[DAWN] The United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... (UN) mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday said that 21 non-combatants were killed in two separate Arclight airstrikes over the weekend.
It said in a statement that nine civilians from the same family, mostly women and kiddies, were killed in an airstrike on Saturday in the northeastern Kapisa province, in an area where Afghan forces were battling the Taliban ...Arabic for students... .
Another statement cited "preliminary findings" that 12 women and kiddies, all related, were killed in an airstrike on Sunday in the eastern Maidan Wardak province, also during an Afghan military operation.
"Ten of those killed were children whose ages ranged from 6 to 15," including eight girls, it said.
The UN said it was unclear whether the airstrikes were carried out by Afghan or NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... forces.
Afghan Defence Ministry Spokesman Ghafor Ahmad Jawed said the operation in Maidan Wardak freed eight Afghan soldiers who had been kidnapped by the Taliban and killed 11 murderous Moslems. He said an investigation is underway into the reports of civilian casualties.
There was no immediate comment from Afghan officials on the reported airstrike in Kapisa province.
Commander Grant Neeley, a front man for United States forces in Afghanistan, said, "We are currently reviewing all operational, relevant and credible information regarding our operations in Wardak and Kapisa provinces, including information provided by our Afghan partners and local leaders."
Referring to civilian casualties, he said, "We take more care to avoid them than anyone else, ever."
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[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS), says a network of the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... group was busted in Kabul city during the operations of the NDS forces.
According to a statement released by the National Directorate of Security (NDS), at least nine Taliban group members were also nabbed ... anything you say can and will be used against you, whether you say it or not... during the operations of the NDS forces
The statement further added that the Death Eaters were involved in destructive activities, including roadside kaboomings and murders of the officials and security personnel.
The detained individuals were also collecting information regarding the security institutions and the activities of the security personnel, NDS added in its statement.
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[Khaama (Afghanistan)] A candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections was rubbed out by unknown button men in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan.
According to the local officials, the incident took place late on Tuesday night in the vicinity of the 2nd police district of Kandahar city.
The provincial government media office in a statement confirmed the incident and said civil activist and parliamentary candidate Mohammad Nasir Mubarez was rubbed out by the Death Eaters late on Tuesday night.
The statement further added that Mubarez was rubbed out in a guerrilla type attack in Khad Road located in the vicinity of the 2nd police district of the city.
Blaming the anti-government armed Death Eaters for the incident, the provincial government added that the myrmidon groups are occasionally attacking the talented youths in a bid to achieve their goals.
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[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... (NDS) forces have foiled the snuffies bid to carry out a series of kabooms in Jalalabd city, the bustling provincial capital of Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the NDS forces stormed a hideout of the Taliban ...Arabic for students... group in Surkh Rod district and destroyed ten Improvised Explosive Devices.
Citing the information received by the NDS forces, the provincial government further added that the snuffies were looking to use the Improvised Explosive Devices in a string of kabooms in Jalalabd city.
The statement by the provincial government also added that operations are underway to arrest the snuffies involved in the attack plan.
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[RADIOSHABELLE] A hunt for suspected al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... turbans who fled with gunshot wounds has been intensified in Taksile and Pandanguo, Lamu County, shortly after 10 other turbans were killed during an ambush on their hideout by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers on Monday morning.
During the 6.45am ambush, KDF officers were able to recover seven AK-47 rifles and assorted ammunition.
Security sources who talked to the Nation on condition of anonymity since they are not authorised to speak to the media said they expect the al-Shabaab corpse count to rise since several others fled with multiple injuries.
Emerging details on the attack also reveal that the killings were conducted by KDF officers who were forced to patrol on foot due to bad weather in the area currently.
Since Sunday, it has been raining heavily in the area and it is generally cloudy, a situation that forced the soldiers to conduct the patrols on foot instead of using choppers.
The attack was launched deep inside Boni Forest at Taksile which is about 25 kilometres from Pandanguo village in Lamu West.
"We were patrolling on foot and we spotted them deep inside the forest at a place called Taksile. We decided to attack them and an exchange of fire ensued for about half an hour. We managed to kill 10 of them while three of my colleagues were maimed," said an officer.
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[RADIOSHABELLE] Security agencies hunting al-Shabaab ... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda... gunnies who fled on Monday at Taksile in Pandanguo have cautioned hospitals in Lamu, Tana River, and Garissa counties against treating individuals with gunshot wounds.
On Monday, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers operating in Lamu am-bushed al-Shabaab gunnies at Taksile, deep inside Boni Forest, and killed 10 while others fled with gunshot wounds.
During the 6.45am attack, seven AK-47 rifles and assorted ammunition were recovered. Three KDF soldiers sustained injuries.
Speaking to Nation on Tuesday, Linda Boni Operation Director Joseph Kanyiri said security personnel in areas earmarked for the multi-agency operation are on high alert.
REPORT SUSPECTS
Mr Kanyiri said health facilities, especially those in Lamu, Tana River and Garissa, should report individuals seeking treatment with gunshot wounds to security agencies.
He said some of the bandidosgunnies who were maimed during the Monday attack might seek medical assistance from such facilities.
"The health facilities should also check on pharmaceuticals and bandages that may end up with the enemy to attend to gunshot wounds sustained in the attack. This goes to both public and private facilities," said Mr Kanyiri.
He added that the coppers were also processing details relating to the Monday incident, and called on citizens to cooperate with them.
"We must commend our coppers for the good work. The community should as well collaborate with our security officers by reporting any suspicious persons with gunshot wounds as well as those they suspect are a threat to security," said Mr Kanyiri.
The Linda Boni boss’ sentiments come a month after he cautioned locals, particularly those in counties covered by the multi-agency security operation, against harbouring al-Shabaab gunnies and giving them information that has to some extent enabled the bandidosgunnies to launch attacks in the region.
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[ARABNEWS] Libya’s internationally recognized government Wednesday announced a new cease-fire deal to end a month of fighting between rival militias south of Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... that has left more than 100 dead.
The agreement was signed by representatives of the capital and the town of Tarhuna, southeast of Tripoli, the interior ministry said in a statement.
The deal ratified by interior minister Abdessalem Ashour calls for the rivals to implement a UN-brokered accord, signed on September 4, to form a joint security force of police from Tripoli and Tarhuna to patrol the capital’s southern suburbs.
The Government of National Accord (GNA), in a statement, welcomed the halt to fighting that already took effect on Tuesday.
The festivities which erupted on the capital’s southern outskirts on August 26 have left at least 117 dead and more than 400 injured, according to a fresh casualty toll issued by the GNA.
More than 25,000 people have been displaced by the violence.
The Libyan capital has been at the center of a battle for influence between gangs ever since dictator Muammar Qadaffy ...a reminder that a single man with an idea can change an entire nation, usually for the worse... was ousted and killed in a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... -backed uprising in 2011.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Yemeni national army continued on Wednesday, to comb through the southern areas of Hodeidah governorate, targeting Houthi barracks and positions in the vicinity of Zabid and the nearby al-Jarrahi directorate, according to Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent.
At the same time, the Arab coalition backing legitimacy in Yemen has targeted military reinforcements in the same region, resulting in a number of casualties among the pro-Iranian militias.
On Friday, the Yemeni army announced that it had taken control of the air defense camp east of Hodeidah.
The media office of the Army’s elite brigades said at the time that its units took control of the air defense camp and the surrounding farms in Kilo 16 area, east of Hodeidah.
Earlier, the Arab coalition announced the resumption of the military operation for the liberation of Hodeidah.
On Monday, the Arab coalition spokesperson, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, has announced the opening of humanitarian corridors between the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeidah.
The coalition confirmed that the opening of the humanitarian corridors comes in agreement with the United Nations to lift the suffering of the residents in the city, after intensive meetings with representatives of the United Nations focusing on the humanitarian situation.
On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said that his country will support United Nations proposals for new peace talks on Yemen.
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[DAWN] The Sunni-ruled Gulf state of Bahrain has placed in durance vile Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! 15 people it accuses of attempting to "cause chaos" during Shia religious commemorations that culminated last Thursday, police said.
Officers detained "15 vandals for indulging in abusive activities to cause chaos" over the 10 days of Ashura with funding from Iran, a police statement said late Tuesday.
It did not give further details of the alleged offences during the commemorations, which mark the seventh century killing of Imam Husain, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PTUI!), the decisive event in the split between the two branches of the Moslem faith.
Police released the names and photographs of the 15 detainees, all of them apparently young.
The statement alleged that the accused had received funds from Iran through Bahraini political exiles.
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[Hurriyet Daily News] Ottoman Turkish President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey... has announced that the withdrawal of "radical groups" had already started from a new demilitarised zone in Syria's Idlib region.
In an interview for Rooters on Sept. 25 while he was in New York for the annual United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... General Assembly meetings, Erdogan said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts to continue with Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Light of the Alawites... in power.
Ottoman Turkish President also said a Ottoman Turkish court, not politicians, will decide the fate of a American pastor Andrew Brunson whose detention on terrorism charges has roiled relations between Ankara and Washington.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sept. 24 he was hopeful The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... would release evangelical pastor Brunson this month. He was moved to house arrest in July after being detained for 21 months.
"This is a judiciary matter. Brunson has been detained on terrorism charges ... On Oct 12 there will be another hearing and we don't know what the court will decide and politicians will have no say on the verdict," Erdogan said.
If found guilty, Brunson could be nabbed Please don't kill me! for up to 35 years. He denies the charges.
"As the president, I don't have the right to order his release. Our judiciary is independent. Let's wait and see what the court will decide," Erdogan said.
"The Brunson case is not even closely related to Turkey's economy. The current economic challenges have been exaggerated more than necessary and Turkey will overcome these challenges with its own resources," he added.
Turkey’s central bank raised its benchmark rate by a hefty 625 basis points this month, boosting the lira and possibly easing investor concern over Erdogan's influence on monetary policy.
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[DAWN] Four bad boyz were potted and two soldiers received martyrdom during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted on a terrorist hideout in Balochistan...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... 's Kalat district on Wednesday, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The exchange of fire, which took place in the Mangochar area of Kalat, also resulted in injuries for two soldiers, the ISPR added.
The operation, the ISPR said, was conducted following intelligence reports that the bully boyz were planning to do major terrorism activities in the province.
Two suicide jackets, a large quantity of explosives, other weaponry and ammunition were also recovered during the operation, per the ISPR blurb.
Of the two martyred soldiers, Sepoy Muhammad Waris Shahban hailed from Jhang, whereas Sepoy Mir Alam was from Ghizer in Gilgit-Baltistan.
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[Daily Excelsior] Police today identified one of the killed Death Eaters in yesterday’s Sopore encounter as top commander of 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... (LeT) while massive operation was launched today in the area after inputs about presence of three krazed killers.
Police said that one of the two Death Eaters killed in an encounter in Sopore area of North Kashmire has been identified as Abu Maaz of Pakistain who was operating as the top commander of LeT in North Kashmire.
They said that he was active in the area since 2015 and was involved in major krazed killer attacks and killings in Sopore and Handwara areas.
"He was involved in several attacks on the Security Forces and killings of civilians in the area. Several cases were registered against him in different cop shoppes across valley for his terror activities.
In the meantime, security forces today launched an operation in Sopore area of North Kashmire today after inputs about presence of a group of Death Eaters in the area.
Source said that a joint team of Army’s 52 RR, Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF sealed Amargarh area this afternoon. House to house searches were conducted in the area. The operation was still going on and security forces have inputs that the Death Eaters are still inside the cordoned area. The cordon has been tightened to ensure that the Death Eaters may not flee from the area during the night.
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[The National] A female Iraqi human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... activist has been bumped off in Basra, deepening despair in the southern city which is reeling from a water poisoning scandal and months of demonstrations about poor public services.
Soad Al Ali was shot in the head by masked attackers who opened fire on her and a man, reportedly her husband, as they were getting into a car on Tuesday evening.
The man is receiving treatment in hospital. Video footage of the attack circulated on the internet, adding to a sense of chaos in Basra.
During the past two weeks, campaigners in the southern oil hub have been targeted on social media, with some receiving death threats.
Ms Ali's funeral was held on Wednesday after Iraq's Independent High Commissioner for Human Rights (IHCHR) opened a murder probe, calling on Baghdad's central government to investigate the crime.
"We are calling on the local and federal governments to be held responsible for protecting human rights activists and protesters unless they [activists] have crossed the law," Ali Al Bayati, a board member of the IHCHR told The National.
He said that the Basra branch of the IHCHR had been tasked with investigating the killing and reporting back on their findings.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, which came as protests resumed following a two-week halt.
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[MAANNEWS] The Israeli authorities banned five Paleostinians, including a woman, on Wednesday, from entering the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in occupied East Jerusalem, for periods ranging from two to six months.
Locals told Ma'an that the Israeli authorities summoned Aida Sidawi, a resident of the Old City of Jerusalem, for interrogation and banned her entry to al-Aqsa for two consecutive weeks.
The Israeli authorities also banned Imad Abdin, who is a firefighter at the al-Aqsa Mosque, from the compound for 10 days; Abdin was also prevented from completing renovations in the area.
Israeli forces also banned Yacoub al-Dabaa, 17, and Murad al-Ashhab from entering the compound for the next three months, while Rawhi al-Kalaasi was banned for six months.
The Israeli authorities carried out a campaign banning at least 30 Paleostinians entry to the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Old City of Jerusalem under the pretext of "providing security" while Israeli settlers take to the mosque and celebrate Jewish holidays.
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[DAWN] A Thai court on Tuesday convicted nine young Moslem men from southern Thailand of planning to set off a boom-mobile in the capital, in a case in which many of the defendants said they were tortured into making false confessions.
The Criminal Court in Bangkok found all nine guilty of two offences belonging to an underground criminal group and conspiracy and sentenced each to four years’ imprisonment. Five defendants were acquitted.
At least seven of the 14 defendants said they had been tortured or otherwise physically abused in jug, but the presiding judge said the court considered their allegations baseless as the men did not provide any evidence and did not report the cases to police.
The case began when at least 50 Thai Moslems, mostly students at Bangkok’s Ramkhamhaeng University, were rounded up in joint police-military sweeps on Oct 10, 2016. They were released but 13 were re-locked away You have the right to remain silent... the following month along with an additional suspect.
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[DAWN] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...Qatar's colony in Asia Minor.... beefed up its military positions in Syria’s rebel bastion of Idlib on Tuesday as the clock ticked down on a mid-October deadline to remove jihadists from the area.
Further complicating Turkey’s task, a war monitor said hundreds of members of the hard boyIslamic 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 were transferred by the regime to the northwestern region from eastern Syria.
Russia, the government’s main ally, and Turkey, the rebels’ top sponsor, agreed last week in Sochi on a plan meant to avert a large-scale regime offensive on Idlib.
The country’s last major rebel stronghold is home to around three million people, and 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... had warned an assault could have sparked a humanitarian disaster on a scale yet unseen in the seven-year conflict.
The deal reached in the Russian resort puts the onus on Turkey, which is now expected to get jihadists to hand over their heavy weapons and vacate a U-shaped demilitarised zone around Idlib. Turkey already has 12 military "observation points" dotted across the province, and on Tuesday a correspondent saw a convoy of reinforcements after they crossed the border into Idlib.
Around 35 military vehicles travelled south down the main highway near the town of Saraqib after midnight.
The convoy was accompanied by pro-Ankara rebels of the National Liberation Front (NLF), who control part of the enclave on the Ottoman Turkish border.Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a jihadist alliance led by Syria’s former Al Qaeda affiliate, controls more than half of the rebel zone, while NLF fighters hold sway over most of the rest.
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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
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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