New Age Islam News Bureau
17
Sept 2014
Muslims praying in Frankfurt (File photo: Reuters)
Arab World
• Nearly 50
Dead In Syrian Air Strikes on Homs
• We Love
Drinking Blood,’ Says ISIS Vampire, Known as ‘The Palestinian Slayer’
• Iraqi
Forces Kill 16 ISIL Terrorists in Northern Babil
• 7 ISIL
Terrorists Captured in Iraq's Babel
• Kurds
retake Christian villages from Iraq militants
• ISIS
Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From Turkey
• Monitor:
Islamic State wins new recruits in Syria after Obama speech
• Assad
urges end to funding of armed groups in Syria, Iraq
Europe
• German
Muslims Invite All Faiths to Day of Prayer against ISIS
• ISIS
Could Be Putin’s ‘Chronic Nightmare'
• U.N.
Chief Urges Nations to 'Act Decisively' On Islamic State
• Euro
court calls on Turkey to amend religious courses
• Kosovo
makes arrests in new push to stem flow of fighters to Syria, Iraq
• Poll:
Half of Palestinians support armed intifada against Israel
• U.N.
brokers agreement to start Gaza rebuilding
• Scottish
Muslims push for independence ahead of vote
South Asia
• 49
Taliban militants killed in clearing operations, MoI says
• Six
policemen martyred in Taliban ambush in Herat province
• Clashes
in Bangladesh after top Islamist spared death sentence
• China
Muslims Work to Change Perceptions after Knife Attacks
• S. Korea
to Provide Humanitarian Help in Fight against Islamic State
• Over
14,000 Chinese Muslims to perform Hajj pilgrimage
Pakistan
• Air
Strikes Kill 40 Suspected Militants in Fresh N Waziristan Blitz
• Shehryar
group renews loyalty to TTP chief
• Sit-Ins
Tarnishing Pakistan’s Image Abroad: Maulana Fazl ur Rehman
• Pakistan
rejects Afghan terrorism accusations
• US
consulate, Balochistan varsity sign accord for Lincoln Corner in 2015
• ‘Revolution’
has turned into ‘national awakening’: Tahir ul Qadri
• Nawaz
Sharif threatens to clear protesters
• Rehman
Malik urges PTI and PAT to resume dialogue with government
• Pakistan
to Vanish From World Map, If Administrative Units Not Formed: MQM
• PIA Flight Delayed By a Technical Fault, Not Because It Waited Dr. Vankwani to Arrive
Mideast
• Clashes
in Yemen capital suburb kill at least 20
• Erdogan:
Turkey against all terror groups
• Gaza
mortar fire on Israel for first time since truce: army
• Turkish
PM Davutoğlu says ‘even an atheist should have religious knowledge’
• Turkish
President Erdoğan slams New York Times over ISIL story
• Minister:
Iran is Israel's greatest threat, not ISIS or Hezbollah
North America
• Muslim
Brotherhood not terrorist, says US
• US
Indicts Man for Attempted Support to Islamic State
• Need to
build a strong and broad coalition against ISIL: Barack Obama
• Iran's
current uranium enrichment 'not acceptable': US
• Half of
Iraqi army not OK as US partners: Gen. Martin Dempsey
India
• U.P.
Govt. Denies Existence of ‘Love Jihad’
• Two
militants killed in encounter near LoC
Africa
• Key
Qaeda branches urge united jihadist front against coalition
• Tunisian
forces and militants clash near border, one killed
• Fears
for South Sudan's future after foreign worker ban
Southeast Asia
• Dewan
ulema delegate pays tribute to slain militant, saying he was a martyr
• PAS Ulema
demand action against critics, insist on Islamist agenda
• Sabah
Christians tell Putrajaya to stop interfering in their religion
Compiled by New Age Islam News Bureau
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-world-news/we-love-drinking-blood,’-says/d/99124
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Arab World
We Love Drinking Blood,’ Says ISIS Vampire, Known as ‘The Palestinian Slayer’
17 September 2014
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has shocked the world with its beheadings and mass killings and now an alleged member has declared that the group relishes “drinking blood.”
Self-claimed ISIS militant Rabie Shehada, known as “the Palestinian slayer,” made the chilling statement in a video recently posted online.
“I swear we are a people who love death for the sake of God just as you love to live. I swear we are a people who love drinking blood. We came to slaughter you,” he said in the video.
“We love dying for God as much as you love life,” he also said in the brief footage.
The 26-year-old militant is believed to be from Nazareth, a city in northern Israel with a predominantly Arab population, according to an Al Arabiya correspondent.
According to the correspondent, he studied mechanical engineering at a college in Nazareth Illit. He reportedly quit university and disappeared three months after joining.
It was later found that he went to Turkey and crossed into Syria to join the moderate rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA). He later switched to the radical extremist ISIS, according to the correspondent.
In ISIS, he took the nom de guerre of Abu Musaab al-Safouri, after the village of Safouri near Nazareth.
Al Arabiya’s correspondent said his family – he has a wife and a son - remain shocked and are hesitant to talk openly about him.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/17/-We-love-drinking-blood-says-ISIS-vampire-.html
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Nearly
50 dead in Syrian air strikes on Homs
17
September 2014
At least
48 people including rebel fighters have been killed in Syrian government air
bombardments around a town in the central province of Homs, a monitoring group
said on Wednesday.
Two days
of air strikes left women and children among the dead, including a mother who
was killed along with five of her children, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory
for Human Rights, which monitors violence in Syria through a network of
sources.
Around a
dozen fighters and multiple rebel commanders were also confirmed killed in the
bombardment, which targeted Talbiseh, a town north of the city of Homs on the country's
main north-south highway.
In May,
Syrian rebels had abandoned their last stronghold in the heart of Homs city,
which had been an epicentre of the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
The
death toll from the bombardment on Talbiseh - which took place on Tuesday and
Wednesday - is expected to rise because dozens of people including children
were in critical condition, the Observatory said.
More
than 190,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict and millions more
displaced, according to the United Nations. The conflict began more than three
years ago as a peaceful protest movement and turned into civil war after a
government crackdown.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/17/Nearly-50-dead-in-Syrian-air-strikes-on-Homs.html
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Iraqi
Forces Kill 16 ISIL Terrorists in Northern Babil
17 Sep,
2014
Iraqi
security forces killed about 16 terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) group in Northern Babil province.
''The
security forces carried out a wide security operation in Sahrawi area at the
borders between Jurf al-Sakher and Amiriyat al-Fallujah areas that resulted in
killing 16 terrorists,'' a security source said.
''The
security forces also managed to destroy several terrorists' shelters during the
same security operation,'' the source added.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930626001290
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7 ISIL
Terrorists Captured in Iraq's Babel
17 Sep,
2014
Iraq's
security forces captured seven members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the
Levant (ISIL) terrorist group in an operation in the Eastern city of Babel on
Wednesday.
A
military source told Iraqi News that fierce clashes broke out between the ISIL
terrorists and Iraqi soldiers in the Northern areas of Babel in which seven
members of the Takfiri group including four snipers were taken as prisoners.
The
Takfiri ISIL terrorists currently control parts of Eastern Syria and Iraq’s
Northern and Western regions. They have committed heinous crimes and threatened
all communities, including Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians and Ezadi Kurds,
during their advances in Iraq.
The West
and its regional allies, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, are giving
financial and military support to the militants.
The
terrorist group has links with Saudi intelligence, and is believed to be
supported by the Israeli regime.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930626001112
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Kurds
retake Christian villages from Iraq militants
17 Sep,
2014
Kurdish
peshmerga forces on Tuesday recaptured seven Christian villages in northern
Iraq in clashes with militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),
an officer and a cleric said.
Tens of
thousands of Iraqi Christians, most of them Chaldeans, fled their homes when
ISIS militants launched a renewed drive in the north in early August.
Iraq’s
largest Christian town, Qaraqosh, and dozens of other villages were all but
emptied in what Christian leaders described as the worst disaster for the
minority in centuries.
On
Tuesday, peshmerga forces ousted ISIS militants from seven villages west of the
Kurdish capital Arbil during fighting in which rockets and mortar rounds were
used, a senior officer said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/16/Kurds-retake-Christian-villages-from-Iraq-militants-.html
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ISIS
Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From Turkey
17 Sep,
2014
ANKARA,
Turkey — Having spent most of his youth as a drug addict in one of the poorest
neighborhoods of Turkey’s capital, Can did not think he had much to lose when
he was smuggled into Syria with 10 of his childhood friends to join the world’s
most extreme jihadist group.
After 15
days at a training camp in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the de facto headquarters
of the group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the 27-year-old Can was
assigned to a fighting unit. He said he shot two men and participated in a
public execution. It was only after he buried a man alive that he was told he
had become a full ISIS fighter.
“When
you fight over there, it’s like being in a trance,” said Can, who asked to be
referred to only by his middle name for fear of reprisal. “Everyone shouts,
‘God is the greatest,’ which gives you divine strength to kill the enemy
without being fazed by blood or splattered guts,” he said.
Full
report at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/world/europe/turkey-is-a-steady-source-of-isis-recruits.html
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Monitor:
Islamic State wins new recruits in Syria after Obama speech
17 Sep,
2014
BEIRUT -
Islamic State has won new recruits in Syria since President Barack Obama
signaled last week that air strikes against the group will be expanded from
Iraq to its strongholds in northern and eastern Syria, a group monitoring the
war said on Wednesday.
The
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 162 people had joined Islamic State
training camps in Aleppo province since Sept 10, when Obama said he would not
hesitate to strike Islamic State in Syria.
The new
recruits do not represent a big increase in the size of IS, which is estimated
by intelligence agencies at 20,000 to 30,000 fighters in Syria and Iraq. But
they do illustrate the risk that US-led efforts to crush Islamic State will end
up winning it more followers.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Monitor-Islamic-State-wins-new-recruits-in-Syria-after-Obama-speech-375595
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Assad
urges end to funding of armed groups in Syria, Iraq
17 Sep,
2014
Syria’s
President Bashar al-Assad said Tuesday that any campaign against “terrorism”
must start with pressure on countries that support armed groups in Syria and
Iraq.
“The
battle against terrorism starts with pressure on the countries that support and
finance terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq and pretend that they want to fight
against terrorism,” state news agency SANA quoted Assad as saying.
Damascus
characterizes all those seeking Assad’s ouster as “terrorists” and accuses
countries backing the Syrian uprising, including the United States, Qatar,
Saudi Arabia and Turkey, of financing and arming them.
The
remarks came as Assad met in Damascus with Iraq’s National Security Adviser
Falah al-Fayadh, who updated him “on efforts by the Iraqi government to
confront terrorism,” SANA said.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/16/Assad-urges-end-to-funding-of-armed-groups-in-Syria-Iraq-.html
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Europe
German
Muslims invite all faiths to day of prayer against ISIS
17 Sep,
2014
More
than 2,000 German mosques have invited Germans of all religions to join their
Friday prayers to present a united front against the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS) to try to dissuade young Muslims from travelling to fight with
radical Islamists in Syria and Iraq.
Germany’s
four main Muslim groups announced their plan on Tuesday in response to concerns
that German Muslims are joining ISIS and returning home with radical ideas and
combat experience, posing a domestic security threat.
“We want
to make clear terrorists and criminals do not speak in the name of Islam, they
have trampled on the commandments of our religion, and that murderers and
criminals have no place in our ranks, in our religion,” the head of the Central
Council of Muslims, Aiman Mazyek, told a news conference in Berlin.
The
groups are also organising peace rallies across Germany on the same day which
senior officials, including Interior Minister de Maiziere and Berlin Mayor
Klaus Wowereit, are expected to attend.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/16/German-Muslims-invite-all-faiths-to-day-of-prayer-against-ISIS.html
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ISIS
could be Putin’s ‘chronic nightmare'
17 Sep,
2014
Russia,
which has criticized U.S. plans to launch strikes against the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria, could soon become a victim of the militant
group, whose members include extremists from Chechnya.
The
Soufan Group, a New York-based intelligence firm, estimated in June that some
200 Chechen fighters were involved in the Syrian conflict.
Earlier
this month, ISIS jihadists released a video threatening Russia shortly after
they captured an air base in Raqqa, eastern Syria, and seized Russian-made
fighter jets.
In the
video, a militant said: "This message is addressed to you, oh Vladimir
Putin. These are your aircraft which you sent to [Syrian President] Bashar
[al-Assad], and with the help of Allah we’ll send them back to you. Remember
this. And with the permission of Allah, we’ll liberate Chechnya and all the
Caucasus."
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/analysis/2014/09/16/ISIS-not-Ukraine-could-be-Putin-s-chronic-nightmare-.html
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U.N.
chief urges nations to 'act decisively' on Islamic State
17 Sep,
2014
U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged countries with the capacity to do so to
take decisive action against Islamic State militants, who have taken over large
swaths of Iraq and Syria.
"I
... urge the international community, and those with the means, to act
decisively and after sober reflection," Ban told reporters Tuesday.
"It is critical to keep at the forefront the protection of civilians."
Ban
didn't say what steps he hoped U.N. member states would take, but praised
recent U.S. air strikes against Islamic State militants, aimed at helping
besieged civilians in Iraq.
"These
air strikes and military operation which was done at the request of the
government of Iraq was able to help the United Nations and other actors to ...
save a lot of human lives," he said.
"The
United Nations was able to deliver humanitarian assistance to many trapped
people in and around Mount Sinjar," Ban said. "It is clear that
(Islamic State militants are) a threat to international peace and security, as
has already been declared by the Security Council."
U.N.
diplomats said that while carrying out air strikes in Iraq didn't raise any
legal issues because the Baghdad government has requested it, the legality of
bombing militant targets in Syria was problematic.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/110948/World/Region/UN-chief-urges-nations-to-act-decisively-on-Islami.aspx
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Euro
court calls on Turkey to amend religious courses
17 Sep,
2014
The
Turkish education system is “still inadequately equipped to ensure respect for
parents’ convictions” and violates the “right to education,” the European Court
of Human Rights (ECHR) has concluded, in a case stemming from Alevi complaints
about mandatory religious classes.
In 2011,
applicants Mansur Yalçın, Yüksel Polat and Hasan Kılıç, who are adherents of
the Alevi faith and whose children were at secondary school at the relevant
time, complained that the content of the compulsory classes in religion and
ethics in schools was based exclusively on the Sunni understanding of Islam,
claiming that Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights Protocol No.
1 (right to education) had been violated.
In its
ruling, the court observed in particular that in the field of religious
instruction, Turkey's education system was still inadequately equipped to
ensure respect for parents’ convictions.
“Turkey
has to remedy the situation without delay, in particular by introducing a
system whereby pupils could be exempted from religion and ethics classes
without their parents having to disclose their own religious or philosophical
convictions,” said the court.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/euro-court-calls-on-turkey-to-amend-religious-courses.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71791&NewsCatID=339
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Kosovo
makes arrests in new push to stem flow of fighters to Syria, Iraq
17 Sep,
2014
Police
in Kosovo arrested 15 people on Wednesday, including a number of imams, in the
second major operation in weeks to stem the flow of young ethnic Albanians
joining Islamist fighters in Iraq and Syria, a police source said.
Local
media reported that an influential imam of the Grand Mosque in the capital,
Pristina, was among those arrested, as was the leader of an Islamic-rooted
political party.
Most of
Kosovo's 1.8 million people are ethnic Albanian Muslims and lead largely
secular lives.
A police
source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters: "We have
arrested 15 people from all over the country. The charges include terrorism, threatening
the constitutional order, incitement and religious hate speech."
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Kosovo-makes-arrests-in-new-push-to-stem-flow-of-fighters-to-Syria-Iraq-375581
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Poll:
Half of Palestinians support armed intifada against Israel
17 Sep, 2014
A public
opinion poll published on Tuesday showed that half of the Palestinian public
supports an armed intifada against Israel.
The
poll, published by the Nablus-based An-Najah University, included 1,360
Palestinians (860 from the West Bank and 500 from the Gaza Strip) above the age
of 18, was conducted during the period from 11-13 September. It has a margin of
error of three percent.
The poll
showed that 49% of respondents favored an armed intifada against Israel as
opposed to 44% who said they were against it.
Still,
56% said they supported an unarmed and non-violent resistance against Israel,
while 35% expressed their opposition.
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Poll-Half-of-Palestinians-support-armed-intifada-against-Israel-375565
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U.N.
brokers agreement to start Gaza rebuilding
17
September 2014
The
United Nations has brokered an agreement to enable the reconstruction of the
Gaza Strip, entrusting the lead role to the Palestinian Authority, the
Associated Press reported the U.N.’s top Mideast envoy as saying on Tuesday.
The
agreement was brokered between the Palestinian Authority and Israel and
includes monitoring by the United Nations to ensure that construction materials
will not be siphoned off for military use, envoy Robert Serry told the U.N.
Security Council.
Israel’s
Operation Protective Edge, a 50-day-war, left more than 2,100 Palestinians
dead, according to Palestinian and U.N. officials. On the Israeli side, 66
soldiers and six civilians were killed.
Full report
at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/09/17/U-N-brokers-agreement-to-start-Gaza-rebuilding.html
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Scottish
Muslims push for independence ahead of vote
17
September 2014
Millions
in Scotland will take part on Thursday in a referendum on whether to remain
part of the UK. Some 700 years after the war for a free Scotland, independence
this time could be won by a simple vote.
Polls
show that it is too close to call, but that most Scottish Muslims, as well as
other ethnic minorities, are likely to vote yes. Out of almost 6 million people
in Scotland, 1.4% are Muslim.
According
to a poll by Asian radio station Awaz FM, 64% of Asians in Scotland, mostly
Muslim, would vote for independence.
Tasmina
Ahmed-Sheikh, a lawyer from Glasgow and national women’s officer for the
pro-independence Scottish National Party, says Scotland needs to control its
own foreign policy and immigration issues.
Full
report at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/perspective/features/2014/09/17/Scottish-Muslims-push-for-independence-ahead-of-vote.html
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South Asia
49
Taliban militants killed in clearing operations, MoI says
Sep 17
2014
At least
49 Taliban militants were killed and 15 others were arrested during military
operations by Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours.
The
operations were jointly conducted by Afghan national police, Afghan national
army and Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS)
operatives.
Interior
ministry following a statement said Wednesday that the militants were killed or
injured in Laghman, Kunduz, Jawzjan, Kandahar, Zabul, Kunar, Parwan, Kapisa and
Helmand provinces.
The
statemetn further added that Afghan security forces confiscated various types
of light and heavy weapons along with explosives during the operations.
In the
meantime, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a separate statement said at last 52
Taliban militants were killed and 38 others were injured during operations in
the past 24 hours.
The
statement said Afghan army forces also confiscated 82 rounds of improvised
explosive device (IED) during the operations.
Taliban
militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
http://www.khaama.com/49-taliban-militants-killed-in-clearing-operations-moi-says-8668
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Six
policemen martyred in Taliban ambush in Herat province
Sep 17
2014
At least
six policemen were martyred following an ambush by Taliban militants in western
Herat province of Afghanistan.
According
to local government officials, the incident took place in Chesht district on
Tuesday.
Obe
district police chief, Sher Aqa Alokozay said Taliban militants ambushed a
convoy of the police forces while they were on the way to Chesht district.
Alokozay
further added that six policemen were martyred and five others were injured
following the attack.
The
Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the incident so far.
In the
meantime, another security official said the death toll has increased to nine
personnel.
The
official speaking on the condition of anonymity said at least three policemen
are also missing following the attack.
http://www.khaama.com/six-policemen-martyred-in-taliban-ambush-in-herat-province-8670
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Clashes
in Bangladesh after top Islamist spared death sentence
17 Sep,
2014
Bangladesh's
highest court today commuted the death sentence on a top Islamic preacher,
triggering angry protests by both his Islamist supporters and secular opponents
and clashes with police.
In a
surprise ruling, the Supreme Court said 74-year-old Delawar Hossain Sayedee
should spend "the rest of his natural life" in jail for crimes during
the 1971 liberation war with Pakistan.
Sayedee's
death penalty passed last year by a war-crimes tribunal triggered the deadliest
political violence in the country's history, and thousands of police were
deployed before Wednesday's ruling.
"We
had expected that the court would uphold his death sentence," Attorney
General Mahbubey Alam said, adding that he was unhappy with the verdict.
Alam
said Sayedee was a war criminal and "torturer of women" who had
forcibly converted minority Hindus to Islam during the nine-month conflict,
which led to the creation of Bangladesh from former East Pakistan.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/world/article/clashes-in-bangladesh-after-top-islamist-spared-death-sentence#sthash.giaTcdXE.dpuf
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China
Muslims Work to Change Perceptions After Knife Attacks
September
17, 2014
KUNMING,
CHINA— China says it has sentenced three men to death and one woman to life in
prison over a deadly knife attack in March that left more than 30 dead and 140
injured. Beijing says Muslim militants from China's restive western region,
Xinjiang, carried out the attacks. Now, more than six months after the incident
occurred residents in the city are still coping with the aftermath.
It is
clear that the attacks are having a lasting impact here in Kunming. There is a
strong police presence throughout the city especially in large shopping areas
or at public transportation sites.
Outside
Yongning Mosque, one of six key houses of worship for Muslims in Kunming, a
police van was on standby. Near the mosque, Jinbi Square was full of police,
some in uniform and some not. Plainclothes police followed this reporter around
while conducting interviews, but did not interfere.
Full
report at:
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-muslims-work-to-change-perceptions-after-knife-attacks/2451397.html
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S. Korea
to Provide Humanitarian Help in Fight against Islamic State
September
17, 2014
South
Korea says it will contribute humanitarian assistance to the United States-led
fight against the militant group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The
South Korean presidential office announced Tuesday that National Security
Office Director Kim Kwan-jin outlined Seoul's plans in a meeting with his
American counterpart in Washington this week.
According
to the South Korean press release, U.S. National Security Advisor Susan Rice
Monday stressed the need for South Korea and other allies to provide active
support for efforts to defeat the Islamic State and tackle the Ebola virus
outbreak in West Africa.
In
recent weeks, Washington has been trying to garner international support for
its fight against the extremist group.
The
three-day visit is Kim’s first overseas trip since assuming the office as South
Korea's top security official in June.
http://www.voanews.com/content/south-korea-to-provide-humanitarian-help-in-fight-against-islamic-state/2452122.html
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Over
14,000 Chinese Muslims to perform Hajj pilgrimage
World
Bulletin / News Desk
September
17, 2014
More
than 14,000 Chinese Muslims are expected to depart for the Islamic holy city of
Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the Holy Ka'bah.
Authorities
say that 12,000 have already departed on the government-organized trip, with
that number set to exceed 14,000.
This
figure, of course, does not include those who have embarked independently or
with other organizations.
Acorrding
to Xinhuanet, a charter flight with 297 Chinese Muslims from North China's
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Wednesday morning left Beijing for Mecca.
It was
one of a total of 94 flights arranged to transport the pilgrims to their
destination and back, with the last plane leaving on Saturday.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-news/144573/over-14000-chinese-muslims-to-perform-hajj-pilgrimage
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Pakistan
Air
strikes kill 40 suspected militants in fresh N Waziristan blitz
17 Sep,
2014
PESHAWAR:
At least 40 terrorists, including unidentified foreign militants were killed
and five militant hideouts destroyed in aerial strikes early on Wednesday in
Datakhel tehsil of North Waziristan Agency, the Inter-Services Public Relations
(ISPR) said in a statement.
Fighter
jets struck suspected terrorist hideouts in the Kiza Madakhel, Datakhel, Ezark
areas of the Agency.
The ISPR
said that terrorists hideouts and ammunition dumps were destroyed in the
strikes targeting Nawae Killi and Zaram Asar villages situated in the north of
Datakhel.
However,
this information could not be independently verified as the access of media is
restricted in the region.
The army
has launched an all-out military operation named Zarb-i-Azb on June 15 against
local and foreign militants in North Waziristan. Yesterday (Tuesday) saw at
least 11 terrorists and three Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers killed when
Pakistani security forces thwarted an attack by militants from across the
border.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1132507/air-strikes-kill-40-suspected-militants-in-fresh-n-waziristan-blitz
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Shehryar
group renews loyalty to TTP chief
September
17, 2014
ISLAMABAD
- While Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is fragmented into different internal
factions and the head of the outfit is looking for commanders to keep the group
intact, the Shehryar Mehsud group of militants has pledged renewed loyalty to
Maulana Fazlullah and vowed not to leave the central command of TTP in the
lurch.
On
Monday, September 15, a section of the media reported that after “denouncing
terrorist attacks against the government” - just like Maulana Asmatullah-led
Punjabi Taliban - the Shehryar Mehsud group of Taliban had also dissociated
from Maulana Fazlullah-led TTP. However, the Shehryar Mehsud group turned down
the report as “fabricated” and “baseless”.
“Shehryar
Mehsud had signed an agreement of loyalty with Hakimullah Mehsud at the time of
joining the TTP and the same accord was renewed when Maulana Fazlullah was
taking over charge as head of the group. The group is obeying Maulana Fazlullah
in action as it was following Hakimullah Mehsud”, said a member of Shehryar
Mehsud group.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/national/17-Sep-2014/shehryar-group-renews-loyalty-to-ttp-chief
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Sit-ins
tarnishing Pakistan’s image abroad: Maulana Fazlur Rehman
September
17, 2014
ISLAMABAD
- Criticising both Imran Khan and Allama Tahirul Qadri for causing enormous
damage to the national economy, Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl(JUI-F)
Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that due to their prolonged sit-ins in the federal
capital the country’s image in the comity of nations is being tarnished.
Talking
to media persons here on Tuesday, the JUI-F chief said that on one hand the
country was facing worst floods across the plains of Punjab and Sindh while on
the other hand the government is confronted with these protesters who according
to him have caused more economic loss to the country than corruption and
floods.
Maulana
Fazlur Rehman regretted that despite a lot of laxity shown by the government to
resolve the issue through negotiations the protesting parties are stubborn and
have not shown any flexibility to reach at some negotiated settlement of the
issue.
To a
question, Maulana Fazlur Rehman was all praise for Army which has explicitly
cleared its position regarding the protests and said that the state
institutions’ role should be like the one demonstrated by the armed forces of
Pakistan by standing with the system and remaining within the ambit of
constitution.
Full
report at:
http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/17-Sep-2014/sit-ins-tarnishing-pakistan-s-image-abroad-fazl
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Pakistan
rejects Afghan terrorism accusations
17 Sep,
2014
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan rejected Afghanistan’s accusations regarding involvement of Pakistani
intelligence agencies in terrorism across the border.
“We
express our dismay at the latest allegations levelled in the statements issued
by Afghanistan’s National Security Council and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Repeated attempts by the Afghan side to implicate Pakistan’s intelligence institutions
in terrorist activities are both unfounded and counter-productive,” Foreign
Office said in a statement. “It has been stressed by us, time and again, that
Pakistan remains committed to disallowing its territory to be used against any
country. We would not allow anyone to breach Pakistan’s laws in this regard or
to undermine our goals of fostering friendly and cooperative relations with
neighbouring countries,” it said.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/17-Sep-2014/pakistan-rejects-afghan-terrorism-accusations
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US
consulate, Balochistan varsity sign accord for Lincoln Corner in 2015
17 Sep,
2014
KARACHI:
United States Consul General Brian Heath and University of Balochistan Vice
Chancellor Dr Javeid Iqbal signed an agreement to open a Lincoln Corner in
Quetta early 2015.
This
first Lincoln Corner in Balochistan province will be located at the University
of Balochistan’s Law College.
It has
been a long, hard road to get today, said Heath. “We are honoured to be working
with Dr Javeid Iqbal and Barrister Amanullah Achakazai Principal Law College
University of Balochistan.
The
Lincoln Center Quetta will open doors for Pakistanis who want to learn more
about America, explore study and exchange opportunities and engage with
Americans and alumni, said Heath.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sindh/16-Sep-2014/us-consulate-balochistan-varsity-sign-accord-for-lincoln-corner-in-2015
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‘Revolution’
has turned into ‘national awakening’: Tahirul Qadri
17 Sep,
2014
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri said on Tuesday that his
“revolution” has turned into national awakening as the ongoing struggle led by
him is exposing the corruption. “Millions of people across the country have
awakened now and everybody is humming ‘go Nawaz go’. He said soon this ‘go
Nawaz go’ would be heard inside the Parliament, while a time would come that
the PM Nawaz Sharif and Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif would also be chanting the
same. He said the Inqilab March gave courage to the nation and the people were
standing up for their rights. “He would turn away from here after driving the
rulers out of the power corridors,” Qadri vowed. Addressing to his workers, PAT
chief presented a model of decentralization of the country and devolution of
powers, in order to provide all the basic rights to the people as a result of
his proposed revolution in state. He elaborated bit-by-bit details to the
participants that how the local governments would be formed in rural and urban
areas and the issues of the people would be resolved in their own villages and
towns. “The natives will be having magistrates, doctors and other officials in
their own areas and they will not have to travel to distant places,” Qadri
said.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/17-Sep-2014/revolution-has-turned-into-national-awakening-qadri
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Nawaz
Sharif threatens to clear protesters
September
17, 2014
ISLAMABAD-
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, weakened by weeks of demonstrations calling for
him to resign, today threatened to clear a protest camp established more than a
month ago outside government offices in Islamabad.
Protesters
led by Imran Khan and Tahir ul-Qadri have been locked in a bitter stand-off
with the government since mid-August, refusing to leave their camp until Sharif
steps down.
The
protest leaders accuse Sharif of rigging last year's election which brought him
back to power in a landslide.
"Up
until now, we have tolerated all this and acted with decency and
patience," Sharif said in televised remarks.
"Otherwise
it's no hard task for us to clear the way and clear the streets."
The army
has denied it was meddling in civilian affairs, saying it is neutral.
http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/17-Sep-2014/nawaz-sharif-threatens-to-clear-protesters
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Rehman
Malik urges PTI and PAT to resume dialogue with government
September
17, 2014
Islamabad-
Pakistan People’s Party Senator Rehman Malik met PTI’s Jahangir Tareen and
PAT’s Raheeq Abbasi and urged the two leaders to resume the dialogue process
with the government.
Rehman
Malik, in a meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami
Tehreek (PAT) leaders, said that he can play a role in ending the deadlocks in
the negotiation process between government and the two parties. He also urged
the leaders to end the political deadlock in the country. Tareen complained
that the government holds negotiations with the party and arrests their workers
on the other hand. PAT leader Abbasi said that the issue can only be solved via
dialogue but the government does not look serious in holding talks.
http://nation.com.pk/national/17-Sep-2014/rehman-malik-urges-pti-and-pat-to-resume-dialogue-with-government
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Pakistan
to Vanish From World Map, If Administrative Units Not Formed: MQM
17 Sep,
2014
London –
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chairman Altaf Hussain has said that new
province should be formed; local body system should be incorporated in to the
system of the governance, as per the strength of population.
While
talking to senior journalist and Editor Ajmal Dehlvi on telephone, the MQM
chief expressed these views. He said that Pakistan should stop being stubborn
about making new provinces. He said the local body governance system was the
only solution to Pakistan’s crisis otherwise it would vanish from the world
map.
He said
that the population was expanding and the system of governance should be
altered accordingly to make it more adaptive and responsive to the general
population’s needs for a better Pakistan. He said that creation of new
provinces would not weaken the federation but strengthen it.
Full
report at:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/17-Sep-2014/pakistan-to-vanish-from-world-map-if-administrative-units-not-formed-altaf
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PIA Flight Delayed By a Technical Fault, Not Because It Waited Dr. Vankwani to Arrive
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight Was Delayed By a Technical Fault, Not Because It Waited Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani to Arrive: Pakistan Hindu Council Strongly Condemns Mistreatment Meted Out to the Minority MNA and Demands Stern Action against the Perpetrators
(Translated from Urdu by Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi, New Age Islam)
Pakistan Hindu Council, an apex body of Hindu community in Pakistan, strongly condemned the mistreatment meted out to its president, Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, who is also a minority Hindu member of the ruling PML-N party. Dr. Ramesh was forcibly offloaded from a flight of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Karachi-Islamabad route, when it suffered over two hours’ delay. Expressing grave concern over this incident, Pakistan Hindu Council demanded stern action against the perpetrators. In a press release issued on Wednesday, the council said that Dr. Ramesh Kumar is well-known as a law-abiding Pakistani Hindu citizen and he has set a good record of efforts to protect the minority rights. It further said that Dr. Kumar never sought to promote VIP culture.
According to media reports, PIA spokesperson himself admitted that the flight was not delayed because of parliament members and that PIA does not promote VIP culture but this flight was delayed for an hour and 30 minutes due to a technical fault. Ironically, this unfavorable incident was exploited by members of an anti-government group with an aim to serve their vested interests. Severely criticizing it, the Pakistan Hindu Council said that the hooliganism and disorder prevailing in the national airlines of Pakistan not only put question mark on the airport security forces’ performance but also brought worldwide humiliation and shame to the country, which is steeped in the violation of minority rights.
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Mideast
Clashes
in Yemen capital suburb kill at least 20
World
Bulletin/News Desk
September
17, 2014
At least
20 people were killed when Shi'ite Muslim rebels clashed with army soldiers and
allied tribesmen in an outer suburb of the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, tribal and
medical sources said on Wednesday.
Tribal
sources told Reuters the rebels had gained control of Wadi Dhahr suburb in the
fighting, the latest in an escalating conflict between the Sunni-dominated
government and Houthi Shi'ites fighting for more territory and control in the
north.
Fighting
has also broken out in northern al-Jawf province, where 22 people were killed
on Tuesday, following weeks of sometimes bloody anti-government protests by
Houthi supporters in Sanaa.
Tribal
sources told Reuters that at least 12 Houthi gunmen and gunmen from the Sunni
Islah group were killed in Wednesday's clashes.
At least
two medical sources said eight army soldiers died, after the Houthis stopped
units heading to the suburbs to halt the rebels' advance. A Houthi leader said
the rebels had destroyed two of the army's armoured vehicles.
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-news/144570/clashes-in-yemen-capital-suburb-kill-at-least-20
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Erdogan:
Turkey against all terror groups
World
Bulletin / News Desk
September
17, 2014
Turkey
is against all types of terrorism and terror groups, Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan has said following Western media allegations that the country
has been supporting ISIL militants.
Erdogan's
comments came on Wednesday hours after Western media published the claims.
In an
address to the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen, one of the
most powerful non-governmental organizations in Turkey, Erdogan said: "We
don't accept a concept like 'Islamic terrorism'.
"No
one should equate Islam - the religion of peace - with terror."
He went
on: "We cannot accept a concept like 'Sunni terror' or 'Shiite terror'.
What is really important to us is that Islam and the principles of our religion
are certain on these subjects."
"Some
international media institutions try to equate Turkey with terrorism. There is
no such thing as Turkey offering weapons and medical aid to terror
groups."
Full
report at:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/headlines/144571/erdogan-turkey-against-all-terror-groups
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Gaza
mortar fire on Israel for first time since truce: army
17 Sep,
2014
JERUSALEM:
Palestinians fired a mortar round into southern Israel Tuesday in the first
attack since an August 26 ceasefire, without causing any casualties, the Israeli
army said.
“For the
first time since operation Protective Edge, a mortar shell fired from Gaza hit
southern Israel,” Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner said on Twitter, referring to
the military offensive in Gaza.
“No
damage or injuries reported,” he added.
In July,
Israel launched the operation with the declared aim of halting rocket fire from
the Gaza Strip.
An
ensuing 50-day war with militants killed at least 2,143 Palestinians, nearly 70
per cent of them civilians, and 73 people on the Israeli side.
Full
report at:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1132525/gaza-mortar-fire-on-israel-for-first-time-since-truce-army
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Turkish
PM Davutoğlu says ‘even an atheist should have religious knowledge’
17 Sep,
2014
Prime
Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said that “even an atheist should have religious
knowledge,” responding to questions over a European Court of Human Rights
(ECHR) decision regarding compulsory religious classes in Turkey.
“It is
necessary for an atheist to have knowledge of religious culture, just like I
know about Marxism despite not being a Marxist,” Davutoğlu said on Sept. 17
during a visit to the Education Ministry.
He also
underlined that the need for formal state religious knowledge is essential in
Turkey, stressing that any misinterpretation of religion could lead to
radicalization as in neighboring countries.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-pm-davutoglu-says-even-an-atheist-should-have-religious-knowledge.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71827&NewsCatID=338
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Turkish
President Erdoğan slams New York Times over ISIL story
17 Sep,
2014
Rejecting
the term “Islamic terrorism,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed the
New York Times for a recent story claiming that Turkey is one of the biggest
sources of recruits for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants.
“A
newspaper used a photo yesterday, showing us leaving the Hacı Bayram Mosque [in
Ankara]. They used this photo inside a story about ISIL. With the lightest
expression, this is shamelessness, sordidness, ignobleness,” Erdoğan said while
addressing the Chamber of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen’s (TESK) general
assembly on Sept. 17.
“We are
the country that paid the heaviest price while fighting terrorism,” he added,
referring to Turkey’s 30-year struggle against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’
Party (PKK), which has been instrumental in stopping ISIL’s advance on the
battlefield in Syria and Iraq.
The
Turkish president then responded to recent criticism on Ankara’s conduct
regarding ISIL violence in Syria and Iraq.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-president-erdogan-slams-new-york-times-over-isil-story.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71822&NewsCatID=338
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Minister:
Iran is Israel's greatest threat, not ISIS or Hezbollah
17 Sep,
2014
Israel
is deeply concerned, Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said on
Wednesday, on the eve of the new round of nuclear talks between the P5+1 group
of world powers and Iran.
Steinitz,
who returned over the weekend from strategic dialogue in Washington that
focused largely on Iran, said that the Iranians have shown "no real
flexibility."
The
positions of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and nuclear negotiator Abbas
Araqhchi are no different than the positions of former president Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad and former chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. "The only
thing that has changed is the tone," Steinitz said.
"The
Iranians continue in their insistence now as they did under Ahmadinejad, to
retain most of the centrifuges and the heavy water reactor in Arak. There is no
real difference."
Full
report at:
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Steinitz-ahead-of-nuclear-talks-Iran-is-Israels-greatest-threat-not-ISIS-or-Hezbollah-375587
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North America
Muslim
Brotherhood not terrorist, says US
17 Sep,
2014
WASHINGTON:
The United States has not designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist
outfit, said the US State Department while rejecting the suggestion that it was
the ideological source of militancy in the world.
At a
recent meeting with Republican congressmen, former US Vice President Dick
Cheney called the Egyptian Islamist group the ideological source of militancy
in the world. He also claimed that US President Barack Obama had “actually done
things that have supported the Muslim Brotherhood”.
At a news
briefing in Washington, an Egyptian journalist repeated Mr Cheney’s allegation
and reminded, State Department’s spokesperson Marie Harf that Qatar had
recently expelled seven Muslim Brotherhood leaders.
“The
United States has not designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist
organisation. Obviously, this is a complex issue and you will not be surprised
that I disagree with the former vice president on this and probably a number of
other things,” said Ms Harf.
President
Obama tried to work with the Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi, when he
was elected Egypt’s fifth president on June 30, 2012.
But he
did not try to prevent the Egyptian army from toppling Mr Morsi when Field
Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi toppled him in June 2013 after widespread protests
against the Brotherhood.
http://www.dawn.com/news/1132430/muslim-brotherhood-not-terrorist-says-us
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US
Indicts Man for Attempted Support to Islamic State
September
17, 2014
A U.S.
federal grand jury has indicted a man on charges of attempting to provide
support and resources to the Islamic State group and attempted murder of U.S.
military members.
The
Justice Department said Tuesday that 30-year-old Mufid Elfgeeh of Rochester,
New York encouraged two people to travel overseas to fight for the Islamic
State, and also sent $600 to a person in Yemen so that they could travel to
Syria to fight with the militants.
Attorney
General Eric Holder said the U.S. will "remain aggressive in identifying
and disrupting" those who try to support terror groups that want to harm
Americans.
“As this case shows, our agents and
prosecutors are using all the investigative tools at our disposal to break up
these plots before individuals can put their plans into action. We are focused on breaking up these
activities on the front end, before supporters of ISIL can make good on plans
to travel to the region or recruit sympathizers to this cause,” Holder said.
The
seven-count indictment also includes charges for possessing silenced firearms
and receiving unregistered firearm silencers.
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-indicts-man-for-attempted-support-of-islamic-state/2452427.html
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Need to
build a strong and broad coalition against ISIL: Barack Obama
September
17, 2014
US
President Barack Obama has called for building a strong coalition with broad
international participation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(ISIL), the terrorist outfit that has gained control over a large part of Iran
and Syria. Obama met General (rtd) John Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy
for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and Brett McGurk, the Deputy Special
Presidential Envoy yesterday, the White House said.
During
the meeting Obama stressed that the comprehensive approach to degrade and
ultimately destroy ISIL requires a wide range of political, diplomatic,
military, economic and other efforts. He also expressed his deep appreciation
for the work and sacrifices of US servicemen and women as well as diplomats
engaged in the struggle to counter ISIL, the White House said.
The
President would meet today his top generals in Tampa, Florida, which is
headquarters of the US Central Command, where he will discuss the plan for
building an international coalition to degrade and destroy ISIL, White House
Press Secretary, Josh Earnest said.
Meanwhile,
American forces continued with its air strike against the ISIL positions in
Iraq. “As we broaden out this campaign to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL,
the President and his team are insistent on working with the support of an
international coalition to succeed in this mission,” Earnest said.
Full
report at:
http://indianexpress.com/article/world/middle-east-africa/need-to-build-a-strong-and-broad-coalition-against-isil-barack-obama/#sthash.BEz8UwBw.dpuf
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Iran's
current uranium enrichment 'not acceptable': US
17 Sep,
2014
Iran
cannot convince the world that its current ability to enrich uranium is
acceptable, the top US negotiator said on Tuesday ahead of new nuclear talks
with global powers.
After
months of intense negotiations the two sides have "identified potential
answers to some key questions," Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman
said in a speech at an award-giving ceremony at Georgetown University.
But she
warned "we remain far apart on other core issues, including the size and
scope of Iran's uranium enrichment capacity."
As Iran
and world powers prepare for new talks starting on the sidelines of the UN
General Assembly this week in New York, Sherman said she expected the Islamic
Republic "will try to convince the world that on this pivotal matter, the
status quo ... should be acceptable."
"It
is not," Sherman stressed, as she was given a top award for distinction in
the conduct of diplomacy.
Full
report at:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/irans-current-uranium-enrichment-not-acceptable-us.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71821&NewsCatID=359
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Half of
Iraqi army not OK as US partners: Gen. Martin Dempsey
17 Sep,
2014
About
half of Iraq's army is incapable of partnering effectively with the U.S. to
roll back the Islamic State group's territorial gains in western and northern
Iraq, and the other half needs to be partially rebuilt with U.S. training and
additional equipment, the top U.S. military officer said Wednesday.
Gen.
Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a former wartime
commander of U.S. training programs in Iraq, said a renewed U.S. training
effort might revive the issue of gaining legal immunity from Iraqi prosecution
for those U.S. troops who are training the Iraqis. The previous Iraqi
government refused to grant immunity for U.S. troops who might have remained as
trainers after the U.S. military mission ended in December 2011.
"There
will likely be a discussion with the new Iraqi government, as there was with the
last one, about whether we need to have" Iraqi lawmakers approve new U.S.
training, he said. He didn't describe the full extent of such training but said
it would be limited and he believed Iraq would endorse it.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/110958/World/Region/Half-of-Iraqi-army-not-OK-as-US-partners-Dempsey.aspx
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India
U.P.
govt. denies existence of ‘love jihad’
SANDEEP
JOSHI
17 Sep,
2014
The
Uttar Pradesh government has denied the existence of “love jihad” in the State.
The
government made the submission before the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High
Court on Tuesday during the hearing of a public interest litigation petition.
The
petition sought a ban on the word “love jihad,” saying it was spreading hatred and
leading to communal polarisation. The Election Commission, the State
government, Union Minister Kalraj Mishra and Yogi Adityanath, MP, have been
made respondents.
The
Division Bench directed government counsel to file a reply within two weeks.
In the just-concluded
by-elections in the State, certain Bharatiya Janata Party leaders openly spoke
of “love jihad.” Firebrand MPs Yogi Adityanath and Harisakshi Maharaj alleged
that “madrasas” and radical Muslim groups were encouraging Muslim youths to
marry Hindu girls and then force their conversion. Political parties and social
organisations have been criticising the BJP for promoting divisive politics.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/up-govt-denies-existence-of-love-jihad/article6416315.ece
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Two
militants killed in encounter near LoC
September
17, 2014
Two
militants were on Wednesday killed in an encounter with security forces near
the Line of Control (LoC) in Macchil Sector of Kashmir Valley.
“In the
wee hours today, two unknown terrorists were killed in Macchil Sector in an
encounter with troops,” an Army spokesman said.
Two
AK-47 rifles and one UBGL along with other war-like stores were recovered from
the site.
The
spokesman did not specify whether the slain militants were infiltrating from
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir or were already operating locally.
“In
spite of heavy involvement of Army in relief and rescue operations, the troops
deployed on Line of Control area vigilant,” he said.
The
spokesman said the operation in Macchil sector is still in progress and further
details are awaited.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/two-militants-killed-in-encounter-near-line-of-control-in-macchil-sector-of-kashmir-valley/article6418138.ece?homepage=true
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Africa
Key
Qaeda branches urge united jihadist front against coalition
September
17, 2014
DUBAI,
Qatar: Powerful Al-Qaeda branches in Yemen and North Africa called Tuesday for
jihadists in Iraq and Syria to unite against the common threat from a US-led
coalition.
An
unprecedented joint statement from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb urged their “brothers” in Iraq and Syria to
“stop killing each other and unite against the American campaign and its evil
coalition that threatens us all.”
AQAP and
AQIM also called on the people of 10 Arab countries that have joined the
coalition against the Islamic State group to prevent their governments from
acting against IS.
And it
promised “dark days” to the “alliance of infidelity and evil.”
Al-Qaeda’s
leadership under Ayman Al-Zawahiri, the Egypt-born successor to group founder
Osama Bin Laden, has disavowed IS, which has seized swathes of Iraq and Syria.
And it has its own branch, the Al-Nusra Front, fighting in Syria.
Full
report at:
http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/631051
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Tunisian
forces and militants clash near border, one killed
17 Sep,
2014
Tunisian
police killed an Islamist militant during clashes near the Algerian border, the
interior ministry said on Wednesday, after the government raised the security
alert level before elections next month.
Since
April, thousands of troops have been deployed in Tunisia's mountainous Chaambi
region on the border with Algeria, where Islamist fighters - some of them
linked to al Qaeda - have taken refuge.
"Security
and army units killed a terrorist and wounded another late on Tuesday in
clashes in Kasserine city," Mohamed Ali Aroui, an interior ministry
spokesman said.
Aroui
said security forces continued to pursue militants in Kasserine but gave no further
details.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/110986/World/Region/Tunisian-forces-and-militants-clash-near-border,-o.aspx
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Fears
for South Sudan's future after foreign worker ban
17 Sep,
2014
A move
by war-torn South Sudan to turf out foreign workers has been met with shock,
consternation and dire predictions that the country is being led towards total
collapse.
On
Tuesday the government ordered "all non-governmental organisations,
private companies, banks, insurance companies, telecommunication companies,
petroleum companies, hotels and lodges working in South Sudan... to notify all
aliens working with them in all positions to cease working" within a
month.
It said
the resulting vacancies, ranging from receptionists to company directors,
should be filled by government-vetted South Sudanese nationals.
Purportedly
designed to "protect the rights and interests of the people of South
Sudan", the move comes nine months into a brutal civil war that aid
agencies say has pushed the world's youngest nation to the brink of a man-made
famine.
According
to the United Nations, 1.3 million people have been displaced internally, and
many of them are dependent on free food, shelter and healthcare delivered by a
network of international aid groups.
Full
report at:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/8/110980/World/Region/Fears-for-South-Sudans-future-after-foreign-worker.aspx
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Southeast Asia
Dewan
Ulema delegate pays tribute to slain militant, saying he was a martyr
17 Sep,
2014
A Perak
Dewan Ulema delegate today paid tribute to slain former PAS member-turned
militant Lotfi Ariffin who was killed fighting in Syria, saying the latter had
died a matryr.
At the
end of his speech, Norazli Musa asked for silence and for delegates of the
party's Muslim scholar’s wing to pray for Lotfi.
"Let
us pray for our martyr uztaz Lotfi," Norazli told the audience before
leading them in recitation of the Al-Fatiha.
The
Islamist party has distanced itself from the ongoing civil war in Syria but
Lotfi’s death had brought on a flood of messages on social media from PAS
members expressing grief over his death fighting in the holy war.
Lotfi
had once been a Dewan Ulema member and information chief for Kedah PAS Youth.
PAS
expelled Lotfi and a few of its other members who had joined the rebellion in
Syria.
The
party has also sought to distance itself from extremists in the Muslim community
who have joined militant groups in Syria and Iraq fighting against the regime
of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/dewan-ulama-delegate-pays-tribute-to-slain-militant-saying-he-was-a-martyr#sthash.A9fIcVoc.dpuf
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PAS
Ulama demand action against critics, insist on Islamist agenda
17 Sep,
2014
The
conservative PAS Ulama wing today demanded action against those critical of
party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and the powerful Syura Council,
which peaked in the Selangor Menteri Besar imbroglio.
The
Dewan Ulama also wants PAS to get assurances from its Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
allies that the coalition will allow the party to implement its Islamist agenda
such as the hudud Syariah Penal Code.
These
demands were among two motions that were adopted at the ulama wing’s assembly
today.
The
motion on discipline also called for the censure of two Selangor PAS state
assemblymen who had pre-empted the party’s decision in the Selangor Menteri
Besar impasse.
The two,
Saari Sungib of Hulu Klang and of Hasnul Baharuddin of Morib, had pre-empted
their own party’s central committee last month on the PAS’ stand concerning the
status of Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/pas-ulama-demand-action-against-critics-insist-on-islamist-agenda#sthash.tUvZdreF.dpuf
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Sabah
Christians tell Putrajaya to stop interfering in their religion
17 Sep,
2014
Christians
in Sabah, already hard pressed in fending off attempts to convert Bumiputera
Christians to Islam, have told Putrajaya to leave non-Muslims alone to manage
their respective faiths and that laws enacted for the administration of Islam
should not be applied to non-Muslims nor should non-Muslims be subject to
Shariah law.
They
said while Islam is the religion of the federation, people of other religions
and faiths should have “the constitutional right and freedom to profess,
practise, propagate and manage their respective faiths without interference and
intervention by the state”.
They
claimed that while freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Federal
Constitution and is also set out in the 18- and 20-point conditions of Sarawak
and Sabah respectively, to be part of the Malaysia Agreement, “the legislative,
executive and judiciary have trampled upon such rights of people of other
faiths by making laws and decisions that militate against such freedom”.
Full
report at:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/sabah-christians-tell-putrajaya-to-stop-interfering-in-their-religion#sthash.VsYGRB2v.dpuf
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