
the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The
State Department said that ISIS has urged its supporters “to attack foreigners
wherever they are,” raising the risk of reprisal against the United States and
its allies, particularly in North Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
The U.S.
global threat update said the return of some European jihadists back to their
countries has increased the threat level in Europe.
The
State Department, echoing its last warning on April 10, said “current
information suggests that ISIL, al-Qaeda, its affiliated organizations, and
other terrorist groups continue to plan terrorist attacks against U.S. and
Western interests in Europe.”
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/10/U-S-warns-higher-chance-of-ISIS-reprisal-attacks-.html
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Kerry to
urge revived Israeli-Palestinian talks
11
October 2014
U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry will call for a revival of the collapsed
Israeli-Palestinian peace process on Sunday when he attends an international
conference in Cairo on rebuilding Gaza, American officials said.
The top
U.S. diplomat and 30 of his counterparts convene in the Egyptian capital
alongside U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who is seeking a record $1.6
billion in aid to rebuild the battered Gaza Strip.
The
Palestinian government last week unveiled a 76-page reconstruction plan for
Gaza, calling for $4 billion to rebuild the war-battered territory, with the
largest amount going to build housing for some 100,000 left homeless.
The
Israeli military operation in Gaza killed nearly 2,200 Palestinians, mostly
civilians, while attacks from Gaza killed 73 on the Israeli side.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/11/Kerry-to-call-for-revived-Israeli-Palestinian-talks.html
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Islamic
State militants threatened our employees: Twitter CEO
IANS |
Oct 11, 2014
NEW
YORK: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has admitted that the Islamic State (IS)
terrorist group threatened to kill his employees after their Twitter accounts
were deleted.
Speaking
at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit in San Francisco this week, Costolo
said that after Twitter started deleting accounts of IS members, he and his
employees received assassination calls.
"After
suspending their (IS) accounts, some folks affiliated with the organization used
Twitter to declare that the employees of Twitter and the management of Twitter
should be assassinated," Costolo said.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Islamic-State-militants-threatened-our-employees-Twitter-CEO/articleshow/44782284.cms
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Iraqi
forces in 'tenuous' position in west: US official
11
October 2014
Iraqi
government forces are in a "tenuous" position in the west of the
country but are holding out for the moment against Islamic State jihadists, US
defense officials said Friday.
Iraq's
army is under mounting pressure in Anbar province, even as the world's
attention has been fixed on the northern Syrian town of Kobane, where Kurdish
defenders are battling an IS offensive, officials said.
"It's
tenuous there. They are being resupplied and they're holding their own, but
it's tough and challenging," said a senior defense official, who spoke on
condition of anonymity.
"I
think it's fragile there now," the official told AFP.
Dozens
of US-led air strikes in recent weeks in western Iraq, including near the city
of Ramadi, have helped counter the IS fighters and the capital Baghdad remained
secure, the official said.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/112783/World/Region/Iraqi-forces-in-tenuous-position-in-west-US-offici.aspx
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Turkey
to support training, equipping Syrian opposition: US
OCTOBER
11, 2014
Turkey
has agreed to support the training and equipping of the moderate opposition in
Syria, the U.S. State Department said on Oct. 10, saying a U.S. military team
would visit Ankara next week to discuss the matter.
"Turkey
has agreed to support train-and-equip efforts for the moderate Syrian
opposition," spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters in describing a visit
to Turkey by the two senior U.S. officials responsible for building a coalition
to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
"There
will be a [U.S. Defense Department] planning team traveling to Ankara next week
to continue planning that through military channels," she added.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-to-support-training-equipping-syrian-opposition-us.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72833&NewsCatID=359
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Southeast Asia
We will
encircle Parliament if hudud Bills revived, says MCA Youth chief
BY IDA
LIM
OCTOBER
11, 2014
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 11 — MCA Youth members will encircle Parliament to block any bid by
federal lawmakers to pass the roll out of hudud in Kelantan, its chief Chong
Sin Woon promised today.
Chong
said the Chinese party’s youth wing remains opposed to the enforcement of the
strict Islamic penal code, even as he labelled Islamist opposition party PAS’
withdrawal of the Bills that would have removed legal roadblocks to hudud as
“drama”.
“But I
want to stress that if in the coming days, there is anyone or any party who
still wants to table in Parliament to implement hudud, MCA Youth will not give
up, will continue to surround Parliament,” he said in Mandarin to over 800
youth delegates at the wing’s 50th AGM today, who responded with a thunderous
applause.
Earlier
in his speech, Chong also said that MCA Youth was “very clear” that Malaysia is
a “secular country”, saying that no one can change the country’s foundation.
Chong’s
comments reflect the MCA’s continued opposition to hudud and fears that political
rival PAS’ ambitions to see the Islamic criminal laws implemented would see
non-Muslims being affected.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/we-will-encircle-parliament-if-hudud-bills-revived-says-mca-youth-chief#sthash.6yXGoAdv.dpuf
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Nancy
Shukri told to speak up, not parrot AG over bible-burning threat
OCTOBER
11, 2014
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 11 — DAP’s legal bureau chief hit out today at Minister Nancy
Shukri for her defence of the Attorney-General’s (AG) refusal to prosecute
Perkasa’s Datuk Ibrahim Ali who had allegedly threatened to torch
Malay-language bibles months back.
The
opposition party’s lawyer and lawmaker Gobind Singh Deo said AG Tan Sri Abdul
Gani Patail’s argument that Ibrahim’s call to burn copies of bibles containing
the “Allah” word were the latter’s constitutional right was “utter nonsense”,
but Nancy’s reiteration of the AG’s remarks were “worse”.
“As the
de facto Minister of law, Nancy must play a greater role. She must demonstrate
that she is independent and that she has the courage to speak up against the AG
and do what is right,” Gobind said in a statement.
“Malaysians
have no reason, in the circumstances of this case, to expect any less from
whomsoever it is that holds her portfolio in the Federal Government,” he added.
Nancy, a
Sarawakian who was made minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge
of law matters last year, defended the federal government’s decision against
hauling up Ibrahim over his alleged threat as the police had concluded that he
was merely defending Islam, in line with Article 11(4) of the Federal
Constitution
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/nancy-shukri-told-to-speak-up-not-parrot-ag-over-bible-burning-threat#sthash.6BE9hHFn.dpuf
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Minister
says never defended Ibrahim Ali’s bible-burning threat, sparks Twitter war
OCTOBER
11, 2014
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 11 — Minister Nancy Shukri took to Twitter to fend off criticism
over her explanation this week on why Putrajaya had not charged Datuk Ibrahim
Ali for his alleged threat to torch bibles containing the word “Allah”, but
started a Twitter war instead.
Under
fire from critics, the first-term minister in charge of law repeatedly told
Twitter users, including fellow Barisan Nasional (BN) politicians, that she had
“never defended” Ibrahim in her recent Parliamentary reply, but was merely
passing the message by government agencies on the actions taken against the
outspoken Malay rights group leader.
“@jasonbhlee
Never defended him. Merely conveying the answer given by agencies on actions
taken n why he was not prosecuted,” she posted on her Twitter account
@NancyShukri.
The
Batang Sadong MP also told Umno’s Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah — who had criticised
Putrajaya’s justification that Ibrahim was merely defending the sanctity of
Islam — to refrain from criticising her unless he had his facts right.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/minister-says-never-defended-ibrahim-alis-bible-burning-threat-sparks-twitt#sthash.ZJJUhLtf.dpuf
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