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Watch as it Develops - The Staged War Against Islamists in Northern Mali | |
insertfunnyusername  User ID: 35611721  Greece03/09/2013 10:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Islamist group Ansaru on Monday claimed the kidnapping of seven foreigners, including one Briton, in a deadly raid on a construction site in restive northern Nigeria at the weekend. Quoting: insertfunnyusername [link to www.telegraph.co.uk] A breakaway Islamic extremist group said Saturday it killed seven foreigners who its members kidnapped from northern Nigeria, according to an online message purportedly from the group. The message, identified as coming from Ansaru, could not be immediately verified by The Associated Press, though it included photographs the group claimed showed the dead, who were kidnapped from a construction company compound in February. Those kidnapped included three Lebanese citizens and one each from Britain, Greece, Italy and the Philippines - all employees of Setraco, a Lebanese construction company with an operation in Bauchi state, local officials said at the time. [link to www.miamiherald.com]  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31243632  United States03/10/2013 12:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Follow-up to IFUN's post - In statement, Ansaru stated that it killed the 7 hostages due to presence of UK planes in Nigeria. UK Military spokesman - UK Planes in Nigeria to transport Nigerian troops for Mali operations [link to news.yahoo.com] |
| insertfunnyusername User ID: 35967835 Greece03/15/2013 11:29 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Alghabasse Ag Intalla, head of the Islamic Movement for Azawad, told VOA correspondent Idriss Fall that the Islamist group has signed an agreement with the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, or MNLA. [link to www.voanews.com] Mali: France Will Seek U.N. Force to Replace French-Led Coalition [link to www.nytimes.com] Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he is considering what Canada could contribute to ongoing efforts to fight Islamist militants in Mali. [link to www.bbc.co.uk] US: Islamic extremists moving freely between Nigeria, Mali, raising terror attack fears [link to www.washingtonpost.com] Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe [link to www.nation.co.ke] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31243632 United States03/16/2013 07:53 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Long but good article on how the international cocaine trade weakened the Malian state leading to the 2011 coup & Islamist takeover... [link to www.foreignpolicy.com] Okay Conspiracy friends, what do Afghanistan, Colombia, and the Sahel have in common? Well, they are major drug production or transportation hubs & home to religion-cloaked insurgencies (research the links between Jesuits & FARC if you don't believe me) Do we think that this is a coincidence? CIA & Jesuits were in bed in Vietnam. Read the Secret History of the CIA for background. Are we seeing CIA play book in action? Are they that pedestrian? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 35400680 United States03/16/2013 07:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | There's GOLD in them thar hills! Move along, nothing to see here. Mali, CB Gold Reserves, France, Germany and the US [link to www.dailypaul.com] And we's gonna git it! |
| insertfunnyusername User ID: 35967835 Greece03/16/2013 09:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wow - IFUN GLP's Africa expert... Quoting: DarbyDoom Long but good article on how the international cocaine trade weakened the Malian state leading to the 2011 coup & Islamist takeover... [link to www.foreignpolicy.com] Okay Conspiracy friends, what do Afghanistan, Colombia, and the Sahel have in common? Well, they are major drug production or transportation hubs & home to religion-cloaked insurgencies (research the links between Jesuits & FARC if you don't believe me) Do we think that this is a coincidence? CIA & Jesuits were in bed in Vietnam. Read the Secret History of the CIA for background. Are we seeing CIA play book in action? Are they that pedestrian? Expert only after you!  Thanks for very good read on FP, seems like business as usual. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 31243632 United States03/18/2013 04:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Wanted DR Congo rebel surrenders to US embassy in Kigali Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, has surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, US and Rwandan officials said Monday. Ntaganda asked to be sent to the ICC, the world's permanent independent war crimes court, said US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. [link to www.google.com] |
| insertfunnyusername User ID: 36542915 Greece03/27/2013 04:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fighting continues as rebels hit north Mali: Seven people were killed in fighting between rebels and Malian and French forces in northern town of Gao. Fifth French soldier killed in Mali campaign, Mali soldier killed in Timbuktu suicide bomb attack [link to www.aljazeera.com] [link to news.yahoo.com] [link to www.bbc.co.uk] Mali: French Hostage 'Beheaded By Al Qaeda', France confirms death of senior Islamist militant in Mali [link to news.sky.com] [link to edition.cnn.com] UN Ban Ki-moon: Mali needs 11,000 peacekeepers, Hollande: Mali's sovereignty to be restored 'in a few days' [link to www.bbc.co.uk] [link to www.telegraph.co.uk] Mali Islamist group Ansar Dine on US terror list, Terrorist Classification Could Prompt Mali Drone War [link to www.dw.de] [link to www.usnews.com]  |
| insertfunnyusername User ID: 36542915 Greece03/27/2013 04:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Defence HQ tell Boko Haram: You are fighting your last battle, Kano Boko Haram Attack: Death Toll Climbs To 5, Boko Haram militants in Nigeria destroyed 50 of Borno state's Catholic churches, a priest charged. [link to dailypost.com.ng] [link to 247ureports.com] [link to www.upi.com] Congo Rebel Attack in Katanga Province Leaves 35 Dead, UN Says, Congolese rebels loyal to warlord Bosco Ntaganda have fled into neighboring Rwanda or surrendered to United Nations peacekeepers after being routed by a rival faction, rebel and U.N. sources said on Saturday. DR Congo rebel transfer won't bring peace, Congolese Rebel Commander Tells War Crimes Court He Was Just ‘a Soldier’ [link to www.bloomberg.com] [link to www.nbcnews.com] [link to www.google.com] [link to www.nytimes.com] South Sudan rebel ambush kills 20 soldiers, Sudanese army announces 100 rebel casualties in South Darfur State, Darfur rebels claim killing of 260 Sudanese soldiers, Sudan offers talks with Southern rebels, Rebel faction agrees to join the army [link to www.modernghana.com] [link to news.xinhuanet.com] [link to www.sudantribune.com] [link to www.aljazeera.com] [link to www.upi.com] I'm posting some CAR updates in this thread: Thread: Report: France has sent troops to Central African Republic to secure Bangui airport after rebel advance  |
| insertfunnyusername User ID: 37269053 Greece04/08/2013 01:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.bbc.co.uk] Malian soldiers backed by French fighter jets are battling fighters in Timbuktu after they used a car bomb as cover to infiltrate the northern desert city, sources say. It said that 21 rebels were killed in the fighting. [link to www.aljazeera.com] Timbuktu fears French troops withdrawal from Mali. France has proposed keeping a permanent force of 1,000 French troops in Mali to fight armed Islamist militants, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday. [link to www.bbc.co.uk] [link to www.nytimes.com] Mali's War, Unseen: How media restrictions and news coverage without context help maintain the narrative of France's 'triumphant' Malian intervention. [link to thinkafricapress.com] Algeria, the Sahel, and the Current Mali Crisis [link to www.cidob.org] Born in Canada by Greek Orthodox parents, 24-year-old Christos Katsiroumpas who converted to Islam, is one of the two suicide bombers who recently blew themselves up killing 10 hostages in Algeria.  [link to world.greekreporter.com] |
| insertfunnyusername User ID: 37269053 Greece04/08/2013 01:04 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Deadly attack on Nigeria politician's home: Assailants storm home of deputy governor of Adamawa state killing 11, including two of his guards, police say. [link to www.aljazeera.com] Nigeria: Thirteen Policemen Feared Dead in Bayelsa Boat Attack. Nigeria Military Kills 14 Suspected Islamist Militants. [link to allafrica.com] [link to www.voanews.com] At least 36 people have died and dozens of houses have been burned in religious clashes central Nigeria over the past week. Security tightened after Christian villagers in Plateau state accuse ethnic Fulani Muslims of burning their homes. [link to www.aljazeera.com] US condemns rebel takeover of Central Africa. The rebel leader who seized power in Central African Republic and proclaimed himself president accepted on Thursday a call by regional leaders to speed up a transition to democracy, but could stay in office, his information minister said. Quoting: insertfunnyusername [link to www.dailystar.com.lb] [link to news.yahoo.com] The number of people who have fled from the Central Africa Republic has risen to 37,000 since the start of a rebellion in December, the UN has said. More than 170,000 people are also internally displaced in the CAR. Religious tensions rise in Central Africa after coup [link to www.bbc.co.uk] [link to www.monitor.co.ug] The Red Cross in the Central African Republic has announced that it has "found 78 bodies" in the streets of the capital Bangui since it was seized last weekend by the Seleka rebel coalition. [link to www.aljazeera.com] South Africa has been warned against a fresh intervention in the chaotic Central African Republic after sending troops to neighbouring Uganda. Two hundred soldiers were reported to be preparing to “hit back” at rebels in CAR who overran the capital on Sunday, forcing the president to flee and killing at least 13 South African soldiers. [link to www.independent.co.uk] United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have provided protection to some 1,500 civilians after renewed clashes between national forces and an armed group, a spokesperson for the world body said today. According to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country (MONUSCO), fighting between the DRC armed forces (FARDC) and the Alliance des Patriotes pour un Congo Libre et Souverain (APCLS) on Friday killed some 11 APCLS combatants and injured one FARDC soldier. Quoting: insertfunnyusername [link to www.un.org] Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo hit out Monday at a move by the United Nations to deploy a peacekeeping brigade to the country's restive east, saying it was instead choosing to "make war" [link to www.google.com] South Africa said Monday that it will contribute forces to a United Nations military mission with an unprecedented mandate to take action against rebel groups in Congo, just over two weeks after 13 South African troops died in a battle with rebels in Central African Republic. [link to www.washingtonpost.com] China’s new President Xi Jinping on Friday signed deals worth several million dollars with his Congolese counterpart in sectors as varied as banking and infrastructure, on the final leg of his three-nation Africa tour. [link to www.bdlive.co.za] |
