[AlAhram] Around 20 more members of the Islamist murderous Moslem group 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... have surrendered in Niger, the government says.
"About 50 Boko Haram fighters have now given themselves up" since December 27, Niger's interior minister, Bazoum Mohammed, said in an interview broadcast late Wednesday on the state TV channel Tele Sahel.
The combatants surrendered at Diffa, in southeastern Niger, a Boko Haram stronghold close to the border with Nigeria, where 31 fighters turned themselves in at the end of last month.
Mohammed attributed the success to a military squeeze on the group, launched in July, coordinated with security forces in Nigeria and Chad, where the group also operates.
More surrenders will follow, he said, adding "in some sectors, the war (against Boko Haram) is already over."
But he warned that "organised Boko Haram elements are training" in the marshes of Lake Chad, a zone that straddles the three countries.
Three Niger soldiers were killed and seven maimed on the night of New Year's Eve when Boko Haram fighters attacked their position at Baroua, in the Diffa region, the military say.
Fifteen assailants were killed and another one was captured, they say.
Boko Haram is waging a seven-year-old uprising against the Nigerian state that has claimed more than 20,000 lives, with the insurgency spilling over the West African nation's borders into neighbouring states.
The violence has left around 2.6 million people homeless, sparking a dire humanitarian crisis, with the United Nations ...an organization which on balance has done more bad than good, with the good not done well and the bad done thoroughly... warning the affected region faces the "largest crisis in Africa".
Diffa is one of the worst-hit regions, with around 300,000 people supported by a local population which is already chronically poor.
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Fears that Britain is 'wide open to terrorists' after Syrian refugee was 'waved' through airport security with a BOGUS passport
05/01/17
Mohammad Aabouss claims he paid £300 for a passport with a photograph that looked similar to him and then spent the remainder of his savings on a flight from Dortmund to Stansted.
Why wasn't foreign killer turned away at the UK border? Afghan who beheaded Dutch woman is allowed into Britain... where he assaulted a Gatwick staff member and two police officers with a HAMMER
04/01/17
Afghan-born Jamshid Piruz was allowed to enter the UK unchallenged despite being sentenced to 12 years in jail for slaughtering his female tenant after watching a Taliban beheading video.
Asda worker 'abandoned his wife and three-year-old daughter to join ISIS-linked terror group in the Philippines'
05/01/17
Ryan Counsell, 28, from Nottingham, was said to be 'in the advanced stages' of planning to travel to the Philippines order to fight with an 'Islamic terrorist group
'It's only three days to the beheading and I've got no idea what to wear': BBC faces viewers' backlash over 'Real Housewives of ISIS' sketch in comedy show
05/01/17
The sketch show, a satire of an American series about wealthy women in New York and Beverly Hills, depicts Muslim women laughing and taking selfies while wearing suicide vests.
'I never used to feel my age but I do now. The worst thing is I thought I was helping': WW2 veteran, 93, was fleeced out of £113,000 by a heartless gang who swindled pensioners to support ISIS terrorists
05/01/17
Kenneth Whitaker said he felt ‘dumb and stupid’ after he lost his life savings in the cruel scam which saw the gang target at least 18 victims from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, London, Bedfordshire and Kent.
[DeutscheWelle] Authorities in North-Rhine Westphalia have been scrutinized over their handling of Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri during the time he lived in the state. Despite concerning observations, they could not detain him.
Herewith a neat demonstration of the limits of the law enforcement approach when dealing with an attempt to conquer by terrorism amid migration.
Ralf Jäger, the interior minister of Germany's western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), on Thursday defended the actions of security authorities in the lead-up to the December 19 attack.
Speaking before a special meeting of the state's parliamentary interior committee, Jäger explained that "thorough, close observation" had failed to provide concrete evidence of an imminent threat.
He came as a colonist. If he will not be an acceptable neighbour, Germany authorities have the duty to send him home without further explanation, just as Tunisia has a duty to accept him. The alternative is to hold a court martial and shoot him on the tarmac, then hand the Tunisian customs officials his body and a copy of his file.
Authorities say Anis Amri, a 24-year-old Tunisian national, killed 12 people and injured dozens more in the attack in the German capital last month. He was killed four days later in a shootout with Italian police in Milan.
According to a report presented to the NRW committee, Amri was known to police under 14 different aliases.
"The attack was carried out by a man whom security officials across Germany were very well aware of," Jäger told regional politicians. He added, however, that "in a constitutional state, we can't simply lock up threats as a precautionary measure."
Citizens, no. Guests on probation do not have the same rights.
No hard evidence of planned attack
Amri had long been on Germany's list of potentially violent Islamist bully boys. He arrived in the country in 2015 and had been based mainly in NRW. Local immigration authorities there had rejected his application for asylum and tried in vain to deport him.
I think he's the one who couldn't be sent back because he'd destroyed his passport, and they were waiting for Tunisia to send a replacement. Also, Tunisia didn't want him.
During Thursday's committee meeting, NRW criminal police chief Dieter Schurmann told politicians that both state and federal authorities had investigated concerns that the 24-year-old Tunisian could mount a terrorist attack. In the end, he said, their findings wouldn't stand up in court and they had "exhausted all legal powers to the limit to ward off potential dangers."
The NRW opposition rejected that explanation, saying it was incomprehensible that someone considered a threat could move freely around Germany and carry out an attack.
Ahead of the special meeting, Gregor Golland of the state-level opposition Christian Democrats (CDU) blasted the regional government for what he described as its "blatant failure" and "misjudgment" in the Amri case.
Opportunity for change
Jäger told politicians there was a need for legal reforms to make it easier for police to detain individuals who posed a potential danger to the public and who had no prospect of remaining in Germany.
Wisdom appears.
One example, he said, could be negotiating more effective readmission agreements with countries of origin like Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.
"We must and we will draw the necessary lessons from this terrible event," he said.
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Europol: Drug Traffickers Increasingly Involved in Migrant Smuggling
5 Jan 2017
Organised crime is diversifying its activities as traditional drug smugglers are now expanding into the growing market of human trafficking, according to European Union police agency Europol.
Thousands Arrived in Germany via ‘Closed’ Balkan Route in 2016
5 Jan 2017
Despite the closure of the Balkan route that saw the majority of the migrant traffic in 2015, German authorities say thousands of migrants were still able to use the route to reach Germany.
Italy steps up efforts to fight Islamist radicalisation in jails after Berlin truck attack by Tunisian who had spend time in Italian prison
05/01/17
Italy is to step up its efforts to combat Islamic radicalisation in its prisons following the Berlin truck attack by a Tunisian who spent time in an Italian jail. New Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has come under increased pressure to tackle illegal migration and radicalisation in the aftermath of December's terrorist attack. Italy's anti-terrorism chief said last week the suspect, Anis Amri (pictured), had been radicalised while in a Sicilian jail. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed 12. Amri was shot dead four days later by Italian police in Milan on December 23 after fleeing Germany. Italy's Interior Minister Marco Minniti added that he wanted a 'protective network against the malware of terror' online, but gave no details on how the government planned to address the problems in jails. The national prison workers' union said in a statement that jails had become 'a fertile ground' for jihadists to recruit weaker individuals to fight for them.
French police 'searched a lorry hours before an Eritrean stowaway was found crushed to death in the back under an avalanche of baby clothes catalogues as the driver reached the UK '
05/01/17
The body of the unnamed man was found in the lorry at a cafe in Ashford, Kent - despite the fact French authorities had checked the vehicle prior to its departure from a Calais port.
[IsraelTimes] State Department says Hamza bin Laden poses ’serious’ risk to national security after urging attacks on American, French, and Israeli targets.
The B.O. regime imposed sanctions Thursday on a son of Sept. 11 criminal mastermindthe late Osama bin Laden ... who used to be alive but now he's not... , saying the younger bin Laden poses a risk to US national security.
The State Department said Hamza bin Laden has been added to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list after he was "determined to have committed, or pose a serious risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of US nationals or the national security."
Hamza bin Laden was officially named an al-Qaeda member in 2014 by his father’s successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri ... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit. Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area assuming he's not dead like Mullah Omar. He lost major face when he ordered the nascent Islamic State to cease and desist and merge with the orthodx al-Qaeda spring, al-Nusra... The State Department says the younger Laden -- in a 2015 audio message -- called for acts of terrorism in Western capitals. In an audio message last year, he threatened Dire Revenge against the US and warned Americans they would be targeted at home and abroad.
Hamza bin Laden also has called for lone wolf, or solo-operative, attacks against US, French, and Israeli interests in Washington, Gay Paree and Tel Aviv.
"Hamza bin Laden is actively engaged in terrorism," the State Department said, adding that terrorism designations deny individuals access to the US financial system and "can assist or complement the law enforcement actions of other US agencies and other governments."
Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces in Pakistain in 2011.
The State Department also announced penalties against Ibrahim al-Banna, a senior member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ...the latest incarnation of various Qaeda and Qaeda-allied groups, including the now-defunct Aden-Abyan Islamic Army that boomed the USS Cole in 2000... . He served as that group’s security chief and provided military and security guidance to its leadership.
Al-Banna wrote a 2010 article in AQAP’s English-language magazine, Inspire, hailing the Sept. 11 attacks as virtuous, according to the State Department, and threatened to target Americans both domestically and abroad.
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Well Hamza you've been designated. Think of it as badge of honor. Hell, why not designate your own number two while you're at it. As you're probably aware along with the title comes responsibility. You may want to shoo the kin folk out for awhile. Oh and don't worry about that wurring noise from above that's just the wind.
"Draftees good, volunteers bad."
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Amnesty International urged Thursday to halt arms transfers to militias fighting the Islamic State on the side of government forces, saying the supplies from 17 countries are used in war crimes.
The USA, Europe, Russia and Iran come at the forefront of arms suppliers to the militias, the organization said in a report published Thursday. “Field research and detailed expert analysis of photographic and video evidence since June 2014 has found that these paramilitary militias have benefited from transfers of arms manufactured in at least 16 countries, which include tanks and artillery as well as a wide range of small arms.”
Those countries “must wake up to the fact that all arms transfers to Iraq carry a real risk of ending up in the hands of militia groups with long histories of human rights violations,” said Patrick Wilcken, Researcher on Arms Control and Human Rights at Amnesty International. “Any state selling arms to Iraq has to show that there are strict measures in place to make sure the weapons will not be used by paramilitary militias to flagrantly violate rights. If they haven’t done that, no transfer should take place.”
Shia-led al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) have been actively engaged in the campaign launched in October by the Iraqi government to clear the Iraqi province of Nineveh from IS militants, but its involvement in the liberation of areas inhabited by Sunnis has aroused international fears especially among Sunni powers such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia, as well as from the United Nations.
In December, Iraqi President Fuad Masum approved a law passed by parliament in November that turned al-Hashd al-Shaabi from a paramilitary to national force.The passing of the long-debated bill came amid intense objections from Sunni groups within the parliament who feared the law would grant the militia unchecked powers, and therefore stoke sectarian tensions.
Al-Hashd al-Shaabi was formed by a decree in 2014 from Iraq’s top Shia clergy to combat the Islamic State militants who took over many regions of Iraq.
But Amnesty urged to further scrutinize the weapons supply to that group. “Some PMUs have been documented carrying out revenge attacks mainly targeting Sunni Arabs, and nobody is holding them to account.”
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Shia-led militias fighting Islamic State militants with the Iraqi government rebuffed on Thursday accusations of committing war crimes, announcing that they were preparing for fresh onslaughts against the extremist group.
Ahmed al-Assadi, spokesperson of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) said Thursday that a sixth phase of the militia’s operations against IS in western Mosul was due to start soon, seeking the liberation of the strategic IS stronghold of Tal Afar.
Responding to accusations by Amnesty International on Thursday that PMU use arms supplies from several countries to commit war crimes, Assadi labelled the accusations as lies, demanding Iraq’s foreign ministry to sue the organization.
“Whatever is circulated across malicious media about violations is untrue,” Assadi said during a press conference. “The priority for al-Hashd al-Shaabi is to protect civilians, and we shall chase Daesh (Islamic State) to the last spot of Mosul and based on directives from the supreme commander of the armed forces,” he said, referring to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
PMUs have been actively fighting Islamic State militants in western Mosul, while government forces are still struggling to clear the eastern section from IS extremists. PMUs recaptured the strategic Tal Afar airport in November and are eyeing to advance towards the center of the town.
Al-Hashd al-Shaabi was formed by a decree in 2014 from Iraq’s top Shia clergy to combat the Islamic State militants who took over many regions of Iraq. In December, Iraqi President Fuad Masum approved a law passed by parliament in November that turned al-Hashd al-Shaabi from a paramilitary to national force.
But its involvement in the liberation of areas inhabited by Sunnis has aroused international fears especially among Sunni powers such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia, as well as from the United Nations.
Earlier on Thursday, Amnesty said countries supplying arms to PMUs, most notably Iran, the US and Russia, “must wake up to the fact that all arms transfers to Iraq carry a real risk of ending up in the hands of militia groups with long histories of human rights violations.”
ISIS have successfully adopted a little known Al-Qa’eda / Al-Nusra tactic known as Inghimasi.
In a switch from the suicide bombing terrorism of the 2000’s, Inghimasiyun deliberately aim to stay alive, killing their enemies with firearms before having the option to detonate their vests when overwhelmed
Evidence the tactic has been exported to North Africa and Europe, in the form of attacks against Westerners in Tunisia, Libya and France
Ideal for the social media age as a long-running Inghimasi siege holds media attention for hours or days.
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a long-running Inghimasi siege holds media attention for hours or days
It also draws first and second tier threat response and tactical command teams to prepared target locations. Anticipate escalation of secondary incidents now that there is a Active Shooter response model for the 'lone wolf'.
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[AlAhram] Around 20 more members of the Islamist
[DeutscheWelle] Authorities in North-Rhine Westphalia have been scrutinized over their handling of Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri during the time he lived in the state. Despite concerning observations, they could not detain him.
Zawahiri
