Taliban Execute School Students over Espionage Charges in Kunar
New Age Islam News Bureau
20
Sept 2014
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South Asia
• Taliban
Execute School Students Over Espionage Charges In Kunar
• 35
Taliban militants killed, 25 others injured in clearing operations
• Former
Jihadi Leader Calls Killers of Afghan Forces and Jihadi Leaders ‘Infidels’
• JMB
targets president, PM Sheikh Hasina to draw Islamic State attention
North America
• New York
City Buses To Carry Anti-Islam Posters
• Senate
Pledges $10m Bounty for ISIS Killers
• US House
unanimously condemns swell of anti-Semitism in Europe, Middle East
• US State
Dept Okays sale of IED-resistant vehicles worth $198m to Pakistan
• Kerry:
‘We must shut borders’ to defeat ISIS
• United
States says role for Iran in tackling ISIS
• World
united in fight against ISIL: Barack Obama
India
• Sangh
Parivar Reaches Out To Muslims, Bats for Social Reform
• No
Discussion on ISIS, Al-Qaeda Threat at SAARC
• Modi too
shrewd to be derailed by nationalist symbolism— Fareed Zakaria
• Orders
go out: no ID cards, no entry to Garba Venues
• Four
militants killed in gunbattle with security forces
• India
rubbishes Bilawal’s Kashmir remarks
• Al-Qaida
trying to enter Assam: Tarun Gogoi
Mideast
• Turkey’s
49 Hostages Freed In MİT Operation, Says President Erdoğan
• Operation
launched after ISIL broke promise: Turkish FM
• 45,000
Syrian Kurds enter Turkey: Deputy PM
• Iran's
FM: West, US Unable to Curb Terrorism
• Israel
to be sued for war crimes if intransigence continues: PM
• 'Dud'
Israeli shell kills 3 in Gaza
• Yemen TV
building on fire as clashes continue in Sanaa
Arab World
• Syrian
Army Advances in Hama, Kills Large Number of Militants
• Eighteen
ISIS militants killed fighting Syria Kurds
• Hezbollah
Ready to Hit Takfiri Terrorists at Khamenei's Order
• Kurdish
Region of Kobani under Imminent Risk of Manslaughter by ISIL
• Kurdish
fighters head to Syria from Turkey to fight militants
• Iraqi
Christians fly to new life in France after escaping Islamic State
• Iraqi
Forces Purge 4 Villages in Diyala of ISIL
• Under
new plan in Iraq, ISIS fight may fall to provinces
• UN’s
flight marks a new era on Israel-Syria front
• Documents
showing first expansion to Prophet’s Mosque on auction
• Police
arrest 15,000 illegal expats in Jeddah
Pakistan
• Pakistan
Not a Jungle; ‘Might Is Right’ Won’t Work: Nawaz
• JI
Threatens To Quit KPK Government If More Islamic Syllabus Not Implemented
• Senior
TTP commander killed in North Waziristan clash
• New ISI
chief — time for the PM to pick and choose
• Remote-controlled
bomb kills one in Turbat
• I will
take back entire Kashmir from India: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
• Jirga
has given a week to parties: Jamaat-i-Islami Emir
• Time for
sit-ins selected under conspiracy- Shahbaz
• Qadri
seeks death penalty for corrupt law
Africa
• Boko
Haram Extremists Kill Scores at Borno Market
• Mali:
Bomb Kills 5 U.N. Peacekeepers
• 2 killed
in al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
Europe
• Sovereign
Palestine a must for Mideast peace: French Senator
• Three
Germans charged over sending cameras, cash to IS
• France
mounts Iraq strikes as militants advance in Syria
• UK
Muslim clerics issue video appeal to free British hostage
• Belgium
prevented jihadist attacks, newspaper says
• Israel-Palestinian
'solution' to be put to UN Security Council: Francois Hollande
• German
Muslims rally against extremism
Southeast Asia
• Religious
Affairs Minister Gives Embattled Bogor Church New Hope
• Sedition
Act enacted to protect non-Malays, claims Ibrahim Ali
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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South Asia
Taliban
Execute School Students over Espionage Charges in Kunar
Sep 20
2014
Taliban
militants executed two high school students over espionage charges in eastern
Kunar province of Afghanistan.
According
to local government officials, the two students were accused of spying for the
central government by Taliban militants.
Deputy
provincial police chief Abdul Qadir Khan Omid confirmed that Taliban militants
executed two students in Nari district early Saturday.
He said
Afghan forces have launched an operation to detain those involved behind the
assassination of the two students.
Taliba
militants group has not commented regarding the incident so far.
Kunar is
among the volatile provinces in eastern Afghanistan where anti-government armed
militant groups are actively operating and frequently carry out insurgency
activities.
http://www.khaama.com/taliban-execute-school-students-over-espionage-charges-in-kunar-8681
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35
Taliban militants killed, 25 others injured in clearing operations
Sep 20
2014
At least
35 Taliban militants were killed and 25 others were injured following
counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours.
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 Kabul, Nangarhar,
Baghlan, Kunduz, Zabul, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Khost and Helmand provinces.
At least
four militants were also arrested by Afghan National Security Forces during the
same operations.
“Also,
during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated
light and heavy rounds ammunition,” the statement said.
The
statement also added that the Afghan National Police discovered and defused
several types of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) placed by enemies of
Afghanistan for destructive activities in Faryab and Maidan Wardak provinces.
The
Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the reports so far.
http://www.khaama.com/35-taliban-militants-killed-25-others-injured-in-clearing-operations-8678
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Former
Jihadi Leader Calls Killers of Afghan Forces and Jihadi Leaders ‘Infidels’
Sep 20
2014
Professor
Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, a prominent religious cleric and former jihadi leader,
once again took a hard stance against the Taliban militants and challenged
their ongoing armed campaign.
Sayyaf
was speaking during the commemoration ceremony to mark the 3rd death
anniversary of former president and high peace council chief Burhanuddin
Rabbani.
He
criticized the Taliban group for their armed campaign against the Afghan forces
and government and said Taliban are carrying out brutal attacks in the name of
Islam.
Sayyaf
challenged Taliban leaders for face to face debate and insisted that murderers
of Afghan forces and jihadi leaders are infidels.
Rabbani
was killed following a suicide attack in his residence in capital Kabul three
years back.
He was
assassinated by a suicide bomber who had disguised himself as a peace
messenger, representing the Taliban group.
The
bomber detonated explosives which were planted in his turban after getting
close to Rabbani, killing him along with a number of other high peace council
officials and injuring several others including high peace council secretary
Masoom Stanikzai.
http://www.khaama.com/sayyaf-calls-killers-of-afghan-forces-and-jihadi-leaders-infidels-8679
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JMB
targets president, PM Sheikh Hasina to draw
Islamic State attention
20
September 2014
Banned
militant outfit JMB was reportedly planning to attack the president and the
prime minister along with other VIPs in a bid to draw the attention of the
international militant organisation Islamic State (IS) and jump-start its
activities in Bangladesh.
To
implement their plan, the Jama’atul Mujahedin Bangladesh militants had already
gathered large amounts of explosives and were reportedly waiting for an
opportune moment to carry out the attacks.
The plans
came to light after detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police held seven JMB
members, including the outfit’s acting chief, from Ashulia Landing Station area
in the early hours of yesterday. Ten kilograms of explosive gel, four brass
idols, books and leaflets preaching militancy were also recovered from their
possession.
Without
giving details on the type of the explosives gel, police sources said the
material would create powerful explosives once added with powdered brass.
Primary
interrogation of the arrestees also revealed that the JMB had plans to snatch
Ansarullah Bangla Team chief Jashim Uddin Rahmani from police custody, in a
manner similar to the previous snatching of three top JMB members in
Mymensingh’s Trishal earlier this year.
The
arrestees are JMB acting chief Abdullah Al Tasnim alias Nahid, 29, members Md
Nayem Ali, 28, Md Sikandar Ali alias Noki, 25, Mahmud Ibne Bashar, 23, Md Masum
Billah, 26, Fuad Hasan, 18, and Ali Ahmed, 24.
The JMB
acting chief – who faces at least 20 cases – had arrest warrants issued against
him as he had been evading court appearances since securing bail from a court
in January.
In a
press conference at the Media and Community Centre of the DMP yesterday,
Monirul Islam, joint commissioner of the Detective Branch of police, said the
arrested JMB activists were planning on carrying out destructive activities on
different major targets including the state’s VVIP and VIP persons.
Monirul
did not mention the names of the targeted VVIP persons, but Bangladesh has only
two persons with the status: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina.
The
joint commissioner added that the arrestees had also admitted to targeting
high-profile personalities in the hopes of drawing the attention of the IS
through potential media coverage of the attacks. The plan was also a part of an
attempt to revitalise the activities of the JMB members who were silently
hiding in different areas of the country.
With the
help of telecom specialists Bashar and Noki – who were both arrested yesterday
– acting JMB chief Tasnim had also allegedly tried to contact the IS through
emails; however, his attempt was futile.
Detectives
said Tasnim regularly received advice on how to run the JMB from the daughter
and son-in-law of jailed JMB chief Saidur Rahman. Communicating from Pakistan’s
Karachi, Javed Akhter – Saidur’s son-in-law – reportedly advised Tasnim to use
the internet to gather JMB members and to contact the IS.
Establishing
communication with the IS would have only been possible by causing large-scale
destructive activities, said Monirul. Some of the JMB members had also
collected passports as part of their plan to go to Syria and Iraq for joining
the destructive activities by the IS, he added.
Tasnim
was also working to recruit meritorious students of public and private
universities, the DB official said, adding that Bashar and Noki were working at
field level to recruit from universities for the outfit. Bashar is a student of
Dhaka University’s tourism and hospitality management department and Noki is a
student of North South University, Monirul added.
The
militants reportedly planned to provide training on attacking techniques to the
recruits at a camp in Bandarban. During initial interrogation, the arrested JMB
members also confessed to recruiting female members who would be able to easily
enter secret places and collect information for them.
JMB’s
plans also included kidnapping jailed Ansarullah Bangla Team chief Jashim in a
coordinated attack similar to the Trishal incident in February, in hopes that
Jashim’s rescue would bring around 200 active Ansarullah members to support the
JMB cause. Two of the JMB leaders who were snatched from police custody in
Trishal – Salehin and Mizan – as well as
JMB’s West Bengal unit chief Sohel Mahfuz were now advising Tasnim from their
hideouts in India, the DB official said.
Without
giving details Joint Commissioner Monirul claimed that the arrestees had
already admitted to having information on the recent murder of Channel i
presenter Nurul Islam Faruki.
Further
details could be extracted during remand when the police would also try to
extract information on the details and hideouts of other JMB members, Monirul
said, adding that the police had information that the JMB still had members
hiding in different areas of the capital.
Soon
after the arrest of the JMB members, they were shown arrested in two cases
filed with the Turag police station and were later placed before the Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate Court.
DB
Inspector Mozammel Haque sought a 10-day remand in each of the two cases. After
hearing the plea, Metropolitan Magistrate Rashed Talukder granted a two-day
remand for each arrestee.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/sep/20/jmb-targets-pm-president-draw-attention#sthash.R7ofuUde.dpuf
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North America
New York
City Buses To Carry Anti-Islam Posters
20
September 2014
100 New
York City busses will soon carry anti-Islamic posters as part of an
“educational campaign”, the New York Daily News reported.
The
campaign is paid for by American blogger Pamela Geller, which she said aimed to
warn of “the problem with jihad” and Islamic law, she is quoted as saying by
the Daily News.
In one
poster, a photo from the video in which U.S. journalist was killed is sits next
to a photo of a British man suspected of being the militant behind the ISIS
beheadings.
The ads
also target the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights group
based in Washington D.C. by linking it to Hamas.
“Geller
is a known hater and there’s no law in this country that forces her to tell the
truth,” Corey Saylor, a CAIR spokesman told the Daily news, adding that the
group had considered suing Geller but did not think it was worth it.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/advertising-and-pr/2014/09/20/NYC-busses-to-carry-anti-Islam-ads-.html
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Senate
Pledges $10m Bounty for ISIS Killers
20
September 2014
The
United States Senate approved a $10 million award for information leading to
the arrest of those involved in the executions of two American journalists, the
Telegraph reported Friday.
“One way
we can honour the memories of James Foley and Steven Sotloff is to bring their
evil murderers to justice, which this measure will help do,” Senator Marco
Rubio was quoted by the Telegraph as saying.
Rubio,
from Sotloff's home state of Florida, also said it was important to send the
message “That the United States will work tirelessly to ensure that the deaths
of these beloved journalists do not go unpunished."
Extremists
from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has taken over stretches of
territory in Iraq and Syria, released videos in August and September in which a
masked militant beheaded Foley and Sotloff.
“Our
country lost two of its own, and we must do everything possible to bring the
terrorists who committed these atrocities to justice," Senator Jeanne
Shaheen from New Hampshire said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/20/U-S-Senate-pledges-10-m-bounty-on-Foley-Sotloff-killers.html
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US House
unanimously condemns swell of anti-Semitism in Europe, Middle East
20 September 2014
NEW YORK
- The House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution condemning the
surfacing of broad anti-Semitism worldwide, and in Europe especially this
summer throughout the Gaza conflict.
The
resolution, written by congressmen Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Peter Roskam (R-IL),
Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Kay Granger (R-TX), calls on the State Department to
"maintain combating anti-Semitism as a United States foreign policy
priority."
Citing a
recent survey released in May by the Anti-Defamation League, the entire House
agreed: its finding that 74 percent of those surveyed in the Middle East hold
anti-Semitic views is "stunning." In Europe, 26 percent of those
surveyed held similar views.
"When
you criticize the policies of the Israeli government for this or that, that's
one thing," Nadler said in a phone call with The Jerusalem Post. "The
fact is they've conflated this for sixty years or more."
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-House-unanimously-condemns-swell-of-anti-Semitism-in-Europe-Middle-East-375847
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US State
Dept okays sale of IED-resistant vehicles worth $198m to Pakistan
20
September 2014
WASHINGTON:
The US State Department has approved the sale of 160 Mine Resistant Ambush
Protected (MRAP) vehicles, spare and repair parts to Pakistan for an estimated
cost of $198 million, said a press release issued by the Defence Security
Cooperation Agency on Friday.
The
state department's nod comes as Pakistan is engaged in Operation Zarb-i-Azb, a
full-blown military offensive in the northwestern tribal region of North
Waziristan, and has also begun action against insurgents in Khyber Agency.
According
to the release, the government of Pakistan had requested to purchase 160 Navistar
MRAP vehicles, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, publications
and technical documentation, personnel training and equipment training, US
government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support
services, and other related elements of logistical and program support.
The
Defence Security Cooperation Agency of the US has delivered the required
certification notifying Congress of the possible sale, whose principal
contractor will be Navistar Defence Corporation in Madison Heights, Michigan.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1133174/us-state-dept-okays-sale-of-ied-resistant-vehicles-worth-198m-to-pakistan
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Kerry:
‘We must shut borders’ to defeat ISIS
20
September 2014
Borders
which link up to territory occupied by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
militants should be closed as part of international efforts to defeat the
group, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview with Al Arabiya
News Channel on Friday.
In the
interview, which aired the same day, Kerry said that the U.S. had secured
“significant guarantees” from American allies in the Middle East.
“We must
shut borders,” he said. “There are guarantees to help on foreign fighters, on
financing, on borders – border control, on military, on aid, training, and even
on direct military action.”
Kerry
also praised Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces, who he described as being
“absolutely critical” in the fight against ISIS.
“Baghdad
and others within Iraq as a whole should say thank you to the Peshmerga who
have been essential in the fight of taking back Mosul Dam, of holding the line
so that ISIL couldn’t go to Erbil,” he said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/19/Kerry-solution-to-Syria-crisis-should-protect-everyone-s-interests.html
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United
States says role for Iran in tackling ISIS
20
September 2014
U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that there was a role for Iran to
play in the global effort to tackle hardline Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) militants, who have seized swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria.
"The
coalition required to eliminate ISIL (Islamic State) is not only, or even
primarily, military in nature," Kerry told a United Nations Security
Council meeting on Iraq.
"It
must be comprehensive and include close collaboration across multiple lines of
effort," he said. "There is a role for nearly every country in the
world to play, including Iran."
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/19/United-States-says-role-for-Iran-in-tackling-Islamic-State.html
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World
united in fight against ISIL: Barack Obama
Press
Trust of India | Washington
September 20, 2014
As he
continues to galvanise the world for a broad coalition against the Islamic
State, US President Barack Obama on Saturday said the international community
is united in its fight against the dreaded terror group, which has gained
control over large parts of Syria and Iraq.
“This is
not America’s fight alone. I won’t commit our troops to fighting another ground
war in Iraq, or in Syria. It’s more
effective to use our capabilities to help partners on the ground secure their
own country’s futures,” Obama said in his weekly address to the nation.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/americas/world-united-in-fight-against-isil-barack-obama/#sthash.EiaUlvqj.dpuf
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India
Sangh
Parivar Reaches Out To Muslims, Bats for Social Reform
20
September 2014
Veering
from its reputation of being a Hindu hardliner, the Sangh Parivar is looking at
starting work on issues like education, employment and creating awareness among
women on Talaq (divorce) for the upliftment of Muslims in the state.
The
Sangh's only organisation for the minority community, the Muslim Rashtriya
Manch (MRM), will be hosting senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar, who will address
a state-level conference on Saturday, the MRM's first such program in the city.
Kumar, who is the chief Margadarshak (guide) of the organisation, was
questioned by the CBI in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blasts at Hyderabad. He is
expected to speak on the results of the Lok Sabha elections, the assembly polls
due in October, as well as on issues like unemployment, education, and curbing
addictions among Muslim youth.
Muslims
form around 10.6 per cent of Maharashtra's 11.23 crore population. However,
only 2.2 per cent of the community has completed education till graduation,
with the proportion being just 1.4 per cent for women. According to the
Rajinder Sachar committee report, the share of Muslims in government services
is just 4.4 per cent.
Full
report at:
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-sangh-parivar-reaches-out-to-muslims-bats-for-social-reform-2019984
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No
discussion on ISIS, al-Qaeda threat at SAARC
20
September 2014
Terrorism
remained high on the agenda of the meeting of Home ministers of SAARC countries
in Kathmandu, but there was no discussion on the threat posed by al-Qaeda and
Islamic State.
India
expressed concern over the planned withdrawal of NATO troops from Afgha-nistan
next year and asked the eight-member SAARC group to “carefully assess the
impact on the entire region”.
“Though
terrorism was discussed, but no particular terrorist organisation was named.
Al-Qaeda or ISIS might be a cause of concern for India, but not for other countries,”
said a senior SAARC official.
Union
Home minister Rajnath Singh, who attended the conference, said, “We all share a
common and vital stake in peace, stability and economic development in
Afghanistan. We are concer-ned by new threats of extremism, terrorism and
violence being held out to South Asian countries like India, Bangl-adesh and
Sri Lanka, which cannot but raise concerns.”
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/no-discussion-on-isis-al-qaeda-threat-at-saarc/#sthash.aGIDgXL8.dpuf
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Modi too
shrewd to be derailed by nationalist symbolis — Fareed Zakaria
IANS |
Sep 20, 2014
WASHINGTON:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "far too shrewd" to be distracted by
nationalist symbolism which would derail his growth agenda and embroil him in
unwanted controversies, well known Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria
suggests.
But
Zakaria, who interviewed him for CNN last weekend, also wonders in an opinion
piece in the Washington Post if the problem with the new Prime Minister
"turns out to be not that he is too bold but rather that he is not bold
enough."
Modi
"radiates confidence", writes Zakaria. "The public lauds him,
world leaders court him and the Bombay Stock Exchange continues to soar."
"But
will this moment of euphoria translate into lasting gains? Can India become the
world's next economic powerhouse?" he asks.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-too-shrewd-to-be-derailed-by-nationalist-symbolism-says-the-man-who-interviewed-him-Fareed-Zakaria/articleshow/42976024.cms
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Orders
go out: no ID cards, no entry to Garba Venues
20
September 2014
Barely
days after a BJP MLA said that Muslim men should not be allowed to enter Garba
venues and that their identity cards be checked, the local administration in
Indore and Ujjain cities on Friday instructed Garba organisers to ensure that
men are allowed entry only after checking their photo-ID cards.
This is
the first time that such instructions have gone out.
Ostensibly,
the administration claims this is to stop entry of “unauthorised participants
and criminal elements”. But it didn’t define what it meant by these terms.
Additional
District Magistrate (Indore) Ashish Singh said these instructions have been
issued “purely from the law and order point of view”. City Superintendent of
Police (Ujjain) Vijay Dawar said identity cards will be compulsory for
participants as well as the audience. He said organisers have been told to wind
up the programme by 11 pm and keep noise levels low.
In
Ujjain, organisers were also told to ensure that only pass-holders are allowed
entry as audience. In Indore, the largest city in Madhya Pradesh, organisers
have been told to install CCTV cameras but there are no instructions on passes
for audience. The male participants will have to sport identity cards all the
time.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/after-bjp-mlas-call-for-ban-on-muslim-men-in-garbas-orders-go-out-no-id-cards-no-entry/99/#sthash.7ODBfhMn.dpuf
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Four militants
killed in gunbattle with security forces
Sep 20,
2014
Four
militants were on Saturday killed in an encounter with security forces near the
Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Four
militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Tangdhar sector of
Kupwara district near LoC,” a defence spokesman said.
He said
four AK 47 rifles and ammunition were recovered from the scene of the gunbattle
that began in the wee hours.
“The
identity and group affiliation of the militants are being ascertained,” the
spokesman said.
He said
the information available so far does not suggest that it was an infiltration
bid.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/four-militants-killed-in-gunbattle-with-security-forces/article6429536.ece
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India
rubbishes Bilawal’s Kashmir remarks
Sep 20,
2014
India on
Saturday termed as “far from reality” the comment of Pakistan People’s Party
leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari that his party will get back entire Kashmir from
it and asserted the integrity and unity of the country was “non negotiable”.
“We are
in the process of looking forward and looking forward does not mean that our
borders will be changed. We made it very clear that as far as we are concerned,
the integrity and unity of India is non negotiable,” Ministry of External
Affairs spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said.
He said
the comment was “far from reality which takes us back into the past century”.
Addressing
party workers in Multan in Punjab on Friday, Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had
said the PPP would get back entire Kashmir from India.
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-rubbishes-bilawals-kashmir-remarks/article6429904.ece
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Al-Qaida
trying to enter Assam: Tarun Gogoi
PTI |
Sep 20, 2014
GUWAHATI:
Days after al-Qaida issued a video threatening to carry out its campaign in
India, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday said the terror group is
trying to set up base in the state and had "tacit understanding" with
ULFA.
"We
have got some information that al-Qaida is trying to gain access to Assam. We
have taken steps to prevent any such development and asked all concerned to
remain cautious," Gogoi told a press conference here.
The
global terrorist outfit had earlier too tried to set up links in the north east
and Assam in association with insurgent groups here but failed to do so, he
said.
Asked
specifically if al-Qaida has any link with the banned ULFA, Gogoi said, "I
think they have links. Even if there is no direct link as of now, they have
tacit understanding ... They never criticise each other."
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Al-Qaida-trying-to-enter-Assam-Tarun-Gogoi/articleshow/42996927.cms
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Mideast
Turkey’s
49 hostages freed in MİT operation, says President Erdoğan
20
September 2014
President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced Sept. 20 that the 49 Turkish hostages held by
extremist militants in Iraq for 101 days had been freed through an operation
conducted by the country’s spy agency.
Öztürk
Yılmaz, Turkey's consul general in Mosul, and 48 others who were taken from the
consulate were brought to Turkey at 5 a.m. local time, with officials stressing
that they were all in good health.
“Our
consul general in Mosul, his family and Turkish citizens at the consulate who
had been abducted have been freed in a successful operation,” Erdoğan said in a
written statement early Sept. 20, announcing the news to the Turkish public.
“I thank
the prime minister and his colleagues for this carefully planned, detailed and
secret operation, which continued all night and was successfully completed
early in the morning,” the statement added.
Turkey’s
consul general and other staff in Mosul had been held by the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) since June 11.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/live-turkeys-49-hostages-freed-in-mit-operation-says-president-erdogan.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71957&NewsCatID=510
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Operation
launched after ISIL broke promise: Turkish FM
20
September 2014
Forty-nine
Turkish captives freed from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on
Sept. 20 might have been released sooner, but the jihadist group failed to
“keep promises,” according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.
Earlier
contacts with ISIL through mediators had not resulted in the freedom of the
hostages as the promises given were not kept, said Çavuşoğlu, who is in New
York to attend U.N. General Assembly meetings.
“The
last date they gave was Sept. 20. And this promise was therefore kept,” he told
reporters in New York.
“I hope
we will never face such a test in the future. I think our state was very
successful in passing this test,” he said.
The
minister said the hostages, who were taken June 11 at the country’s Consulate
General in Mosul, were freed thanks to the meticulous and patient work of the
National Intelligence Organization (MİT), the Chief of General Staff and the
Foreign Ministry.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/operation-launched-after-isil-broke-promise-fm.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71959&NewsCatID=510
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45,000
Syrian Kurds enter Turkey: Deputy PM
20
September 2014
Some
45,000 Syrian Kurds fleeing advancing Islamic State and Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) militants have poured across the border into Turkey since Ankara opened
up its southern frontier on Sept. 19, the country’s deputy prime minister has
said.
"As
of now, 45,000 Syrian Kurds have have crossed the border and entered Turkish
soil from eight entrance points," Numan Kurtulmuş told reporters on Sept.
20.
"No
country in the world can take in 45,000 refugees in one night, bring them here
unharmed and find them a shelter without a problem. This proves how powerful
Turkey is," he added.
Syrian
Kurds have been massing since Thursday on the other side of the border as the
ISIL extremists seized dozens of villages in a lightning offensive as they
close in on the strategic Syrian town of Ain al-Arab, known to the Kurds as
Kobane.
Turkey
opened its border on Friday after new fighting near Kobane prompted a mass
exodus of residents.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/45000-syrian-kurds-enter-turkey-deputy-pm-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71963&NewsCatID=352
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Iran's
FM: West, US Unable to Curb Terrorism
20
September 2014
Iranian
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif strongly criticized the West, specially
the US, for supporting terrorism in different parts of the world.
"The
US and the western countries are unable to resolve the issue of terrorism by
continuing their previous policies," Zarif said during a meeting with his
Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo in New York on Friday.
He noted
that the US cannot fight terrorists and at the same time try to weaken the
Syrian government.
The
Iranian foreign minister pointed to the US dual-track policy in dealing with
terrorism in Syria and Iraq, and said, "The Americans did not take any
effective measure against four months of savagery of the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists in Iraq like halting their direct and indirect
aid to the them."
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930629000450
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Israel
to be sued for war crimes if intransigence continues: PM
20
September 2014
The
Palestinian Authority (PA) vowed to sue Israel for allegedly committing war
crimes against innocent civilians in Gaza if the occupation does not end within
a specific timeframe, and the Zionist regime does not agree to an independent
Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
“We have
all options on the table and will not hesitate to take all measures to protect
our rights and our people from the Israeli occupation. We are coordinating with
our Arab brothers and friends about our priorities. We are still hopeful that
the US will use its influence to make Israel bow to the will of the
international community and end the suffering of the Palestinian people,” Palestinian
Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah told Arab News in a telephone interview on
Friday.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/632856
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'Dud'
Israeli shell kills 3 in Gaza
20
September 2014
A dud
Israeli shell from this summer's Gaza's war exploded Friday, killing three
people and leaving two others wounded in the north of the Palestinian enclave,
medics said.
Emergency
services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra, who said one of three wounded had died in
hospital, said the shell exploded in the Shejaiya neighbourhood.
The
district on the edge of Gaza City was subjected to some of the heaviest Israeli
shelling during the July-August offensive.
The
offensive ended with a truce on August 26. It killed more than 2,140
Palestinians, most of them civilians, and 73 on the Israeli side, mostly
soldiers.
It
caused a vast amount of destruction to homes and infrastructure, leaving more
than 100,000 Palestinians homeless in the long term, according to the UN.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/111176/World/Region/Dud-Israeli-shell-kills--in-Gaza.aspx
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Yemen TV
building on fire as clashes continue in Sanaa
20
September 2014
Yemen's
state-run television building caught fire after a three-day mortar attack by
Shiite rebels who are protesting against the government, residents and a TV
employee said on Saturday.
After
weeks of protests and clashes, the conflict intensified on Thursday when the
Shi'ite Houthi rebels clashed with the army on the outskirts of Sanaa.
The
fighting expanded mainly between the Houthis and tribesmen allied with the
al-Ahmar clan. Prominent figures from the mainly Sunni Muslim clan, one of the
most powerful tribes in Yemen, hold senior positions in the armed forces and
the government.
Part of
the TV building, which is located near other vital state institutions, caught
fire after shelling intensified on Saturday morning, the employee told Reuters,
adding that hundreds were trapped in the building as a result.
Yemeni
TV broadcast a written message for national and international organizations to
intervene to save its employees from the shelling.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/20/Yemen-TV-building-on-fire-as-clashes-continue-in-capital.html
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Arab World
Syrian
Army Advances in Hama, Kills Large Number of Militants
20
September 2014
The Syrian army advanced in Hama countryside,
regaining control over several villages and farms.
The
Syrian military targeted concentration centers of militants in various areas in
the countryside of the Northern province of Idlib, leaving numbers of the
terrorists dead and wounded, a military source said, Al-Manar reported.
In
Aleppo, the Syrian army killed large numbers of militants and destroyed several
vehicles, some of which equipped with heavy machineguns, in Khan al-Asal, Bani
Zaid, Hreitan, and al-Atareb in the countryside of the Northern province.
ISIL
attacked again the Kurdish city of Ain al-Arab, clashing with Kurd People's
Protection Units and controlling numerous towns.
ISIL's
advance led to the displacement of large number of Kurds who headed to the
Turkish bordering towns.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930629000509
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Eighteen
ISIS militants killed fighting Syria Kurds
20
September 2014
At least
18 militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group were killed
in overnight clashes with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria near a strategic
border, a monitoring group said Saturday.
The
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the 18 militants,
reportedly including one of Chinese nationality, were killed in fighting near
the town of Ain al-Arab, known to the Kurds as Kobane.
The
Observatory said Friday that ISIS militants had seized 60 Kurdish villages near
the Turkish border in a lightning two-day campaign as they close in on Ain
al-Arab.
The town
in Aleppo province is Syria's third largest Kurdish town, and would give ISIS
control of a long stretch of the country’s northern border with Turkey.
The
fighting in the area has prompted an exodus of residents, many of whom have
sought to cross into Turkey, which opened its border on Friday.
The
Observatory said the fighting was continuing on Saturday and reported “heavy
clashes” in the area around Ain al-Arab.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/20/18-ISIS-militants-killed-fighting-Syria-Kurds.html
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Hezbollah
Ready to Hit Takfiri Terrorists at Khamenei's Order
20
September 2014
Deputy
Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sheikh Naim Qassem
said Hezbollah forces are fully ready to fight the terrorist Takfiri groups
upon an order by Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali
Khamenei.
"The
world arrogance managed to activate the Takfiri groups through cooperation with
al-Qaeda and if we study the situation in North African states, we will find
out that most of their revolutions have been stolen," Qassem said in an
interview with the Arabic-language monthly, '42'.
He
blamed the world arrogance, Zionism and their advocates for the current
differences and sedition in the Muslim world, and said, "We know that
enemies always prepare a ground for striking a blow at the resistance and one
of Hezbollah's most important missions is to study the current situation and
prevent the legitimization of minor differences among Islamic faiths."
Full
report at:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930629000974
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Kurdish
Region of Kobani under Imminent Risk of Manslaughter by ISIL
20
September 2014
Kobani
(also Ayn al-Arab) Kurdish region in Northern Syria has been beset with the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for the last two years and it has
been under siege by the terrorist group during the last 18 months; but now they
might be massacred in thousands any moment.
The
terrorist organization has laid a siege to the town one and a half years ago
and isolated it from the outside world. Before that, Turkey had shut the border
checkpoints for emergency supplies to the population.
On 15
September, ISIL started a major assault against Kobani with heavy weaponry –
including tanks – and managed to gain ample terrain. Current reports speak of
massacres of civilians and hijackings of young women and girls.
Reports
in the last two days said Turkey has accepted around 4,000 of the Kobani
Kurdish refugees, mostly women and children.
The
Kurdish population in Northern Iraq and Northern Syria said Turkey should stop
its backhanded support for the ISIL, and close its borders to the terrorist
group.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930629000996
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Kurdish
fighters head to Syria from Turkey to fight militants
AP | Sep
20, 2014
BEIRUT:
Activists say hundreds of Kurdish fighters are crossing into Syria from Turkey
to defend a Kurdish area under attack by Islamic State militants.
The
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and local Kurdish official
Nawaf Khalil said on Saturday that the fighters were streaming into the Kobani
area in northern Syria.
Fighters
from Islamic State group have been barreling through the Kobani area over the
past week, seizing villages and forcing thousands of Syrian Kurds to flee.
Syrian
Kurdish fighters had been successfully fighting off the militants for the past
two years, but the tide has changed recently, leading them to call for Western
aid.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Kurdish-fighters-head-to-Syria-from-Turkey-to-fight-militants/articleshow/43003440.cms
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Iraqi
Christians fly to new life in France after escaping Islamic State
20 September
2014
On a
warm evening at Arbil International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan some 150 mostly
Christian refugees anxiously waited to flee their homeland aboard a French
government plane.
The
refugees, of all ages and from 25 different families, had one message as they
prepared to fly to Paris to escape the threat of Islamic State militants:
Christians and Muslims can no longer live together in Iraq.
Shakeep,
a 46-year-old lawyer who worked at Mosul's main law court, was taking his wife,
mother, daughter and nephew to Tours in western France, where his uncle lives.
One bag each was all they had left of their belongings.
"There
is no future in Iraq. There can be no future between Muslims and Christians
here. I leave my life. I'm between sadness and happiness. But with Daech, we
can't come back," he said, using the Arabic acronym for Islamic State.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/iraqi-christians-fly-to-new-life-in-france-after-escaping-islamic-state#sthash.fVTwKPBt.dpuf
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Iraqi
Forces Purge 4 Villages in Diyala of ISIL
20
September 2014
The
Iraqi government troops liberated 4 villages in Diyala province from the
control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group.
The
security forces backed by volunteers liberated the villages of Um al-Hawali,
Sheikh Fattah, Abu Daen and Hassan Babi from the control of ISIL during a
successful military operation targeting the terrorists.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930629001172
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Under new
plan in Iraq, ISIS fight may fall to provinces
20
September 2014
IRBIL,
IRAQ: Gov. Atheel al-Nujaifi wants his province back.
Since
early June, when jihadist militants swept into Nineveh province in northern
Iraq and seized control of its capital, Mosul, al-Nujaifi has been a man
without a home.
As Iraqi
forces and various militias, backed by U.S. airstrikes, have sought to beat
back fighters calling themselves the Islamic State, al-Nujaifi has pursued his
own military response, narrowly tailored toward reclaiming Mosul. He is trying
to assemble a 3,000-person militia of mostly Sunni Muslims from Nineveh
province to deploy against the militant group, also known as ISIS.
"We
want to give a new image to the people: that Mosul will fight ISIS with people
mainly from Mosul," he said. "The people will not accept a return of
the Iraqi army."
There
are countless hurdles to this project, not least of which is that the central
government in Baghdad is not likely to approve it. But however quixotic, the
plan dovetails conceptually with a new national security strategy, announced by
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi last week, to create national guard forces under
the authority of the nation's provincial governors.
Both
al-Nujaifi's hope to gin up a private militia and the government's plan for a
national guard, which al-Nujaifi ardently supports, emerge from the same
conviction: The best way to fight insurgencies is with homegrown troops.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Under-new-plan-in-Iraq-ISIS-fight-may-fall-to-provinces/articleshow/42877657.cms
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UN’s
flight marks a new era on Israel-Syria front
20
September 2014
For four
decades, a multinational United Nations mission has quietly monitored the
sleepy Golan Heights — providing a symbol of stability between bitter enemies
as it enforced a truce between Israel and Syria.
But as
Syria has plunged into civil war and the peacekeepers themselves have become
targets of Al-Qaeda-linked rebels, the UN observer force has begun to fall
apart, leaving its future — and the prospects for ever establishing peace in
this rugged area of the Middle East — in doubt.
Since
Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war, a
withdrawal from the strategic plateau was seen as the key to any peace
agreement. But as Syria continues to disintegrate, the odds of Israel giving up
the Golan — never a popular prospect among Israelis — appear to be dimming by
the day.
The
downfall of the international mission known as UNDOF is a vivid illustration of
the uncertain situation across the border — and in the eyes of many Israelis,
it underscores why they can never relinquish the Golan.
Full
report at:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140920218733
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Documents
showing first expansion to Prophet’s Mosque on auction
20
September 2014
An
archive of photos, architectural drawings and elevations of the first expansion
of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah is now on auction through world-acclaimed
auction house Sotheby’s.
A
collection of 52 original drawings and 216 photographs that document the first
expansion to Islam’s second-holiest site, ordered by King Abdul-Aziz al-Saud in
1951, is being privately auctioned.
The
documents belonged to Fahmy Moemen Bey, an Egyptian architect commissioned to
design the expansion of the Masjid al-Nabawi, the Arabic name for the Prophet’s
Mosque.
“Some of
the plans actually detail life-size drawings depicting how the marbles, windows,
arches and decorations of the columns and the pillars are going to be decorated
and carved,”
Richard
Fattorini, a specialist in books and manuscripts at Sotheby’s, told Al Arabiya
News.
“They’re
the architect’s own linen... They were rolled and unrolled everyday on the building
sites, at the mosque, as the project was being done,” Fattorini said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2014/09/19/Documents-showing-first-expansion-to-Prophet-s-Mosque-on-auction.html
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Police
arrest 15,000 illegal expats in Jeddah
20
September 2014
Security
forces have arrested more than 15,000 foreign workers during the past few
months for allegedly violating the Kingdom’s residency and labor regulations,
said Lt. Col. Aati bin Attiyah Al-Qurashi, spokesman for Makkah police.
He said
the arrested individuals included beggars and street vendors, as well as
cleaners of cars on streets. “We have instructed real estate owners not to
provide accommodation or shelter to illegal workers in their buildings,” he
said, adding that the law’s violators would be punished.
He
thanked Saudis for their cooperation with security agencies, adding that it had
a big impact on the campaign against violators.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/632371
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Pakistan
Pakistan
not a jungle; ‘might is right’ won’t work: Nawaz
20
September 2014
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday emphatically rejected the “might is
right” rule in the country and resolved to block all efforts aimed at turning
the country into a “jungle” through disorder and anarchy.
Addressing
the joint sitting of parliament on its concluding day, Nawaz talked extensively
on the current situation in the country due to the protests of Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT), which have continued
for over a month at the Constitution Avenue of the capital. Prime Minister
Nawaz rejected the agenda of protesting parties to send the government packing
by force and said that no state in the world having faith in rule of law has
seen such tactics. “We will not allow this tradition to take root in Pakistan.”
He said the government would not let anyone derail the democratic system.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/islamabad/20-Sep-2014/pakistan-not-a-jungle-might-is-right-won-t-work-nawaz
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JI
threatens to quit KPK government if more Islamic syllabus not implemented
September
20, 2014
Peshawar-
Jamaat Islami (JI) has threatened to quit the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government if
its demands of including in the curriculum chapters regarding Islam and
ideology of Pakistan, are not accepted.
Addressing
a news conference in Peshawar, JI provincial chief Professor Muhammad Ibrahim
said his party's negotiations with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are in
progress against changes in the curriculum.
He said
if our demands are not accepted, we will not hesitate to part ways with PTI.
The JI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief said the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and PTI
should abandon stubborn attitude and resolve their differences on the issue amicably.
http://nation.com.pk/sp-education/20-Sep-2014/ji-threatens-to-quit-kpk-government-if-more-islamic-syllabus-not-implemented
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Senior
TTP commander killed in North Waziristan clash
20
September 2014
PESHAWAR:
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said that one of its senior commanders
Mohammad Hasan was killed in a recent clash with Pakistani security forces in
North Waziristan.
In a
statement issued by TTP spokesman Shahidullah Shahid on Saturday, the outlawed
group said Hasan, who hailed from Kabul, was killed in clashes in North
Waziristan's Boya area.
The
statement added that Hasan had recently been released from an Afghan prison and
had "reunited with his comrades" in Pakistan.
The TTP
also claimed that the clash in Boya began when local Taliban, Mehsud fighters
and the TTP launched a collective attack on Pakistan Army personnel, adding
that it caused significant losses to the military.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1133187/senior-ttp-commander-killed-in-north-waziristan-clash
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New ISI
chief — time for the PM to pick and choose
20
September 2014
ISLAMABAD:
Barely in his second year in office, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is faced with
the difficult choice of picking a new Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief —
a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for the already strained
civil-military relations.
Director
General of ISI Lt Gen Zaheerul Islam, who was appointed as the spy chief in
March 2012, is set to retire on Oct 1.
And for
many reasons, the sit-ins and the floods have not stopped politicians,
journalists and analysts from speculating on who will replace Gen Islam in this
key post.
An
extension for Gen Islam is highly unlikely; while the government is not too
keen on the idea. It is also evident that the military is in no mood to ask for
it. No wonder then that speculation is rife on the next man who will hold the
position called DG I.
With the
control that the head of the ISI enjoys on intelligence gathering within the
country and the role the agency has played in Pakistani politics, the filling
of the post generally attracts considerable attention.
And at
the present juncture, the allegations about ISI having played a role in
instigating the dharnas and the general state of the civil-military relations
have added to the interest in Gen Islam’s successor.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1133158/new-isi-chief-time-for-the-pm-to-pick-and-choose
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Remote-controlled
bomb kills one in Turbat
20
September 2014
QUETTA:
One person was killed and another two were injured in a roadside blast in
Balochistan's troubled Turbat area on Saturday morning, levies said.
Muhammad
Tariq, a levies official, told Dawn.com that militants targeted the vehicle of
Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) through a remote-controlled bomb in Dasht
Tehsil of Kech district. He said initially three persons were seriously injured
in the blast. However, one of them succumbed to injuries on way to hospital.
The blast also damaged the vehicle of the FWO.
FWO
workers were engaged on a road construction when targeted by militants. No
group has claimed the responsibility for the attack, however, Tariq suspects
Baloch separatist-backed armed groups may be behind the incident.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1133185/remote-controlled-bomb-kills-one-in-turbat
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I will
take back entire Kashmir from India: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
PTI |
Sep 20, 2014
ISLAMABAD:
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the 'Gen Next' politician of Pakistan, has said that
his Pakistan People's Party (PPP) would get back entire Kashmir from India.
Bilawal,
in his 20s, was addressing the party workers in Multan region in Punjab on
Friday.
"I
will take back Kashmir, all of it, and I will not leave behind a single inch of
it because, like the other provinces, it belongs to Pakistan," said the
scion of highly influential Bhutto family.
When
Bilawal made these remarks, he was flanked by former prime ministers Yousaf
Raza Gilani and Raja Pervaiz Asharaf.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/I-will-take-back-entire-Kashmir-from-India-Bilawal-Bhutto-Zardari/articleshow/42987127.cms
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Jirga
has given a week to parties: Jamaat-i-Islami Emir
20
September 2014
BAHAWALPUR:
Jamaat-i-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq has said the six-member jirga has given Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif, PTI chief Imran Khan and PAT chief Tahirul Qadri a
week's time to respond to its proposals to end the impasse.
Speaking
to a public meeting at Hockey Stadium here on Friday, the JI chief reiterated
that on the PAT demand of resignation of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Model
Town incident, it was proposed that any court of Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or
Gilgit-Baltistan could try Shahbaz Sharif and his government.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1133108/jirga-has-given-a-week-to-parties-siraj
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Time for
sit-ins selected under conspiracy- Shahbaz
September
20, 2014
Lahore-
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the nation will never forgive
those who inflicted losses of billions of dollars to Pakistan through the
London Plan.
He was
talking to a delegation of assembly members in Lahore. Shahbaz Sharif said time
for the sit-ins was selected under a conspiracy when historic packages worth
billions of dollars with China were to be given final shape. He said
Pakistan-China agreements and power projects were the real target of Imran Khan
and Tahirul Qadri. The chief minister said that every Pakistani is shocked and
surprised over celebrating Jashan by Imran Khan and his supporters in the
present situation when a large segment of the population is hit by devastating
floods.
http://nation.com.pk/national/20-Sep-2014/time-for-sit-ins-selected-under-conspiracy-shahbaz
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Qadri
seeks death penalty for corrupt law
September
20, 2014
ISLAMABAD
- Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Dr Tahir ul Qadri Friday told his
followers that the sit-in in the federal capital will continue for some more
days and the government will finally collapse.
Qadri
also responded to the allegations hurled at him by the government, claiming
that he had never received funds from any Asian or Western country. “Minhaj ul
Quran International (MQI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) did not receive even
a penny from any country,” he maintained.
“PAT and
MQI have never received any funds from any country including Canada, United
States and United Kingdom,” he further clarified. He rather questioned, “Why
does this parliament not make laws to hang people who receive foreign funds?”
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/national/20-Sep-2014/qadri-seeks-death-penalty-for-corrupt-law
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Africa
Boko
Haram Extremists Kill Scores at Borno Market
20
September 2014
The
Takfiri Boko Haram insurgents attacked a market in Borno State, Northeastern of
Nigeria, leaving scores of traders dead, media reports said.
"The
hoodlums invaded the busy market on Friday afternoon and carted away foodstuffs
and money belonging to the traders after killing many people," a Maiduguri
resident Ade Olufemi, who was travelling along the Maiduguri-Damaturu road at
about 1.30 p.m. said, this day live reported.
During a
fierce battle with the militants of the extremist group yesterday, the Nigerian
soldiers inflicted heavy losses upon the rebels and captured one of the group's
top commanders and killed several others.
Some 60
members of the Takfiri group died in series of attacks they launched to gain
access to Konduga environs.
Konduga
has been the target of multiple attacks in the last one week owing to its
proximity to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, which the Takfiri group has
been attempting to capture.
Boko
Haram, whose name means “western education is forbidden,” says its goal is to
overthrow the Nigerian government.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930629000518
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Mali:
Bomb Kills 5 U.N. Peacekeepers
20
September 2014
A
roadside bomb in northern Mali killed five United Nations peacekeepers and
wounded several others, a United Nations spokesman said. A car carrying Chadian
troops hit the explosives north of Aguelhok, which is near the embattled city
of Kidal, said the spokesman, Olivier Salgado. This month, five other United
Nations peacekeepers have been killed and several more have been wounded by
mines. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The peacekeepers are
trying to stabilize Mali after a French-led war in 2013 scattered extremists
linked to Al Qaeda who had seized control of northern Mali. But some of the
rebels remain active in the countryside, and there have been continued bursts
of violence.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/world/africa/mali-bomb-kills-5-un-peacekeepers.html
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2 killed
in al-Shabaab attack in Somalia
Sep 20,
2014
At least
two people were killed when members of terrorist group al-Shabaab riddled the
car of a senior Somali government official with bullets, security officials
said on Saturday.
Four
attackers in a luxury vehicle fired at the car of Ali Mohamed Madobe in the
Wdajir district of capital Mogadishu, security official Mohamed Hassan told
DPA.
“He was
attacked while he was on his way to work by four suspected al-Shabaab fighters
armed with pistols and an AK47 rifle,” Mr. Hassan said.
Mr.
Madobe’s driver and bodyguard were killed in the attack, while Mr. Madobe was
seriously injured.
Full
report at:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/2-killed-in-alshabaab-attack-in-somalia/article6429727.ece
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Europe
Sovereign
Palestine a must for Mideast peace: French Senator
20
September 2014
Backing
the “two-state solution” that envisages an independent state of Palestine
alongside the state of Israel, French Sen. Nathalie Goulet said a sovereign
Palestinian state will bring peace in the Middle East.
Speaking
to Arab News in an exclusive interview after the conference on “Arabian Gulf
and regional challenges,” which concluded here on Wednesday, Goulet asserted:
“I think its time that Palestine has its own flag, national anthem, currency
and territories with safe borders as a sovereign country.”
She
added that this is absolutely essential in order to restore peace in the
region. “Palestinians should be allowed sovereignty to make way for peace in
the region,” she said.
The
French parliamentarian also advocated for Jerusalem as the joint capital for
Palestine and Israel with separate areas under their control.
Commenting
on the Israeli threat to peace in the region, she said: “Israel is a bigger
threat than Iran and what is worrying is America’s unconditional support for
Israel.”
Lambasting
the Israeli argument of self-defence for the attacks on Gaza, she said:
“Disproportionate forces and the use of weapons on innocent civilians are not
acceptable and Israel’s self-defence theory is certainly not acceptable because
the effect and causes are all mixed up; rockets used as a consequence of the
occupation is not correct.”
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/632796
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Three
Germans charged over sending cameras, cash to IS
20
September 2014
Prosecutors
brought formal charges against three Germans accused of sending money and
camera equipment to help the jihadist group Islamic State make propaganda
videos.
The
accused were identified only as Karolina M., 25, who has been in pre-trial
detention since March, as well as Jennifer Vincenza M. and Ahmed-Sadiq M., both
22, who have not been detained.
Karolina
M., a German-Polish dual citizen, is married under Islamic law to an IS
militant in Syria, prosecutors said.
"For
the production of IS propaganda videos she sent him, through middlemen, cameras
and accessories worth 1,100 euros ($1,400) in October 2013," they said.
"Shortly
after, she travelled to Syria and handed the IS member three more cameras and
more than 5,000 euros in cash."
The
prosecutors said she returned to Germany and later sent him another 6,000 euros
in six tranches, including more than 2,000 euros that the other two defendants
had collected.
The
three are charged with supporting a foreign terrorist organisation.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/111159/World/Region/Three-Germans-charged-over-sending-cameras,-cash-t.aspx
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France
mounts Iraq strikes as militants advance in Syria
20
September 2014
BAGHDAD:
France mounted its first air strike to beat back the Islamic State group in
Iraq on Friday, even as militants across the border in Syria seized dozens of
Kurdish villages in a lightning offensive.
More
than a decade after Paris famously refused to back the US-led invasion of Iraq,
France became the first nation to join America's campaign of air strikes
targeting the Islamic State (IS) in the war-torn country.
“This
morning at 9:40, our Rafale planes carried out a first strike against a
logistics depot of the terrorist organisation,” President Francois Hollande
said.
French
defence ministry sources said two jets dropped laser-guided GBU-12 bombs in the
Mosul area. They said “a lot of ammunition”, vehicles and fuel reserves were
destroyed.
Kurdish
military spokesman Halgord Hekmat identified the location as Tal Mus, between
the city of Mosul and Zumar.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1133175/france-mounts-iraq-strikes-as-militants-advance-in-syria
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UK
Muslim clerics issue video appeal to free British hostage
PTI |
Sep 20, 2014
LONDON:
Senior Muslim clerics in Britain have made a direct video appeal to the Islamic
State terror group to free a British hostage under their captivity.
In a
YouTube video, Shakeel Begg and Haitham al-Haddad said there was no
justification for holding 47-year-old Alan Henning, who was captured in Syria,
captive.
Henning,
a taxi driver from Salford in northern England, was delivering aid when he was
seized last December.
Holding
him captive is "totally haram (forbidden)" under Islamic law, the
clerics say in the message to IS militants in Iraq and Syria and its supporters
in the UK.
The
video does not mention photojournalist John Cantlie, a second British man being
detained by IS whose video also emerged online this week.
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/UK-Muslim-clerics-issue-video-appeal-to-free-British-hostage/articleshow/43003864.cms
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Belgium
prevented jihadist attacks, newspaper says
20
September 2014
The
Belgian newspaper L'Echo reported on Saturday that attacks planned by former
militants fighting in Syria were thwarted by Belgian authorities over the past
couple of months.
Security
and justice sources confirmed to the paper that the attacks planned were
similar to the one carried out by Mehdi Nemmouche at the Jewish Museum of
Brussels.
90
Belgians who fought in Syria have returned to the country, the report stated;
"Among them, one out of nine intends to carry out an attack," a
source added.
"This
is a conservative estimate, if one also takes into account people who provide
logistical support for these attacks," the paper quoted a security source
as saying.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Belgium-thwarts-jihadist-attacks-newspaper-says-375867
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Israel-Palestinian
'solution' to be put to UN Security Council: Francois Hollande
20
September 2014
A
"solution to the conflict" between the Israelis and Palestinians will
be put to the UN Security Council, French President Francois Hollande saidy
after meeting Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Paris.
"We
will have a resolution, to be presented to the Security Council, that will say
very clearly what we expect from the (peace) process and what the solution to
the conflict must be," Hollande told reporters in a joint news conference
with Abbas.
The
French president said that stop-start negotiations had gone on "too
long" and "there is a perception that there will never be a solution
to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even though we know the outlines"
of a possible deal".
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/111178/World/Region/IsraelPalestinian-solution-to-be-put-to-UN-Securit.aspx
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German
Muslims rally against extremism
20
September 2014
BERLIN —
Muslims across Germany are holding a day of prayers and rallies on Friday to
condemn Islamic extremism and a backlash against their faith that has seen
arson attacks on mosques.
Imams at more than 2,000 mosques are to take
part in the event organized by Germany’s four main Muslim groups, with
government ministers, lawmakers and city mayors set to join in. “We must stand
united as a society when there are hate crimes, whether against churches,
mosques, synagogues or other places of worship,” said Ali Kizilkaya, spokesman
of the Coordination Council of Muslims. Aiman Mazyek, chairman of the Central
Council of Muslims, said Germany’s Muslims wanted to take a clear stand against
Islamic State (IS) group fighting in Iraq and Syria, and other militant
movements. “These are terrorists and murderers who drag Islam into the dirt and
bring hatred and suffering to the people, including to their own fellow
Muslims,” he wrote in the top-selling Bild newspaper.
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140920218742
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Southeast Asia
Religious
Affairs Minister Gives Embattled Bogor Church New Hope
20
September 2014
Jakarta.
Indonesia’s recently appointed religious affairs minister said on Friday that
he would start a dialogue with the hard-line group that rejects GKI Yasmin, an
embattled church in Bogor that has been shut down years ago by the government.
Albert
Hasibuan, a senior presidential adviser on legal and human rights issues, told
the Jakarta Globe on Friday that the move by Minister Lukman Hakim Saifuddin
had a real chance of succeeding.
“Concerning
GKI Yasmin, the minister said that it should be reopened because there has been
ruling by the Supreme Court and a recommendation from the Ombudsman [to that
effect],” Albert said. “But because there is a group that opposes the
[reopening of the ] church, the minister will soon meet and discuss the matter
with them.”
The
half-built GKI Yasmin was sealed by the Bogor government in 2010, shortly after
its building permit was revoked. Although the Supreme Court issued a ruling
ordering the government to reopen the church, this was ignored. Until now,
members of the congregation have to worship in their homes, although they
sometimes do it front of the State Palace.
“The
court decision is good, but needs to be communicated with the others [the
groups that oppose it],” Lukman said, as quoted by news portal Kompas.com.
Full
report at:
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/religious-affairs-minister-gives-embattled-bogor-church-new-hope/
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Sedition
Act enacted to protect non-Malays, claims Ibrahim Ali
20
September 2014
Malaysia
needs the Sedition Act to ensure the safety of the Chinese and Indian
communities, said a Malay rights group.
Perkasa
president Datuk Ibrahim Ali said it was untrue that the colonial-era law was
enacted to protect the interests of the Malay community.
"Actually,
the Sedition Act is to protect the Chinese and Indians, and not to protect the
Malay community.
"The
Malays are the majority group, if there is any conflict, it would not affect
them but affect the minority groups," he said at a forum on the Sedition
Act and the now-repealed Internal Security Act in Kuala Lumpur today.
Ibrahim
said the repeal of the ISA had been done for political reasons.
“Abolishing
the ISA was not a decision made by the security forces, instead it was a
decision by the politicians.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/sedition-act-enacted-to-protect-non-malays-says-ibrahim-ali#sthash.duw6Z0X2.dpuf
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