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Nigeria: Boko Haram Behead Village Chief, Son
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Africa Subsaharan
Boko Haram atrocities haunt Cameroon's displaced
[ENCA] KOZA - "Boko Haram
... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
butchered nine people in front of me. That day I decided to leave my village," says Rachel Daviguidam, still devastated by the carnage she witnessed in September 2015.

One year on and this 30-year-old Cameroon
...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there...
ian is still unable to get the images out of her mind.

And this mother of seven cannot see herself returning to her village of Golvadi in Cameroon's Far North, an area that has suffered multiple attacks by Boko Haram jihadists based just across the border in Nigeria.

Over the past year, Daviguidam and her husband and children have been living in Koza, a small town surrounded by mountains about 100 kilometres from Maroua, capital of the Far North region.

About 200,000 Cameroonians from the region have fled their villages in fear of the violence carried out by Death Eaters from Boko Haram, who last year pledged allegiance to 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....
group.

Jihadists in this region kill, they torch entire villages, they loot and they steal livestock.

Sitting on the ground in Koza's stadium, Daviguidam cradles her youngest child, who is just three months old, occasionally breastfeeding him.

Around her sit other displaced families.

Nearby, hundreds of people are waiting in line to receive food handouts from the International Committee of the Red Thingy (ICRC).

Over the past 15 months, the ICRC has organised food deliveries in Koza in a bid to combat malnutrition, says Ibrahim Dit Falke, a local who works for the organization.

"Each household receives a package of 50 kilos of rice, 25 kilos of maize flour, 25 kilos of black-eyed peas, 10 litres of oil, a kilo of salt and 12 kilos of enriched flour," he says.

In this area where many of the displaced have gathered there have been numerous cases of malnutrition, some of them severe.

"We are in an area dominated by farming and agriculture, where most households make their living through agriculture," Dit Falke says.

"When you cut a household off from its fields, you cut it off from its livelihood."
Posted by: Fred || 09/21/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram


Nigeria: Making Sense of Boko Haram's Different Factions - Who, How and Why?
[All Africa]
Posted by: Fred || 09/21/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Boko Haram

#1  If they're Muslims, why would we go to the trouble of giving it much thought?
Posted by: Crusader || 09/21/2016 0:29 Comments || Top||

#2  See only evil
Hear only evil
Do only evil

Is that simple enough
Posted by: Cheaderhead || 09/21/2016 6:10 Comments || Top||


Arabia
Houthis recruit Somali child soldiers
Yemen’s internationally recognized President Abedrabu Mansour Hadi at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has warned on Monday that the Iran-backed Houthi militia group has recruited refugee children hailing from Somalia.

Hadi, who urged the international community and aid agencies for support, said the influx of refugees coming from the nearby Horn of Africa comes on top of Yemen’s already three million internally displaced people (IDP).

The Horn of Africa denotes the region containing the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

“Yemen has 1.2 million refugees or illegal migrants. On a monthly basis there are 14,000 refugees who reach Yemen - about 12,000 from Ethiopia and 2,000 from Somalia,” he said. “The number of the new arrivals to Yemen in the first half of this year has reached 60,000 as per UN figures.”

He also said these refugees are treated like Yemenis, and “they study in our schools and universities…and compete with Yemenis for jobs.”

The Houthis in September 2014 had forced Hadi into exile after their attempted coup. Houthis and their allies from loyalists to deposed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh are still in control of Sanaa and have announced a political committee to administer the crisis-hit country after the Yemen peace talks in Kuwait ended without any breakthrough in early August.

Meanwhile, the UN envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould al-Sheikh Ahmed, said on Monday night that ceasefire violations in Yemen has become a “raging war,” describing the humanitarian situation there as “worsening and catastrophic.”

He said 21 million Yemenis from out of the total 25 million population are in need of humanitarian aid.

The envoy said preparations are going on for a meeting on Yemen, scheduled to take place on Sept. 21, on the sidelines of UNGA.

He also said that after a meeting with Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-sabah at UNGA, there are “diplomatic forays taking place on Yemen especially after the last Jeddah meeting.”

His statement hinted at some developments regarding renewed peace talks on Yemen.

After the last failed talks in Kuwait, the UN envoy said new peace talks will be announced but so far this has not yet materialised.
Posted by: badanov || 09/21/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Houthis


The Grand Turk
Erdogan warns world against FETO
[AA.TR] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him...
on Tuesday urged world leaders to "immediately take all necessary steps" against the alleged perpetrator of a recent deadly coup attempt in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
.

Erdogan said the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) was a threat to all nations where they operate.

"It is evident by experience that if you do not fight against FETO now, tomorrow might be too late," Turkish leader said in an address to the United Nations
...aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society...
General Assembly.

A fraction within the Turkish Armed Forces linked to U.S.-based Fetullah Gulen, attempted to overthrow the government.

The July 15 coup followed the government’s crackdown on FETO’s clandestine operations that had been nested within the state for decades.

FETO-linked soldiers killed 241 people and injured 2194 others as well as bombed the parliament, presidential palace and several security units based in Ankara, during the coup attempt.

Posted by: Fred || 09/21/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte

#1  This is from a turkish version of Pravda

I like this sentence, "The July 15 coup followed the government’s crackdown on FETO’s clandestine operations that had been nested within the state for decades"

Erdogan and Gulan were allies for decades.
Well the Fetullah
Posted by: lord garth || 09/21/2016 0:42 Comments || Top||


Home Front: WoT
US: Accused bomber called terrorist by father in 2014
[AA.TR] The father of a suspected New York and New Jersey bomber identified his son as a terrorist threat to authorities two years ago, he said Tuesday.

Mohammad Rahami said he made the admission to the FBI in 2014 amid concerns Ahmad Khan Rahami stabbed his brother.

"Two years ago I go to the FBI because my son was doing really bad, OK?" he said. "But they check almost two months, they say, ’He’s OK, he’s clean, he’s not a terrorist.’ I say OK," he told news hounds outside his restaurant in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

"Now they say he is a terrorist. I say OK," he added.

The New York Times
...which still proudly displays Walter Duranty's Pulitzer prize...
reported that a notebook in the younger Rahami’s possession after a shootout with New Jersey police contained Death Eater writings, including one passage related to "killing the kuffar," an Arabic term for non-Moslems that translats as "unbeliever".

Rahami’s wife, Asia Bibi Rahami, and his mother reportedly left the U.S. days before the attacks were carried out, raising additional questions about the bombings in Chelsea and the Jersey shore.

His wife is said to be cooperating with authorities in the United Arab Emirates, CNN said, citing U.S. officials.

ABC News reported Rahami’s mother departed the U.S. for The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
and has not yet returned.

Rahami also repeatedly traveled abroad to visit Afghanistan and Pakistain, according to reports.
The Waco Tribune adds:
During the inquiry, the father backed away from talk of terrorism and told investigators that he simply meant his son was hanging out with the wrong crowd, including gang members, and acting like a thug, the officials said.

In any case, the FBI checked its databases and other sources and closed the inquiry in a matter of weeks after seeing nothing tying Rahami to terrorism, three law enforcement officials said.

The information emerged as the younger Rahami, 28, was being held on $5.2 million bail, charged with the attempted murder of police officers during the shootout that led to his capture Monday outside a bar in Linden, New Jersey. Federal prosecutors said they were still drawing up charges over the weekend bombings in New York City and a New Jersey seaside town that wounded 29 people.
Posted by: Fred || 09/21/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistain Proxies


Two Aurora cousins to be sentenced in terror plot on Joliet armory
A year and a half after his arrest in an Islamic State-inspired plot to attack a Joliet armory, former Illinois National Guard member Hasan Edmonds says he's a changed man.

In a letter last month to the federal judge who is to sentence him Tuesday, Edmonds said he's "reflected much and learned a great deal" about himself since his arrest. He realizes now he was "led astray by the hateful rhetoric" of ISIS.

"My involvement in this debacle is a mixture of confusion, guilt, anger, idealism and naivete," wrote Edmonds, who along with his cousin, Jonas Edmonds, pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiring to and attempting to provide material support and resources to a terrorist group. "In hindsight, it appears I have jeopardized my life and my freedom for what was tantamount to a fool's errand."
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Posted by: Steve White || 09/21/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  I figured they weren't named Wayne and Garth.
Posted by: charger || 09/21/2016 19:53 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Modi wants evidence to isolate Pakistan
[DAWN] NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a high-level security meeting here on Monday at which he asked for concrete evidence to be gathered in the aftermath of the attack on an Indian army camp in Uri, and local reports said the thrust was to diplomatically isolate Pakistain.

Reports quoted unnamed sources as saying Mr Modi chaired the meeting with the highest ranking security personnel, including the army chief, but opted against any knee-jerk reaction to the murderous assault that left 18 soldiers killed and several injured in Uri on Sunday.

Reports said Delhi wants "clear evidence of Pakistain’s complicity" to be presented to all major global fora, including the upcoming UN General Assembly.

The meeting was attended by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag and other bigwigs in the PMO, Defence Ministry and the Home Ministry.

"The meeting is believed to have also considered several other options," IANS agency quoted the sources as saying. It added that these were likely to be measured and well thought-out.

At the meeting, the prime minister was also briefed about the use of "incendiary" ammunition by the terrorists, though such ammunition can be found only with army establishments. The use of the specific ammunition is believed to have weighed in with the Indian analysts to link the attack with the Pakistain army, reports said.

Other reports said that the extended use of curfew in the Valley had impacted adversely in the human intelligence gathering, which may have contributed to the unanticipated disaster. The Telegraph of Kolkata reported recently, however, that the United States was worried such an attack might occur in the race by the two countries to show each other down on the international circuit.

At Monday’s meeting, reports said, Mr Modi "asked the security and other investigative agencies to collect all evidence that points to Pak involvement in the attack for presentation at international fora".

They quoted the sources as saying that the broad thinking was that India must act without getting into the trap of emotions and anger after taking into account both the short- and long-term implications.

Speaking to news hounds separately, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said India was not concerned about Pak denials and reactions and would react appropriately and at its own pace.

"Everything is in front of the people. We must not give much attention to Pakistain’s reaction. We will take our steps carefully," Mr Rijiju said.

Posted by: Fred || 09/21/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US special forces sabotage covert training mission in Syria
[FortunasCorner] "Nobody believes in it. You're like, "Fuck this,'" a former Green Beret says of America's covert and clandestine programs to train and arm Syrian militias. "Everyone on the ground knows they are jihadis. No one on the ground believes in this mission or this effort, and they know they are just training the next generation of jihadis, so they are sabotaging it by saying, "Fuck it, who cares?'"
Yea, ok. Find yourself on the wrong team? Being used? No bloody sympathy for you, my brother. You signed up for Goldwater-Nichols in 1986 (separate budget from big Army). Sucked up to Foggy Bottom, the Country Team, money, guns and gear, along with every Klingon MTT and half-step mission that came along. So now eat it! No sympathy for Klingon Para-Mil nugs either. After 30+ years of red headed step child, what do you still not understand? You should have stayed on active duty. Get a real job, losers. The author hit the DZ with the last sentence. Great article by the way. Excellent find and a hat tip to VRWC for posting. There, I said it.
"I don't want to be responsible for Nusra guys saying they were trained by Americans," the Green Beret added. A second Special Forces soldier commented that one Syrian militia they had trained recently crossed the border from Jordan on what had been pitched as a large-scale shaping operation that would change the course of the war. Watching the battle on a monitor while a drone flew overhead, "We literally watched them, with 30 guys in their force, run away from three or four ISIS guys."

Another militia commander came back to Jordan to be debriefed by CIA case officers stationed at Damascus X, the exiled CIA station now located in Amman, Jordan, since departing Syria's capital after the civil war began. The Syrian proxy broke down saying that he might as well join ISIS-something the case officer had to talk him out of.

But perhaps this was a step in the right direction from a the recent past, when the commander of the now-defunct Syrian Revolutionary Front came in for a debriefing, telling his CIA handler that a helicopter was shot down and destroyed some of his equipment but he also claimed that he had an expensive suit onboard the aircraft that the CIA also needed to replace.
http://www.menswearhouse.com/CIA
While the press has reported extensively on the over 100 armed groups within Syria vying for control, and the occasional report comes out about U.S. special operations troops in Syria and wasteful spending on covert action programs, the wider story about the U.S. Special Forces arming Syrian anti-ISIS forces while the CIA conducts a parallel program to arm anti-Assad regime forces has yet to be told-until now. It is a story of fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as bureaucratic infighting and a disgusting excess, which has only contributed to perpetuating the Syrian conflict.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy || 09/21/2016 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  From my reading, the only force we should back in Syria is the SDF/YPG.
Posted by: Ducatisi || 09/21/2016 9:01 Comments || Top||

#2  We've had plenty of opportunities to help the Kurds. Operation Provide Comfort I and II back in the early 1990's were excellent efforts. Not sure where similar effort stand today.
Posted by: Besoeker || 09/21/2016 9:12 Comments || Top||

#3  Something odd is going on at Fortuna's Corner. Clicking on the article link now gets

Oops! That page can’t be found.

So I did a search on the second paragraph.

It looks like the article originated at SOFREP.com, where the bulk of it is
behind a subscriber paywall.

Sic Semper Tyrannis was the next link on the list, who had this to say:

Jack Murphy published this article on his subscription website, SOFREP.com. It was also published on another website without his permission. I read the article on that site before I realized it was done without permission. Jack Murphy is a fellow Green Beannie. Out of courtesy to him, I will not provide a like to that site. Although I am not a joiner by nature, I may break down and subscribe to the SOFREP site. It seems to have some quality content not readily available elsewhere.
Posted by: trailing wife || 09/21/2016 11:13 Comments || Top||

#4  Sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy || 09/21/2016 11:17 Comments || Top||

#5  If only I'd studied Latin in my youth, instead of those other languages! ;-) But the internet answered this one:

Borrowed from Latin, from the verse Georgica which was written by the Roman poet Virgil which is sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus ‎(“but it flees meanwhile: irretrievable time flees”) which has the less literal translation "while, the irreplaceable time escapes".

Not your fault, Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. I was a little shocked to see this discussion out in the open, but I'm glad to know that -- after just about every past trainee deserted to or was destroyed by the enemy -- our guys are not turning the current trainees into the best they can be.
Posted by: trailing wife || 09/21/2016 13:05 Comments || Top||

#6  I got no pleasure in the post. Someone, however, must recognize what is happening to our cherished Military and get things turned around, stat.

Btw, most of my material comes from the Norm Crosby school, but the meds, occly, kick in. ;)
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy || 09/21/2016 15:36 Comments || Top||

#7  Train them in the Wimp Lo school of combat.
Posted by: swksvolFF || 09/21/2016 15:43 Comments || Top||

#8  Reminds me of a story I've heard as a kid (won't guarantee it's true) about a Soviet Air Force officer in charge of the camp where they trained Egyptian & Syrian pilots. Every time he'd get drunk (and remember, it's Russia), he'd write a report requesting a transfer to dog training camp --- because "dogs are more trainable".
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 09/21/2016 16:03 Comments || Top||

#9  The dogs probably smelled better too.
Posted by: Black Charlie Hupeng3366 || 09/21/2016 19:54 Comments || Top||



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  Nigeria: Boko Haram Behead Village Chief, Son
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  Rahami's wife skedaddled two days before bombings
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  Three French Women Charged over Terror Plots
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