Category Archives: al-Qaeda

Two Qatari aircrafts come to the rescue of the Jihadists in Mali

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Original translation by Oz-Rita

H/T Magic Martin

From This Site:

We have received information of a landing of two Qatar aircrafts in the north of Mali “to transport Jihadists and to save them from being arrested or killed by the French and Malian armies.”

This operation, which is starting to be known in informed circles, would explain partially why the bosses of AlQueda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and of the Movement for unity and Jihad in West Africa (Mujao) have still not been arrested, several weeks after the start of the French military offensive and the capture of several Mali towns, among them Kidal, Timbuktu, Monti and Gao.

“This information has only recently started to circulate”, said Eric Denece, director of the French centre for research in information (CF2R).

Let us remind you that Qatar who has, until now, not denied this information, spoke out against the French military intervention in Mali, after having proposed to facilitate the mediation with the armed jihadists in the north of the country.

We also remind you that the presence of four Qatari humanitarians had been detected in the North of Mali. This has been confirmed (to us) by Mickael Sibdiga, leader of the Red Cross in Kidal.

These four Qatari “humanitarians”, according to a local Malien source, had arrived unofficially, i.e. without informing the international committee of the Red Cross. “They said that they had come to evaluate the needs of the population”, Mickael Sibdiga added.

The Qatar is suspected to support and to finance the Jihadists who were striking (hitting) in the North of Mali and in other regions of the world.

Journeyman pictures 16 minutes on Mali from Aug 2012

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H/T Don L

This is quite good. They keep emphasizing that all people here are Muslims but many or most cannot tolerate the Al Queda style rule they are imposing everywhere they go. As the African Muslims most likely do not read Arabic and have no idea what is in the Koran at all, their being Muslim is likely more a vestigial cultural remnant more than an actual observed religion. Also I highly doubt the claim that Mali is the “most culturally diverse place on earth”.

The Islamic version of Santaria is interesting and not surprising to anyone familiar with black culture in South America and parts of the US south. Good luck on the magic though.

Bahrain jihadis post videos of their attacks on civilian police cars with Molotov’s and burning tire roadblocks

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H/T Golem Bar who adds this disclaimer and explanation:

just uploaded,, video and link, the video is unverified, keep in mind that Al-Qaeda was able to seize Mali due to help by the Libyan rebels who were themselves aided by France, the U.S and Nato forces

And from Yahoo News:

Malian army beats back Islamist rebels with French help

By John Irish and Bate Felix | Reuters – 4 hrs ago
  • France's President Francois Hollande arrives to deliver a statment on the situation in Mali at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

    View PhotoReuters/Reuters – France’s President Francois Hollande arrives to deliver a statment on the situation in Mali at the Elysee Palace in Paris, January 11, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

  •  PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malian government troops drove back Islamist rebels from a strategic central town after France intervened on Friday with air strikes to halt advances by the militants controlling the country’s desert north.

Western governments, particularly former colonial power France, had voiced alarm after the al Qaeda-linked rebel alliance captured the town of Konna on Thursday, a gateway towards the capital Bamako 600 km (375 miles) south.

President Francois Hollande said France would not stand by to watch the rebels push southward. Paris has repeatedly warned that the Islamists’ seizure of the country’s north in April gave them a base to attack neighboring African countries and Europe.

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Israeli PM says country will build border fence with Syria to protect against jihadists

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H/T Taffy in Canada

FOX:

Published January 06, 2013

Associated Press

JERUSALEM –  Israel’s prime minister says he will erect a fortified fence on the border with Syria to protect against radical Islamist forces that he claims have taken over the area.

Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel needs a barrier like a new Egyptian border fence that he says has stemmed the flow of African migrants. He said the Syrian regime was “unstable” and Israel was concerned about the country’s chemical weapons. He told his Cabinet Sunday that across the frontier “the Syrian army has moved away, and in its place, Global Jihad forces have moved in.”

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Gunmen kill six at Nigerian Christmas service

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France 24:

Gunmen kill six at Nigerian Christmas service
© AFP file photo from Christmas 2011

Gunmen attacked a church in northern Nigeria during a midnight mass on Christmas Eve, killing six people including the pastor, before setting the building ablaze, residents and police said Tuesday.

By FRANCE 24 (text)

Gunmen killed six people attending midnight mass at a church in northern Nigeria on Christmas Eve, police and residents confirmed on Tuesday.

“A group of gunmen came into the village at midnight and went straight to the church… they opened fire on them, killing the pastor and five worshippers. They then set fire to the church,” said Usman Mansir, resident of Peri village, near Potiskum, the economic capital of Yobe state.

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First They Came for Santa Claus…

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Thank you Hermes for the translation and GoV for the HTML and Don L for another link on this one.

Gates of Vienna:

A kindergarten in France has cancelled its annual visit from Santa Claus. School administrators say tight finances are to blame, but parents don’t believe them. They’re certain that the exclusion of Santa is an attempt to placate Muslims, and they’re up in arms about the decision.

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Many thanks to Hermes for translating this article from RTL.fr:

Kindergarten children in Loiret deprived of visit by Father Christmas

This is a story that keeps the mood boiling at a kindergarten in Montargis-Loiret. With the holiday season approaching, the headmistress decided to cancel the ritual visit of Father Christmas to the classrooms. Official reason: financial problems. Stunned parents charge that it was instead on religious grounds.

The headmistress gave in?

For some parents with children in the Grand Clos kindergarten, there is no doubt that the reason for the cancellation of the visit of the white-bearded man in the red suit is of a “religious” kind. A mother declared on Wednesday in Le Parisien — Today in France that: “The director told me she did not want her wrist to be slapped by some Muslim families,” she said.

The problem was confirmed by the Deputy Mayor of Montargis, who is responsible for matters concerning children. He adds that “each year, families threaten to boycott the school in the day of Santa’s visit.” The director gave in. For some, “this is too much.” It is, according to them, the “Islamization of a school.”

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Suspect in Benghazi attack ‘arrested in Cairo and believed to be organizing a new branch of al Qaeda’

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H/T EDL Buck

Daily Mail:

By Hayley Peterson

PUBLISHED: 22:09 EST, 8 December 2012 | UPDATED: 22:14 EST, 8 December 2012

A suspect in the Benghazi attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans has been arrested, NBC News is reporting.

Mohammed Abu Jamal Ahmed, who is accused of playing a role in September’s deadly attack against the U.S. Consulate in Libya, was detained in Cairo, according to NBC, which cited two unnamed sources in its report.

In addition to his possible involvement in the Benghazi attack, Ahmed is also accused of illegally trafficking weapons from Libya to Egypt.

Disaster: Four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed when terrorists besieged the American consulate in Benghazi, LibyaDisaster: Four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, were killed when terrorists besieged the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya

Firestorm: Ambassador Chris Stevens' death has created massive political falloutFirestorm: Ambassador Chris Stevens’ death has created massive political fallout

He was freed from an Egyptian prison around the time that former President Moammar Gadhafi was ousted from power.

 

He is believed to be affiliated with a number of militant groups in Iraq and Afghanistan and the Wall Street Journal reported in October that he was trying to establish a new branch of al Qaeda.

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New York Times: Arms Shipments ‘Secretly’ Approved by Obama Admin. Ended Up in Hands of Islamic Militants

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Say it ain’t So! H/T Magic Martin

The Blaze

New York Times: Arms Shipments Secretly Approved by Obama Admin. Ended Up in Hands of Islamic Militants

Rebels in Ras Lanuf, Libya, March 11, (Credit: AP)

The Obama administration “secretly” approved arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, however, U.S. officials quickly became concerned as evidence suggested Qatar was handing the weapons over to Islamic militants, The New York Times reports, citing a number of United States officials and foreign diplomats.

There is no evidence available that suggests the U.S.-approved weapons were involved in the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, which left four Americans dead on Sept. 11. But the revelation is sure to ignite speculation.

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But in the months before, the Obama administration clearly was worried about the consequences of its hidden hand in helping arm Libyan militants, concerns that have not previously been reported. The weapons and money from Qatar strengthened militant groups in Libya, allowing them to become a destabilizing force since the fall of the Qaddafi government.

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Amputations, beheadings and a crucifixion: Horrific stories from Yemen where Al Qaeda has imposed sharia law

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Daily Mail:

  • Suspected sorcerer beheaded and alleged thief had hand amputated by Ansar al-Sharia militia
  • Yemenis have suffered ‘human rights catastrophe’ in conflict between government and Al Qaeda group
  • Dozens more killed during ‘reckless’ counter-insurgency by Yemen forces
  • Charity says tragedy will ‘haunt Yemen for decades’ unless perpetrators are brought to justice

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 05:51 EST, 4 December 2012 | UPDATED: 06:05 EST, 4 December 2012

'Horrific abuse': This Yemeni claims he was tortured and had his hand amputated in public by the Al Qaeda-linked group Ansar al-Sharia while it was in power of the Abyan region‘Horrific abuse’: This Yemeni claims he was tortured and had his hand amputated in public by the Al Qaeda-linked group Ansar al-Sharia while it was in power of the Abyan region

Al Qaeda committed ‘truly shocking’ human rights abuses including crucifixions and the beheading of an alleged sorceror during its 16 months in control of a southern region of Yemen, a report by Amnesty International claimed today.

The London-based charity has also released a video which appears to show a suspected thief having his hand amputated by the Ansar al-Sharia militia, which seized power of the Abyan governorate in February 2011.

Amnesty said dozens more civilians were then killed during reckless counter-insurgency operations by the Yemeni government as it sought to win back the territory from the Al Qaeda-affiliated group.

The tragedies would ‘haunt Yemen for decades to come’ unless the perpetrators were caught and the families compensated, the charity said.

Amnesty International Middle East and North Africa Director Philip Luther said: ‘Abyan experienced a human rights catastrophe as Ansar al-Sharia and government forces vied for control of the region during 2011 and the first half of 2012.

‘The Yemeni authorities must ensure that a commission of inquiry announced in September covers the truly shocking abuses committed.

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