Now, Islamic State Spreads Tentacles In Pakistan? Walls Littered With ISIS Graffiti
New Age Islam News Bureau
16
Oct 2014
Islamic State spreads tentacles in Pakistan? Walls littered with ISIS graffiti
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Pakistan
• Now,
Islamic State Spreads Tentacles In Pakistan? Walls Littered With ISIS Graffiti
• 21
Suspected Militants Killed As Jets Bomb Hideouts in Khyber
• Pakistan
needs to 'incite' those 'fighting' in Kashmir: Musharraf
• Clouds
of martial law have veered away: Jamaat-i-Islami chief
• Pakistan
demands end to Indian hostility
• Imran
Khan should mind his language: Information Minister
Africa
• Moroccan
Man with Young French Daughters Held For Trying To Join ISIS
• Libyan
Army, Residents Battle Islamist Militants in City Of Benghazi
• Gambia:
Muslims Tasked to Convey Messages of Allah
• Most
Nigerians Satisfied With Personal Well-Being
• US
Embassy in Ethiopia warns of attacks by Al-Shabab rebels
Europe
• Self-defence
class 'mistaken' for jihad training in France
• UN told
2,500 rockets containing deadly Sarin are in the hands of the jihadists
• Former UN
Syria envoy slams major powers for ignoring early threat of IS
• Tajik
Ministry: Over 200 Tajiks Fight in Ranks of Syrian Militants
• NUS
Rejects Motion Condemning ISIS for being 'Islamophobic'
India
• Jum-B: An
Old Link with Bombmaker ‘Tunda’, a New Terror Threat to India
• In Terror
Chats, a New Leader of Indian Mujahideen Branch Called ‘Bengali’
• 7
Madrasas in 4 Districts of Bengal under Lens
• Facing Protest
for ‘Denying’ Admission to Girls, Madrasa Says Only Holding Separate Classes
• ISIS
flag in Kashmir valley worries Army
• India
committed to work closely with Afghanistan: President
Arab World
• Iraq
minorities face extinction from ISIL onslaught: report
• Iraqi
Troops Kill 4 ISIL Terrorists in Anbar Province
• Official
says ISIS pushed back by Kobane airstrikes
• Hezbollah
Calls for Protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sanctities
• Egypt’s
Salafists looking for ‘good’ women candidates
• Lebanon:
Field Sources Deny Takfiri Militants Captured Post in Brital Outskirts
• Up to 30
Brit jihadis are believed to have died fighting in Syria
• Syria
harshly criticizes Turkey on buffer zones
Mideast
• Turkey
will not allow citizens to fight in Kobane: PM Davutoğlu
• Iran
calls for ‘confidence’ over nukes, extremists Islamic State group
• Al-Qaeda
takes control of area in south of Yemen
• Iran
says Shiite Saudi cleric's death sentence risks tensions
• Palestinians,
Israelis to resume Cairo-brokered talks by end of October: Hamas
North America
• Pentagon:
'Several hundred' IS fighters killed in Kobane
• Anti-ISIL
fight in Syria and Iraq gets a name: 'Inherent Resolve'
• U.S.
says ISIS made ‘substantial gains’ in Iraq
• U.S.
offers $45 mln in rewards for info on al-Qaeda leaders
South
Asia
• High-ranking
Taliban leader killed in Herat province
• Minister:
Identifying real freedom fighters in the offing
• 2
Haqqani leaders arrested by Afghan intelligence
• Bangladesh:
Heritage site grabbed and gradually demolished
Southeast Asia
• Malaysia:
Ministry Senior Officer Involved In Isis Activities, Top Cop Reveals
• Malaysian
Military chief warns of threat from returning Islamic militants
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/now,-islamic-state-spreads-tentacles/d/99552
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Pakistan
Now,
Islamic State Spreads Tentacles In Pakistan? Walls Littered With ISIS Graffiti
By
Supriya Jha
October
16, 2014
Karachi:
In a sinister development, the barbaric extremist group of Islamic State is
said to have spread its blood-smeared tentacles into Pakistani soil.
According
to local Pak media reports, the Islamic State has entered Pakistan's biggest
city and industrial hub Karachi.
In many
areas like Sohrab Goth, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Manghopir and also around Karachi,
walls were seen littered with 'ISIS' inscribed in black.
According
to reports, the inscriptions have been jotten down by unknown groups.
Recently,
Pakistan Taliban was said to have vowed obeisance to the ISIS.
The ISIS
has earlier announced its ambition to expand its Caliphate to Khorasan – a
region referred to Iran, Afghanistan, and Indian sub-continent including
Pakistan.
The ISIS
wall chalking is a grim reminder of how vulnerable is Pakistan when it comes to
falling prey to the barbaric extremism of the Islamic State. This in turn, also
imperils India, which has a considerable Muslim population.
Enough
to send security agencies into tizzy, reports claimed that IS flags and banners
were sighted in Kashmir on June 2. More flags and banners were seen during a
rally at the Idgah Maidan in Srinagar during Eid celebrations last week.
Masked
men were seen waving IS flags and shouting slogans in the heart of the city.
While
Pakistani-based outfits such as Lashkar-e-Toiba, Hizbul Mujahideen and
Jaish-e-Mohammed are active in Kashmir, but the presence of Islamic State
sympathisers is a matter of concern as reports have indicated that IS is
recruiting fighters for its “holy war” via the internet.
The ISIS
overran a huge chunk of territories across Iraq and Syria in June, declaring
Caliphate over the occupied parts.
The
US-led coalition is carrying out air strikes to rein in the ISIS advance in
Iraq and Syria. However, the ISIS still continue to battle forces there in
order to claim a considerable swathe of land across Turkey-Syria border.
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21
suspected militants killed as jets bomb hideouts in Khyber
Oct 16,
2014
PESHAWAR:
At least 21 militants killed and five hideouts were destroyed on Thursday as
security forces carried out air strikes in parts of Tirah valley of Khyber
Agency, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said.
The jets
targeted militants hideouts in Akakhel and Sipah area, however, this
information could not be independently verified as the access of journalists is
limited in the region.
Moreover,
security forces sealed all the roads leading up to Khyber's Bara, where an
operation is expected to begin soon. Security forces also launched a search
operation in the Shakas area of Khyber.
On the
other hand, anticipating a military operation more than 500 families had left
their homes in Dars Jumaat, Shaddaly, Darota and Kulla areas of Akakhel in
Tirah valley during the last three days, sources said.
The
strikes are part of the ongoing military operation named Zarb-i-Azb, initiated
on June 15 first against anti-state militants hiding in the North Waziristan
Agency.
The
operation was launched after the Taliban and their ethnic Uzbek allies both
claimed responsibility for the attack on Karachi airport and peace talks failed
between the government and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) negotiators.
Nearly a
million people have fled the offensive in North Waziristan, which is aimed at
wiping out longstanding militant strongholds in the area.
Khyber,
where the recent strikes targeted suspected militant hideouts, 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 countries, are known to have strongholds in the zone.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1138385/21-suspected-militants-killed-as-jets-bomb-hideouts-in-khyber
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Pakistan
needs to 'incite' those 'fighting' in Kashmir: Musharraf
PTI |
Oct 16, 2014,
ISLAMABAD:
In the wilderness for a long time, former military ruler General Pervez
Musharraf made an anti-India rant by saying Pakistan needs to
"incite" those "fighting" in Kashmir.
"We
have source (in Kashmir) besides the (Pakistan) army...People in Kashmir are
fighting against (India). We just need to incite them," the 71-year-old
retired general, who is currently on bail in a treason case, told a TV channel.
Musharraf,
who had grabbed power in 1999 soon after the Kargil conflict, said the army is
ready for war (with India) and lakhs of people in Pakistan are willing to go
and fight for Kashmir. India should not be under the illusion that Pakistan
will not hit back, he added.
"In
Kashmir, we can fight with the (Indian) army from both the front and back...We
are Muslims. We will not show the other cheek when we are slapped. We can
respond tit for tat," he said, while commenting on the recent firing along
the Line of Control and International Border.
He said
external aggression happens only when the country remains internally weak.
"If we remain strong internally, no one can dare to target us."
Musharraf
also said (Narendra) "Modi is anti-Muslim and anti-Pakistan. He has not
changed. The problem is with us... We are running to attend his (Modi)
inauguration, we should keep our dignity."
Musharraf
in an interview to Pakistan news channel openly advocates fomenting terrorism
in Kashmir #TerrorConfession pic.twitter.com/BVxtP1pWrH
— TIMES
NOW (@timesnow) October 16, 2014
The
former president also termed the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) granted to Pakistan
by India as "a joke".
Musharraf,
who was forced to resign in 2008 after his supporters lost, returned to
Pakistan in 2013 after over four years of self-exile but faces a slew of cases.
Currently,
he is on bail in four criminal cases while the treason case is going on in a
special tribunal.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Pakistan-needs-to-incite-those-fighting-in-Kashmir-Musharraf/articleshow/44836162.cms
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Clouds
of martial law have veered away: Jamaat-i-Islami chief
Oct 16,
2014
LAHORE:
Jamaat-i-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq has said that the clouds of martial law have
veered away, but democracy in the country is still on the deathbed.
Talking
to the media after a meeting with a delegation of Lahore High Court Bar
Association here on Tuesday, he said the political Jirga had made sincere
efforts to pull the country out of the political crisis.
Although,
the deadlock existed the talks between the government and Pakistan
Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) could resume if the former proved through its actions
that it was sincere in implementing decisions already agreed upon by both the
parties, he added.
Mr Haq
said there was least possibility of mid-term elections, however, the
government’s total failure to deliver was creating a room for that.
The
government, he said, was only struggling for its survival instead of providing
relief to the people.
He said
the government would have to take prompt steps for electoral reforms which
could make the elections process transparent and minimise the chances of
rigging.
The JI
chief urged the government to give a tit-for-tat reply to unprovoked Indian
aggression which has caused heavy casualties.
Talking
to Wifaqul Madaris Secretary General Qari Mohammad Hanif Jaulandhary, Mr Haq underscored
the need for unity among religious forces to foil designs of anti-Islam and
secular elements to alter the ideological character of the country.
Meanwhile,
JI secretary-general Liaqat Baloch said that persistent Indian shelling on the
LoC and the working boundary had pushed the region towards a war and a nuclear
threat.
In a
statement, he said a mere reference to the Kashmir issue by Nawaz Sharif in the
UN General Council meeting and the recent letter to the UN secretary-general
won’t help solve the issue.
The need
of the hour was to revive the principled Kashmir policy and unite the nation
against Indian designs and derive full support from the Kashmiri leadership on
this important issue.
Mr
Baloch strongly condemned the US decision of declaring Fazlur Rehman Khalil as
a terrorist.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1138043/clouds-of-martial-law-have-veered-away-ji-chief
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Pakistan
demands end to Indian hostility
Oct 16,
2014
NEW YORK
– Ambassador Masood Khan – Pakistan's permanent representative to the United
Nations – has demanded immediate end to unprovoked firing and shelling by the
Indian forces along the Working Boundary and the Line of Control in the divided
state of Jammu Kashmir.
In an
interview here, he said that the restraint being exercised by Pakistan should
not be considered its weakness. He reiterated Pakistan's principled stance to
resolve all outstanding issues with India through dialogue. At least 12 people
have been killed and 64 others injured in Indian firing along the LoC and the
Working Boundary over the past two weeks.
Unprovoked
Indian firing has triggered an exodus of people from the villages near the
border. Clashes occur regularly along the Line of Control as well as the
Working Boundary. However, the latest shelling which began over a week ago, has
been unusual in its intensity and frequency.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/16-Oct-2014/pakistan-demands-end-to-indian-hostility
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Imran
Khan should mind his language: Information Minister
Oct 16,
2014
Karachi-
Sindh Information Minister, Sharjeel Inam Memon, today claimed that Pakistan
Peoples Party (PPP) was going to stage a massive rally in Karachi on October
18. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, Memon said, “Bilawal will address
the nation regarding October 18 tragedy and other national issues.”
“We do
not do politics on someone’s dictation,” he said.
He also
condemned the PTI chief. “Khan should mind his language,” Memon said. Memon
strongly showed his anger against Imran Khan’s recent statements.
http://nation.com.pk/karachi/15-Oct-2014/imran-khan-should-mind-his-language-sharjeel-memon
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Africa
Moroccan
Man with Young French Daughters Held For Trying To Join ISIS
16
October 2014
A
Moroccan man, with his two young French daughters in tow, was arrested in
Casablanca Wednesday as he sought to join up with ISIS fighters, authorities
said.
The man
identified by his initials N.R., who was under police restrictions in France,
was picked up at Casablanca airport, the Moroccan interior ministry said in a statement.
He was
detained along with his two girls, aged two and four, and a Moroccan woman with
whom he had a “traditional” marriage, said the statement, cited by the local
MAPP news agency.
His
legal wife, a French national, was said to have remained in France.
The
arrested couple will appear in court, while no mention was made of the way the
children will be handled, or whether they will be returned to France.
The man
was said to have been on his way to Turkey when he was arrested.
ISIS
fighters are involved in heavy fighting just across the Turkish border in
Syria.
Over
2,000 Moroccan jihadists, including those with dual nationality, are currently
fighting in Syria and Iraq, according to Rabat.
Moroccan
authorities fear some will return and attempt to carry out attacks at home and
has announced heightened security measures, notably at the borders.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/africa/2014/10/16/Moroccan-man-with-daughters-held-for-trying-to-join-ISIS.html
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Libyan
army, residents battle Islamist militants in city of Benghazi
Oct 16,
2014
Libyan
army troops and armed local residents clashed with Islamist fighters in the
eastern port of Benghazi on Wednesday, one day after a renegade former general
who backs the government forces vowed to retake the city from the militants.
Libya's
second largest city is caught up in a chaotic struggle for control between an
alliance of Islamist militia groups and the army, which is backed by forces
loyal to former general Khalifa Haftar.
Gunfire
could be heard in several Benghazi districts from early morning, residents
said. Hospital officials were not immediately available to give details of any
casualties.
Fighters
from one Islamist group, Ansar al-Sharia, attacked an army camp, one of the
last bases still controlled by government forces since militants drove army
special force units out of Benghazi months ago.
Later
war planes, apparently belonging to forces allied to Haftar, could be heard
bombing suspected Islamist positions, residents said. On Tuesday, Haftar had
promised to "liberate" Benghazi.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113163/World/Region/Libyan-army,-residents-battle-Islamist-militants-i.aspx
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Gambia:
Muslims Tasked to Convey Messages of Allah
Oct 16,
2014
The
founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), Dr. Zakir Naik
has challenged Muslims in The Gambia and elsewhere around the world to convey
the messages of Allah to the rest of mankind. This exercise, known as Dawah in
Arabic, according to the visiting erudite scholar is the best form of jihad.
The
Indian-born international orator on Islam and comparative religion was speaking
Monday night in Kanilai while delivering his third lecture to thousands of
Muslims and some non-Muslims at the home village of the president.
The
five-hour long lecture was graced by President Sheikh Prof Alh Dr Yahya Jammeh
Babili Mansa, cabinet ministers, senior government officials, chiefs, regional
governors, mayors, alkalolou, women, men, young and old.
The crowd
that swarmed the Kanilai multi-purpose square at the heart of the village was
extensively enlightened on Islam and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet, Muhammed
(SAW). The event formed part of a series of lectures conducted by Dr. Naik in
the country, and he is in the country as a special guest of The Gambian leader
on the occasion of the July 22nd celebrations.
Full
report at:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201410151740.html
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Most
Nigerians Satisfied With Personal Well-Being
Oct 16,
2014
Lagos —
MORE locals than ever are satisfied with their personal well being this year, a
survey by the region's leading polling firm has established.
According
to NOIPOlls, its Personal Well-Being Index increased by 2,3-points to stand at
45,6-points in September 2014, a peak position so far in 2014.
In
addition, there was an increase in all indicators that comprise the PWBI with
the highest increase observed in the Personal Security Index with 7,2-points.
Furthermore, the NOIPolls Consumer Confidence Index increased slightly by
0,6-point to stand at 71,3-points in September 2014.
Full
report at:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201410141313.html
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US
Embassy in Ethiopia warns of attacks by Al-Shabab rebels
Oct 16,
2014
ADDIS
ABABA: The US Embassy in Ethiopia has warned of a possible attack by Somali
militant group Al-Shabab and urged its nationals to avoid large crowds and
hotels and restaurants in an upscale district of the capital Addis Ababa.
The
Ethiopian authorities said late last year that its security forces were on
heightened alert after receiving strong evidence Al-Shabab was plotting further
attacks after a botched suicide bombing in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopian
troops, alongside forces from Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and Djibouti, are part of
an African Union (AU) mission fighting Al-Shabab inside Somalia. Their presence
has been used by the Al-Qaeda-aligned insurgents as a rallying cry for a holy
war against foreign troops on Somali soil.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/world/news/644771
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Europe
Self-defence
class 'mistaken' for jihad training in France
Oct 16,
2014
A group
of men accused by police of "training for jihad" in broad daylight in
a French park were merely taking a self-defence class, one of them told AFP on
Wednesday.
The
seven men, some with beards, raised alarm in the eastern city of Strasbourg
when they were seen acting out scenes of combat with fake weapons on Tuesday.
Police
were called to the scene where they checked the men's identity documents and
held one of them for questioning.
A police
source said Tuesday that the men had said they were "training to fight in
the name of jihad".
According
to a 35-year-old member of the group -- a Muslim speaking on condition of
anonymity -- the man held was their self-defence teacher.
The man
admitted his teacher had yelled "infidel" to police during a heated
exchange, but denied that any of them had admitted they were training to join
jihad in Syria.
"It
was our first course, we hardly knew each other. We were doing some stretches,
ran a few laps, practised body placement, punch-kick combinations," he
said.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/113188/World/International/Selfdefence-class-mistaken-for-jihad-training-in-F.aspx
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UN told
2,500 rockets containing deadly Sarin are in the hands of the jihadists
Oct 16,
2014
ISIS
controls a vast compound in Iraq containing 2,500 rusting chemical weapons
rockets, according to the Iraqi government.
The site
was bombed by the US during the 1991 Gulf War, but the munitions there were
only partially destroyed, according to the UN - then left to Iraq to take care
of.
However,
Iraqi officials wrote to the United Nations this summer claiming that abandoned
weapons containing the lethal nerve agent Sarin are still in the ruins of the
Muthanna State Establishment, which made chemical weapons in the 1980s and
early 1990s, and that this is now in the hands of the violent jihadists.
They
warned that they had watched equipment there being looted on CCTV.
Militants
then shut the surveillance cameras at the depot down, the New York Times
reported.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2793731/will-rusting-chemical-weapons-cache-ignored-americans-fall-isis-hands-iraq-claims-2-500-rockets-containing-deadly-sarin-hands-terrorists.html#ixzz3GItHH5DE
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Former
UN Syria envoy slams major powers for ignoring early threat of IS
Oct 16,
2014
Lakhdar
Brahimi, the former UN and Arab League special envoy to Syria, has lashed out
at world powers for "ignoring" warnings he voiced early on the
militant Islamic State (IS) group.
In a TV
interview, Brahimi said he warned the UN Security Council last April of the
threat posed by IS in Iraq, but that his warnings “had gone unheeded.”
Brahimi
resigned his position in May this year. One month later, IS militants seized
large parts of territories in Syria and Iraq.
Talking
to the BBC, Brahimi, a former Algerian diplomat, also criticised Western
countries for not talking to Iran over fighting IS in Iraq.
Brahimi
stated that Iran “needs to be part of any political and military initiative to
stop the advance of IS militants in Iraq and Syria.”
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113122/World/Region/Former-UN-Syria-envoy-slams-major-powers-for-ignor.aspx
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Tajik
Ministry: Over 200 Tajiks Fight in Ranks of Syrian Militants
Oct 16,
2014
More
than 200 Tajik nationals are taking part in the fight in Syria on the side of
the foreign-backed militants, Tajikistan’s Interior Minister Ramazan Rakhimzoda
said.
Rakhimzoda
said the republic’s law enforcement agencies have arrested 19 people on charges
of participating in a criminal association, recruiting, training and financing
mercenaries and other crimes, Itar-Tass reported Wednesday.
"Besides,
another 10 local residents were detained in Tajikistan’s Sughd Region. They
were trying to go to Syria via third countries to take part in combat
activities against the army of (President) Bashar Assad," he stressed.
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930724000172
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NUS
Rejects Motion Condemning ISIS for being 'Islamophobic'
Oct 16,
2014
The
National Union of Students (NUS) has rejected a motion calling on the
organisation to condemn the militant group Isis on the grounds that to do so
would be "Islamophobic".
According
to student website "The Tab" a motion was put forward to the NUS
National Executive Council in September asking the student body to express
solidarity with the Kurds currently fighting a bloody war against Isis and also
to call for unity among Muslims.
One part
of the motion, proposed by Daniel Cooper and Clifford Fleming, along with
International Students Officer Shreya Paudel, who is of Kurd origin, read:
"To condemn the IS and support the Kurdish forces fighting against it,
while expressing no confidence or trust in the US military intervention."
Full
report at:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/national-union-students-rejects-motion-condemning-isis-being-islamophobic-1470047
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India
JuM-B:
An old link with bombmaker ‘Tunda’, a new terror threat to India
Written
by Praveen Swami
October
16, 2014
Shakil
Ahmed and Swapan Mondal (alias Sobhan Mondal), the two men killed in the
October 2 blast in Burdwan, were allegedly bombmakers with links to the
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JuM-B), a terrorist organisation that is said
to have received money from the Saradha chit fund scam.
Trinamool
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ahamed Hassan Imran, whose name has appeared in media
reports, has denied terror links. Who are the JuM-B? Do they have an India
connection?
Who are
the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh?
In
August 2005, 500 bombs went off in synchronised attacks in all but one of
Bangladesh’s 64 districts, announcing the might of a jihadi group committed to
overthrowing democracy in that country, and replacing it with an Islamic state.
The JuM-B also carried out a suicide bombing, targeting the bar association in
Gazipur. Hundreds of JuM-B cadres were rounded up in a sweeping police
crackdown, and each one of its original leaders, including its founder, Sheikh
Abdul Rehman, was sentenced to death and executed. But the organisation has
proved resilient, with plots being repeatedly foiled from 2008 on. In February
2014, the organisation staged a spectacular ambush on a prison van, snatching
one of its top commanders sentenced to death, Rakib Hasan Russell, from
custody.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jum-b-an-old-link-with-bombmaker-tunda-a-new-terror-threat-to-india/99/#sthash.ybKKRje1.dpuf
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In terror
chats, a new leader of Indian Mujahideen branch called ‘Bengali’
Oct 16,
2014
A series
of Internet chats between key members of Indian Mujahideen (IM) based in India
and Pakistan provided leads as early as July 2013 to the emergence of new
terror modules with links to West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh, and a branch
leader identified only as “Bengali”.
The
transcripts of some of these chats — unearthed last year by National
Investigation Agency (NIA) — reveal that the ground had been laid in 2013 to
launch terror operations under the leadership of “Bengali”. They also indicate
that it was this operative who carried out the SMS campaign in 2012 that
sparked panic among people from the northeast living in southern cities such as
Bangalore.
In one
conversation, on July 12, 2013, Ahmed Siddibappa alias Yasin Bhatkal
(a.haddad29@yahoo.com) and Afeef Jilani Mota (muthumamu80 @yahoo.com) discuss
the credentials of a new “Bengali” leader for a branch of the IM. Bhatkal was
arrested in August last year from Nepal and Mota is suspected to be currently
in Pakistan.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/in-terror-chats-a-new-leader-of-indian-mujahideen-branch-called-bengali/99/
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7
madrassas in 4 districts of Bengal under lens
Dwaipayan
Ghosh,TNN | Oct 16, 2014
KOLKATA:
Top Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders from Bangladesh have been
visiting the country regularly to recruit new operatives and collect funds for
the organization.
While
the module has 12 key members, the leadership seems to have indoctrinated at
least 150 operatives. Sources say that seven madrassas spread across four
districts of Bengal — including the Simulia 'training school' and another one
under construction there — gave JMB the perfect platform to recruit new
members.
According
to NIA, the module became operational in November 2011 after Shakil Ahmed Gazi
— the India operations head of JMB — managed to get a passport in Behrampore
using "contacts" in government offices. By then, Shakil, a
Bangladeshi, had been living with his in-laws' in Barbakpur, Nadia, for seven
years. This is the same place that had come under the scanner in October last
year when a man was detained with 32 genuine passports.
Top JMB
operatives Sohail Mehfooz and Md Bilal kept in touch with Shakil, who was in
charge of recruitment, and Yousuf Sheikh, the mentor and spiritual head of the
module, say sources. NIA says Shakil visited Basirhat, about 69km from Kolkata,
just two weeks before the blast, giving a whole new dimension to the probe.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/7-madrassas-in-4-districts-of-Bengal-under-lens/articleshow/44831207.cms
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Facing
protest for ‘denying’ admission to girls, Bihar madrasa says only holding
separate classes
Oct 16,
2014
A
government-aided madrasa in Bihar Sharif is facing protests for “not allowing
admission to girls” in various classes in already-delayed 2014-15 session.
Madrasa Azizia, affiliated to Bihar State Madarsa Education Board, provides
education from Class I to Masters and is one of a few madrasas in the state
which have co-education facility.
The
madrasa management, however, is claiming that they are not discontinuing
education to girls, but are only trying to hold separate classes for boys and
girls to ensure “female safety”.
Over 50
students had staged a protest outside the Islamic institution, alleging that
the administration “cited Sharia for not allowing co-education”.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/facing-protest-for-denying-admission-to-girls-bihar-madrasa-says-only-holding-separate-classes/#sthash.aGhk7fDF.dpuf
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ISIS
flag in Kashmir valley worries Army
TNN |
Oct 16, 2014
NEW
DELHI: The most senior military officer in Kashmir valley on Wednesday warned that
the waving of ISIS flags in Kashmir was a matter of grave concern and the
security establishment needed to take note of it at the highest level. The
warning came a day after J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah dismissed the
incident as "an act of some idiots".
A
protester waved an ISIS flag last week after Eid prayers in Srinagar, in the
second such incident in recent times. In July too, a similar incident had
occurred in the valley.
General
officer commanding the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen Subrata Saha, said ISIS
(Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) had the ability to attract a large number of
volunteers and it was a cause of worry. He said concerted efforts had to be
made to secure the right to prosperity of the youth in the valley and high
level attention was necessary to keep them away from the path of terror.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ISIS-flag-in-Kashmir-valley-worries-Army/articleshow/44831687.cms
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India
committed to work closely with Afghanistan: President Pranab Mukherje
IANS |
Oct 16, 2014
NEW
DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday India was "committed to
working closely with Afghanistan" and wanted it to act as a bridge between
south and central Asia and beyond.
Conveying
his best wishes to Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on assuming office as the Afghan
president, Mukherjee said in his message: "India remains committed to
working closely with your government as you set out to rebuild a stable,
progressive and prosperous Afghanistan."
"We
also share your vision of an Afghanistan that is fully integrated in south
Asia, acting as a bridge between south Asia and central Asia and beyond. I
sincerely believe that our bilateral relationship will continue to contribute
positively to peace, stability and development in our neighbourhood in the
years to come," a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement quoted the President as
saying.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-committed-to-work-closely-with-Afghanistan-President-Pranab-Mukherje/articleshow/44835914.cms
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Arab World
Iraq
minorities face extinction from ISIL onslaught: report
Oct 16,
2014
More
than 12,000 civilians have been killed in Iraq so far this year, mainly by
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and minorities facing ethnic
cleansing are the principal victims, according to a report published on
Thursday.
Minority
Rights Group International (MRG) said several minority communities, including
Christians, Yazidis and Turkmen, had been subjected to assassinations, kidnappings
and sexual violence and were in danger of extinction in Iraq.
The
civilian death toll almost doubled to 12,618 in the January-September period from 6,676 a year
earlier, according to the report, which cited the Iraq Body Count database.
At least
half a million people have been forced to flee their villages in Ninewa
province, home to minority communities for thousands of years, according to the
report, From Crisis to Catastrophe: the situation of minorities in Iraq.
Fighters
of ISIL, a militant Sunni group, have seized control of large swathes of Syria
and Iraq this year, attacking Shi'ite districts in Baghdad and taking over
surrounding farmland where Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite militias try to
push them back.
MRG
executive director Mark Lattimer said the Iraqi government had shown that it
was "either unable or unwilling to protect the safety of minorities."
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/iraq-minorities-face-extinction-from-isil-onslaught-report.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73059&NewsCatID=352
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Iraqi
Troops Kill 4 ISIL Terrorists in Anbar Province
Oct 16,
2014
Iraqi government troops killed four terrorists
of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Baghdadi area in
Heet district of Anbar province.
''The
security forces succeeded in killing four terrorists and destroyed four
motorbike bombs in Heet area," an informed source said Wednesday.
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=13930724000403
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Official
says ISIS pushed back by Kobane airstrikes
16
October 2014
A
Kurdish official in Kobane said Thursday that U.S.-led airstrikes have
successfully pushed back Islamic State insurgents from parts of the besieged
Syrian town.
“The
international coalition has fought ISIS more effectively during the last few
days,” Nassen told AFP by telephone.
“Before
they (IS) were in control of 30 percent of Kobane and now they control less
than 20 percent thanks to the international coalition,” he said.
Nassen
said Kurdish forces were “flushing out” ISIS fighters from the eastern and
southeastern parts of the town on the border with Turkey, calling for more
military assistance.
“We need
more airstrikes, as well as weaponry and ammunition to fight them on the
ground,” he said.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/16/Official-says-ISIS-pushed-back-by-Kobane-airstrikes.html
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Hezbollah
Calls for Protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sanctities
Oct 16,
2014
Hezbollah asserted that the exacerbation of
the Israeli aggressions within Al-Aqsa mosque means that the Zionists move
without fear or shame, destroying its gates and injuring dozens of the
Palestinian worshippers who are preserving it from the criminality of the
Israeli occupiers.
The
party considered, in a statement, the Zionists feel comfortable for the Arab
silence as well as the international complicity and work on implementing their
plans which aim at destroying Al-Aqsa mosque and replacing it with their
alleged temple, Al-Manar reported Wednesday.
Condemning
the escalating Israeli aggressions, Hezbollah called on directing all the capacities
to protect Al-Aqsa mosque and the Islamic and Christian sanctities.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930724000228
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Egypt’s
salafists looking for ‘good’ women candidates
16
October 2014
Besides
having a “good reputation,” Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party only accepts women who
already wear the Islamic head veil as candidates for the country’s upcoming
parliamentary elections, its head told a local newspaper on Wednesday.
“The
party has put forth a set of conditions for women’s candidacy just like how it
did for men, which includes good reputation, committed to wearing the hijab,
and has enough professional experience,” Youness Makhioun told the Arabic
version of Ahram Online.
Another
Nour member, Salah Abdulmaaboud, said his party has “no objections” to pushing
women forward as candidates, saying a list with no women “will lose.”
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/16/Egypt-salafist-party-looking-for-good-women-as-candidates.html
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Lebanon:
Field Sources Deny Takfiri Militants Captured Post in Brital Outskirts
Oct 16,
2014
Field
sources firmly denied that militants of the Takfiri group operating in Syria,
al-Nusra Front have captured a post in the outskirts of the Eastern town of
Brital.
Earlier
media outlets reported that al-Nusra terrorists are advancing in the area, as
they captured Ras al-Harf post in Brital outskirts, Al-Manar reported.
The
reports also added that fierce clashes between the Takfiri militants and
Hezbollah fighters are still going on.
Sources
from ground stressed that Hezbollah fighters are well prepared and ready to
fight the Takfiri threat.
They
reported that the resistance fighters had ambushed a group of the terrorists,
claiming the lives and wounding many of them.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930724000238
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Up to 30
Brit jihadis are believed to have died fighting in Syria
Oct 16,
2014
Up to 30
British jihadis are believed to have died fighting in Syria, it has been
reported - a far higher number than previously thought.
Some
experts believe that, far from putting potential recruits off, the death toll
could inspire more “depressed and lonely” Muslim youths to join Islamic State.
Researchers
at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King’s College
London have identified 24 British deaths by monitoring jihadist accounts on
social media.
But
Shiraz Maher, a leading authority, believes the true total is “almost certainly
higher” due to the difficulty of accessing information.
Ibrahim
Kamara, 19, from Brighton, was killed last month by an American air strike in
Aleppo.
Abdullah
Deghayes, 18, was killed in battle in April. His father called him a martyr and
said two of his other sons, Amer, 20, and Jafar, 16, were also in Syria.
Full
report at:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/up-30-brit-jihadis-believed-4445473#ixzz3GIo33yxM
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Syria
harshly criticizes Turkey on buffer zones
Oct 16,
2014
Syria
has categorically rejected the establishment of buffer zones in any part of its
territory “under whatever pretext,” rejecting any intervention of foreign
forces in its land.
The
war-hit country’s Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 15 that Syria “will take, in
consultation with its friends, all of the necessary measures to preserve its
national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
The
statement harshly criticized Turkish attempts to seek a buffer zone on its
soil, calling it a “gross violation” of the principles, goals and Charter of
the United Nations and international law.
The ministry
accused the Turkish government of systematically carrying out “everything that
could disrupt Syria’s stability and jeopardize its sovereignty and territorial
integrity.”
Turkey’s
government, the ministry added, has provided “all forms of political, military
and logistic support to the armed terrorist groups whose members have come to
Syria from over 83 countries, including shelter, training, funds and arms, as
well as access into Syrian territory."
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/syria-harshly-criticizes-turkey-on-buffer-zones.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73042&NewsCatID=352
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Mideast
Turkey
will not allow citizens to fight in Kobane: PM Davutoğlu
Oct 16,
2014
Prime
Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said Turkey will not allow its citizens to cross
to border to Syria to fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) militants alongside Kurds in Kobane.
“We
don’t want our citizens to fight in Syria and we are trying to stop those who
illegally cross the border,” Davutoğlu told the media during a press conference
at the Interior Ministry Oct. 15.
Davutoğlu
also said Turkish citizens of Kurdish origin who died during fighting in
Kobane, where fierce clashes have been ongoing since ISIL’s first started
bidding to capture the town a month ago, caused him "sorrow."
However,
he slammed Selahattin Demirtaş, the co-chair of the Kurdish-leftist bloc of the
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) for his remarks this week that “tens of
thousands Kurdish youth” were ready to fight against ISIL if the Turkish-Syrian
border gates into Kobane are opened.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-will-not-allow-citizens-to-fight-in-kobane-pm-davutoglu.aspx?PageID=238&NID=73049&NewsCatID=338
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Iran
calls for ‘confidence’ over nukes, extremists Islamic State group
Oct 16,
2014
Confidence-building
between Iran and the West would help both nuclear talks and efforts to fight
the extremist Islamic State group, Iran’s parliament speaker Ali Larijani said
Wednesday.
Larijani,
formerly Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, told a news conference in Geneva that
it’s necessary to build more confidence with the West in discussions over
Iran’s nuclear infrastructure and in their separate struggles against Islamic
State fighters.
“There
is not a natural, direct link between the nuclear talks and the situation in
the region,” he told reporters in Farsi, through his English translator. “But
they can be linked because there is confidence to be built here.” Walk the
Talk: India voting against Iran in IAEA is not a strategic move,but a major
difference…We wanted India to play its cards right: Larijani Iran says its
nuclear program is for peaceful energy production but world powers worry it may
be designed to develop atomic weapons. Larijani, who was visiting Geneva for
the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s General Assembly, spoke on the same day that
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting in Vienna with Iranian Foreign
Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to try to advance the nuclear talks and meet the
target date of Nov. 24 for reaching a deal. He called their differences over
the number of centrifuges “a trivial matter _ and we should not bargain over
trivial matters.” Iran has gained tacit acceptance of its main priority, which
is recognition of its right to enrich uranium, while the U.S. and its partners
have focused on limiting the number of centrifuges that Iran should be allowed
to operate and the amount of material it can stockpile for enrichment.
President Barack Obama’s negotiators are offering the Iranians permanent relief
from economic sanctions, and Larijani said a nuclear deal would help Iran to achieve
regional stability. But he criticized the tactics used by the U.S.-led military
coalition battling Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, mainly through the
use of airstrikes.
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/middle-east-africa/iran-calls-for-confidence-over-nukes-extremists-islamic-state-group/#sthash.ZesBS28P.dpuf
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Al-Qaeda
takes control of area in south of Yemen
16 October 2014
Al-Qaeda
militants seized control of Al`Adayn directorate in Yemen’s southern Ibb
governorate overnight on Thursday, Al Arabiya correspondent in Sanaa reported.
Earlier
on Wednesday al-Qaeda militants had clashed in central Yemen with Shiite Houthi
rebels expanding their control of the country. At least 12 people were killed
in the clashes, according to a security official.
Militants
from al-Qaeda, which is active in several provinces of Yemen, confronted the
rebels who tried to expand out of Rada, which is in Baida province southeast of
the capital Sanaa.
Officially
known as Ansarullah, the rebels stretched their control to the shores of the
Red Sea on Tuesday, seizing control of the Hudeida port city hours after a new
premier was named in a bid to defuse the country's political crisis.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/16/Al-Qaeda-takes-control-of-area-south-of-Yemen.html
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Iran
says Shiite Saudi cleric's death sentence risks tensions
Oct 16,
2014
A top
Iranian official warned Thursday that a death sentence passed on a prominent
Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia could escalate tensions and called for the
decision to be reversed.
Nimr
al-Nimr, a driving force behind demonstrations against the Sunni authorities
that erupted in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich east in 2011, was convicted of
sedition, according to his brother.
Iran's
Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Nimr al-Nimr's conviction
for sedition, if confirmed, would likely sow discord.
"If
the news that a Saudi court sentenced Sheikh Nimr to death is true, it will
undoubtedly hurt Muslims' feelings and provoke international reaction," he
was quoted as saying by Mehr news agency.
"Such
measures do not contribute to the restoration of peace and calm in the region.
"
Nimr was
also convicted of seeking "foreign meddling" in the country, a
reference to Iran, and of "disobeying" the kingdom's rulers and
taking up arms against security forces, his brother Mohammed al-Nimr wrote on
Twitter.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113223/World/Region/Iran-says-Saudi-clerics-death-sentence-risks-tensi.aspx
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Palestinians,
Israelis to resume Cairo-brokered talks by end of October: Hamas
Oct 16,
2014
Moussa
Abu Marzouk, deputy head of the Hamas politburo, has announced that Palestinian
and Israeli delegations will return to Cairo for post-truce talks by the end of
October.
Speaking
to the Palestinian Maan news agency, Abu Marzouk said the Egyptian-sponsored
indirect negotiations would involve discussions about Gaza's airport and
seaport.
"These
matters do not need to be negotiated, for they were stipulated in the 1993 Oslo
Accords; what we will examine is re-opening the seaport and operating the
airport."
Palestinian
prisoners in Israeli jails would not be "present on the meeting's
agenda," he added.
Abu
Marzouk asserted that a swap deal would not be considered: "Hamas, at any
level, has not tackled the swapping of prisoners, but definitely we will do one
day."
Egypt
brokered a ceasefire between the Palestinian factions and Israel in late August
that ended a 50-day Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The new round of
Palestinian-Israeli talks will come soon after last Sunday's international
conference on the reconstruction of Gaza in Cairo.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113212/World/Region/Palestinians,-Israelis-to-resume-Cairobrokered-tal.aspx
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North America
Pentagon:
'Several hundred' IS fighters killed in Kobane
Oct 16,
2014
US-led
airstrikes have killed "several hundred" jihadists fighters in and
around Kobane, but the Islamic State group could still seize the besieged
strategic Syrian town, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
"We
believe that we have killed several hundred ISIL fighters in and around
Kobane," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters, adding that the
majority of the city's population has fled as jihadists continued to pour into
the region in an attempt to take the town.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/113192/World/Region/Pentagon-Several-hundred-IS-fighters-killed-in-Kob.aspx
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Anti-ISIL
fight in Syria and Iraq gets a name: 'Inherent Resolve'
Oct 16,
2014
After
more than two months of air strikes, American commanders have finally decided
on a name for the U.S.-led war against jihadists of the Islamic State in Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL): "Operation Inherent Resolve."
The
decision was taken "a few days ago" by the chiefs of all the armed
services, said Colonel Ed Thomas, spokesman for the U.S. military's top
officer, General Martin Dempsey.
"The
operation is called 'Operation Inherent Resolve,'" Thomas told reporters
Oct. 15.
The name
had already been cited in previous media reports as a possible choice that was
rejected by some officers.
The U.S.
military's Central Command, which oversees the air campaign, said the the name
was meant "to reflect the unwavering resolve and deep commitment of the
U.S. and partner nations in the region and around the globe to eliminate the
terrorist group ISIL."
The name
also symbolized the "dedication of coalition members to work closely with
our friends in the region and apply all available dimensions of national power
necessary - diplomatic, informational, military, economic - to degrade and
ultimately destroy" the Islamic State group, it said.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/anti-isil-fight-in-syria-and-iraq-gets-a-name-inherent-resolve.aspx?pageID=238&nID=73046&NewsCatID=359
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U.S.
says ISIS made ‘substantial gains’ in Iraq
15
October 2014
Militants
of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) have scored “substantial gains”
in Iraq despite a continuous U.S.-led air campaign, a senior U.S. official said
on Wednesday.
The
group “has made substantial gains in Iraq,” and it will take time to build up
local forces that could defeat them in Syria and Iraq, John Allen, a retired
four-star U.S. general, told reporters, according to AFP.
Although
the Iraqi government and Kurdish forces succeeded in halting or pushing back
ISIS in some key areas including around Mosul dam, the militant group had
“tactical momentum” in other areas, Allen said.
He
acknowledged the United States and its allies were most concerned with the
situation in Iraq, where the U.S. army had to call in Apache helicopters last
week to prevent ISIS from seizing Baghdad’s international airport.
In an
interview on ABC’s “this week” on Sunday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Martin Dempsey said: “They were within 20 or 25 kilometers [of Baghdad
airport] and had they overrun the Iraqi unit, it was a straight shot to the
airport. So we’re not going to allow that to happen; we need that airport.”
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/15/ISIS-made-substantial-gains-in-Iraq-U-S-.html
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U.S.
offers $45 mln in rewards for info on al-Qaeda leaders
Oct 16,
2014
The
United States is putting President Barack Obama’s “we will hunt down terrorists
who threaten our country, wherever they are” threats last month into full sway.
The U.S.
State Department released a statement Tuesday announcing bounties totaling up
to $45 million for information about alleged key leaders in Al-Qaeda in the
Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Al-Qaeda’s Yemen-based branch.
Up to
$10 million would be rewarded to anyone with tips on the whereabouts of Nasir
al-Wahishi, AQAP’s top leader, described by the statement as the person “responsible
for approving AQAP targets, recruiting new members, allocating resources, and
directing AQAP operatives to conduct attacks.”
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/10/15/U-S-offers-45-mln-in-rewards-for-info-on-Al-Qaeda-leaders-.html
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South Asia
High-ranking
Taliban leader killed in Herat province
Oct 16,
2014
According
to local authorities in western Herat province, a high-ranking Taliban leader
was killed following a drone strike in Obe district.
The
officials further added the airstrike was carried out by coalition forces late
Wednesday night.
The
Taliban leader was identified as Mullah Abdul Rahman who was involved in major
terrorist related activities in Herat province, the officials said.
At least
four Taliban militants were also killed following the airstrike, the officials
added.
The
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 their activities in a
number of its remote districts during the recent years.
http://www.khaama.com/high-ranking-taliban-leader-killed-in-herat-province-8824
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Minister:
Identifying real freedom fighters in the offing
Oct 16,
2014
Liberation
War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque yesterday said the actual freedom
fighters would be picked out soon.
“The
real freedom fighters will be given digital identity card after spotting them
through proper investigation as early as possible. They will be considered as
honourable citizens of the country while their allowance will be lifted to
Tk10,000 and 25% of them will get house rent from the next fiscal year,”
Mozammel Haque said. The minister made the remarks while addressing a view
exchange meeting with the local liberation war heroes as the chief guest after
inaugurating the Panchagarh Freedom Fighters’ complex in the afternoon.
Those
who contributed to the 1971 liberation war from March 26 to December 16 would
be enrolled to the list, said Mozammel, adding that a move would be taken to
legalise the use of the title freedom fighter before their names.
Later,
the minister said there will have also a step to take a 100-mark of examination
in the BCS on the liberation war and later he warned of taking stern action
against the education institutions which do not hoist the national flag.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/16/minister-identifying-real-freedom-fighters-offing#sthash.2kxGbdNc.dpuf
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2
Haqqani leaders arrested by Afghan intelligence
Oct 16,
2014
Officials
say two senior leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Haqqani network have been
arrested by the Afghan intelligence service in eastern Khost province.
The
National Directorate of Security said in a statement Thursday that Anis
Haqqani, a brother of the network's leader, and Hafiz Rashid, a senior
commander of the network, were arrested in a special operation on Tuesday. It
did not provide further details.
The
statement said Anis Haqqani was an expert in computers and use of propaganda
through social networks. He allegedly played a key role in the group's
strategic decisions as a deputy to his brother, network leader Sirajuddin
Haqqani.
The
Pakistan-based militant group, which has ties to al-Qaeda as well as the
Taliban, has carried out numerous attacks against both domestic and foreign
security forces in Afghanistan.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/113235/World/International/-Haqqani-leaders-arrested-by-Afghan-intelligence.aspx
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Bangladesh:
Heritage site grabbed and gradually demolished
Oct 16,
2014
Tamli
Rajar Bari, a nearly 300 year old palace at Baragachi village in Poba Upazila
of Rajshahi, is now in ruins as a locally influential family is gradually
occupying the site.
The
palace, locally known as the palace of King Tamli, is located 19 kilometres
from Rajshahi city. Locals said the local Gobra Hakim family was dismantling
the structure, selling the bricks and growing crops on the land.
The
palatial ground is now overrun by all kinds of forage, making it difficult to
get inside. It is also waterlogged. This is a real frustration for visitors who
come from different areas to visit the palace.
Shamshuzzoha,
a local resident, said there was a paved road connecting the palace to the main
road but that was turned into a rice field by the local Gobra Hakim family.
While
visiting, our correspondent found that on the southern part of the historical
site radish was being cultivated on a piece of land filled with brick chips.
Rita, a housewife from the neighbourhood, said that part of the house was
knocked down by the current owners to turn the site into arable land.
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/oct/16/heritage-site-grabbed-and-gradually-demolished#sthash.7TzanJuK.dpuf
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Southeast Asia
Malaysia:
Ministry Senior Officer Involved In Isis Activities, Top Cop Reveals
Oct 16,
2014
Police
today said a government officer who was arrested together with 14 other
suspects in Shah Alam two days ago over links with the Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria (Isis), had received funding to carry out its activities.
The Star
Online, quoting the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar,
reported today that the man was a senior assistant director of the Energy,
Green Technology and Water Ministry.
The man
was suspected to be recruiting Malaysians to join the Middle East militant
group.
The
report said the funds were also for him to go to Syria.
It
quoted Khalid as saying that more suspects, believed to be recruiters for Isis,
would be nabbed soon.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/ministry-senior-officer-involved-in-isis-activities-top-cop-reveals#sthash.wAomsuib.dpuf
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Malaysian
Military Chief Warns Of Threat From Returning Islamic Militants
Oct 16,
2014
The
recruitment of Malaysians to fight the conflict in Syria in the name of
"jihad" must be checked as it poses a serious threat to the nation.
Armed
Forces (ATM) chief, Gen Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin (pic) said this was
neccessary to prevent Malaysians from being influenced by militants operating
in Syria and Iraq.
"After
joining, they will be given military training and will possess a spirit of
solidarity with people of other countries involved in the conflict.
"This
is worrying us. For example, the Jemaah Islamiah (JI), Indonesia's very own Al
Qaeda, was formed by those who fought the war in Afghanistan.
"After
returning home, the militants will form their own group. It has been proven
that Islamic State is more terrible than Al Qaeda," he said when closing a
summer camp programme at Kem Desa Pahlawan in Kota Baru today.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/military-chief-warns-of-threat-from-returning-islamic-militants-bernama#sthash.P6WLsZtj.dpuf
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