Message of the Mujahid: Australian Teen Is New Public Face of Islamic State
New Age Islam News Bureau
21
Oct 2014
Photo: The group acts out a 'slave auction' in London's Leicester Square
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• Message
of the Mujahid: Australian Teen Is New Public Face of Islamic State
• Australia
to deploy 200 Special Forces troops in Iraq after govt signs deal
India
• South
Asia Al-Qaeda Head in Region Flags UP Riots, Shamli Relief Camp
• Don’t
Malign All Madrasas: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
• Inter-Faith
‘Love Interest’ In Gujrat Triggers Clashes, 30 Detained
• US Fund
Flow into Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir Dam Floods Delhi with Concern
• India
raises concern with UK as Pakistani group plans anti-India rally
• Mumbai:
ISIS sympathiser who discussed terror plot arrested
Pakistan
• Pak
Taliban Fires Its Spokesman over Allegiance to Islamic State
• Khyber
Agency Militants Warn 'Human Shield' Tribesmen to Stay Put
• Pakistani
cleric denies he was drunk on TV
• Asia
Bibi case: HRCP pins hope on SC
• Hanif
Abbasi slams Imran with hefty defamation suit
• Memon
urges MQM to review it decision to pullout Sindh government
South Asia
• 35
Taliban militants killed in joint clearing operations
• Taliban
blast in Kabul kills four Afghan soldiers
• PM
Sheikh Hasina: August 15 carnage a plot to destroy liberation spirit
• Complaint
filed against Khaleda for hurting religious sentiment
• Bangladesh:
Cops foil Islami Andolon's bid to bring out March without permission
Arab World
• Baghdad restaurant
bombs kill 21
• Iraqi
Forces Kill Dozens of ISIL Terrorists in Diyala
• Iraqi
Soldiers Kill Several ISIL Terrorists in Baghdad
• ISIL
Terrorists Suffer Major Losses in Anbar Province
• Jordan's
King Abdullah warns against Islamic and Zionist extremism
• Syria
Kurds weather militant assault as they await reinforcements
• No plan
for Egyptian military action against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: Egypt's PM
• A
collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts recovered from London
• Syria:
Army Regains Control over Strategic Regions in Aleppo Countryside
Mideast
• Palestinian
Official Urges Summit over Aqsa 'Division'
• Turkey
Appeases US in Token Gesture on Islamic State Battle
• Turkey
won't bow to unfair criticism from West: Erdogan
• Israel
broadens limits on Palestinians' access to Al-Aqsa: Report
• Israel
can't allow Gaza reconstruction if Hamas rebuilds infiltration tunnels
Africa
• Tunisia
Vote Offers Post-Arab Spring Hope
• Gaddafi
Cousin Keen to Attend Libyan Peace Talks
• Libya's
parliament allies with renegade general, struggling to assert authority
• Warring
S Sudan leaders accept ‘responsibility’ for civil war
Southeast Asia
• Putrajaya
helping foment Islamic radicalism, opposition tells Canberra
• Don’t
over-simplify Islamic teachings, touching dog not ‘haram’, says Dr Asri
Europe
• #BBCTrending:
The Mock Islamic State Slave Auction In London
• Britain
sends drones to fly surveillance missions over Syria
• If
Macedonian Muslims want jihad, they better must die for Macedonia: head of the
• Muslim
community
• We don't
want to see incursions across the Line of Control: David Cameron
• Denmark
tries a soft-handed approach to returned Islamist fighters
• UN chief
urges resumption of Israel, Palestine talks
• EU to
expand Syria sanctions
• West
unmoved by Iran’s nuclear ‘compromises’
North America
• PYD not
terrorist under US law, Turkey should provide them support: Washington
• Canada
police kill 'radicalized' driver
• Saudi
inmate to stay at Guantanamo, another cleared for transfer
• CAIR-DFW
to Host Academic Forum on ISIS October 23 at SMU
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/message-mujahid-australian-teen-new/d/99649
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Australia
Message
of the Mujahid: Australian Teen Is New Public Face of Islamic State
21 Oct,
2014
A
TEENAGE boy from western Sydney has been used as a new public face of Islamic
State, starring in a propaganda video “especially” targeted at Australia and
claiming that Tony Abbott should know the terror group will never surrender.
Abdullah
Elmir, a 17-year-old who told his family that he was going on a fishing trip
with a friend before leaving Australia to join the conflict in Syria and Iraq,
is fighting with Islamic State and is now front and centre in the fourth
episode of the series entitled Message of the Mujahid.
The
video, released by Islamic State just hours ago, sees Elmir — identified as
“Abu Khaled from Australia” — clutching an assault rifle while delivering a
90-second diatribe with between 70 and 100 heavily armed fighters stand behind
him.
“This
message, I deliver to you, the people of America,” he says in the video. “I
deliver this message to you, the people of Britain. And I deliver this message
to you — especially — the people of Australia.
“And I
say this about your coalition. You threaten us with this coalition of
countries. Bring every nation that you wish to us. Bring every nation that you
want to come and fight us. It means nothing to us.”
He
claims the group will eventually take control of the US and UK, and directs a
threat to Tony Abbott that Islamic State will also take its fight to Australian
shores.
“To the
leaders — to Obama, to Tony Abbott — I say this: These weapons that we have,
these soldiers, we will not stop fighting. We will not put down our weapons
until we reach your lands, until we take the head of every tyrant, and until
the black flag is flying high in every single land,” he says.
“Until
we put the black flag on top of Buckingham Palace. Until we’ve put the black
flag on top of the White House, we will not stop and we will keep on fighting.
We will fight you and we will defeat you.”
Elmir is
believed to have been with Islamic State for the past four months.
In June,
his family went public after Elmir and another Sydney teen flew out of the
country, with their lawyer claiming that the federal government could be sued
for allowing him to leave.
The boy
had reportedly been “brainwashed”, and his family were keen to find out who
paid for his airfares.
The boys
had flown from Sydney to Perth, and then onto Malaysia, Thailand and Turkey —
where they reportedly made contact with their respective families.
The
other teen, known as Feiz and reportedly age 16, has since been taken to
Lebanon by his father.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/terror/australian-teen-abdullah-elmir-is-new-public-face-of-islamic-state/story-fnpdbcmu-1227097275395
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Australia
to deploy 200 special forces troops in Iraq after govt signs deal
21 Oct,
2014
CANBERRA:
Australia will send around 200 of its Special Forces to Baghdad to advise and
assist Iraqi troops after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop finalized legal
arrangements for their deployment on Monday.
Bishop
said she had settled the legal framework during meetings with Iraqi government
leaders in Baghdad on Saturday and Sunday, about a month after the special
forces members were sent to the Middle East.
The 200
Special Forces members, as well as an additional 400 air force personnel, have
been in the United Arab Emirates since September in preparation for Australia’s
deployment approval.
Now,
they will be sent to Iraq, where they will maintain a strictly advisory role
alongside Iraqi troops in their fight against Islamic State (ISIL) militants.
“I
received briefings from Iraqi leaders and international coalition partners on
the campaign against ISIL and the current political situation,” Bishop said in
a statement on Monday.
“I
emphasized the importance of the Iraqi government’s efforts to deliver policies
that share power and resources amongst Iraq’s various communities.” “I also met
groups of minority leaders to hear their concerns and to underline Australia’s
close interest in the protection of minorities in Iraq.”
In
moving into the region, Australian commandos will assist Iraqi Security Forces,
but Bishop reiterated that Australian troops will not be placed on the ground
to fight alongside Iraqi soldiers.
“We’ve
not been asked and we’ve not offered (to send troops to Iraq),” Bishop said on
Sunday. “So I do not envisage that being part of our arrangements with Iraq.”
Australian
F/A-18 Super Hornets began missions over Iraq in early October, but
arrangements to allow the special forces into the country took longer to
complete. Asked about the situation on the ground in Iraq, Bishop said on ABC
radio on Monday that the Iraqi government was “confident of holding Baghdad”
but the situation remained tense.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/region/21-Oct-2014/australia-to-deploy-200-special-forces-troops-in-iraq-after-govt-signs-deal
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India
South
Asia Al-Qaeda Head in Region Flags UP Riots, Shamli Relief Camp
Written
by Praveen Swami
October 21, 2014
In first
remarks on the Muzaffarnagar riots in western UP last year, South Asia al-Qaeda
chief Asim Umar has described adjoining Shamli as “a refugee camp for Muslims”
and accused the “Indian establishment” of “working methodically to bring the
Muslims down from the level of former kings and emperors to the level of
Shudras, Dalits and lower castes so that they lose the will and strength to
stand up to the Hindus”.
Writing
in the inaugural issue of the Resurgence — the 117-page magazine in English has
been brought out by al-Qaeda’s media house, al-Sahab, and released online
Monday — Umar says: “Shamli has now turned into a refugee camp for Muslims… the
same Shamli where righteous scholars defeated the British in the Jihad of 1857.
Forty kilometres from Shamli lies the place known to history as Panipat, the door
to Delhi for Muslim conquerors. It is this symbol of Muslim dominance that has
been unfortunately forgotten by the Muslims (but not the Hindu)”.
“It must
never be forgotten that oppressing the weak and crushing the downtrodden is in
the psyche of the Hindu. By religious conviction, the Hindu is a worshipper of
power. He accepts anyone more powerful than himself as his God; but there is no
place for principles, ethics, morality, leniency or kindness for the weak in a
Hindu society,” he writes.
The
magazine also has an exclusive first-person account by fugitive al-Qaeda
commander Ayman al-Zawahiri of his life with Osama bin-Laden. The lead
editorial in the Resurgence says “it is our hope that the blood of our martyrs
in Afghanistan and Pakistan will pave the way for the liberation of Muslims
from Kashmir to Arakan and the establishment of the Shariah as the supreme
authority throughout the Indian Subcontinent”. Hassan Yusuf, another
contributor, writes that al-Qaeda has decided to form a new unit under Umar’s
command “to unite the efforts of the Mujahideen for making the Shariah of our
Lord the supreme authority throughout a region which is home to at least one
third of the Muslim Ummah (nation)”. India’s influence is also invoked to
legitimise jihad in other regional states. In one article on Bangladesh,
Sulaiman Ahmad claims “Indian influence in Bangladesh is not just political or
economic. Even culturally, this Muslim nation is being turned into an Indian
outpost. The city of mosques, Dhaka, has been turned into a city of idols…
Hindu culture is spreading like cancer, with full support of the Awami League
government”.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/qaeda-head-in-region-flags-up-riots-shamli-relief-camp/#sthash.XfGM6KTf.dpuf
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Don’t
malign all madrasas: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
October 21, 2014
Alleging
that the Burdwan blast incident was being used by certain circles with vested
interests to malign the entire madrasa system and those associated with it,
speakers under the banner of the state unit of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind organised a
rally in Burdwan on Monday to condemn the attack on madrasas as breeding ground
for terror activities.
Claiming
that such attacks on madrasas will not help the community, Siddiqullah
Chowdhury, general secretary of the state committee of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
said no madrasa in West Bengal should be closed down either on account of panic
or as an administrative measure. Urging all madrasas to resume normal classes
and teachings, Chowdhury said any attack on madrasas will have serious
repercussions.
“Some
bearded criminals are involved in the Burdwan bomb blast. But this incident of
criminals should not be used to malign an entire madrasa system,” Chowdhury
said, while demanding exemplary punishment for the culprits. He added that
people linked to madrasas should take a vow that no untoward incident be
allowed to be perpetrated in these.
Chowdhury
said that the previous government under Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee fell soon after
he described illegal madrasas as cradle of terrorist activities that spewed
anti-national elements, adding that the present Mamata Banerjee-led government will also have to face the same
fate if it does not restrain the police excesses. “You do not need to take
shelter behind a madrasa to indulge in a subversive activity. One can do it
from any platform,” he said. The Muslim leader said if one goes by the BJP’s
analysis of five to seven per cent of Muslims in madrasas to be involved in
“jihadi activity” in West Bengal, this would imply that no less than 15 lakh
Muslims have a “jihadi” background. “These are dangerous utterances,”
Siddiquallah warned, adding that these could alienate the entire community.
Earlier, Rafiqul, a spokesperson of the All India United Democratic Front, said
it was pointless to malign the entire madrasa system. “The land of Bengal is
the land of democracy and communal harmony. It should not be vitiated by narrow
political gains,” he said. Maulana Imtiaz, a Burdwan-based leader of the Jamiat
Ulema-e-Hind said a madrasa is no place for violence. “It preaches peace and
amity. Muslims are as much patriotic and nationalist as any other citizen in
the country,” Imtiaz said. Asim Chatterjee, a former Naxalite, who joined the
rally said Muslims should not think they are alone and assured them that
thousands of Hindus will stand to support them if any attack was launched on
their community.
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/dont-malign-all-madrasas/#sthash.B55yio96.dpuf
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Inter-Faith
‘Love Interest’ In Gujrat Triggers Clashes, 30 Detained
October 21, 2014
A clash
broke out between two communities in Dhanyavi village, about 15 kilometers from
Vadodara, on Monday afternoon, over an alleged inter-religious “love interest”
between a girl and boy. The police detained over 30 persons and confiscated
several weapons, including swords and rifles, from the villagers. Although the
situation has been brought under control, a strong police presence continues to
guard the tense village.
Dhaniyavi
village near Vadodara remained tense since late Sunday night after two
communities flared up over an alleged “love interest” between a girl of the
Darbar community and a boy of a Garasiya Muslim family in the village.
Sword-wielding groups of both communities attacked each other Monday afternoon,
despite the police presence since Sunday night. When the clash turned ugly,
policemen on duty fired four rounds in the air to disperse the villagers and
avert the clash from taking a communal turn. While villagers claim that the situation
flared up as the locals suspected the girl and the boy to be romantically
involved, police said that the family of the girl revealed that the boy was
“pursuing” their daughter through other villagers. The matter came to light on
Sunday after messages sent by the boy, intended for the girl, were disclosed by
an intermediate friend and members of the Darbar community brutally thrashed
the boy. Villagers said that the family of the girl had recently sent her off
to a hostel in Vadodara for her further education so as to keep her away from
Dhaniyavi.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/inter-faith-love-interest-triggers-clashes-30-detained/#sthash.CuM26wgY.dpuf
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US fund
flow into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir dam floods Delhi with concern
Dipanjan
Roy Chaudhury,ET Bureau | Oct 21, 2014
NEW
DELHI: India, upset with a recent US move to mobilize funds for a hydel-power
project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), will lodge a protest with the Obama
administration for supporting a venture in a territory which it considers to be
illegally occupied by Islamabad.
Delhi,
that has long protested moves by outsiders including China to support
Diamer-Bhasha dam hydel-power and irrigation project and other infrastructure
ventures in PoK, is particularly peeved as the US is acting decision comes at a
time when Pakistan has upped the ante on Jammu & Kashmir through repeated
ceasefire violations and subsequent efforts to internationalise the issue.
The Modi
government is expected to use diplomatic channels to lodge a protest with the
US, official sources said, adding that PoK was under illegal occupation of
Pakistan and any infrastructure project in that area is illegal. Delhi
maintains that the entire state of Jammu & Kashmir, including the PoK, is
an integral part of India. Delhi had always protested against the construction
of Diamer-Bhasa project located in Gilgit-Baltistan area of PoK. The issue has
been repeatedly raised with both China and Pakistan in the past, sources
recalled.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/US-fund-flow-into-Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir-dam-floods-Delhi-with-concern/articleshow/44896533.cms
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India
raises concern with UK as Pakistani group plans anti-India rally
October 21, 2014
NEW
DELHI: India has raised with Britain its concerns about a Pakistani group
planning to host an anti- India rally in London to highlight the Kashmir issue.
The
matter was taken up by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj during her talks
with deputy prime minister of Britain Nick Clegg in London last week.
External
Affairs ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said the British side maintained
that matters between India and Pakistan should be best addressed and resolved
by the two countries.
"We
had a discussion with our colleagues and interlocutors in London who assured us
that their approach to this matter is that matters between India and Pakistan
are best addressed and resolved by India and Pakistan and we have confidence
that as two pluralist and open societies India and UK will not do anything that
is inimical to their interest," the Spokesperson said.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-raises-concern-with-UK-as-Pakistani-group-plans-anti-India-rally/articleshow/44888972.cms
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Mumbai:
ISIS sympathiser who discussed terror plot arrested
October 21, 2014
The
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has arrested a city-based software engineer,
who admired the middle-east terror group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, for
allegedly conspiring to blow up US establishments here including a school.
Anees
Ansari (24) who worked at a multi-national software company was apprehended
from his office in suburban Andheri and produced before a court yesterday which
remanded him in police custody till October 26, an ATS official said today.
The
online chats of Ansari, whose office job involved designing navigation maps,
hinted at a plot to target US establishments including a school in suburban
Bandra, the official said.
Ansari
was booked under section 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) read with 302 (murder)
of Indian Penal Code, and relevant sections of Information Technology Act. He
sympathised with ISIS fighters and described, in his online conversations, the
Americans as tormentors. ATS also seized his computers, a mobile phone, and has
obtained `mirror images’ to extract the data. Full report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mumbai-isis-sympathiser-who-discussed-terror-plot-arrested/#sthash.oEaEj56l.dpuf
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Pakistan
Pak
Taliban Fires Its Spokesman over Allegiance To Islamic State
PTI |
Oct 21, 2014
ISLAMABAD:
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan has fired its spokesman after he along with five
other commanders declared allegiance to the Islamic State terror group, which
has been vying for supremacy with the al-Qaida in the region.
Taliban
spokesman Shahidullah Shahid last week said that he along with five other
Taliban commanders have accepted the leadership of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, chief
of the Islamic State which has seized hundreds of square miles in Iraq and
Syria.
According
to a Taliban statement, Shahidullah's actual name was Abu Omar Sheikh Maqbool
and the group had allowed him to use the nom de guerre designated for its
spokesperson.
The
Taliban made it clear that he was no more a spokesman and Sheikh Maqbool was
removed and another "brother" was named to replace him but still the
decision was not made public.
The
group said Sheikh Maqbool was still using it despite declaring support and
allegiance to Al-Baghdadi.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pak-Taliban-fires-its-spokesman-over-allegiance-to-Islamic-State/articleshow/44898063.cms
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Khyber
Agency Militants Warn 'Human Shield' Tribesmen To Stay Put
21 Oct,
2014
PESHAWAR:
With a major military operation expanding into the restive Khyber Agency,
Bara-based militants warned local tribesmen on Tuesday against leaving the area
— a move aimed at using the local population as human shields.
Local
and official sources confirmed that militants made announcements on the radio,
warning that they would take over and blow up the houses of those who leave the
area or pledge support to the government.
The
militants have already destroyed the homes of around 30 of their own fighters,
including two militant commanders, who had surrendered to the authorities.
Ealier,
key commanders of the outlawed militant group Lashkar-i-Islam (LI), Hafi Faqeer
and Malam Khan, had surrendered to the security forces along with more than 80
of their men.
Militants
later destroyed the homes of LI activists who had defected and surrendered to
the government.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1139403/khyber-agency-militants-warn-human-shield-tribesmen-to-stay-put
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Pakistani
Cleric, Ashrafi, Denies He Was Drunk On TV
21
October 2014
An
influential Pakistani cleric denied accusations that he had appeared on
television drunk and claimed that political rivals had started a smear campaign
against him, the Independent reported.
Hafiz
Tahir Ashrafi, head of a body that advises Pakistani authorities on matters
pertaining to Islam, was the centre of attention on social media after a video
of him slurring his words on a television show surfaced online.
Asharfi
appeared on a television show in which he spoke audible words in criticism of
cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan’s recent activity.
Khan’s
supporters had organized large protests in the country’s capital of Islamabad
calling for the step down of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/asia/2014/10/21/Pakistani-cleric-denies-he-was-drunk-on-TV.html
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Asia
Bibi case: HRCP pins hope on SC
21 Oct,
2014
LAHORE:
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) hopes the Supreme Court will
look into all aspects of the case of Asia Bibi, whose appeal against her
conviction by a trial court on a blasphemy charges was turned down by the high
court last week.
In a
statement issued here on Monday, HRCP said: “The outcome of Asia Bibi’s appeal
has upset a large number of people and all eyes are now on the Supreme Court.
While the Commission is of the opinion that every effort should be made not to
interfere with the judicial proceedings by making any comment, the fallout of
the case cannot be ignored.
“Pakistan
is in a difficult situation because the blasphemy law and the manner in which
it is implemented have not been subjected to due scrutiny. While we continue to
expect that the judiciary will not fail the hopes for justice of a poor woman,
the essential task lies with the lawmakers and ulema. For if they do not
realise the impact that this law is having on the thinking of the people and in
fueling intolerance in Pakistan we will face even greater difficulties.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1139342/asia-bibi-case-hrcp-pins-hope-on-sc
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Hanif
Abbasi slams Imran with hefty defamation suit
October
21, 2014
Rawalpindi-
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member and former MNA Mohammad Hanif
Abbasi sent a defamation notice worth one billion rupees in damages to Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan tonight.
The
PML-N leader alleged that the PTI chairman had been spreading "slanderous
propaganda" against him. He also maintained that Imran Khan, during his
speeches, had called Abbasi a 'drug pusher'. Abbasi sent the legal notice to
Imran through his counsel Ghulam Mustafa Kidwal.
In his
notice, Abbasi has demanded an apology from Khan within 15 days otherwise he
should pay Rs1 billion in damages to his reputation. Abbasi said that he would
initiate legal proceedings against Khan if he didn’t pay damages. It may be
pointed out that Abbasi had been accused of misappropriating 500kg ephedrine
quota back in 2010.
http://nation.com.pk/national/21-Oct-2014/hanif-abbasi-sends-a-hefty-defamation-notice-to-imran
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Memon
urges MQM to review it decision to pullout Sindh government
21 Oct,
2014
Karachi-
Sindh’s Information Minister Sharjeel Memon today said that mischief should not
be created out of someone’s statements, adding that MQM should review impulsive
decisions.
Talking
to journalists he said it is unfortunate that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
chairman Bilawal Bhutto’s ‘message of love’ was misunderstood. He hoped that
MQM would not take an impulsive decision.
Addressing
a press conference after midnight, Memon said that the government was not
functioning through the support of crutches, adding that they were silent only
because of the policy of ‘reconciliation’.
He said
no one should be under the impression that PPP doesn’t have answer. He said
that Pakistan was the identity of every Pakistani. Sharjeel Memon said that
there should be no politicking over the issues faced by the country. He said
Khursheed Shah has already offered unconditional apology and explanation over
his slur about ‘Muhajir’ community. Memon said that the land of Sindh was like
mother and that they will not let it be divided.
http://nation.com.pk/national/20-Oct-2014/memon-urges-mqm-to-review-it-decision-to-pullout-sindh-government
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South Asia
35
Taliban militants killed in joint clearing operations
By
KHAAMA PRESS - Tue Oct 21 201
At least
35 Taliban militants were killed and 8 others were injured following joint
military operations by Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and Afghan
intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives.
The
Ministry of Interior (MoI) following a statement, said “In past 24 hours,
Afghan National Police conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations with
Afghan National Army and NDS to clean some of the areas from terrorists and
enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.”
The
statement further added that the operations were conducted in Kandahar, Zabul,
Uruzgan, Ghazni and Paktika provinces, as a result 35 armed Taliban members
were killed, eight wounded and nine others were arrested by Afghan National
Security Forces.
Afghan
National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition,
MoI said.
The
statement also added, Afghan National Police discovered and defused seven
different types of IEDs placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive
activities in Nangarhar, Laghman, Balkh, Maidan Wardak and Logar provinces.
The
Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
http://www.khaama.com/35-taliban-militants-killed-in-joint-clearing-operations-moi-8856
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Taliban
blast in Kabul kills four Afghan soldiers
21
October 2014
At least
four Afghan soldiers were killed, and around a dozen people including six
civilians wounded after a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban exploded in the
Afghan capital on Tuesday, officials said.
The
blast, caused by a remote-controlled bomb, targeted an Afghan army bus at
around 06:45 am (0215 GMT) in the western part of Kabul, the Ministry of
Defense said.
"In
a remote-controlled bomb attack against an army bus at 6:45 am in Aqa Ali Shams
in Kabul, four army personnel were killed and 12 wounded, including six
civilians," the ministry said in a statement.
The
Taliban, who have this year stepped up their attacks against the Afghan
security forces, claimed responsibility via their official Twitter account.
It is
the latest in a series of attacks on local security forces as foreign combat
troops withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of the year.
A
residual force of 9,800 U.S. troops will remain, however, under a U.S.-Afghan
security agreement signed last month.
Afghan
casualties have rocketed over the past two years as NATO has handed over most
combat duties to the nation's police and army.
The U.S.
military estimated this month that 7,000-9,000 Afghan police or troops had been
killed or wounded so far this year.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/asia/2014/10/21/Taliban-blast-in-Kabul-kills-four-Afghan-soldiers.html
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PM
Sheikh Hasina: August 15 carnage a plot to destroy liberation spirit
21 Oct,
2014
Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the carnage of August 15 was plotted to destroy
the spirit of the war of liberation and distort the history.
She made
the statement while distributing prizes among the winners of chess, drawing and
cultural competitions organised by Sheikh Russell Jatiya Shishu Kishore
Parishad marking the 50th birth anniversary of Sheikh Russell.
He said:
“The carnage of August 15 was not only aimed at annihilating a family. The
conspiracy was hatched with a view to destroy the spirit of the Liberation War,
distort the history, divert the country to another direction and put forth the
country to the hands of the defeated force.”
The
prime minister's advisor Dr Towfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, secretary general of the
Parishad Mahmudus Samad Chowdhruy, MP, advisor of the Parishad Sirajul Islam
Mollah, MP president of Dhaka chapter K M Shahidullah and member of Parishad
Israt Jahan Ema also spoke on the occasion while president of the Parishad
Raqibur Rahman was in the chair.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/conspiracy/2014/oct/21/pm-august-15-carnage-plot-destroy-liberation-spirit#sthash.AhZyaPaP.dpuf
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Complaint
filed against Khaleda for hurting religious sentiment
21 Oct,
2014
A
complaint has been lodged against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for allegedly
making false and instigative remarks on religious issues, involving the ruling
Awami League.
AB
Siddique, president of Bangladesh Jananetri Parishad, a pro-Awami league
organisation, filed the complaint with the Court of Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate on Tuesday morning.
According
to the complaint statement, BNP chief Khaleda Zia has made “false, derogatory
and instigative” remarks over religious issues, involving the Awami League
while addressing a function marking Durga Puja at the capital's Engineers
Institute on October 14.
“Khaleda's
remarks in which she said secularism is Awami League's mask and is a party of
atheists, has hurt the religious sentiment of the people of the country,”
claimed the complaint.
The
plaintiff's lawyer Rowshan Ara Daizey told the Dhaka Tribune that Metropolitan
Magistrate Md Mostafijur Rahman has recorded the deposition of AB Siddique
around 11am and asked the Shahbagh police to submit a probe report by November
19.
Earlier
on October 14, while addressing a programme of the Hindu Community people,
Khaleda Zia said the Awami league is a party of atheists and their professed
secularism is nothing but a sham.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/law-rights/2014/oct/21/remarks-religious-issues-complaint-filed-against-khaleda#sthash.7ySTwzWe.dpuf
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Cops
foil Islami Andolon's bid to bring out march without permission
21 Oct,
2014
Law
enforcers yesterday fired tear gas canisters and charged baton to disperse
several hundred Islami Andolon Bangladesh men trying to bring out a procession
blocking the capital's Paltan road before the Baitul Mukarram mosque, causing
six of the Islamist organisation to fall sick.
The
agitators were protesting the bar on them from holding a rally at Suhrawardy
Udyan today demanding capital punishment for former post and telecommunications
minister Abdul Latif Siddique for his recent remarks on Hajj, Prophet Muhammad
(pbuh) and Tablighi Jamaat.
The six
were treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and local clinics.
However,
the organisation's leaders, at a hurriedly called press conference at their
Purana Paltan head office, claimed over 100 activists were injured while
another 100 had been arrested.
They
also announced holding rallies at Chittagong's Laldighi Maidan on October 31,
Khulna on November 14 and in the capital on December 26.
Dhaka
Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner (Motijheel Division) Ashrafuzzaman told
The Daily Star that there had been no arrests and the organisation had no
permission to organise political programmes in that area.
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/cops-foil-islami-andolons-bid-to-bring-out-march-without-permission-46672
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Arab World
Baghdad
restaurant bombs kill 21
21 Oct,
2014
BAGHDAD
- A series of bombs targeting restaurants across Baghdad killed at least 21
people on Tuesday, police and medics said.
The
Iraqi capital has witnessed a surge in bombings over the past month, most
claimed by Islamic State militants who have overrun large parts of Iraq and
neighbouring Syria.
Twelve
people were killed in Baghdad's northern Talibiya district when a car bomb blew
up directly in front of a restaurant and another in the parking lot.
A
homemade bomb exploded close to a restaurant in Baghdad's Sheikh Omar
neighbourhood, killing 2 civilians, and two more blasts near restaurants in the
south of the capital left a further seven people dead, police and medical
sources said.
Islamic
State militants surged towards Baghdad in June after seizing the northern city
of Mosul but have not captured the capital.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Baghdad-restaurant-bombs-kill-21-379395
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Iraqi
Forces Kill Dozens of ISIL Terrorists in Diyala
21 Oct,
2014
The Iraqi security forces foiled an attack by
the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists on Taba village in
Diyala province, and killed ten of them.
''The
policemen in cooperation with the Peshmerga forces foiled an attack by the
terrorists on Taba village," an informed source said Monday.
''The
security forces killed many terrorists and foiled an attempt to detonate a car
bomb in the village,'' the source added.
''The
Commanding General of the Armed Forces, Prime Minister Hayder Ebadi, instructed
to accelerate in sending military forces to rescue Taba village since the terrorists
imposed a siege on the village,'' the source concluded.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930729000947
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Iraqi
Soldiers Kill Several ISIL Terrorists in Baghdad
21 Oct,
2014
Iraqi
troops inflicted heavy losses on the ISIL terrorists in Southern Baghdad,
leaving several members of the Takfiri group dead and wounded.
The
Takfiri terrorists suffered major losses, as the Iraqi Army stormed their
strongholds in Jamea'a and Obaydat districts in Southern Baghdad, killing more
than seven terrorists.
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=13930729000241
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ISIL
Terrorists Suffer Major Losses in Anbar Province
21 Oct,
2014
Globemuslims:Severe
clashes erupted between the Iraqi troops and the Takfiri terrorists in the
Southeastern areas of Fallujah, in which fifteen terrorists were killed.
Zaubba
village was the epicenter of the army's fight against the terrorists.
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://globemuslims.com/en/news/4388/isil-terrorists-suffer-major-losses-in-anbar-province
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Jordan's
King Abdullah warns against Islamic and Zionist extremism
21 Oct,
2014
Jordan's
King Abdullah equated "Zionist extremism" to Islamic extremism in
remarks regarding the fight against terrorism he made in a meeting with
Jordan's president and members of the Lower House’s Democratic Gathering Bloc,
The Jordan Times reported on Monday.
While
saying that there is a civil war taking place between moderate and extremist
camps within Islam, the Jordanian monarch added that, on the other hand
"there is Zionist extremism...stakeholders should acknowledge there is
extremism in all camps."
The king
said Christians and Muslims in Jordan would work to "keep these threats
away from our borders. We have to think together how to deal with the various
challenges. We are living in a new and changing world."
Full
report at:
http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Jordans-King-Abdullah-warns-against-Islamic-and-Zionist-extremism-379386
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Syria
Kurds weather militant assault as they await reinforcements
21 Oct,
2014
Kurdish
fighters in the battleground Syrian town of Kobane weathered an onslaught by
Islamic State (IS) group militants on Tuesday as they awaited promised
reinforcements.
The
Kurdish militia faced a fierce attack by IS fighters, including suicide
bombers, late on Monday, that appeared aimed at cutting off the border with
Turkey before any reinforcements could arrive, the Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights said.
Fighting
continued on Tuesday with exchanges between IS forces in the east of the town
and Kurds in the west and there were reports of an explosion, probably a car
bomb, the Britain-based monitoring group said.
Kobane
has become a crucial symbolic battleground in the war against IS, which is
fighting to extend areas under its control in Iraq and Syria where it has
declared an Islamic "caliphate".
Ankara
announced on Monday that it would help Kurdish forces from Iraq to relieve
Kobane's beleaguered defenders, in a major shift of policy that was swiftly
welcomed by Washington.
Iraqi
Kurdish officials have said they will provide the training, although any forces
sent will be Syrian Kurds.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/syria-kurds-weather-militant-assault-as-they-await-reinforcements#sthash.0wU6FmT7.dpuf
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No plan
for Egyptian military action against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: Egypt's PM
21 Oct,
2014
Egypt
has no plans to provide the United States with direct military assistance in
its war against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria even though American aerial
bombardment may not be enough to defeat the group, the country's prime minister
said.
But
Ibrahim Mehleb left open the possibility of military action if Cairo's Gulf
Arab allies are threatened by the al Qaeda offshoot.
With one
of the biggest armies in the Middle East and wide experience in battling
militancy, Egypt is regarded as a vital ally for the United States, which
provides billions of dollars in annual aid to Cairo.
Mehleb
said Egypt's priority is ensuring stability at home, where security officials
face resilient jihadist insurgents based in the Sinai Peninsula and regard
militants in neighbouring Libya as a serious threat.
"For
the Egyptian army the most important thing is its borders and the stability of
its country and the protection of its country," Prime Minister Ibrahim
Mehleb told Reuters in an interview.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/113548/Egypt/Politics-/-No-plan-for-Egyptian-military-action-against-Isla.aspx
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A
collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts recovered from London
21 Oct,
2014
After a
year of legal and diplomatic negotiations, Egypt is to receive Tuesday a
collection of 15 ancient Egyptian objects from London.
Ali
Ahmed, head of the Antiquities Recuperation Section of the antiquities ministry
said that these objects were monitored last year by the section as they were on
the selling lists of Christie’s and Bonham's auction halls in London.
After
examining the photos of these objects and comparing them with the ministry’s
registry, archaeologists of the Recuperation Section approved their
authenticity. All legal procedures were then taken immediately to stop their
sale and remove them from auction halls.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/113538/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/A-collection-of-ancient-Egyptian-artefacts-recover.aspx
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Syria:
Army Regains Control over Strategic Regions in Aleppo Countryside
21 Oct,
2014
The
Syrian army continued its advances in many areas of Aleppo in the Northern
parts of the country and seized back control over several strategic regions.
The army
units regained full control over the Al-Jabilieh village and a glass-making
factory and a cement factory as well as a military base near the Aleppo Central
Prison.
Tens of
militants were killed and dozens more injured in heavy clashes with the army.
Also in
the past 24 hours, the Syrian army cut all supply routes to terrorists in
Mourek city in Hama countryside, paving the way for regaining full control of
the town.
Elsewhere,
the Syrian army took full control of Zamalka region near Jobar in Damascus
countryside.
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930729000534
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Mideast
Palestinian
official urges summit over Aqsa 'division'
World
Bulletin/News Desk
21 Oct,
2014
A
Palestinian official on Monday called for holding an emergency Arab and Islamic
summit to discuss Israeli plans to divide the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound between
Jews and Muslims.
"Israel
is racing against time to legitimize storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by
herds of extremist settlers," Ahmed Qurei, a member of the Executive
Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said in a statement.
The
Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowments and Heritage, a Palestinian NGO, has said
that the Knesset was planning to discuss a draft law next month aimed at
partitioning the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound between Muslims and Jews.
"The
Jerusalemites will not stand hand-tied toward these aggressive Israeli schemes,
which risk dragging the holy city to a cycle of violence and religious
warfare," Qurei said.
He said
the lack of action on the part of Arabs, Muslims and the international
community encourages the Israeli government to go ahead with it violations
against the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In
recent months, groups of extremist Jewish settlers – often accompanied by
Israeli security forces – have repeatedly forced their way into East
Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/146673/palestinian-official-urges-summit-over-aqsa-division
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Turkey
appeases US in token gesture on Islamic State battle
21 Oct,
2014
Turkey
finally made a token concession to the US in its battle against Islamic State,
allowing some Iraqi Kurdish fighters to aid their brethren in the Kurdish
Syrian town of Kobani. But it was a move made only for show.
Turkey
has rejected aiding NATO in its fight against Islamic State, since Ankara
sympathizes with its Sunni jihadist ideology – and because it sees the group as
weakening its long time Kurdish foes.
Efraim
Inbar, director of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University,
told The Jerusalem Post on Monday that he sees Turkey’s latest move as part of
a negotiation process with the US.
Turkey
is “throwing a bone to try to get the US to commit itself against [Syrian
President Bashar] Assad,” said Inbar, adding that Erdogan’s strategic goal is
to oust Assad, which will benefit Sunnis.
Full
report at:
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Analysis-Turkey-appeases-US-in-token-gesture-on-Islamic-State-battle-379368
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Turkey
won't bow to unfair criticism from West: Erdogan
World
Bulletin/News Desk
21 Oct,
2014
Turkey
will not bow to double standards and unfair criticism from the West while
taking the same level of security precautions as them, said Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday.
Speaking
at the second International Ombudsman Symposium in Ankara, Erdogan defended the
introduction of a bill granting more powers to law enforcement agencies in
Turkey. The bill comes after the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK,
-led demonstrations during the Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday at the
beginning of October resulted in the deaths of 36 people.
Demonstrators
took to the streets under the pretext that the Turkish government was allegedly
doing nothing to halt the advance of militants of the ISIL who were advancing
on the Turkish-Syrian border town Kobani.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/turkey-wont-bow-to-unfair-criticism-from-west-erdogan/146713/turkey-wont-bow-to-unfair-criticism-from-west-erdogan
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Israel
broadens limits on Palestinians' access to Al-Aqsa: Report
21 Oct,
2014
Israel's
Knesset will discuss a parliamentary bill in November that proposes separate
prayer times and sites at the Al-Aqsa mosque, Israeli sources told the
UAE-based 24Media website.
According
to the news website, a Knesset committee has finalised drafting the bill, which
prohibits Palestinians from legally protesting the measure.
The
Jerusalem-located Al-Aqsa mosque is the third holiest site in Islam and
Israel's recurrent violations against the mosque have historically been a major
source of tension and anger among Palestinians.
Last
week, Israeli authorities banned the entry of Palestinians under the age of 60
to the mosque. This act followed earlier clashes on 8 October as the occupation
forces permitted ultra-Orthodox Jews to enter the Al-Aqsa compound during the
Feast of Tabernacles holiday.
Mufti
for Jerusalem and Palestine, Sheikh Mohamed Hussein, slammed Israeli police in
a phone call with Reuters.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113516/World/Region/Israel-broadens-limits-on-Palestinians-access-to-A.aspx
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Israel
can't allow Gaza reconstruction if Hamas rebuilds infiltration tunnels
21 Oct,
2014
Israel
will not allow construction materials to enter the Gaza Strip if Hamas rebuilds
infiltration tunnels destroyed by the IDF during Operation Protective Edge,
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said on Monday.
During a
meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at his officein New York, Ya'alon
expressed his concern over a Hamas claim that its members were continuing to
dig underground passageways leading from the coastal enclave into Israel.
"We
[Israel] want the resident of Gaza to live in dignity and prosperity, rebuild
their homes and return to normal life. But, we are very worried. Just yesterday
Hamas representatives said they intend to reconstruct the infiltration tunnels,
instead of rebuilding the home of Gaza's residents," Ya'alon told Ban.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Yaalon-Israel-cant-allow-Gaza-reconstruction-if-Hamas-rebuilds-infiltration-tunnels-379364
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Africa
Tunisia
vote offers post-Arab Spring hope
21 Oct,
2014
Tunisians
vote Sunday to elect their first parliament since the country's 2011
revolution, in a rare glimmer of hope for a region torn apart by post-Arab
Spring violence and repression.
After
three weeks of largely low-key campaigning, more than five million voters are
to elect 217 deputies in a ballot pitting the Islamist Ennahda movement -- the
country's largest party -- against a host of secular groups.
Tunisia
has enjoyed relative stability since the region's 2011 uprisings in contrast to
the lawlessness of Libya and Yemen, the military takeover in Egypt and Syria's
bloody civil war.
But the
country has flirted with disaster, particularly last year when a rise in
militant activity, the assassination of two opposition lawmakers and an economy
in the doldrums threatened to drag Tunisia down the same path.
Its
political class, although often at loggerheads, caved in to pressure from civil
society groups in January to schedule Sunday's vote and set presidential
elections for November 23.
Tunisia's
model of coalition government -- in which Ennahda shares power with two secular
parties -- was praised by the international community.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113578/World/Region/Tunisia-vote-offers-postArab-Spring-hope.aspx
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Gaddafi
cousin keen to attend Libyan peace talks
World
Bulletin/News Desk
21 Oct,
2014
A cousin
and former aide of Muammar Gaddafi said he wants to take part in proposed talks
aimed at bringing together Libya's warring parties, in a rare bid by a member
of the ex-ruler's inner-circle to regain influence.
The
Gaddafi family has kept a low profile since the 2011 uprising in which the
leader was killed, ending 42 years of one-man rule. Rival armed groups have
since battled for power, pushing the internationally-recognised government from
the capital and raising fears of a full-scale civil war.
"I
welcome the idea of having talks under the sponsorship of the United Nations
outside Libya," Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, Gaddafi's cousin, told Reuters in
Cairo where he lives in exile.
"We
thank Algeria for hosting such a dialogue." Gaddafi's spokeswoman later
confirmed that he wanted to attend the talks that have been proposed by Algiers
which, like Cairo, fears that chaos in Libya could allow the vast country to
become a base for militants.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/146663/gaddafi-cousin-keen-to-attend-libyan-peace-talks
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Libya's
parliament allies with renegade general, struggling to assert authority
21 Oct,
2014
Three
years after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi, the oil-producing desert state is
in chaos, with Islamists and other militias fighting for territory and
influence and the regular armed forces reduced to near-impotence.
One
faction has seized Tripoli, setting up its own assembly and administration in
the capital and forcing the internationally-recognised government to take
refuge in the east of the country.
Khalifa
Haftar, a former general under Gaddafi, is one of dozens of commanders of
irregular forces calling the shots in the country. Last week, his forces
launched a new offensive against Islamist militias in the eastern city of
Benghazi.
The
House of Representatives, Libya's elected parliament which has relocated to
Tobruk in the far east, has endorsed Haftar's Operation Dignity against
Islamists, giving him an official role, parliament spokesman Farraj Hashem
said.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113535/World/Region/Libyas-parliament-allies-with-renegade-general,-st.aspx
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Warring
S Sudan leaders accept ‘responsibility’ for civil war
21 Oct,
2014
ARUSHA –
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his arch-rival rebel chief Riek Machar
said that they accepted mutual responsibility for a 10-month civil war in which
thousands of people had been killed.
“The
parties acknowledge a collective responsibility for the crisis in South Sudan
that has taken a great toll on the lives and property of our people,” said the
text of a deal signed by Kiir and his sacked former deputy Machar in the
Tanzanian town of Arusha.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/foreign/21-Oct-2014/warring-s-sudan-leaders-accept-responsibility-for-civil-war
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Southeast Asia
Putrajaya
helping foment Islamic radicalism, opposition tells Canberra
OCTOBER
21, 2014
KUALA
LUMPUR, Oct 21 —The Malaysian government’s tacit support for right-wing Islamic
groups helps foment Islamic radicalism in the country and beyond, opposition
figures were reported as telling Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop
recently.
Quoting
PKR vice-president and Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli, Australian-based independent
news website AAP reported that the issue was raised alongside other
“anti-democratic” developments in the country in light of Opposition Leader
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s possible jail sentence for sodomy.
“In an
environment where the state subtly and indirectly endorses criticism and
intimidation against the minorities, it is easier for the messages of radical
groups like ISIS to take hold,” Rafizi was quoted as saying.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/putrajaya-helping-foment-islamic-radicalism-opposition-tells-canberra#sthash.i0YExyEH.dpuf
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Don’t
over-simplify Islamic teachings, touching dog not ‘haram’, says Dr Asri
21 Oct,
2014
Touching
a dog is not "haram" (forbidden) although the animal is categorised
as "najis" (unclean), says Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin.
To conclude
that it is "haram" was an over-simplification of the Islamic
teachings, the former Perlis mufti added.
He said
this is because Muslims scholars have agreed that touching a dry dog is not
"najis" despite differing views when it comes to touching wet dogs.
Pointing
out that the Shafie school of thought (which Malaysia follows) is strict on the
matter, he said the views in other Islamic schools were wider and easier.
"The
Maliki school of thought is the most flexible and wide when it comes to dogs,”
he said, commenting on the controversy surrounding the "I Want to Touch a
Dog" event held in Bandar Utama in Petaling Jaya yesterday.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/dont-over-simplify-islamic-teachings-touching-dog-not-haram-says-dr-asri#sthash.ypPR6tvi.dpuf
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Europe
#BBCTrending:
The Mock Islamic State Slave Auction In London
21 Oct,
2014
The
savvy social media campaign against Islamic State by Kurdish activists
continues - with a video of a mock "Islamic State sex slave market"
in the heart of London watched more than quarter of a million times on YouTube.
The
video shows the group's supposed ringleader bellowing into a microphone. Behind
him stand a group of women - all of them actors - fully covered and chained together.
"We have four women for you here today," the man announces, "and
we are here to sell them courtesy of the Islamic State."
Shot on
14 October, the stunt was organised by Compassion 4 Kurdistan, a group of
Kurdish diaspora trying to raise awareness if IS's alleged actions in Iraq. It
has now been viewed more than 250,000 times on YouTube. On the same night, the
group performed the scene outside Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament
as well.
Full
report at:
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-29691764
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Britain
sends drones to fly surveillance missions over Syria
21 Oct,
2014
Britain
said on Tuesday it was authorising armed and unarmed drones to fly surveillance
missions over Syria "very shortly" to gather intelligence on Islamic
State (IS) militants.
Michael
Fallon, the defence minister, said both Reaper and Rivet Joint drones would fly
over Syria as part of "efforts to protect our national security from the
terrorist threat emanating from there."
But in a
written statement to parliament, he stressed that Reapers would not be allowed
to use their weapons in Syria, something he said would require "further
permission." A defence ministry spokeswoman was unable to immediately
clarify whether that meant ministerial approval or a vote in parliament.
Fallon
announced last week that Britain was deploying armed Reaper drones to the
Middle East to conduct air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq.
Parliament
voted to approve air strikes against IS in Iraq last month, after a request
from the Iraqi government, but Britain isn't conducting air strikes in Syria.
It has previously said such strikes would require fresh parliamentary approval.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113596/World/Region/Britain-sends-drones-to-fly-surveillance-missions-.aspx
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If
Macedonian Muslims want jihad, they better must die for Macedonia, says the
head of the Muslim community
21 Oct,
2014
Skopje.
“If Macedonian Muslims want to die, then it’s better to die for Macedonia,” the
head of the Muslim community Syuleiman Redjepi stated, cited by Macedonian
Vecer daily.
According
to Syuleiman Redjepi jihad is to take up arms in defence of the motherland.
“What
motherland they seek in Iraq, or Syria, when they are from Macedonia? Their
motherland is the Republic of Macedonia and if they want to die, they must die
for Macedonia,” Syuleiman Redjepi.
http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/10/20/351922/vecer-macedonia-if-macedonian-muslims-want-jihad-they-better-must-die-for-macedonia-says-the-head-of-the-muslim-community.html
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We don't
want to see incursions across the Line of Control: David Cameron
October
21, 2014
LONDON-
British Prime Minister David Cameron today encouraged India and Pakistan to
engage in talks to ease tensions. "We don't want to see any incursion
across the Line of Control," he said while commenting on the recent cross
border firing incidents.
"We
want to see good relations between India and Pakistan. We think it is very
important that India and Pakistan have those conversations," he said
talking to an Indian channel.
http://nation.com.pk/national/21-Oct-2014/we-don-t-want-to-see-any-incursions-across-the-line-of-control-david-cameron
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Denmark
tries a soft-handed approach to returned Islamist fighters
21 Oct,
2014
AARHUS,
Denmark — The rush of morning shoppers parted to make way for Talha, a lanky
21-year-old in desert camouflage and a long, religious beard. He strode through
the local mall with a fighter's gait picked up on the battlefields of Syria.
Streams of young Muslim men greeted him like a returning king.
As-salamu
alaykum.
Wa
alaikum assalaam.
In other
countries, Talha — one of hundreds of young jihadists from the West who has
fought in Syria and Iraq — might be barred from return or thrown in jail. But
in Denmark, a country that has spawned more foreign fighters per capita than
almost anywhere else, the port city of Aarhus is taking a novel approach by
rolling out a welcome mat.
In
Denmark, not one returned fighter has been locked up. Instead, taking the view
that discrimination at home is as criminal as Islamic State recruiting,
officials here are providing free psychological counselling while finding
returnees jobs and spots in schools and universities. Officials credit a new
effort to reach out to a radical mosque with stanching the flow of recruits.
Full
report at:
http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/world-int/world-news/international-news/12454-denmark-tries-a-soft-handed-approach-to-returned-islamist-fighters.html
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UN chief
urges resumption of Israel, Palestine talks
IANS |
Oct 21, 2014
UNITED
NATIONS: UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called on the Israelis and
Palestinians to return to the negotiation table.
Ban made
the appeal Monday while meeting Israeli defence minister Moshe Yaalon here,
Xinhua quoted the UN spokesperson's office as saying.
While
stressing the vital importance of the Israelis and Palestinians returning to
dialogue to resolve their issues, Ban said "there was no time to lose if
hope was to be kept alive".
The
Israelis and the Palestinians resumed peace talks in July 2013 after a
three-year hiatus.
The
talks were deadlocked in March this year and collapsed in April, with both
sides accusing the other of failing to keep its commitments. Israel wanted the
Hamas- controled Gaza Strip demilitarised while Hamas demanded a lift to the
blockade on the enclave.
During
Monday's meeting, Ban welcomed Israel's support in setting up a temporary
mechanism for facilitating the reconstruction of Gaza but demanded positive
initial steps be sustained.
Last
month, the UN brokered an agreement between Israel and the Palestinian National
Authority to allow the necessary construction materials into the Gaza Strip
under the UN monitoring.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/UN-chief-urges-resumption-of-Israel-Palestine-talks/articleshow/44894645.cms
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EU to
expand Syria sanctions
21 Oct,
2014
LUXEMBOURG
— European Union foreign ministers have agreed to expand sanctions against
Syria, adding 16 names and two entities to the blacklist, EU sources said
Monday.
Most of
the new names were targeted for their role in government-directed repression in
Syria and others for offering “practical support” to the regime of President
Bashar Al-Assad, one diplomatic source said.
Another
source said the changes were made so as to include recently appointed Syrian
officials on the sanctions list. The EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg
are expected to make a formal announcement later Monday, the sources said.
In July,
the EU had added three people and nine entities to the list of Syrians subject
to an asset freeze and a ban on entering the EU.
The July
decision brought the total number of people on the EU Syria sanctions list to
192, alongside 62 entities. The EU also maintains an oil embargo on Syria and
curbs on financial transactions.
The
United Nations estimates that more than 191,000 people have died in Syria since
a 2011 popular uprising against Assad turned into a bloody sectarian conflict
which has also displaced millions and destroyed much of the country.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20141021221803
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West
unmoved by Iran’s nuclear ‘compromises’
21
October 2014
Iran is
pushing what it portrays as a new compromise proposal in nuclear talks, but
Western negotiators say it offers no viable concessions, underscoring how far
apart the two sides are as they enter crunch time before a Nov. 24 deadline.
In the
negotiations with six major powers, the Iranians say they are no longer
demanding a total end to economic sanctions in return for curbing their nuclear
program and would accept initially lifting just the latest, most damaging,
sanctions.
Western
officials dismiss the proposal as nothing new and say the Iranians have always
known that the sanctions could only end gradually - with each measure being
suspended and later terminated only after Iranian compliance had been proven.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/analysis/2014/10/21/West-unmoved-by-Iran-s-nuclear-compromises-.html
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North America
PYD not
terrorist under US law, Turkey should provide them support: Washington
21 Oct,
2014
The
Democratic Union Party (PYD) is not a terrorist organization under the U.S. law
despite its affiliation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a U.S.
official has said, adding that Washington has told Ankara the importance of
providing support to the group in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL).
“The PYD
is a different group than the PKK legally, under United States law,” U.S.
Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf said during a daily press
briefing on Oct. 20.
The
PYD’s military wings, the People’s Protection Units (YPG), and its all-female
branch the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), have been leading the fight against
ISIL’s latest assault on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, located across the
Turkish border.
“We made
it clear to Turkey that we believe it’s incredibly important to support groups
like the PYD, these Kurdish fighters and a small number of non-Kurdish fighters
on the ground are pushing back against ISIL,” Harf added.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pyd-not-terrorist-under-us-law-turkey-should-provide-them-support-washington.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73259&NewsCatID=359
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Canada
police kill 'radicalized' driver
21
October 2014
A
Canadian man who was killed by police on Monday after trying to run over two
soldiers in Quebec “had become radicalized,” the government said after the
first such incident in Canada since the country joined the fight against
Islamic State militants.
The
Canadian government did not specify what it meant by radicalized but in the
past has used the term to refer to Canadians who become supporters of militant
Islamic groups.
Canadian
media, citing police, identified the driver as Martin Couture-Rouleau, a
resident of the town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, near Montreal.
A
neighbor, speaking on condition that her name not be used, told Reuters the man
became radicalized about a year ago after getting involved with extremist
Muslims.
Quebec
police shot and killed the 25-year-old driver after a chase following the
incident. One of the two soldiers who was run over had life-threatening
injuries. Police did not say whether the soldiers were in uniform.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/10/21/Canada-police-kill-radicalized-driver-after-he-rams-two-soldiers-.html
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Saudi
inmate to stay at Guantanamo, another cleared for transfer
21 Oct,
2014
A Saudi
inmate with links to al Qaeda will remain at the Guantanamo Bay prison and a
second Saudi man has been cleared for transfer home, a U.S. national security
panel said on Monday.
Muhammed
Abd Al Rahman Awn Al-Shamrani, 39, should stay at the U.S. prison in Cuba
because he remains a security threat, the Periodic Review Board said in an
online posting.
The
panel took into consideration Shamrani's history as a facilitator and recruiter
for al Qaeda and for the Taliban in Saudi Arabia and his frontline fighting in
Afghanistan, it said.
Shamrani
also did not take part in a May review hearing and has had "significant
disciplinary infractions" in prison, the posting said. He has been held at
the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base since January 2002.
A second
man, Muhammad Murdi Issa al-Zahrani, who was suspected of fighting in
Afghanistan for al Qaeda, was cleared for transfer back to Saudi Arabia.
The
panel said it took into account the uncorroborated nature of information about
Zahrani's links to al Qaeda as well as his expressions of regret. Once
transferred, he will take part in a Saudi rehabilitation program.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113571/World/Region/Saudi-inmate-to-stay-at-Guantanamo,-another-cleare.aspx
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CAIR-DFW
to Host Academic Forum on ISIS October 23 at SMU
21
October 2014
(DALLAS/FORT
WORTH, TX, 10/20/14) -- On Thursday, October 23, the North Texas chapter of the
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW) will host an academic forum at
Southern Methodist University (SMU) titled "What is ISIS? Religious
Extremism and the Politics of Fear."
The
forum will offer an opportunity for political and religious scholars to discuss
the issue of ISIS beyond media reporting. Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda, Dr. Robert
Hunt and Professor Sahar Aziz will be the expert panelists for the evening. A
portion of the evening will be dedicated to answering moderated questions from
the audience. The event is free and open to the public.
CAIR-DFW
Executive Director Alia Salem said in a statement:
"ISIS
is a terrorist group made up of criminals who will never represent Muslims. The
group has been overwhelmingly denounced by Muslims the world over. People of
good conscience must unite if we are to rid the world of all extremists and
oppressors, regardless of which religion or ideology they proclaim to
uphold."
CAIR is
America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission
is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil
liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice
and mutual understanding.
http://www.cair.com/press-center/american-muslim-news/12695-cair-dfw-to-host-academic-forum-on-isis-october-23-at-smu.html
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