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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Azeri army's executions of own troops 'astonishes' even TERRORISTS

2020-10-14

[ARMENPRESS.AM] The audio recording of radio communications between two Syrian mercenaries brought from The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...Qatar's satrapy in Asia Minor... to fight from the Azerbaijani side against Artsakh has surfaced online, shedding light on the current situation in the Azeri military and the growing discontent even among these mercenaries. The two mercenaries, who identify themselves as Abu Ismail and Abu Hassan, are heard telling each other about the fighting. "Honest to God, our squad is gone, and now they [Azeris] are forcing us to advance again," one tells the other, mentioning that they have many victims and that the Azeri military is using them as a human shield. Heh, you've figured out your market value They start complaining that the Azeri military is not giving them food and not allowing them to go home and instead they are kept at the heated battle sections so that they get killed and the Azeris don’t have to pay them. One of them also says that the Azerbaijani army is standing behind them. "Sometimes these Azeris don’t feed us, many of our guys have been maimed, these [expletive deleted] don’t send them back and dump them to die so that they wouldn’t pay them," one of the mercenaries says. "Listen, we also haven’t been paid at all. They want us to take pictures of dead Armenians in order to pay us," the other replies. The dead bodies of the mercenaries are shipped to Turkey, he said. "Are we near Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... now?" the disoriented mercenary asks at one point. One of these mercenaries says he was "astonished" to learn that the Azerbaijani military snipers have rubbed out their own troops who attempted to surrender. "Honest to God, we have all [expletive deleted] regretted coming here," he says, mentioning that the Azeri troops are "drunk all day."

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Africa North

Hardline Egyptian Islamist receives five-year sentence for court siege case

2019-05-05

[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Hardline Egyptian Islamist leader Hazem Salah Abu Ismail’s five-year sentence for his involvement in besieging a court in Nasr City in 2012 has been upheld by the country’s top appeals court. A Cairo court sentenced Abu Ismail and five others in January 2017 to five years in prison over the case, but they appealed against their sentences. Abu Ismail was tossed in the slammer Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! for inciting and participating in violent demonstrations at Nasr City court in northeast Cairo in December 2012 demanding the release of one of his supporters, who had been incarcerated Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! in possession of an automatic weapon, according to the police. He and his supporters blocked the court’s entrance, barring anyone from entering or exiting, including prosecutors who were inside. The defendants used threats and violence against the prosecutors to try to coerce them into releasing the supporter, the prosecution said. Earlier in 2012, Abu Ismail was disqualified from the presidential race that eventually brought Mohammed Mursi of the Moslem Brüderbund to power in June that year. Reports had emerged that Abu Ismail’s late mother held a US passport, meaning he was not eligible to run for the presidency. Abu Ismail was arrested in July 2013, two days after Mursi was ousted following mass protests against his rule, and is currently serving a seven-year sentence for falsifying his candidacy application for the 2012 presidential race.

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India-Pakistan

Zeenat ul Islam to be new Lashkar-e-Taiba commander in Kashmir

2017-09-18

[NEWSNATION.IN] Zeenat ul Islam alias Alqama has been appointed as the new Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander in Kashmir, according to the intelligence inputs. After the death of Abu Ismail, the man behind the July 10 Amarnath attack, which killed eight people, LeT named Zeenat ul Islam as its new commander. Security forces gunned down Lashkar commander Abu Ismail in Nowgam encounter along with another terrorist. Abu Ismail was the main culprit in the attack, who carried out the attack to take revenge the death of his predecessor Bashir Lashkari. All you need to know about Zeenat ul Islam 1. The 28-year-old Zeenat ul Islam is an expert with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). She was reportedly recruited in Lashkar in November 2015. 2. He was booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA) for being a member of Al-Badr, also arrested for the first time in 2008. He was working as a ground worker for Al-Badr members, supplying them food and other things. 3. His father is an Imam (muezzin) in the local mosque. Ismail worked with his father after he released from jail in 2011. 4. Currently, Zeenat ul Islam is one of the five most wanted terrorist by the security forces in the valley. 5. Not only this she was the main accused in the Shopian attack of February 23, 2017. Zeenat ul Islam worked with his father and got married before joining LeT. He completed his Bachelors of Arts from a local college.

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Iraq

Smoke seen out of IS Islamic Police headquarter as powerful blasts occur in Tal Afar

2017-08-11

[Iraq News] Smoke billows were seen coming up from 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.... ’s so-called Islamic Police after huge blasts hit Tal Afar town, west of djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... , a local source from Nineveh was quoted saying. "Seven powerful blasts occurred in Tal Afar, amid heavy shelling," the source told AlSumaria News on Thursday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source added "the areas of shelling were unknown, however, smoke was seen coming out of the main headquarters of IS Islamic Police. The human losses among the snuffies were unidentified." On Wednesday, the group reportedly began evacuation of the so-called ’security squares’, which the group established after gaining control on Tal Afar town in 2014, due to frequent shelling on IS headquarters and targeting of rest houses of prominent leaders. IS member kills own father, a senior leader, in Tal Afar [Iraq News] A senior 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.... official was killed on Thursday by his own son in the group’s stronghold town of Tal Afar, a local source was quoted saying as military operations to retake the area approach. The source told Alsumaria News that the head of the the Islamic State’s so-called "ores bureau" was killed by his oldest son mysteriously. Militants began intensive search for the runaway killer, the source added. Abu Ismail, an Iraqi, was killed by his son inside his residence in central Tal Afar, but the method and reason of the killing was not known, according to the source. The division headed by Abu Ismail had handled antiquities and mineral resources traffick, the source explained. Islamic State has held Tal Afar since 2014, when the group occupied a third of Iraq to establish a self-styled "caliphate". The Iraqi government declared victory over IS in djinn-infested Mosul ... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn... last month, while army-backed paramilitary forces isolated Tal Afar both from Mosul and from the Syrian borders. Tal Afar is marked as the next target of anti-IS military action, and the Iraqi Defense Ministry said recently preparations were completed for the invasion of the town.

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India-Pakistan

3 soldiers killed, 2 injured in Pampore convoy attack

2016-12-18

[Daily Excelsior] In one of the audacious attacks on an Army convoy today at Kadalbal in Pampore area of South Kashmire on National Highway, three Army personnel were killed and two others injured while snuffies managed to flee. Sources said that 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) snuffies attacked an Army convoy at Kadalbal, Pampore on National Highway in district Pulwama at around 3 p.m. They said that 5 snuffies came in a Sumo car and parked it near the bridge, some 200 meters from the highway in Kadalbal, Pampore. Sources identified the two snuffies who fired at the bus as Abu Ali and Abu Ismail, both Paks. "They were accompanied by a local Lion of Islam Ayub Lone while two more Arif and Riyaz were waiting in the Sumo. Militants after carrying out the attack crossed the bridge and boarded the Sumo to flee from the spot", they added. The Army convoy was coming from Jammu and was on way to Srinagar when it came under attack at Pampore. Five Army men were maimed in the attack and three of them ‐ K Suratnand, S Panday of 51 Rashtriya Rifles and Ratesh C of 36 RR ‐ were declared as brought dead at 92-Base Hospital of Army at Badami Bagh Cantonment. The two others, one identified as Mohammad Hussain of 17 Jammu and Kashmire Light Infantry (JKLI) and another of 13 RR suffered minor injuries in the attack and they are undergoing treatment at 92-Base hospital. Army, Police and CRPF immediately reached the spot and massive searches were launched against the snuffies responsible for the attack. Several areas around Kadalbal were searched by the security forces but the snuffies had managed to flee. Security forces have, however, launched massive manhunt against these Lion of Islams. Security forces also carried out checking of the vehicles on Pulwama road, Lasjin road and on the National Highway. However, if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... no one was nabbed Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! Sources said that security agencies had inputs that snuffies were planning attack on security forces on the Srinagar-Anantnag stretch of the highway. Security forces were already alert but snuffies managed to carry out the attack. The traffic on the highway came to halt for about one hour after the attack and later there was massive traffic jams that took several hours for clearance. Pampore has been the site of several attacks this year. In October, a gun-battle with two LeT snuffies who barged into Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) building ended after nearly 60 hours. The same seven-story building was also targeted in a major attack in February during which 5 soldiers and a civilian were killed then. Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti condemned the killing of three Army personnel in a Lion of Islam attack in Pampore town. She said violence has never helped in the resolution of issues but only compounded the human miseries. She expressed her sympathies with the families of slain soldiers.

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India-Pakistan

LeT behind bank robberies, Rs 9.8 lakh looted from Pulwama

2016-12-16

[Daily Excelsior] Militants today looted over Rs 9 lakh from Jammu and Kashmire Bank and Police said that 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) murderous Moslems are behind the recent bank robberies in Kashmire. Superintendent of Police, Pulwama, Rayees Bhat said that LeT is responsible for the recent bank robberies in Kashmire. He said that they have identified two foreigners and one local who are among the robbers. Bhat said: "From the Ratnipora bank branch, Rs 9.84 lakh have been looted and out of which 16,000 is old currency while rest is new currency. We have taken CCTV footage from the bank and we have been able to atleast identify two of these dacoits." The SP said that in Budgam and Pulwama, same group was involved in robbery. "And in Budgam we have shown the photographs to the employees and two of the dacoits have been identified as Abu Ali and Abu Ismail, both foreign snuffies and one local holy warrior Arif of Lelhar. Today when we spoke to the bank officials, same identification was established", he said. "Today we got the CCTV footage from the bank and it has been established that Lashkar-e-Taiba is behind the bank robberies. The murderous Moslems involved in today’s robbery are Arif Dar of Lelhar and Abu Ali. They are wanted in the bank robbery and two others who were outside acted as scouts and were guarding their colleagues". The SP said that after recent bank robberies, police had taken certain measures which helped them. "After bank robbery at Arihal we had taken some security measures and we had given bank officials the list of banks which are sensitive and where response time is more for us. There are some branches which are nearer and near our establishments and there are banks which are in far flung areas. We had asked the officials of far flung areas when there are huge transactions they should cooperate with us", he added. Bhat said that police reached in no time but murderous Moslems had managed to flee. "Today we had put some our men in civvies in the bank and some private persons as well. By this our response time was quick. We reached immediately and we thought two of them are still inside. We laid the cordon and searched the area but unfortunately they had left", he said. The SP said that stone pelting diverted the attention of police which gave murderous Moslems enough time to flee. "Due to stone pelting our attention got diverted. Otherwise the leads we had got we could have chased them", he said. Last Thursday, gunnies targeted a branch of the J&K Bank at Arihal in the same district and looted Rs 13.38 lakh. This is the fourth bank robbery in the State since November 8.

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Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Paleo siblings attack border guards, are shot dead

2016-04-28

[IsraelTimes] Officers on scene shoot woman and her brother at flashpoint Qalandiya crossing in West Bank; man also found. A Paleostinian woman and young man attacked border guards with a knife at the Qalandiya crossing in the West Bank on Wednesday, police said, and were bumped off by forces on the scene. No Israeli forces were maimed in the incident, but the two assailants were killed in the attempted assault at the Qalandiya checkpoint, police said. The man and woman, who were identified later as a sister and brother, arrived at the crossing and began walking towards the Border Police officers stationed at the checkpoint, which lies just south of Ramallah, a police spokesperson said. "The officers called them to stop a number of times," according to a police statement. Initially, the couple did stop and started walking away, but "suddenly" the two turned around, and the woman took a kitchen knife out of her purse. The Arab woman then "approached Border Police officers in guard posts with a knife in her hand," police said. When she got closer, the woman "threw [the knife] directly at an officer, who was unharmed," police said. "The officers and security guards worked quickly and shot at the terrorists, neutralizing them," a spokesperson said. A butcher’s knife and a Leatherman-style multi-tool were also recovered from the man’s belt, police said. The female assailant was identified as 23-year-old Maram Salih Hassan Abu Ismail, based on an ID card found at the scene. The male attacker was later identified as Ibrahim Saleh Taha, 16, her brother. Both were said to be residents of Surif, a village in the central West Bank. Qalandiya and the adjacent crossing between the West Bank and Israel have been frequent hotspots of conflict in the recent wave of violence that has rocked Israel since September. Last week, IDF troops clashed with Paleostinian residents of the city while carrying out a demolition order for the home of a terrorist who killed 23-year-old Shlomit Krigman in a January attack. Two soldiers were lightly injured in the scuffle when rocks were thrown at troops.

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Iraq

27 ISIS elements hit in Qaim

2015-06-14

(IraqiNews.com) al-Anbar – On Thursday, Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced the killing and injuring of more than 27 ISIS elements, including top leaders of the militant group, during an aerial bombing that targeted a meeting for ISIS in the city of al-Qaim. The ministry spokesman, Gen. Saad Moen, stated in a statement received by IraqiNews.com, “The army’s air force, with coordination with the Falcon Intelligence Cell, conducted an tactical operation against a meeting for ISIS elements in the city of al-Qaim,” pointing out that, “The operation resulted in killing 16 ISIS elements and wounding more than 11 others.” “Abu Aina’ al-Tunsi, Abu Ismail al-Shami, Abu Talha al-Kharasani, along with Abdul-Rauf, a senior leader within Khurasan group from Pakistan, were among the dead,” the statement read. The city of al-Qaim is located 350 km west of Ramadi.

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Terror Networks

EXCLUSIVE: Peshmerga hunt down ISIS artillery ace

2015-05-29

[Rudaw] For some time, an ISIS artilleryman had been harassing Peshmerga positions on the Makhmour front. His advanced skill at hitting targets forced Kurdish forces to launch an attack on Kharbani village where he was located. Known as Abu Ismail, the Death Eater set up in a garden and used unique methods to hit his targets. In the end, he was located and bumped off by the Peshmerga. This exclusive video tells the tale of the manhunt for the ISIS ace. Short (3:26) video at link with English subtitles. Just click on the headline. Enjoy!

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Africa North

Egypt Jails Salafist ex-Presidential Hopeful for Fraud

2014-04-17

[An Nahar] A court incarcerated Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! a Salafist leader to seven years for fraud Wednesday for keeping his mother's U.S. citizenship secret when filing candidacy papers in Egypt's 2012 presidential election. The country's electoral law stipulates that a candidate's parents must hold only Egyptian citizenship. Judicial sources said Hazim Abu Ismail was sentenced for not revealing his mother's nationality when he filed to stand in the 2012 election that was won by the Islamist Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Time principle, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... Abu Ismail was tossed in the calaboose Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! after the army ousted Morsi last July. He had denounced Morsi's removal as a "military coup."

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Africa North

Egypt Jails Salafist ex-Presidential Hopeful for Fraud

2014-04-17

[AnNahar] A court incarcerated Please don't kill me! a Salafist leader to seven years for fraud Wednesday for keeping his mother's U.S. citizenship secret when filing candidacy papers in Egypt's 2012 presidential election. The country's electoral law stipulates that a candidate's parents must hold only Egyptian citizenship. Judicial sources said Hazim Abu Ismail was sentenced for not revealing his mother's nationality when he filed to stand in the 2012 election that was won by the Islamist Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Time principle, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... Abu Ismail was jugged Please don't kill me! after the army ousted Morsi last July. He had denounced Morsi's removal as a "military coup." Morsi -- Egypt's first democratically elected and civilian president -- was toppled after millions of demonstrators demanded his resignation after just one year in office. Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ousted Morsi, and is now the frontrunner in next month's presidential election.

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Africa North

Egyptian hardline Islamist leader jailed for one year

2014-04-13

An Egyptian court sentenced a hardline Islamist former presidential hopeful to one year in prison on Saturday for insulting the court, state news agency MENA reported, Reuters reported. Salafist preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail is on trial for fraud in a case related to presidential elections in 2012 which brought the now ousted President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood to power. Abu Ismail, who has links to the Brotherhood, was disqualified from that election after reports that his late mother had held a U.S. passport. Under Egypt's election rules, both a candidate's parents must hold only Egyptian citizenship. During his short-lived presidential campaign, he built a passionate base of followers among Salafists who broadly opposed Mursi's ousting a year later. Abu Ismail interrupted his court-appointed attorney during Saturday's session and told the judge, "I don't feel like I am before a court," a judicial source told Reuters. He was sentenced to a year in prison in January after making a similar statement. A ruling on the fraud charge is expected next week.

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