Up To 100 Afghans Killed, 12 Beheaded, In Taliban Offensive
New Age Islam News Bureau
26
Sept 2014
Photo: More Than 200 New Recruits Join Islamic State in Syria
South Asia
• Up To
100 Afghans Killed, 12 Beheaded, In Taliban Offensive
• 40
‘Rioters’ Killed In China’s Xinjiang: State Media
• Al-Qaeda
the 'Inspiration': Militants Plan Armed War in Bangladesh
• Islamic
State expanding activities in Ghazni province
• Nine
Japanese said to have joined Islamic State
• Jamaat
leader held with 4,500 jihadi books
• 35
Jamaat-e-Islami-Shibir men held in Chittagong
Arab World
• ISIS
‘Brand’ Gains Ground Among Asian Militants
• More
Than 200 New Recruits Join Islamic State in Syria
• Air
strikes hit oilfields and Islamic State bases in Syria: Monitoring group
• Iraq
Kurds advance but Mosul remains out of reach
• Bahrain’s
role in U.S.-led raids on ISIS ‘not symbolic:’ FM
• It’s
time to get rid of Assad: Saud Al-Faisal
• Qatar
says fight against Islamic State will fail if Assad stays
• Qatar
emir denies funding Syria extremists
• Discover
the roots of Islamic heritage with Ziyara GPS
Europe
• The
Islamic State Is Upset With the French Government's New Name for Them
• British
TV airs documentary on polygamy in Muslim community
• Cameron
urges ‘years’ of anti-ISIS strikes in Iraq
• Russia
behaving like ISIS group: Lithuania
• French
Muslims to rally against hostage execution on Friday
• Senior
IS leaders killed, as UK parliament debates intervention
• UN urges
Syria war crimes evidence to go to Hague
Pakistan
• Pakistan
Offers to Join Anti-IS Coalition: Aziz Slams Distorted Ideology of the Terrorists
• Funds
for Imran’s sit-in coming from Israel, alleges Sindh Minister
• Imran
pays bills of his Lahore residence amid civil disobedience call
• Political
parties united for upholding democracy, says PM Nawaz
• SIU
chief survives Karachi bomb attack; two killed
• Imran
pays bills of his Lahore residence amid civil disobedience call
• Husband
kills wife along with her beloved in the name of honour
• Nine
suspected TTP terrorists arrested during Islamabad raid
• Pakistan
successfully test-fires Hatf-IX
• Karachi
operation not against any political party: Memon
Mideast
• Shiite
Rebel Seizure of Yemen Capital a 'Gift' For Tehran?
• Turkey
calls on China to release Uighur academic
• Turkey’s
Kurdish bid gets an ISIL makeover
• Turkish
minister blasts accusations of oil purchase from ISIL, nuclear weapon plans
• Rouhani
slams West at UN but vows to carry out nuclear talks
• Turkey
ready to play role in Kashmir settlement
North America
• Muslim
scholars present religious rebuttal to Islamic State
• US
removes diplomats in Yemen as Houthi rebels cling to capital
• U.S.
steps up Twitter war with ISIS
• Obama
says Egypt key to US security in Mideast
• CAIR
Welcomes President’s Remarks on Islam at U.N. General Assembly
Africa
• Boko
Haram fighters kill 18 in Nigeria
• 40
countries urge Libya to resolve military crisis
• Over
13,000 Killed in Boko Haram Crisis - Jonathan
• Spain,
Morocco arrest nine militants linked to Islamic State
India
• Modi
Govt Clears Long-Pending Case for Israeli Barak Missiles for Warships
• India
likely to reply to Pak raking up Kashmir issue at UN
• Swamy to
PM: offer troops to fight IS
• IM
Suspects Wanted To Join ‘Jihadis’ In Syria, Says NIA
Southeast Asia
• Malay
jihadists making headway in extremist Islamic State
• Cops
detain three suspected Syria-bound M'sian jihadists at KLIA
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
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South Asia
Up To
100 Afghans Killed, 12 Beheaded, In Taliban Offensive
AFP |
Sep 26, 2014
KABUL: A
major Taliban offensive in eastern Afghanistan over the past week has left up
to 100 civilians and security personnel dead, 12 of them beheaded, officials
said on Friday, as violence worsens with the withdrawal of US-led troops.
This
summer's fighting season has seen Taliban militants advance in several
provinces, exploiting a prolonged political deadlock in Kabul over disputed
presidential election results.
The
latest series of attacks have focused on Ajristan district in the strategically
important province of Ghazni, after recent offensives in Kandahar, Helmand and
Logar.
"The
militants beheaded 12 civilians in four villages," Mohammad Ali Ahmadi,
deputy governor of Ghazni, told AFP.
"We
do not have a precise figure, but we estimate 80 to 100 people were killed over
the past one week.
"Heavy
fighting has involved hundreds of Taliban against the security forces.
"The
condition is very critical in this district. We have been informed by the
central government that they have sent reinforcements."
Ahmadi
said Ajristan was at risk of falling into Taliban control, adding that 60 to 70
homes had been burnt down and that communication with security forces in the
district was scarce.
Asadullah
Ensafi, deputy police chief of Ghazni, which is located between the capital
Kabul and the Taliban heartlands of the south, confirmed details of the
offensive and said fierce fighting was ongoing on Friday.
The
interior ministry in Kabul was not immediately available for comment. The
government has said that Afghan soldiers and police have successfully beaten
back previous Taliban offensives in past months.
The
350,000-strong Afghan security forces have been trained from scratch since 2001
by the US-led Nato coalition, which is now winding down its war in Afghanistan.
All Nato
combat operations will finish by the end of this year, with about 12,000 troops
staying on into next year on a follow-up training and support mission.
Troubled
election
The
three-month election stand-off was finally broken Sunday when a "unity
government" deal was agreed, with Ashraf Ghani serving as the next
president and his rival Abdullah Abdullah taking up the new role of chief
executive.
Ghani
was declared winner of the fraud-tainted election, but the margin of victory
and turnout was kept secret until Friday over concerns that fraud allegations
could trigger violence from aggrieved Abdullah supporters.
At an
Independent Election Commission (IEC) ceremony, Ghani was presented with a
certificate that confirmed he was the clear winner with 55.27 percent of the
ballot in the run-off vote on a turnout of 7.12 million voters.
The
exact size of the electorate is unknown but estimated at between 12 million and
13.5 million.
The June
14 election was meant to cap the multi-billion-dollar military and civilian aid
intervention in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
But it
was marred by widespread fraud, repeating serious problems seen in previous
elections since the introduction of a nascent democracy after the Taliban era.
The
UN-supervised audit invalidated 1,206 of the 22,828 ballot boxes -- meaning
several hundred thousand votes were thrown out.
The UN
mission in Afghanistan described fraud as "significant", and
accusations have been pointed at both campaigns teams as well as outgoing
President Hamid Karzai and the IEC itself.
Ghani
said on Friday he would prioritise electoral reform to prevent future problems,
and he vowed to unite the country after fears that the disputes had revived
ethnic divisions of the 1990s civil war.
"The
political transition was a success and all those who predicted it was not
possible have been proven wrong," Ghani said.
"We
are one people, one country, and there should not be any doubts in our national
unity."
Ghani
will be inaugurated in Kabul on Monday in Afghanistan's first democratic
transfer of power as Karzai steps down.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Up-to-100-Afghans-killed-12-beheaded-in-Taliban-offensive/articleshow/43534297.cms
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40
‘rioters’ killed in China’s Xinjiang: State media
26 Sep,
2014
Forty
“rioters” were killed in China's far-western Xinjiang region after a series of
coordinated explosions, state media said Thursday.
Six
civilians, two police officers and two auxiliary police were also killed in the
attacks in Xinjiang's Luntai county, with 54 civilians injured, according to
Tianshan, the regional government news portal.
Two
“rioters” were captured, it added, while the main suspect, whose name was given
as Mamat Tursun, was shot dead.
Chinese
state media had previously stated that only two people had been killed in the
incident. China's ruling Communist Party tightly restricts access to the
restive region, and information is difficult to independently verify.
According
to the Tianshan report, the “organised and serious” attack comprised four
explosions that took place Sunday evening at two police stations, an outdoor
market and at the entrance to a shop.
Among
the 54 civilians injured were 32 members of China's mostly Muslim Uighur
minority and 22 Han Chinese, it said.
The 40
“rioters” killed had either blown themselves up or were shot dead by police,
Tianshan said.
Police
said that Mamat Tursun, the ringleader of Sunday's attack, had “been operating
as an extremist” since 2003 and had “called on other people to join his
terrorist group when working on construction projects”, according to the
official Xinhua news agency.
The
attacks took place days before the sentencing of prominent Muslim Uighur
scholar Ilham Tohti, who was on trial on charges of separatism.
The
former university professor, who is critical of Beijing's policies in the vast
western region, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.
The
United States, the European Union, and several human rights groups have called
for the release of Tohti, 44, whose prosecution risks silencing moderate Uighur
voices and cutting off the possibility of dialogue, analysts say.
Critics
also warned his conviction could add to tensions in the restive region.
In the
past year, escalating violence between locals and security forces in Xinjiang
-- the traditional homeland of the Uighurs' -- has claimed more than 200 lives
and prompted Beijing to launch a security crackdown.
Among
the most shocking attacks was a May assault on a market in the regional capital
Urumqi, where more than 30 people were killed, and a deadly rampage by
knife-wielding assailants at a train station at Kunming in China's southwest in
March, which left 29 dead.
Beijing
blames ongoing unrest in the region on organised terrorists seeking
independence from China, while rights groups say cultural and religious
repression of Uighurs has stoked violence.
China's
supreme court on Sunday distributed new wide-ranging guidelines on prosecuting
terrorism cases.
“Making
and showing banners and other material of religious extremism will be
criminalised,” the state-run Xinhua news agency said in a summary of the regulations.
The
court also said that the use of insults such as “religious traitor” and
“heretic”, could lead to criminal conviction.
Xinjiang,
a resource-rich region which abuts Central Asia, is home to about 10 million
Uighurs, who mostly follow Sunni Islam.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/09/25/40-rioters-killed-in-China-s-Xinjiang-State-media-.html
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Al-Qaeda
the 'inspiration': Militants plan armed war in Bangladesh
September
26, 2014
'Inspired'
by the recent call by the al-Qaeda chief Zawahiri, a group of local militants
are preparing to wage armed war against Bangladesh to establish Shariah law
The
recent call by al-Qaeda Chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is the inspiration for
militants in Bangladesh – this is apparent after the latest arrest of five
militant suspects on Wednesday.
“Inspired”
by the recent call by the al-Qaeda chief Zawahiri, a group of local militants
were preparing to wage armed war against Bangladesh to establish Shariah law,
through organising AQIS (al-Qaida in the Indian Sub-Continent), the detective
and investigation wing of of Dhaka Metropolitan police came up with the
statement on Thursday.
The DMP
news website quoted police officers that the interrogated arrestees have stated
that they are inspired by the al-Queda chief's recent speech that called for as
armed war in the Indian sub continent, including Bangladesh.
To
organise AQIS (al-Qaida in the Indian Sub-Continent), they initially planned to
train under the Nusra Brigade of Syria. As part of their plan, the militants
were preparing to go to Turkey first, and then Syria in the disguise of
Tabligh-e-Jamaat.
DMP
Assistant Commissioner (DB) Md Monirul
Islam, came up with this information in a press-conference organised at the at
it's media centre on Thursday.
At the
press conference, the police officer confirmed that a DB team led by Police
Commissioner, Md Nazmul Alam and Assistant Police Commissioner, Mahmud Naser
Jony arrested the two members of the militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla team,
Asif Adnan, 26, and Fazle Elahi Tanjil, 24, from Segunbagicha and Eskaton, both
localities of Dhaka.
A
computer, three celluler telephone sets, 2 pendrives and three CDs, were also
recovered from their possession.
In
another drive, a DB team led by police commissioner Md Jahangir arrested three
suspected militants of banned militant outfit Harkatul Jihad from Rampura,
Dhaka. The arrestees are Khairul Islam, aged 24, Shafiqul Islam alias Shafiq,
aged 35, and Mohammad Ahsanullah, aged 24.
Explosive
materials, circuit design for bomb making, remote control devices and a laptop
were also recovered.
AC
Monirul said the police recovered important information from the phone messages
and conversation of the militants.
The
other aide of the arrestees, Sikandar Ali Naki, who was arrested a week
earlier, could manage to remove some of the important evidences, The police
officer also said.
Al-Qaeda
leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, on September 3, announced the creation of a branch in
this region. In a 55-minute video posted online, al-Zawahiri urges Muslims to
“wage jihad against its enemies, to liberate the land, to restore sovereignty,
and to revive its caliphate.”
IUT
student designs remote controlled bomb
The
militants confessed that they were preparing for massive subversive activity,
and they had huge explosive materials for that, the police officer is quoted as
saying.
AC
Monirul said the arrested militants has revealed names of their remaining
cohorts, one of whom residing in UK, recently visited Bangladesh to organise
the al-Qaeda network to oust the government through subversive activities.
Khairul,
an arrestee who is a student of the Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur,
told police officers that under the instruction of some senior cleric, he
designed a circuit for a remote controlled bomb that can be exploded from afar.
He also
said he confessed that others are also working to make similar bombs.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/sep/25/al-qaeda-inspiration#sthash.BZ6IfNcf.dpuf
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Islamic
State expanding activities in Ghazni province
Sep 26
2014
Local
officials in southeastern Ghanzi province of Afghanistan have warned that
militants linked with Islamic State are expanding their activities in parts of
this province.
Deputy
provincial governor, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi has said that the Taliban militants
linked with the Islamic State have raised the flags of the group in various
districts.
He said
the militants are campaigning in favour of the Islamic State and have closed
numerous routes to Ghazni province since they are busy with planning their
activities.
This
comes as a female Afghan lawmaker Huma Sultani from Ghazni province has said
she supports the Taliban ideology and endorses an Islamic State in Afghanistan,
similar as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Reports
earlier this month also suggested that the Islamic State has started
distribution of pamphlets in bordering regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, in
a bid to increase it’s influence in South Asian region.
According
to the reports, the booklets titled Fata (victory) have also been distributed
in Peshawar city as well as in Afghan refugee camps on the outskirts of the
city.
In the
meantime, a faction of the Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar said late
in August that they consider to join the Islamic State militants and continue
to their insurgency attacks against the Afghan government, event after the NATO
forces leave Afghanistan by the end of this year.
Hezb-e-Islami
fighters confirmed their links with the Islamic State and insist that they
would keep fighting until Sharia Law was established not just in Afghanistan,
but throughout the world.
http://www.khaama.com/islamic-state-expanding-activities-in-ghazni-province-6749
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Nine
Japanese said to have joined Islamic State
Reuters
| Sep 26, 2014
TOKYO:
Nine Japanese nationals have joined Islamic State, Japan's former air force
chief, Toshio Tamogami, quoted a senior Israeli government official as saying,
but the government's top spokesman said on Friday it had not confirmed the
information.
Tamogami,
now a senior official of a tiny new political party, said on his blog that
Nissim Ben Shitrit, the director general of Israel's foreign ministry, told him
this month that nine Japanese had taken part in Islamic State.
Asked
about the possible participation of Japanese citizens in the militant group,
chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told a regular news conference,
"The government has not confirmed such information."
No one
was immediately available for comment at the Israeli embassy in Tokyo, at the
Israeli foreign ministry or at the Japanese foreign ministry.
Tamogami
told Reuters that no details besides the number of Japanese participants were
given to him in his meeting with Nissim Ben Shitrit, a former ambassador to
Japan.
"I
don't know anything further," Tamogami said. "He was
tight-lipped."
Tamogami's
blog shows the meeting took place on Sept. 12 in Israel.
About
1,000 recruits from a vast region stretching from India to the Pacific may have
joined Islamic State to fight in Syria or Iraq, the head of the US Armed
Forces' Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Locklear, said on Thursday.
His
comment came as a threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage, in a
show of solidarity with Islamic State, has stoked fresh concern the Middle East
group's brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing
security risk in the region.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Nine-Japanese-said-to-have-joined-Islamic-State/articleshow/43527091.cms
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35
Jamaat-e-Islami-Shibir men held in Chittagong
September
26, 2014
The
police have arrested 35 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its
student wing Shibir for their alleged involvement with violance during the
hartals in 2013.
AKM
Imran Bhuiyan told the Dhaka Tribune: “The 35 leaders and activists of
Jamaat-Shibir were wanted in a number of cases filed on charge of vandalism,
arson, explosion and assault on police.”
“Tipped
off, separate teams of Satkania and Lohagora police conduted drives in different
areas under the two police stations and arrested them. The drive started at 5pm
on Thursday and ended at 6am on Friday.”
Full
report at:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/politics/2014/sep/26/35-jamaat-shibir-men-held-chittagong#sthash.Od1pi1VN.dpuf
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Jamaat
leader held with 4,500 jihadi books
September
26, 2014
Police
in a drive arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami along with 4,500 pieces
of jihadi books from Goalpara area of the district town on Wednesday.
The
arrested is Mainul Hoque, 60, publicity secretary of Thakurgaon district unit
Jamaat.
Being
tipped-off, a team of police raided the house of Mainul in the afternoon and
they arrested him along with the books of which name is “Jamaat-e-Islami k
Nischinno Korar Awami Sharojantro” (Collusion of Awami League to root out the
Jamaat-e-Islami), said Sadar police station OC AKM Mehedi Hasan.
Earlier,
the books had been brought to the district by a BRTC bus on courier from Hili
of Dinajpur.
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/sep/26/jamaat-leader-held-4500-jihadi-books#sthash.jfuPlf2C.dpuf
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Arab World
ISIS
‘Brand’ Gains Ground Among Asian Militants
26
September 2014
A threat
by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with
Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group's brand of
radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk in
the region.
Over 100
people from Southeast Asia’s Muslim majority countries of Indonesia and
Malaysia and the southern Philippine region are believed by security officials
and analysts to have gone to join Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group’s fight
in Iraq and Syria. Malaysian and Indonesian militants have discussed forming a
100-strong Malay-speaking unit within ISIS in Syria, according to a report from
a well-known security group released this week.
Admiral
Samuel Locklear, who heads the U.S. Armed Forces’ Pacific Command, said on
Thursday around 1,000 recruits from India to the Pacific may have joined ISIS
to fight in Syria or Iraq. He did not specify the countries or give a
time-frame.
“That
number could get larger as we go forward,” Locklear told reporters at the
Pentagon. In addition to India, the Hawaii-based Pacific Command’s area of
responsibility covers 36 countries, including Australia, China and other
Pacific Ocean states. The command does not cover Pakistan.
In the
region, thousands have sworn oaths of loyalty to ISIS as local militant groups
capitalize on a brand that has been fuelled by violent online videos and calls
to jihad through social media, security analysts say. Security officials say
this has disturbing implications for the region, especially when
battle-hardened fighters return home from the Middle East.
The
Philippines’ Abu Sayyaf group, which has earlier claimed links with al Qaeda
and is led by a one-armed septuagenarian, has threatened to kill one of the two
Germans it holds hostage by Oct. 10, according to messages distributed on
Twitter.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2014/09/26/ISIS-brand-gains-ground-among-Asian-militants.html
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More
Than 200 New Recruits Join Islamic State In Syria
Sep 26,
2014
More
than 200 fighters have joined Islamic State in Syria's northern Aleppo province
since US President Barack Obama said the United States would strike the
militant group in Syria, a monitoring group said on Friday.
US-led
forces launched air strikes on Syria on Tuesday, concentrating raids on the
north and east to loosen Islamic State's grip on Syria's oil and its presence
along the border with Iraq.
At least
162 people joined the radical al-Qaida offshoot in northeast and eastern Aleppo
in the week after Obama's speech on Sept. 10, said the Britain-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights, which gathers information on the conflict.
Islamic
State has put particular pressure on rival insurgent groups in this part of
Aleppo.
An
additional 73 men had joined the group on Sept. 23 and 24 in the northeast
Aleppo countryside since the start of the strikes, the Observatory said,
bringing the total number since Sept. 10 to at least 235.
"This
means these people are not scared. Even if there are air strikes, they still
join," said Rami Abdelrahman, who runs the Observatory.
He said
the pace of recruitment in September was higher than average but below the
surge in July, after Islamic State declared a caliphate in the territory it
controlled in Syria and Iraq and called on Muslims to join a holy war.
Full
report at:
http://www.jpost.com/International/Islamic-State-brand-gains-ground-among-Asian-militants-376363
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Air
strikes hit oilfields and Islamic State bases in Syria: Monitoring group
26 Sep,
2014
Air and
missile strikes, thought to be carried out by U.S.-led forces, hit oilfields
and Islamic State bases in the eastern Syria overnight and early Friday, a
monitoring group said.
U.S. and
Arab forces started bombing Islamic State militants in northern and eastern
Syria on Tuesday. The United States has been bombing bases of the al Qaeda
splinter group in Iraq since last month.
The air
strikes early on Friday hit Islamic State bases and positions on the outskirts
of the city of al-Mayadin in Deir al-Zor province, said the Britain-based
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict through a
network of sources.
An
earlier air strike hit the al-Tanak oilfield area in the province, while
apparent missile strikes -- also thought to be carried out by U.S.-led forces
-- hit the al-Quriyah area, also in Deir al-Zor, the monitoring group said.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/111714/World/Region/Air-strikes-hit-oilfields-and-Islamic-State-bases-.aspx
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Iraq
Kurds advance but Mosul remains out of reach
26 Sep,
2014
WESTERN
support has helped Iraq’s Kurdish troops regain ground and momentum against the
Islamic State group, but retaking the northern militant hub of Mosul remains
too big an ask for now.
On June
10, the militants who already controlled parts of Syria overran Mosul, Iraq’s
second city, and swept across the country’s Sunni Arab heartland virtually
unopposed.
When
federal forces buckled as militants advanced, the Kurds seized long-coveted
territory around Mosul. But in August, they suffered setbacks of their own when
IS surged again.
Air
support from the United States and France, arms deliveries and improved ties
with Baghdad have allowed the Kurdish peshmerga fighters to regroup and take
the initiative.
Speaking
at an international conference in Paris last week, Foreign Minister Ibrahim
Al-Jaafari even predicted it would “not be too difficult” to retake Mosul.
Full
report at:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140926219419
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Bahrain’s
role in U.S.-led raids on ISIS ‘not symbolic:’ FM
26
September 2014
Bahrain’s
participation in the airstrikes on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)
“is not symbolic,” but rather “essential,” Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin
Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa told Al Arabiya on Thursday.
Speaking
to Al Arabiya’s New York bureau chief in New York Talal al-Haj Al Khalifa said
Bahrain participated with more than two fighter jets.
On
Thursday the Pentagon said that 10 Arab jets and six U.S. planes carried out
the strikes in Syria.
The
Pentagon added that jets from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates played
the leading role in the latest round of air strikes in Syria against ISIS.
The
Bahraini top diplomat said the airstrikes targeted ISIS militants, without
ruling the possibility of unintended civilian casualties in the future. “No
military operation can avoid civilian causalities 100 percent.”
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/26/Bahrain-s-role-in-U-S-led-raids-on-ISIS-not-symbolic-FM.html
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It’s
time to get rid of Assad: Saud Al-Faisal
26 Sep,
2014
Foreign
Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal on Thursday called on the international
community to take “practical steps to weaken the Syrian regime,” while
reaffirming the need for the political isolation of Bashar Assad.
Prince
Saud also vowed to take deterrent measures to combat extremism and curb terror
outfits, such as the Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda, while urging
international action to end the conflict in Syria.
Speaking
on behalf of the Kingdom at the UN General Assembly meeting in New York, Prince
Saud identified the conflicts in Syria and Iraq as an immediate and urgent
priority.
“Saudi
Arabia’s position was and is still in support of the moderate Syrian opposition
and the fight against terrorist groups on Syrian territory, but our battle with
terrorism must begin with the elimination of the injustice that produced it in
the first place,” he asserted.
Prince
Saud’s speech came at a time when US and Arab allies unleashed a round of
airstrikes against IS militants in eastern Syria, targeting a dozen small oil
refineries on Wednesday and Thursday.
US
officials have confirmed that the latest round of strikes was designed to hit
so-called “modular oil refineries” — essentially small, IS-built refineries
that the terror group uses to fuel its vehicles and to fund its operations.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/635916
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Qatar
says fight against Islamic State will fail if Assad stays
Sep 26, 2014
Qatar's
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has warned that the US-led fight against
Islamic State militancy will not succeed as long as Syrian President Bashar
Assad remains in power.
US and
Arab forces have bombed Islamic State targets in northern and eastern Syria
this week, following US strikes on the al-Qaida splinter group in Iraq since
early August.
"We
have to counter terrorism, yes. But I believe that the main cause of all this
is the regime in Syria, and this regime should be punished," Sheikh Tamim
said in an interview with CNN broadcast on Thursday.
Full
report at:
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Qatar-says-fight-against-Islamic-State-will-fail-if-Assad-stays-376378
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Qatar
emir denies funding Syria extremists
26 September 2014
The emir
of Qatar has denied accusations that his country funds extremist groups in
Syria, while stressing the Gulf state’s commitment to the U.S.-led campaign
against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to Agence France
Presse.
“We
don’t fund extremists,” Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said in an interview
with CNN, aired Thursday.
“If you
talk about certain movements, especially in Syria and Iraq, we all consider
them terrorist movement,” he added.
“But
there are differences. There are differences that some countries and some
people [believe] that any group which comes from Islamic background are
terrorists. And we don’t accept that,” he said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/26/Qatar-emir-denies-funding-Syria-extremists-.html
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Discover
the roots of Islamic heritage with Ziyara GPS
26 Sep,
2014
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hearts’ (Surah 22: The Hajj, Verse, 32).
Full
report at:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20140926219410
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Europe
The
Islamic State Is Upset With the French Government's New Name for Them
September
26, 2014
ISIS,
IS, the Islamic State, ISIL -- the international community can't seem to decide
what to call the Islamic extremists who have been terrorizing the Middle East,
and now the French government has announced it will use yet another name for them,
which is reportedly upsetting the group.
The
French foreign ministry released a statement earlier this week referencing the
Islamic State group as "Daesh." The new moniker is a transliteration
of an acronym of the group's Arabic name "al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq
wa al-Sham. It is also similar to the Arabic word that means "to
trample."
France's
foreign minister Laurent Fabius explained that he views the organization as
"a terrorist group, not a state."
“I do
not recommend using the term Islamic State because it blurs the lines between
Islam, Muslims and Islamists. The Arabs call it ‘Daesh,’ and I will be calling
them the ‘Daesh cutthroats,'" Fabius said, according to France 24.
Full
report at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/19/isis-daesh-france_n_5850280.html
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British
TV airs documentary on polygamy in Muslim community
26
September 2014
Whilst
the practice of polygamy is illegal in the UK, estimates reveal that as many as
20,000 such marriages do currently exist amongst the British Muslim community.
This week, a new Channel 4 documentary aired in the UK, called “Men with many
wives,” provided a rare glimpse into some of these polygamous experiences.
Directed
by Masood Khan, the documentary has been praised for being “unusually clear-eyed...
that took all its subjects seriously and at face value.” For those featured in
the documentary, the motivations of embarking on a polygamous marriage are as
varied as “no reason other than this [polygamy] is allowed” for Omar a
physicist; to “I’d rather be in a polygamous marriage, with someone who knows
how to be a husband,” explains Nabilah Philips, who gave up her place at
Cambridge university as a PhD student in order to became a co-wife.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/life-style/entertainment/2014/09/26/British-TV-airs-documentary-on-polygamy-in-UK-s-Muslim-community.html
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Cameron
urges ‘years’ of anti-ISIS strikes in Iraq
26
September 2014
British
Prime Minister David Cameron urged parliament on Friday to vote to approve
“years” of air strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants
in Iraq, saying the group was guilty of "staggering" brutality and
posed a direct threat to Britain, Reuters reported.
Cameron
recalled parliament from recess for a special session after securing
cross-party support for strikes against IS and his government is expected to
comfortably win the vote, which is expected at around 1600 GMT.
“Is
there a threat to the British people? The answer is yes,” Cameron told
parliament, saying he thought action would need to last “years” to be
effective.
“This is
not a threat on the far side of the world. Left unchecked we will face a
terrorist caliphate on the shores of the Mediterranean and bordering a NATO
member, with a declared and proven intention to attack our country and our
people.”
Although
parliament is expected to vote in favor of air strikes, some lawmakers in
Cameron’s Conservative party think striking ISIS in Iraq is insufficient and
want him to extend action to tackle ISIS militants in Syria too, something he
has said he isn't ready to do for now.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/09/26/UK-arrests-Islamist-suspects-after-top-preacher-held-.html
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Russia
behaving like ISIS group: Lithuania
26 Sep,
2014
Russia
is acting like a “terrorist” in Ukraine and in its intimidation of other
neighbours, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaite said in an interview
released Thursday.
“I think
that Russia is terrorising its neighbours and using terrorist methods,” she
told the Washington Post newspaper, replying “Yes” when asked whether she
thought both Russia and the Islamic State (IS) group, which is sweeping across
Syria and Iraq, were terrorists.
“The
danger of Russia’s behaviour today is not smaller than what we have with ISIS
in Iraq and Syria,” she added.
Grybauskaite,
an outspoken former EU budget chief, also slammed the West for a lack of
leadership in standing up both to the ISIS in the Middle East and Russia in
Ukraine.
“Lack of
leadership has allowed terrorist groups such as ISIS (Islamic State group) to
grow, and on the question of Ukraine, it has allowed Russia to become a state
with terrorist elements,” she said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/09/25/Russia-behaving-like-ISIS-group-Lithuania-.html
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French
Muslims to rally against hostage execution on Friday
26 Sep,
2014
PARIS:
French Muslims were called to rally against the “barbaric” beheading of a
hostage by Algerian militants with links to radical Islamic State (IS)
militants.
Dalil
Boubakeur, the president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) — an
official representative for the country’s estimated five million Muslims —
called for the gathering at the Paris Mosque on Friday afternoon.
He urged
Muslims and their friends to join a “moment of contemplation and solidarity”
after the beheading of 55-year-old Herve Gourdel, which has plunged the country
into shock and grief.
France’s
Muslim community, the largest in Europe, has spoken out strongly in recent
weeks against the militant group.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/world/news/635751
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Senior
IS leaders killed, as UK parliament debates intervention
26 Sep,
2014
The UK
parliament is to debate today whether or not to join military action in Iraq,
as news comes in of the deaths of two Islamic State (IS) leaders in the
governate of Kirkuk.
The vote
in the House of Commons, the debate on which begins at 9:30am GMT and the vote
due at 4:00pm, is expected to pass fairly smoothly and will confirm a decision
agreed on unanimously in the UK cabinet to join the US and several Arab nations
in carrying out airstrikes on IS militants.
IS have
already been the targets of heavy bombing raids by the US and Arab countries
including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, with the latest bombing in Kirkuk coming in
tandem with ground fighting between IS on one side and Kurdish Peshmerga and
Shia militias on the other.
The
deaths of Nime Nayef – IS-appointed ‘governer’ of the city - and military commander
Abu Abed in airstrikes on the village of Bashir, 15km from central Kirkuk, is
the latest blow to IS as they have reportedly begun a retreat from the city.
Full
report at:
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/senior-leaders-killed-uk-parliament-debates-intervention-2125727631#sthash.inM3WqLM.dpuf
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UN urges
Syria war crimes evidence to go to Hague
26 Sep,
2014
The
United Nations has passed a resolution for evidence of war crimes and crimes
against humanity in Syria to be sent to the International Criminal Court in The
Hague.
The
motion was passed by the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday in a vote of 32 to
five, with 10 abstentions.
The
resolution condemned violations carried out by the Syrian regime, the Islamic
State and other opposition groups.
However,
the resolution must be passed by the Security Council before it can be put into
action and is likely to be vetoed by Syria’s allies Russia and China.
The
resolution also condemned Syria's refusal to cooperate with a commission of
inquiry; noted the use of chemical weapons as a breach of international law;
and urged the international community to support those countries hosting the
most Syrian refugees.
The
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has collected
"compelling evidence" that toxic chemicals were used
"systematically and repeatedly" used in three villages in northern
Syria.
Full
report at:
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-war-crimes-evidence-must-go-hague-un-urges-1787870738#sthash.ysR7xFXo.dpuf
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Pakistan
Pakistan
Offers to Join Anti-IS Coalition: Aziz Slams Distorted Ideology of the
Terrorists
26 Sep,
2014
UNITED
NATIONS - Pakistan has told a top-level UN Security Council meeting that it is
ready to contribute to the international efforts to counter the threat posed by
foreign terrorist fighters, while denouncing their distorted ideology and
brutal methodology.
“The
international community needs to counter this threat in a comprehensive and
effective manner, including resolving the conflicts that breed them,” Adviser
to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said,
after the adoption of a US-drafted resolution demanding countries toughen their
laws to prevent the flow of foreign fighters to terror groups like Islamic
State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The
unanimous vote was held with President Barack Obama chairing the 15-member
Council, only the second time a US president had done so and only the sixth
time heads of state had participated in such a meeting.
Aziz
lauded the US president’s initiative to convene and preside over the meeting.
“We fully support the resolution that has been adopted today. The Council’s
decisions are timely for mobilising international political will as the threat
by foreign terrorist fighters multiplies rapidly,” he said.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/national/26-Sep-2014/pakistan-offers-to-join-anti-is-coalition
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Funds
for Imran’s sit-in coming from Israel, alleges Sindh Minister
26 Sep,
2014
KARACHI:
Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon has alleged that funds for Imran
Khan’s sit-in are coming from Israel, Geo News reported.
The
provincial minister said: “Change can’t come through dancing and singing. We do
not need new Pakistan but that of Qauid-e-Azam’s old Pakistan.”
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-160841-Funds-for-Imrans-sit-in-coming-from-Israel,-alleges-Sharjeel
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Imran
pays bills of his Lahore residence amid civil disobedience call
26 Sep,
2014
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has paid bills of his Lahore
residence amid call for civil disobedience, Geo News reported.
Imran
Khan paid three bills of his Zaman Park residence with a fine.
LESCO
officials said the bills worth Rs16,267, Rs15,232 and Rs9,336 respectively have
been paid. The copies of submitted bills have also been sent to LESCO.
It may
be noted here that Imran Khan, in his address to the participants of sit-in in
Islamabad, had announced civil disobedience across the country to exert
pressure on the government.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-160844-Imran-pays-bills-of-his-Lahore-residence-amid-civil-disobedience-call
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Political
parties united for upholding democracy, says PM Nawaz
26 Sep, 2014
NEW
YORK: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said that all political parties
were united for upholding democracy in Pakistan and for the supremacy of the
Constitution, DawnNews reported.
The
premier was addressing the Pakistani community in New York after meeting United
Nations General Secretary Ban Ki Moon and other important international figures
during his visit to the United States.
Nawaz
said that those staging sit-ins against his government had made ambitious plans
but the nation did not support them.
He said
that the government is fully functional despite the protests while those
opposing it had failed.
The
prime minister said the attacks launched on the Parliament House and the
Pakistan Television (PTV) network Headquarters were hardly similar to any of
the attacks found in the country's history.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1134466/political-parties-united-for-upholding-democracy-says-pm-nawaz
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SIU
chief survives Karachi bomb attack; two killed
26 Sep, 2014
KARACHI:
At least two people were killed and eight others injured in a suicide attack on
the vehicle of Special Investigation Unit (SIU) chief SSP Farooq Awan on
Thursday. Banned militant group Jundullah claimed the responsibility for the
attack. CID SSP Raja Umer Khatab said that the suicide bomber drove an
explosive-laden car into the convoy of SSP Farooq Awan while it was passing
Gizri Graveyard, in Defence Phase-IV area. He said it was a high-intensity
explosion which was heard in surrounding areas. It created a 15-foot deep
crater and adversely damaged the bulletproof vehicle of Awan. Three persons
were reported killed in the blast while eight others, including SSP Farooq
Awan, and two women sustained wounds.
Police,
other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) and rescue personnel shifted the injured
to Jinnah Hospital which is situated near the site of the blast. According to
hospital sources condition of some of the injured people was serious and it was
feared that the death toll could rise further. Police officials said about 50
to 100 kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the attack. Some sources
claimed that the attack was carried out through improvised explosive device
(IED) planted in a car parked by roadside.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sindh/26-Sep-2014/siu-chief-survives-karachi-bomb-attack-two-killed
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Husband
kills wife along with her beloved in the name of honor
26 Sep,
2014
Charsadda-
Husband killed wife and her paramour in the name of honor.
According
to details, Muhammad Asif killed his wife along with her lover in Atmanzai
jurisdiction of City Police Station. After surrendering himself to City Police
Station, Muhammad Asif told Police that he found his wife with her lover in
kitchen in compromising state. He told that when he reached in kitchen both
tried to attack on him after this he opened fire for saving himself and as a
result both died at the spot. Police arrested him and started the
investigation.
http://nation.com.pk/national/25-Sep-2014/husband-kills-wife-along-with-her-beloved-in-the-name-of-honor
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Nine
suspected TTP terrorists arrested during Islamabad raid
26 Sep, 2014
ISLAMABAD:
At least nine suspected terrorists, belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP), were arrested during a raid carried out by security forces in
Islamabad.
On
receiving a tip-off about the presence of 14 terrorists in Sector G-10,
security forces carried out a raid in a mosque and arrested nine terrorists.
Sources
told Dawn that the arrested TTP terrorists were said to hail from Swat and
Bajaur.
The
terrorists had planned to target a senior military officer, sources added.
Islamabad
is the federal capital of Pakistan and a number of search operations have been
carried out in the city in the recent past.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1134486/nine-suspected-ttp-terrorists-arrested-during-islamabad-raid
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Pakistan
successfully test-fires Hatf-IX
26 Sep,
2014
RAWALPINDI:
Pakistan conducted a successful test of the short range surface to surface
Hatf-IX (Nasr) missile on Friday, Geo News reported.
According
to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the test fire was conducted with
successive launches of four missiles from a state of the art Multi Tube
Launcher with Salvo Mode.
Hatf-IX
is a surface-to-surface air missile and has nuclear capabilities with a maximum
range of 60 kilometres with exceptional ‘shoot and scoot’ capability.
The
launch was witnessed by Chairperson Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJSC)
General Rashad Mehmood, Director General Strategic Planning Division Lieutenant
General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Commander Army Strategic Forces Command
Lieutenant General Obaid Ullah Khan, Chairman NESCOM Muhammad Irfan Burney,
senior officers from the strategic forces, scientists and engineers employed
with strategic organisations.
Full
report at:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-160868-Pakistan-successfully-test-fires-Hatf-IX
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Karachi
operation not against any political party: Memon
26 Sep,
2014
KARACHI:
Sindh Information Minister, Sharjeel Memon said on Friday that the ongoing
operation in the city was not against any political party.
Speaking
to media outside the provincial assembly, Memon said Rangers and police will
take action were criminal elements are present. According to Memon the current
situation in the city demanded that political parties show unity.
The
provincial information minister added the killers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
(PTI) leader Zahra Shahid were arrested one year after the murder which clearly
showed that the police were alert all the time to maintain law and order in
Karachi.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-160881-Karachi-operation-not-against-any-political-party:-Memon-
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Mideast
Shiite
rebel seizure of Yemen capital a 'gift' for Tehran?
26 Sep,
2014
DUBAI:
The lightning takeover by Shiite rebels of Yemen’s capital this week is a
potential boost for Iran, while the US is preoccupied with fighting radicals,
analysts said.
It is
still unclear what the links are between the Ansarullah, or Huthi, rebels and
Shiite-ruled Iran, but Tehran will no doubt be pleased by a move that offers
the prospect of expanding its influence on the Arabian Peninsula.
But
while it is also unclear what the rebels plan to do now, any ambitions they may
have to dominate the whole country are out of the question.
The
capital Sanaa lies in the Shiite-majority northern highlands, but the rest of
Yemen is overwhelmingly Sunni and virulently anti-Shiite Al-Qaeda militants
have a strong presence in the south and east.
And a
complicating factor could be former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, forced from
power after 33 years of iron-fisted rule by a 2011 uprising but still a key
powerbroker.
Saleh,
who is himself Shiite, is widely believed to have played a role in the rebels’
takeover of Sanaa through his tribal and security force allies, and it is still
unclear what he may expect in return.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/middle-east/news/635811
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Turkey
calls on China to release Uighur academic
26 Sep,
2014
Turkey
has called on China to release İlham Tohti, a well-known Uighur academic who
was jailed for life for separatism, expressing its concerns over the case.
“We are
very much concerned about the life sentence issued against Uighur-origin
Professor İlham Tohti. We are of the expectation that the aforementioned will
be released and the sentence issued against him will be revised in line with
the expectations of the international community,” Tanju Bilgiç, spokesperson of
the Turkish Foreign Ministry, said in a written statement late on Sept.
25.
China’s
alleged violations of human rights in Xinjiang have caused a deterioration of
its bilateral ties with Turkey, which has strong historical and cultural bonds
with the mostly Muslim region.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-calls-on-china-to-release-uighur-academic.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72196&NewsCatID=356
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Turkey’s
Kurdish bid gets an ISIL makeover
26 Sep,
2014
The
Turkish government has decided to revise its road map in the process to solve
the long-running Kurdish problem amid the ongoing regional strife on the
country’s southern borders.
One of
the key recent causes prompting the revision is the recent postponement of the
outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) “farewell to arms” for its militants
in Iraq, until the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL) is over.
Touching
on the changes, an official from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)
told Hürriyet that the solution process should be seen as a “living organism.”
The official said ISIL’s offensive toward Turkey’s border with Syria and its
attacks on Kurdish villages, which have triggered a mass exodus of locals, also
led Ankara to update the Kurdish bid road map.
As a
result, a number of chapters in the negotiations with the PKK and its
headquarters in the Kandil Mountains of northern Iraq have been postponed until
after ISIL is no longer a threat to Turkey or the region, the official said.
These postponed chapters include steps regarding the disarmament of militants
and their return to Turkey.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-kurdish-bid-gets-an-isil-makeover.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72187&NewsCatID=338
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Turkish
minister blasts accusations of oil purchase from ISIL, nuclear weapon plans
26 Sep,
2014
Turkish
Energy Minister Taner Yıldız has once again brushed off claims regarding
Turkey’s energy links and operations, calling the accusations “attempts to
damage Turkey’s reputation.”
Turkey
has recently been accused of buying smuggled oil from the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL), selling jet fuel to Israel amid the Gaza assault and
working on developing a nuclear bomb, Yıldız said. He called these three
allegations “undeserved, baseless and total lies.”
“These
are accusations that Turkey doesn’t deserve, and they are intentional,” the
minister told Anadolu Agency on Sept. 26, while he was visiting the agency’s
“Energy Desk.”
In his
remarks, Yıldız reiterated his previous remarks regarding the issue and called
the claims “efforts to damage Turkey’s international political reputation.”
In
mid-July, during Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza, some local media outlets
claimed Turkey was continuing to sell jet fuel to Israel, despite Ankara’s
opposition to Israel’s military operations.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-energy-minister-blasts-accusations-of-oil-purchase-from-isil-nuclear-weapon-plans.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72209&NewsCatID=348
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Rouhani
slams West at UN but vows to carry out nuclear talks
26 Sep,
2014
Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani told the United Nations that the West was responsible
for "strategic blunders" in the Middle East and Central Asia that had
created terror havens.
"The
strategic blunders of the West in the Middle East, Central Asia and the
Caucasus have turned these parts of the world into a haven for terrorists and
extremists," he told the General Assembly in New York.
In his
roughly 10-minute speech, Rouhani said certain intelligence agencies had
"put blades into the hands of madmen" and stressed that the solution
to the "quandary" of the Islamic State militant group should come
from within the region, not from the international community.
Full
report at:
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rouhani-slams-west-un-vows-carry-out-nuclear-talks-957078257#sthash.QyJ72bdT.dpuf
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Turkey
ready to play role in Kashmir settlement
Sep 26,
2014
NEW YORK
– Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that Turkey is ready to
play its due role for a peaceful settlement of longstanding Kashmir issue and
the solution should be acceptable to Pakistan, India and Kashmiri people – the
real stakeholders.
“Aspirations
of Kashmiri people for self-determination must be addressed in accordance with
relevant UN resolutions and Turkey is ready to play its due role in this
regard,” he said during a sideline meeting of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu
Kashmir here at the UN headquarters in New York. The meeting was chaired by OIC
Secretary General Iyad Ameen Manani.
The Turk
minister said that the international community had a moral and legal
responsibility to resolve this longstanding issue. Expressing concern over
cancellation of talks with Pakistan by India and the rising tensions across the
Line of Control in the disputed state, he called on the parties to resume
negotiations without delay and engage in a meaningful and result-oriented
dialogue for a peaceful resolution of all disputes including Kashmir.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/26-Sep-2014/turkey-ready-to-play-role-in-kashmir-settlement
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North America
Muslim
scholars present religious rebuttal to Islamic State
26 Sep,
2014
PARIS:
Over 120 Islamic scholars from around the world, many of them leading Muslim
voices in their own countries, have issued an open letter denouncing Islamic
State militants and refuting their religious arguments.
An array
of Muslim leaders and groups have publicly rejected the Islamist movement since
it imposed its brutal rule over large areas of Syria and Iraq this summer. Five
Muslim nations have also joined a US-led military campaign against it.
The
22-page letter, written in Arabic and heavy with quotes from the Qur'an and
other Islamic sources, is just as clear as those groups in condemning the
torture, murder and destruction Islamic State militants have committed in areas
they control.
“You
have misinterpreted Islam into a religion of harshness, brutality, torture and
murder,” the letter said. “This is a great wrong and an offense to Islam, to
Muslims and to the entire world.”
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/635531
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US
removes diplomats in Yemen as Houthi rebels cling to capital
26 Sep,
2014
The US
government has ordered a cut in the number of American government staff in
Yemen after Houthi rebels seized much of the capital city.
"We
are taking this step out of an abundance of caution and in response to recent
political developments and the changing, unpredictable security situation in
Yemen," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
Psaki
said the US embassy would continue to operate with reduced personnel.
An
updated US travel warning said the "security threat level in Yemen is
extremely high," and urged all American citizens in the country to leave,
warning the embassy may only be able to give them limited assistance if they
get in trouble.
In 2012
hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators stormed the US embassy compound in Sana'a in
protest at a film they consider blasphemous to Islam.
Civil
War
Yemeni
President Abd Rabu Mansur Hadi warned Tuesday of "civil war", vowing
to restore state authority, as Shiite rebels cried victory over their
lightening capture of much of the capital.
Full
report at:
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-removes-diplomats-yemen-houthi-rebels-hold-capital-838717639#sthash.eMmRGpRc.dpuf
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U.S.
steps up Twitter war with ISIS
26 Sep,
2014
The U.S.
State Department has ratcheted up its online campaign to steer potential
recruits away from joining terrorist organizations, posting gruesome photos of
dead militants and remarks on the brutality of extremists.
A
Twitter account called “'Think Again Turn Away” recently blasted the image of
four dead bodies, thought to be militants killed in the U.S.-led airstrikes on
Syria, to its nearly 8,000 followers.
The same
account distributed in recent weeks a mock ISIS recruitment video which
criticizes the group over its mass executions and the destruction of historical
sites in Iraq and Syria.
— Think
AgainTurn Away (@ThinkAgain_DOS) September 24, 2014
The
opening scene of the video showed a mosque being demolished, followed by a
snapshot of a decapitated body.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/media/digital/2014/09/25/U-S-steps-up-Twitter-war-with-ISIS.html
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Obama
says Egypt key to US security in Mideast
26 Sep,
2014
President
Barack Obama is touting the longstanding relationship between the United States
and Egypt as a cornerstone of American security policy in the Middle East.
Obama is
meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi in New York on the
sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings. It's the first face-to-face
meeting between Obama and El-Sissi, who was elected earlier this year.
Obama
says they plan to discuss a range of security issues including the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, Libya and the Islamic State terrorist group wreaking havoc in Iraq
and Syria.
US Egypt
ties have been strained since the ouster but the US has sought to urge Egypt to
pursue a more democratic system.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/111703/Egypt/Politics-/Obama-says-Egypt-key-to-US-security-in-Mideast.aspx
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CAIR
Welcomes President’s Remarks on Islam at U.N. General Assembly
Sep 26,
2014
The Council on American-Islamic Relations
(CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization,
today welcomed President Obama's remarks about Islam and Muslims in his address
to the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
"We
welcome the president's remarks recognizing that we are not at war with Islam
and that Muslims are a vital part of American society," said CAIR National
Executive Director Nihad Awad. "We thank the president for acknowledging
the efforts of Muslims worldwide who are seeking peace and justice."
CAIR
today joined a number of national and local Muslim scholars and leaders at a
National Press Club news conference in Washington, D.C., to release a
first-of-its-kind open letter in Arabic (with English translation) signed by
more than 120 international scholars of Islam and Muslim leaders refuting the
ideology of the terrorist group ISIS and urging its supporters to repent and
"return to the religion of mercy."
CAIR is
America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission
is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil
liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice
and mutual understanding.
http://www.cair.com/press-center/press-releases/12664-cair-welcomes-presidents-remarks-on-islam-at-un-general-assembly.html
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Africa
Boko
Haram fighters kill 18 in Nigeria
September
26, 2014
MAIDUGURI
: Boko Haram militants on motorcycles have killed at least 18 people in an
attack on the northeast Nigerian town of Shaffa, witnesses said on Thursday.
The
attack late on Wednesday left bodies in the street, witness Amos Mshelia, who
escaped by running into the surrounding bush and on to the nearby town of Biu,
told Reuters by telephone. ‘People ran out of their houses in fear, but unknown
to many of us the insurgents were nearby and they were pursuing people,
shooting as we were fleeing,’ he said.
Moreover,
One of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram rebels in the
northeastern Nigerian village of Chibok was freed this week, police and a
parent of some of the other missing girls said on Thursday. Boko Haram
militants took the girls from a secondary school in the village near the
Cameroon border in April, sparking a worldwide outcry, and have remained in
captivity ever since.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/international/26-Sep-2014/boko-haram-fighters-kill-18-in-nigeria
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Over
13,000 Killed in Boko Haram Crisis - Jonathan
26 Sep,
2014
President
Goodluck Jonathan yesterday told world leaders that Boko Haram insurgency has
led to the killing of over 13,000 people in the past five years.
Addressing
the United Nations Security Council's high-level meeting in New York on the
Threat of Terrorism to Global Peace and Security, Jonathan said the threat of
terrorism in north-eastern Nigeria had proven to be a challenge to national
stability.
"Nigeria
knows too well the destructive effects of terrorist activities. Over the past
five years, we have been, and are still confronting threats posed by Boko Haram
to peace and stability predominantly in the north eastern part of our
country," he said.
"The
costs are high: over 13,000 people have been killed, whole communities razed,
and hundreds of persons kidnapped, the most prominent being our innocent
daughters from Chibok Secondary School, in North East Nigeria."
Full
report at:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201409260828.html
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40
countries urge Libya to resolve military crisis
26 Sep,
2014
Forty
countries and three major organizations have urged Libya’s feuding political
leaders to peacefully resolve the political and military crisis gripping the
North African country.
A
statement issued by the chairman of a high-level meeting convened by
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the annual meeting of world
leaders at the U.N. General Assembly said the political polarization and
military conflict are posing “a dangerous and significant threat” to the
country’s transition to democracy.
Libya
has grown increasingly lawless and has been witnessing the worst bout of
violence since the 2011 overthrow of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Weeks
of fighting among rival militias has displaced more than 300,000 people.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/40-countries-urge-libya-to-resolve-military-crisis.aspx?pageID=238&nID=72204&NewsCatID=357
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Spain,
Morocco arrest nine militants linked to Islamic State
26 Sep, 2014
Spanish
and Moroccan police have arrested nine people suspected of belonging to a
militant cell linked to Islamic State, Spain's Interior Ministry said on
Friday.
The
ministry said the nine belonged to a group based in the Spanish enclave of
Melilla, on the northern coast of Africa, and neighboring Nador, Morocco.
Spanish
media reported that one of those arrested was Spanish and the rest were
Moroccan nationals. The Interior Ministry declined to comment, adding the
investigation was still underway.
Full
report at:
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Spain-Morocco-arrest-nine-militants-linked-to-Islamic-State-376370
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India
Modi
Govt Clears Long-Pending Case for Israeli Barak Missiles for Warships
Rajat
Pandit,TNN | Sep 26, 2014
NEW
DELHI: India will finally be able to strengthen the eroding defensive shield
around its 14 frontline warships, with the Modi government clearing the
long-delayed "critical" acquisition of 262 missiles to arm the
Israeli Barak-I anti-missile defence (AMD) systems fitted on board them.
The
Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday
evening gave the final nod to the Rs 880 crore acquisition of Barak-I missiles,
which has been hanging fire for the last six years despite successive Navy
chiefs sounding the red alert over this "critical operational
deficiency", said sources.
The
Barak AMD systems, installed on aircraft carrier INS Viraat, guided-missile
destroyers like INS Mysore and Shivalik-class stealth frigates, are designed to
intercept and destroy incoming enemy missiles at a range of 9-km. India had
ordered the first Barak-I system for INS Viraat in the late 1990s to counter
Pakistan's acquisition of sea-skimming Exocet and Harpoon missiles.
DRDO's
failure to develop the indigenous Trishul AMD system paved the way for further
orders after the 1999 Kargil conflict, with a Rs 1,160 crore Barak contract
being inked in October 2000 by the then Vajpayee-led NDA-1 government to arm
the 14 warships.
Full report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Modi-govt-clears-long-pending-case-for-Israeli-Barak-missiles-for-warships/articleshow/43473452.cms
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India
likely to reply to Pak raking up Kashmir issue at UN
September
26, 2014
Amid
moves by Pakistan to rake up the Kashmir issue at the UNGA session, India is
likely to exercise its right to reply on the matter.
Earlier,
Pakistan had said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would again highlight the
Kashmir issue in his address to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Firday while
ruling out resumption of any dialogue with India unless New Delhi takes the
initiative in this regard.
Pakistan’s
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry said here that there is “no reason” for
Sharif not to raise the subject of Kashmir during his address.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/india-likely-to-reply-to-pak-raking-up-kashmir-issue-at-un/#sthash.oADYP01e.dpuf
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Swamy to
PM: offer troops to fight IS
September
26, 2014
Senior
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer
two divisions of the Indian Army and one squadron of the Indian Air Force to
the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State (IS) terrorists.
In a message
released on Thursday before the Prime Minister’s departure to the U.S., Dr.
Swamy said, “It is better India fights the IS on the Syrian border now rather
than on the Wagah border and J&K LoC two years from now.”
“Not
since Hitler’s rise in Germany has such a sinister force risen in the world.
Hence India cannot afford to be non-aligned at this crucial stage, but be
counted on the side of the United States in this emerging Dharma Yudh,” Dr.
Swamy said.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/swamy-to-pm-offer-troops-to-fight-is/article6447465.ece
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IM
suspects wanted to join ‘jihadis’ in Syria, says NIA
Deeptiman
Tiwary,TNN | Sep 26, 2014
NEW
DELHI: Two of the five suspected Ansar-ul-Tawhid fi Bilad al Hind (AuT) members
chargesheeted by NIA on Monday had rejected the offer to fight in India
preferring to go to Syria instead for religious war. They, however, wished that
an Iraq-Sriya like situation was created in India.
The
108-page chargesheet filed by NIA against 20 IM accused, five of whom are said
to be now with AuT, has cited internet chats between various operatives of the
outfit to support this claim.
AuT is
an AF-Pak-based outfit made of al-Qaida-aligned Indian jihadists largely drawn
from Indian Mujahideen. Of late the outfit has been suspected to be flirting
with Islamic State (also known as ISIS) and had even uploaded videos of ISIS
chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi calling for jihad in India among other countries on
its media handle.
According
to the NIA chargesheet, Mohammed Shafi Armar and Abdul Kadir Sultan Armar
wanted to be sent to Syria and Afghanistan with other 'jihadis' to fight the
"religious war". The chargesheet says arrested IM operative Yasin
Bhatkal had asked Shafi to join him in Nepal, where Yasin was hiding before his
arrest in 2013, and raise a module to fight against non-Muslims in India.
Shafi, however, refused and wanted to be "dispatched to Syriya to work
with other jihadis and finally die in the battlefield to get heaven".
Full
report at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-Indian-Mujahideen-terrorists-wanted-to-join-ISIS-NIA/articleshow/43474854.cms
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Southeast Asia
Malay
jihadists making headway in extremist Islamic State
September
26, 2014
Militants
from Indonesia and Malaysia fighting in Syria have come together on common
language and culture, forming their own military unit and prompting fears of
the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria's (Isis) expansion in Southeast Asia, a
Jakarta think tank warned.
Quoted
by Singapore's The Straits Times (ST), the Institute for Policy Analysis of
Conflict (Ipac) said 22 members had formed the "Katibah Nusantara Lid
Daulah Islamiyyah" (Malay archipelago unit for the Islamic State) in
Al-Shadadi, Syria, as appeared in a video posted on a Facebook page which has since
closed.
The
daily said faced with language barriers, the new unit would make it easier to
recruit Indonesians who could not communicate in English or Arabic.
"This
group was formed with a goal to recruit and facilitate people who want to go to
Syria to defend the Islamic caliphate, and also do counter-attacks against
governments that repress caliphate supporters," the paper quoted Robi
Sugara of the Barometer Institute as saying.
ST also
quoted Ipac's Sidney Jones as saying that unlike Jemaah Islamiyah, al-Qaeda's
regional chapter blamed for a spate of terrorist attacks in Indonesia, Isis
fighters already had battle experience.
Full
report at:
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=367281:malay-jihadists-making-headway-in-extremist-islamic-state&Itemid=2#ixzz3ESp0SRvl
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Cops
detain three suspected Syria-bound M'sian jihadists at KLIA
September
26, 2014
KUALA
LUMPUR - Police detained three people believed to be suspected jihadists at the
KL International Airport yesterday.
According
to local daily The Star, the three were an architect, a technician and a
shopkeeper, who were about to board a flight to Turkey, where they would have
found their way into Syria to join the Islamic State (IS).
They are
the latest Malaysians to be detained as suspected jihadists as the country has
designated the IS as a “terrorist organisation”.
The Star
added that the architect came from Pahang and the technician from Perlis, both
aged 26. The 42-year-old sundry shop owner is from Kelantan and is believed to
be married with six children.
Full
report at:
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=367112:cops-detain-three-suspected-syria-bound-msian-jihadists-at-klia&Itemid=2#ixzz3ESp6QC8I
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