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RUSSIA
-Russian government daily RossiskayaGazeta publishes list of individuals and companies involved in money laundering/terrorism financing SOURCE
- 600 foreign companies and individuals in first part based on UN report
- 48 organizations and 1,5000 individuals in second part
-20 yr old Buynakskiy District, Dagestan resident and son of rebel leader DzhamaluddinDzhavatov, ShamilDzhavatov has gone missing (KavkazUzel)
- Disappeared on his way home from work
- Suspects son was kidnapped by police
- Police claim he was detained in forest near Kakashura settlement after a gunmen was killed
- Had home made explosives disguised in a sports bag and ten liter buckle – both filled with explosive substances and detonators – total yield was 25 kg of TNT reportedly SOURCE
BELARUS
-Journalists detained for taking part in ralleys in Minsk/other cities get administrative arrests ranging from 3 to 12 days SOURCE
PAKISTAN
-Gunfire leads to 19 killed 11 injured in Karachi SOURCE, (The News)
- Violence started after failed assassination attempt on ANP Information Secretary Raheem Swati
- The violence erupted in the capital of Sindh province Tuesday between the Urdu-speaking majority and minority Pashtu-speaking people
- The Urdu-speaking MuttahidaQaumi Movement and the Pashtu Awami National Party blamed each other for the violence; the former claimed that most of the victims have been its supporters
- Karachi violence has killed 1138 people in 6 months SOURCE
- 77 people belonged to MuttahidaQaumi Movement (MQM)
- 26 to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)
- 29 people belonged to Awami National Party (ANP).
- 19 activists of religious parties are also included among the deceased and three workers of nationalist parties were also made victims of this violence. SAMAA
- Police still do not have any leads on the whereabouts of missing Swiss couple
- 10 militants killed and 8 injured in NW Pak military operations SOURCE
AFGHANISTAN
-Karzai says Afghanistan does not want to kill civilians by retaliating against attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan
-Afghan Parliament criticizes gov’t and Pakistan over missiles being fired into Afghanistan
-US Treasury Dept. complicit in shady bank transfers SOURCE
- The agency chose not to report the transactions and the transfer of money from Kabul Bank to the government of Afghanistan or [Central Bank Governor Abdol] QadirFetrat kept it secret; unnamed sources tell Weesa that the US Treasury Department agents played a direct role in the Kabul Bank crisis, adding that United States is using the Kabul Bank debacle as a political tool to impose its desired conditions [on the government of Afghanistan] for the strategic cooperation pact
-Australian troops capture senior Taliban bomb-maker SOURCE
- Capture took place in Mirabad Valley, Oruzgan Province of Afghanistan, Australian Defense Force confirmed on Wednesday
- Defense Force said the operation was conducted on Saturday, when members of the Australian Special Operations Task Group (SOTG) and Afghan Provincial Response Company conducted a cordon and search operation in a known insurgent area
- The operation resulted in detaining nine individuals, one who was positively identified as a senior district level insurgent commander
-Taliban claim that they shot down an Azerbaijani cargo plane SOURCE
- 9 crew members were on board of a cargo aircraft IL-76 4K-AZ 55 of the Azerbaijani cargo airline Silk Way that crashed at 2:10 a.m. [Baku time] on Tuesday in the Afghan province of Parwan, north of Kabul SOURCE
- The captain of the aircraft, a 42-year of Sergey Kuzmin, was an experienced pilot with 4,576 hours of flight time SOURCE
- The Afghan Airspace Control Service reported that a connection with the cargo plane of Silk Way was lost at 00:10 (at 2:10 Baku time) on July 6 not far from the Bagram airport, and it disappeared from radar SOURCE
- Simultaneously, the dispatcher, managing the flight of the aircraft, informed about a flash approximately 25 km. from the Kabul airport at an altitude of 4 km SOURCE
- It is assumed that the plane might encounter in the air with an unknown object, as no information about any problems or emergency situations have been reported by the flight crew until the connection lost SOURCE
INDONESIA
-7 terror suspects allegedly smuggling weapons into Indo from Philipines via Malasia arrested in Jakarta and Surabaya City SOURCE
- Being interrogated by Detachment 88
- 7 weapons were seized along with about 100 rounds of ammunition
- Anonymous police source said that the arrested group had planned to mount an armed bank robbery to fund their terror activities
-Indonesia fears backlash from Umar Patek trial SOURCE
CHINA
-9,000 fugitives surrender to Chinese authorities in past month SOURCE
-Bomb reported on Shanghai subway – no bomb found SOURCE
THAILAND
-Thailand, along with Egypt, Israel and Philippines placed on new terrorism risk list ; countries “may have been included on the list because of the backgrounds of arrestees, not because of a country’s government itself”
BANGLADESH
-8 Jamaat-e-Islami members were detained in the capital during protest against constitutional change SOURCE
- Opposition Chief Whip ZainulAbdinFarooque and two police officials were injured in separate clashes
PHILIPPINES
-Guard killed in Palanas town, Masbate Province (435km SE of Manila) prison break SOURCE
- Prisoners were facing rape and murder charges
SOMALIA
-EU extends Somalia training mission
- EU/Spain are training Somali defense forces in Uganda
- Forces of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia are undergoing training at Bihanga, Ibanda District
INDIA
-Supreme Court judgment directing the Chhattisgarh government to immediately stop recruiting local tribal people as Special Police Officers for operations against Maoists – seen as a major operational blow for the Centre’s anti-Maoist policy by state gov’t and security officials SOURCE
-9 policemen injured by a remote-controlled IED detonation near a police station in Sopore in Baramulla district in Jammu and KashmirSOURCE,SOURCE
LIBYA
-Rebels attack government in mountain area southwest of Tripoli (Al Alam TV)
BULGARIA
-36 arrested in “Operation Shock” targeting persons and vehicles wanted by the Shengen Information System SOURCE
SUDAN
-400 ex-combatants from both sides of Darfur conflict will take part in disarmament and reintegration exercise headed by UNAMID
JORDAN
-Activists protest in front of Greek embassy over Greek blockade of Gaza ships from leaving its shores
GEORGIA
-NATO delegation in Georgia SOURCE
KYRGYZSTAN
-Kyrgyzstan tightens its border controls with Kazakhstan
- Deputy commander of the Kyrgyz State National Security Committee, ZakirTilenov said control had been tightened in all sectors of this border due to Kazakhstan's admission to the Customs Union; "Some checkpoints have been closed since the April events. We have asked to lift restrictions and ease the crossing of border for citizens. However, on the contrary, Russia and Kazakhstan are currently beefing up security on the outer border.” “Six checkpoints are currently operating [on the border] with Kazakhstan"
IRAQ
-Al Taji Municipal Council bombing suspects are arrested by joint 9th Division and Al-Karkh Operations Command operation (Al-Iraqiyah)
-North Baghdad local council chairman escapes assassination attempt SOURCE
-2 Katusha rockets fall on al-Buteira Military Airport, north of Amara, in Missan province – no damage or casualties reported SOURCE
-Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claims responsibility for theDiwaniya governor’s house twin bomb attack on June 21, and a June 13 suicide bombing in Basra SOURCE
-13 terror suspects detained in DialaSOURCE
-4 arrested in Mosul for attacking a police checkpoint that killed a policeman and a passer-by SOURCE
-IED kills 4 year old and injures 2 soldiers injured in Mosul’s al-Qadisiya neighborhood SOURCE
BAHRAIN
-One Bahraini and two former Iranian diplomats sentenced to ten years in jail for spying for Iran / Iranian Revolutionary Guards SOURCE
YEMEN
-Gov’t warplanes strike several “al-Qaida” targets in Abyan – 4 AQ fighter reportedly killed and 7 injured SOURCE
-Oil tanker carrying 1 million barrles is on fire off of the coast of Yemen following a pirate attack SOURCE
- Brillante Virtuoso was carrying crude from Ukraine to China
- Crew of 26 are uninjured and the ship is drifting
OMAN
-12 protesters jailed – number climbs up to 80 SOURCE
SYRIA
-22 civilians killed by Syrian troops in Hama SOURCE
ITALY
-60 million EUR expropriated assets from 58-year-old Giuseppe Prestanicola, of Soriano Calabro in the Calabrian mafia or 'Ndranghetastronghold of Vibo Valentia province SOURCE
IRELAND
-Constituency office of Northern Ireland’s justice minister in David Ford attacked Glengormley, Co Antrim, David Ford attacked – liquid was poured onto a part of the building and lit SOURCE
- No suspects so far
Child killed in Mosul blast
05/07/2011 17:32
Nineveh, July 5 (AKnews) – A bomb killed a 4-year-old child and injured two Iraqi soldiers in the Mosul today, police said.
“The attackers were targeting an army patrol using a thermal bomb in eastern Mosul’s al-Qadisiya neighborhood, but the child happened to be in the area,” said Nineveh police official Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Jubbouri.
Mosul - 362 km north of Baghdad – is the capital of Nineveh province. It is the site of daily bombings and killings. Mosul is the bloodiest of all Iraq’s cities when population is taken into account, according to Iraqi Body Count. In recent months targeted attacks against government officials and military officers have been stepped up, often making use of silenced weapons and roadside bombs.
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003 the U.S. military and Iraqi security forces have been unable to crush the insurgency, which has not diminished, as it has in many other Iraqi cities.
Mosul is Iraq’s third largest city and is the main commercial center in the north west of the country.
By ezan Ahmed
Four arrested after deadly gunfight
05/07/2011 20:06
Nineveh, July 5 (AKnews) – Four insurgent were arrested in Mosul today following an attack on a checkpoint that left two dead, said police.
The four are accused of attacking a federal police checkpoint in western Mosul’s al-Harmat area. One policeman and a passer-by were killed in the assault.
Following the attack, police forces near the scene rushed to the aid of those at the checkpoint where they engaged in a gunfight that resulted in the arrest of the insurgents, Brig. Gen. Mohammed al-Jubbouri told AKnews.
Mosul - 362 km north of Baghdad – is the capital of Nineveh province. It is the site of daily bombings and killings. Mosul is the bloodiest of all Iraq’s cities when population is taken into account, according to Iraqi Body Count. In recent months targeted attacks against government officials and military officers have been stepped up, often making use of silenced weapons and roadside bombs.
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003 the U.S. military and Iraqi security forces have been unable to crush the insurgency, which has not diminished, as it has in many other Iraqi cities.
Mosul is Iraq’s third largest city and is the main commercial center in the north west of the country.
By Rezan Ah
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Million-Barrel Oil Tanker Ablaze Off Yemen
By Michelle Wiese Bockmann -Jul 6, 2011 1:11 PM AT
An oil tanker carrying 1 million barrels of oil, almost enough to supplyGreecefor three days, is on fire off the Yemeni coast after being attacked by pirates.
The 274-meter (900-foot) Brillante Virtuoso was carrying the crude toChinafrom Ukraine, said Andreas Louka, legal adviser to Suez Fortune Investment Ltd., the owner. The crew of 26 are uninjured and the ship is “safely adrift,” he said by phone fromAthenstoday.
The vessel was attacked by pirates about 20 miles from Aden in southern Yemen while approaching the port to take onboard unarmed guards, Louka said. It was then scheduled to continue its journey to China, he said. The fire is in the accommodation block of the ship, which has a carrying capacity of 149,601 deadweight tons, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Pirates attacked a record number of ships worldwide in the first quarter, taking 344 sailors hostage and killing seven, according to the International Maritime Bureau. A total of 142 attacks were reported, the most for the period since monitoring began in 1991, the London-based IMB said in April.
Crude oil traded inNew York, a global benchmark, rose 35 percent in the past 12 months.
To contact the reporter on this story: Michelle Wiese Bockmann in London
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Alliance Party leader's office attacked
July 6, 2011, 10:23
The constituency office of Northern Ireland's justice minister David Ford has been targeted by arsonists.
Scorch damage was caused to the outside of the premises in Glengormley, Co Antrim after liquid was poured on the building and set alight.
“This is a despicable attack on an office which provides an important service to the whole community. This was a cowardly and cynical attack," said Mr Ford, who is also leader of the Alliance Party.
“Those seeking to cause damage and fear will not prevent us from getting on with our role of serving the public.
“This is an attack on democracy. Incidents like this make us all even more determined to protect peace and ensure we have a society free from violence and division.”
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Syrian troops kill 22 in Hama crackdown, rights group says
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Print / / Save as PDF / / Email / /Syrian troops killed at least 22 people in a crackdown they launched in the flashpoint central city of Hama on Tuesday, a human rights group said.
"At least 22 people were killed in Hama and more than 80 wounded, some of them seriously," AmmarQurabi of the National Organization for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
"The wounded are being treated in two hospitals in Hama," he said in a statement, adding that troops had entered the Al-Hurani hospital.
"A large number of Hama residents have fled either to the nearby town of Al-Salamiya or toward Damascus," Qurabi said.
TheUS State Department on Tuesday urged the Syrian regime to withdraw its forces from Hama, a city of 800,000 people that saw a massive anti-government demonstration by as many as half a million people last Friday.
"We urge the government of Syria to immediately halt its intimidation and arrest campaign, to pull its security forces back from Hama and other cities, and to allow Syrians to express their opinions freely so that a genuine transition to democracy can take place," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.
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One gunmen killed, one detained with explosive devices in Dagestan.
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MOSCOW, July 6 (Itar-Tass) —— One gunmen was killed and another one having two explosive devices with an overall yield of 25 kilograms of TNT was detained in Russia’s North Caucasian republic of Dagestan, a spokesman for the National Anti-Terrorism Committee said on Wednesday.
“At about 01:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Makhachkala resident ShamilDzhavatov, 20, was detained in a forest near the settlement of Kakashura. He had two home-made explosive devices disguised as a sports bag and ten-litre buckle. Both devices were filled with an explosive substance and had detonators,” the spokesman said. According to bomb experts, the overall yield of these devices is about 25 kilograms of TNT. The devices were rendered harmless.
“According to information from the republican interior agencies, the young man was forced into illegal activities by his father, ZhamaldiDzhavatov, who was killed in a special operation in 2010. The senior Dzhavatov was a member of a militant group and took part in a number of terrorist crimes, such as assault on civilians and police officers,” the spokesman noted.
Apart from it, another gunmen was killed in a special operation in Dagestan’s settlement of Toturbiykala, the spokesman went on. The man was blocked at a private house. After residents were evacuated from neighbouring houses, police offered the man to surrender. “In response, the man opened sporadic fire and tried to escape. Police killed the man who was later identified as NarimanAligadzhiyev. He has a handgun on him,” the spokesman said.
According to the spokesman, no casualties were reported among civilians and police.
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No explosive found on Shanghai subway train after passenger's report
English.news.cn2011-07-06 17:48:19 / FeedbackPrintRSSSHANGHAI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai's subway authorities said they searched a subway train but found nothing abnormal after a passenger reported finding an explosive on the train on Wednesday.
A train on the city's subway Line 2 was stopped at the Nanjing West Road station after the passenger made the report. City police immediately began searching the train after evacuating its passengers. No abnormalities were found in the search, according to a subway management spokesman.
The operation of other subway trains was not affected by the search, the spokesman said.
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Oman jails 12 more protesters, bringing total to 80
Wed Jul 6, 2011 9:43am GMT
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By Saleh Al-Shaibany
MUSCAT(Reuters) - An Omani court jailed 12 protesters from the coastal city of Sohar for up to three and a half years, a local paper said Wednesday, bringing the total number of people sentenced for taking part in the unrest to 80.
The usually tranquil Gulf Arab sultanate was hit by months of protests in February, following uprisings that toppled rulers in Egypt and Tunisia. Omanis, however, focussed their demands on higher wages, more jobs and an end to graft rather than a change of government.
Security forces in May broke up a sit-in that had lasted for months in Sohar, an industrial city that was the epicentre of demonstrations in Oman. Police cleared road blocks and arrested hundreds on charges of vandalism, though most were pardoned.
The court sentenced two of the protesters to three and half years in jail for "making explosives and throwing them at security forces" the Times of Oman said. Five others were sentenced to two and half years and the rest to one year.
Last month the public prosecutor said 13 protesters were given prison sentences of up to five years for protesting in Sohar. A further 55 people were jailed for up to a year for demonstrating in the eastern town of JaalanBani Bu Ali.