[Khaama (Afghanistan)] Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ... who used to be known in intelligence circles as The Most Evil Man in the World but who now seems merely run-of-the-mill evil... has strongly reacted at the remarks regarding the liquidation of its leader, saying spreading rumors shows the weakness of the enemy.
A front man for the party Qarib-ur-Rehman Sayed said the party rejects the rumors spread on social media by certain people intentionally and unintentionally regarding the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
He said the rumors are spread by those who are seeking their interest with the persistent war and violence in the country and have fears regarding the achievement of peace.
Sayed further added that those involved behind such conspiracies will never be able to create barriers on the way of the part to achieve its targets, insisting that Hezb-e-Islami is fully committed to end the war and violence in Afghanistan.
According to Sayed, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami is in a good health condition and will continue to meet people in his residence.
He also added that Hekmatyar met with various people including religious holy mans, tribal elders, youths, and other members of different communities to hear their voice and recommendations.
This comes as reports emerged on Saturday suggesting that Hekmatyar was critically maimed after one of his security guards attempted to assassinate him.
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[REUTERS] An Egyptian man who stabbed three foreign tourists to death and maimed three more earlier this month at a Red Sea resort had tried to join Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... , according to a police investigation, two security sources said on Sunday.
Officials say Abdel Rahman Shaban Abokorah killed two German women and a Czech woman and maimed three other tourists at the popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada on July 14. He was caught by hotel staff and locked away Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! Investigators have recommended he face terrorism charges, the two sources said. Authorities have so far not commented officially on motives for the attack, and no group has grabbed credit for the attack,
The two sources confirmed a Facebook page belonging to the attacker contains a series of references to Islamic State, with the Lion of Islam group's flag displayed prominently in his profile.
Authorities say the attacker killed the two German women and maimed two more tourists at the Zahabia hotel in Hurghada, then swam to a neighboring beach to attack at least two more people at the Sunny Days El Palacio resort before being caught by staff and arrested.
The Czech woman was among the maimed. She died of her injuries last week.
It was the first major attack on foreign tourists since a similar assault on the same resort more than a year ago. It came as Egypt struggles to revive tourism, which has suffered from security threats and years of upheaval.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and the United Arab Emirates have welcomed the creation of the UN Counter-Terrorism office and voiced their willingness to cooperate with it.
In statements delivered at the UN General Assembly, Saudi Arabia and the UAE voiced their support of international measures that aim to eliminate terrorism.
Saudi Arabia’s UN Ambassador Abdullah al-Mouallimi said establishing a counter-terrorism office is part of the UN’s restructuring and it aims to combat terrorism and dry out its resources.
The UN Counter-Terrorism Office was established in June and its work is independent as it’s directly linked to the UN Secretary General.
The office’s main functions are enhancing coordination and coherence across the38 Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force entities to ensure the balanced implementation of the four pillars of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, strengthening the delivery of UN counter-terrorism capacity-building assistance to member states and improving visibility, advocacy and resource mobilization for the UN counter-terrorism efforts.
Saudi Arabia has provided more than $100 million to UN counter-terrorism efforts during the past years.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Sunday "Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... 's request to internationalize the holy sites is an aggressive act and a declaration of war against the kingdom."
"We reserve the right to respond to any party working in the field of internationalization of the holy sites," al-Jubeir said in an interview with Al Arabiya and Al Hadath on the sidelines of the four-way meeting in Manama.
Previousely, Adel al-Jubeir rejected Qatar’s attempts to politicize Hajj matters and reiterated that Qataris were welcome to perform the pilgrimage.
"Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... rejects Qatar’s attempt to politicize the arrival of Qatari pilgrims into the kingdom," Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said during a presser with his Emirati, Bahraini and Egyptian counterparts in Manama.
"The kingdom’s history is clear in facilitating the arrival of pilgrims," he added.
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[Dhaka Tribune] The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) unit of police believe that there is no connection between Bangladesh-born Japanese jihadist Muhammad Saifullah Ozaki and New JMB, the infamous faction of banned bully boy outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) that is responsible for the recent terrorist activities in the country, according to the law enforcement agencies.
"We do not have any evidence that proves Ozaki is involved with New JMB," CTTC chief Monirul Islam said at a press briefing on Saturday when journalists referred to a report by the Dhaka Tribune on Ozaki.
He further said Ozaki was accused in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Uttara (West) cop shoppe in Dhaka on May 24, 2015, based on information given by two captured bully boys. He was listed as missing after the terror attacks in Dhaka and Sholakia in July last year.
"Ozaki has been missing for a long time. His last trace was found in Bulgaria, then he went off the radar. We do not know where he went from Bulgaria. We are not sure if he is even alive. No one has any information on his status or whereabouts," the CTTC chief added.
There are speculations that Ozaki left Bulgaria and entered Syria through The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... with his family in 2015. "But there is no proof that he is involved with New JMB," Monirul reiterated.
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[DAWN] Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... vacated the Prime Minister's House on Sunday and departed for Murree along with members of the Sharif family.
The former premier, his wife Kulsum Nawaz, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law Captain Safdar vacated the PM House two days after a five-member bench of the Supreme Court unanimously found Nawaz unfit to hold public office and disqualified him for misdeclaring his assets in a landmark decision on the Panama Papers case.
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[DAWN] While security officials claimed that they have eliminated the strongholds and infrastructure of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban ...Arabic for students... Pakistain (TTP) in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... , they are apprehensive about reports that the banned outfit was attempting to re-establish its financial network in the city in a bid to increase its capability to launch terrorist attacks.
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[DAWN] Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab... , who is set to succeed his brother at the Centre in less than two months, is looking towards his son, Hamza Shabaz, as his replacement in Punjab so as to keep the position in the family, but also because he enjoys a degree of comfort in dealing with his son, say Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz (PML-N) insiders.
According to the party insiders, however, the final say on who gets to helm Punjab rests with ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... , who is looking to consolidate the party’s control in Punjab. The PML-N cannot afford to lose its grip on Punjab at this time, especially since the next general elections are barely a year away, says a senior PML-N leader.
"Shahbaz wants his son, who is already acting as the deputy chief minister, to succeed him for the remaining term in Punjab. However, there's more than one way to stuff a chicken... [it is up to] Nawaz Sharif to decide whether Hamza will be the right choice for the post or not," a senior PML-N politician from Punjab told Dawn. "Whoever is nominated for the CM post will follow instructions from Shahbaz...but his level of comfort with his son will be higher than with an ’outsider’. At the same time, Shahbaz wants to give his son the experience he needs to serve at the top level."
The PML-N leader added that Shahbaz would continue to oversee matters in Punjab indirectly, while his elder brother (Nawaz Sharif) would govern the Centre from his Raiwind residence.
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[Dhaka Tribune] al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), the South Asian chapter of al-Qaeda, recently released a 20-page document which lays down a new code of conduct for jihadists all over the world to follow. The code of conduct is not only meant for members of al-Qaeda but also addresses jihadists operating across organizations and regional theaters, who are either allied with al-Qaeda or operate separately. The document continues to be scrutinised by analysts and experts in an attempt to draw a bigger picture about the intent and ramifications of this new code of conduct. The majority of the analysts have described the document either as a reiteration of al-Qaeda’s allegiance to Taliban ...Arabic for students... , supplemented with a list of dos and don’ts for the jihadists, or a renewed thrust by AQIS aimed at expanding its footprints in South Asia, a region which is home to nearly 530 million Moslems.
[HINDUSTANTIMES] The Hizbul Mujahideen leader, Syed Salahuddin ...the aging, morbidly obese chief of Hizbul Mujaheddin and the titular head of the United Jihad Council in idyllic Kashmire. Originally owned body and theoretical soul by Jamaat-e-Islami he and his organization are currently controlled by Pakistain's ISI. Salahuddin's hobbies include crocheting doilies shaped like the Taj Mahal, combing his enormous beard, and eating.... , and the Lashkar-e-Taiba ...the Army of the Pure, an Ahl-e-Hadith terror organization founded by Hafiz Saeed. LeT masquerades behind the Jamaat-ud-Dawa facade within Pakistain and periodically blows things up and kills people in India. Despite the fact that it is banned, always an interesting concept in Pakistain, the organization remains an blatant tool and perhaps an arm of the ISI... commander, Mehmood Shah, have in the past several days come out publicly against Al Qaeda and the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (ISIS), arguing that neither of them have a role in the Kashmire separatist cause. While there is irony in two terrorist leaders calling out two other terrorist groups for excessive violence, their statements seem to reflect concerns of the Pak deep state that the Kashmire insurgency is becoming merged with the larger global Islamicist terror problem.
When it came to Kashmire, Salahuddin pointedly said, "Neither there is need nor space for any international organization."
The immediate reason was the declaration, recently confirmed by Al Qaeda, that a former Hizbul fighter, Zakir Musa, has been declared head of Al Qaeda in Kashmire. Musa, by most estimates, has barely 10 men under him and Al Qaeda has no ability to support him other then lend him their brand.
There is a deeper hypocrisy in the statements of Hizbul and LeT. Hizbul regularly provides assistance to groups like Jaish-e-Mohammad ...literally Army of Mohammad, a Pak-based Deobandi terror group founded by Maulana Masood Azhar in 2000, after he split with the Harkat-ul-Mujaheddin. In 2002 the government of Pervez Musharraf banned the group, which changed its name to Khaddam ul-Islam and continued doing what it had been doing before without missing a beat... to fight in Kashmire even though the latter organization was founded with the direct blessings of the late the late Osama bin Laden ... who is now beyond all cares and woe... , founder of Al Qaeda. LeT camps in Pakistain are known to have been used by Al Qaeda gunnies for training purposes. And the LeT and Al Qaeda gunnies have worked side-by-side in attacking government forces in Afghanistan. The LeT has been more than happy to join hands with Al Qaeda when it has suited its needs.
Underneath all this one can detect the designs of the Pak military. The Hizbul and LeT are the two terrorist groups with the closest relationship with the clandestine wing of the Inter-Services Intelligence ...the Pak military intelligence agency that controls the military -- heads of ISI typically get promoted into the Chief of Army Staff position. It serves as a general command center for favored turban groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, tries to influence the politix of neighboring countries, and carries out a (usually) low-level war against India in Kashmir... (ISI). They have served as the Pak military’s primary instruments in keeping Kashmire on the boil.
At a time that most indicators are showing a renewal of the United States military commitment to fighting in Afghanistan and a greater emphasis on preemptive military action against ISIS and Al Qaeda, Pakistain’s generals wish to keep a distance between the US’ target list and the bully boy groups they use to keep India off balance. This is the primary motive behind the statements of Salahuddin and Shah.
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[IsraelTimes] Some $15 million will go toward upkeep and repairs of homes; $1,000 stipends will be distributed to some 500 ’guards of al-Aqsa’
Buying themselves more riots and attacks on Israelis, but at what cost in outside support?
The Paleostinian Authority has reportedly earmarked some $20 million to support East Jerusalem Paleostinians in the wake of mass protests over Israeli security measures around the Temple Mount compound.
According to Channel 2, the 500 "guards of the al-Aqsa Mosque" will each receive a $1,000 stipend from the PA.
Some $15 million will go toward upkeep and repairs on homes in East Jerusalem, and all small business owners in the Old City will receive a grant of $1,000 over the next three months.
The funds will also pay for university studies, pay off municipal debts, help private businesses and subsidize electricity for residents of the Old City, the report said.
The TV report came after two weeks of sharp tensions with Israel amid Paleostinian protests over security measures at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, known to Moslems as Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary).
Israel installed new security measures at the compound after a fatal terror attack on July 14, in which three Arab Israeli gunnies killed two Israeli coppers with weapons they smuggled on to the site. Last week, amid fierce pressure from the Paleostinians, Israel removed the metal detectors and cameras around the holy site.
Also last week, Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas ... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial... announced that he had suspended security coordination with Israel to protest the metal detector installations.
The security cooperation between Israel and the PA, in place for years despite near-frozen diplomatic ties, is seen as critical for both Israel and Abbas’s Fatah faction to keep a lid on violence in the West Bank, particularly from the Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", terror group.
On Saturday, The Times of Israel learned that the PA has continued to make arrests of Hamas members in the West Bank, despite the freeze in cooperation between Israeli and Paleostinian security forces.
The security cooperation will be restored gradually, a Paleostinian official said.
[IsraelTimes] Netanyahu vows NIS 100 million budget will see new measures introduced to replace metal detectors violently rejected by Moslems
And as g(r)omgoru pointed out, this is the price Israel paid to get their people safely out of Jordan.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended his decision to remove controversial security measures at the Temple Mount, saying it was not an easy choice and vowing to push ahead with a plan to boost other security measures at the sensitive holy site.
In comments made before the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said he had ordered the measures rolled back over concern for Israel’s overall security, after weeks of violent protests by Paleostinians boycotting the site.
Polls showed much of the public did not support the decision to remove the measures, which were put in place after a deadly terrorist attack carried out with guns smuggled onto the Temple Mount, and many saw it as a "capitulation" to Moslem authorities seeking to exert control over the flashpoint Jerusalem compound.
"I am attentive to public feeling," Netanyahu said, referring to Israeli outrage over the removal of the detectors. "With that, as the prime minister of Israel, as the one who carries on his shoulders the responsibility for the security of Israel -- I must make decisions coolly and judiciously. I do that out of a view of the big picture, a wide view of the challenges and threats that are facing us. Some of them are not known to the the public and as is the nature of things I can’t go into details."
While the arrangements at the Temple Mount have gone back to the way they were before the July 14 attack -- as demanded by Paleostinians and officials from Jordan’s Waqf Islamic trust, which administers the site -- Netanyahu said that he had already ordered a boost in the security presence in the Old City and that the cabinet had approved a NIS 100 million budget to finance the new measures including the purchase of unspecified new equipment.
"In recent days I ordered an increase in the security forces at the Temple Mount and in the Old City, in order to prevent terror attacks and rioting and also to act firmly against lawbreakers," he said.
The security cabinet said last Tuesday it would replace the metal detectors with "advanced technologies," referring reportedly to cameras that can detect hidden objects, but said the process could take up to six months.
Waqf officials have already said that they would not accept the installation of the new cameras.
After thanking the security forces for their service, Netanyahu also issued a warning "to our enemies on all fronts: the IDF, the Shin Bet, and the Israel Police are ready to act with full force against all those who try to harm our citizens, our soldiers and and our police. That is how we have acted in the past and that is how we will act in the future."
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Make em stay and die there. She's a piece of shit, and the rotten apple didn't fall far from that tree. Revoke her citizenship if they haven't done so already
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Karma's a bitch.
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Singing in a punk rock band is reason enough to be put on a kill list.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Iran’s official IRNA news agency has reported that an appeals court has approved the jail sentences for 10 people charged with attacking Saudi diplomatic missions.
The report said that a lawyer associated with the case said the prison sentences for the 10 attackers, ranging from three to six months each, was approved by the appeals court.
The report’s unnamed attorney also noted that four of the defendants were holy mans and therefore would have to appear before the Special Clerical Court. Their trial began in July 2016.
In January 2016, protesters in Iran ransacked and set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran and also attacked a Saudi consulate in the northeastern city of Mashhad.
The sentences were upheld after closed-door trials, more than a year and a half of several delays in the judicial process. After the Iranian president demanded a public trial of those involved, his country faced firm reactions from Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and the Gulf states, followed by a wave of Arab boycotts and global condemnations.
Over the past year and a half, Iran’s judiciary has repeatedly said that dozens of defendants were initially locked away Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! but then immediately released due to "insufficient evidence" or because they were "angry" or had "revolutionary enthusiasm" during the attack on the embassy.
Embassy attack ringleader
Iranian authorities have arrested the holy man and preacher Hassan Kurdmihan amid allegations that he led the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran, following the execution of the Saudi Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr.
It is claimed that Kurdmihan, who is also the director of religious institutions in Tehran and Karaj, was involved in the attack that saw angry crowds set fire to the building.
Member of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign affairs commission, Mohammadreza Mohseni Sani said Kurdmihan was arrested after returning to Iran from Syria where he had been serving in the ranks of the Revolutionary Guard fighting alongside forces loyal to Bashir al-Assad.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Hezbollah and the Nusra Front will exchange the corpses of fighters on Sunday in the first stage of a ceasefire agreement in the Leb-Syria border area, the Hezbollah-affiliated al-Manar television station reported.
The ceasefire took effect on Thursday and after the exchange of bodies will involve the release of Hezbollah prisoners and the departure of Nusra fighters to northern Syria along with any civilians who wish to go with them.
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[IsraelTimes] Legislation requires divestment from companies that boycott Israel
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed into law legislation that would bar the state from doing business with companies that boycott Israel.
The bill signed by the governor on Thursday requires divestment from, and prohibits state agencies from contracting with, companies that boycott Israel.
North Carolina becomes at least the 22nd state with laws or executive orders banning state business with companies that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, against Israel.
Earlier this month, the bill passed the state House of Representatives by a vote of 96-19 and the state Senate by a vote of 45-3.
"This bill makes it clear that the State of North Carolina stands with Israel, which has long been an important trading partner of North Carolina," said Carin Savel, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Raleigh-Cary.
North Carolina businesses conduct nearly $140 million per year in exports and commerce with Israel.
"The Jewish Federations across North Carolina have worked diligently on legislation to ensure that BDS efforts in their state fail. We applaud their tremendous work and commend the Gov. Roy Cooper for taking this important step against discrimination against Israelis by those who oppose the right of the Jewish people to self-determination in our homeland," said Skip Schrayer, chairman of the Israel Action Network, an initiative of The Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
North Carolina becomes at least the 22nd state with laws or executive orders banning state business with companies that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, or BDS, against Israel.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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[HINDUSTANTIMES] The Hizbul Mujahideen leader, 
