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Sending in cops OTTAWA - The federal government plans to deepen Canada's involvement in Mali by sending up to 20 police officers and investing millions of dollars in the coming years to help train local security forces in the destitute West African nation. (CP) PREVIOUS: Canadian peacekeepers arrive Far messier No 'good guys' Mali conflict 45 years NEW YORK - Muhanad Mahmoud al Farekh, 32, an American citizen was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Tuesday for supporting Al Qaeda and helping to prepare a 2009 truck bomb attack on US soldiers in Afghanistan. (NY Daily News) MORE: Former UMB student sentenced Canadian elite sniper MOSUL - A sniper with Canada's elite special forces in Iraq has shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in military history at a staggering distance of 3,540 metres (2.14 miles) (Globe & Mail) MORE: Canadian sniper Canadian sniper makes history McMillan Tac-50 Long shot Terrorism blacklist leak A few years ago, Thomson Reuters purchased a company for $530M. Part of this deal included a global database of "heightened-risk individuals" called World-Check that Thomson Reuters maintains to this day. (Reddit) MORE: Thomson Reuters World-check Suicide bombers STAVROPOL - 4 suicide bombers carried out explosions in a village in Russia's Stavropol region, close to the North Caucasus. 3 of the suicide bombers were killed by the blasts, 1 was shot and killed. No one else was hurt in the attacks. (Jazeera) MORE: 3 identified Police station attack fails Terror financiers living in Qatar DOHA - Two of al-Qaeda's most senior financiers are living with impunity in Qatar despite being on a worldwide terrorism blacklist. (Telegraph UK) PREVIOUS: Al Qaeda financiers use Qatar Qatar and terror finance Part 1: Negligence .pdf Killers named BANGUI - Amnesty International has identified those it believes are responsible for atrocities recently committed in the Central African Republic (CAR). (BBC) REPORT: Time for accountability CAR conflict Convicted NEW YORK - A US court has convicted Osama bin Laden's son-in-law of conspiring to kill Americans for his role as a fiery spokesman for the al-Qaida terrorist group. (VOA) MORE: Guilty Sulaiman Abu Ghaith Expatriate tax TORONTO - The Eritrean government has been using its Toronto consulate to force expatriates to pay taxes that help bankroll its military. (Toronto Star) Terror bill passes OTTAWA - The Combating Terrorism Act reinstates tools brought into existence in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that allowed investigators to detain or question suspects without charge, and arrest and charge those believed to have left the country for terror training. (CTV) MORE: Anti-terrorism tools revived Things to know about anti-terrorism bill Politics of anti-terrorism Anti-terrorism legislation Unintended consequences Dysfunctional anti-terrorism branch	Canadian financial support OTTAWA - The Canadian government announced that it will send $25M to Palestinian refugees via UNRWA. Canada will also send $5M to UNRWA's Syria Emergency Appeal, which provides aide for more than 480,000 Palestinian refugees in Syria and Lebanon. (i24) MORE: Palestinian leader spurns $6M mansion Canadian tax dollars subsidize terrorists Salaries for terror families US bans electronic devices WASHINGTON - The US government, citing unspecified threats, is barring passengers on non-stop, US-bound flights from 8 mostly Middle Eastern and North African countries from bringing laptops, tablets, electronic games and other devices on board in carry-on bags. (AP) MORE: UK to follow US on ban Compact battery bomb Explosives in laptop batteries Religious extremism TORONTO - Religious extremism has become the top motive for Canadian terrorism, replacing environmentalism, according to an academic study prepared for Public Safety Canada. (National Post) MORE: 2016 report on the terrorist threat to Canada RCMP strategy Muslim brotherhood should be probed The Canadian government should consider investigating the activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has entrenched itself in North America and represents a greater systemic threat than al-Qaeda, according to a newly released report on the group. (CBC) TSAS Libel notice OTTAWA - The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is serving the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) with a libel notice, claiming that Stephen Harper’s communications director defamed the group in an interview earlier this month. (CTV) Next step in court action National Council of Canadian Muslims Not guilty OTTAWA - An Ontario Superior Court judge said a Rwandan refugee accused of crimes against humanity is "probably guilty," but ruled the Crown didn't prove its case beyond all doubt. (CBC) Deportation OTTAWA - Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced that Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad, convicted in a deadly attack on an Israeli plane in the 1960s, has been deported to Lebanon a quarter-century after he was first ordered to leave Canada. (CBC) Mahmoud Mohammad Issa Mohammad Murder charges dropped MARIKANA - South Africa's top prosecutor says she is withdrawing controversial murder charges against 270 miners for the killings of 34 striking co-workers shot by police. (AP) PREVIOUS: Miners charged Marikana miner strike Lonmin Canadian sentenced to death TORONTO - A Canadian who was sentenced to death in absentia in Cairo over an anti-Islam movie that caused deadly riots in parts of the Muslim world says he's terrified of being kidnapped and spirited to Egypt. (CBC) PREVIOUS: Innocence of Muslims Christianity in Egypt Bomb making material found MONTREAL - A 71-year-old man has been charged in connection with a scare at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport. Anthony Piazza was detained at the airport as he tried to board a flight to Los Angeles. (CBC) MORE: Bail hearing delayed Suspicious package

Conflict zones Mexico has surpassed Iraq and Afghanistan to become the world's second-most deadly conflict zone after Syria, according to a study of wars around the globe. (Bloomberg) Armed conflict survey 2017	Conflicts becoming more deadly Armed conflict survey 2015 International Institute for Strategic Studies Terror death rise Global terrorism index 2014 Killed by terrorists Global Terrorism Index released 450 of 452 suicide attacks were by Muslims

Return of foreign fighters OTTAWA - Canadian officials are bracing for the possible return of foreign fighters as well as their wives and children. Some have already come back. The government estimates that about 190 Canadian extremists are currently active in terrorist groups overseas. An additional 60 have returned, and police are bracing for another wave of returnees over the next one to three months. (Global) If killer is not held accountable, who will be? Terrorist wants to come to Canada Jack Letts Fighters return	Threat Islamic extremists returning home Cannon fodder Families say captured should face trial Should be tried at The Hague Guantanamo detainee Jamal al-Harith Terror inmate joined IS Men admit to preparing terror acts Greatest terror threat New anti-terror measures EU should prepare for returning jihadists Jihadists caught after parents inform police

Longer waits TORONTO - An advisory that heightened security introduced by the US Dept. of Homeland Security requires enhanced screening of personal electronic devices such as tablets and laptops. (CP)	Useless Illusion of security guards our airports Lifting the veil on airport security

Obama drone strike report WASHINGTON - President Obama has signed an executive order intended to better prevent non-combatants from being killed in drone strikes after releasing new figures showing that more than 64 to 116 civilians have been killed in 473 strikes he authorized since 2009. (USA Today) US drone strikes White House releases its count of deaths 'Signature strikes' to continue Drone numbers a fraction of recorded Drone strike killed hostages US drone strike Secret documents Drone strikes Between a Drone and Al-Qaeda Strikes could be classed as war crimes Human Rights Watch Amnesty International US pledges end to Pakistan drone strikes Global drone enterprise	Drone docs leaked Drone papers When drones fall from the sky Leaked official document Drone attacks in Pakistan Riot control drone Private drones Drones in Canada Drones delivers drugs to inmates Good, bad and ugly Memo reveals legal case Drone Covert Drone War France 'to buy US drones' Police drones raise privacy fear Police expand use of drones Drones get really tiny Niger agrees to US drones UN inquiry into drone killings Buck McKeon DOJ White Paper .pdf

Arms treaty UN - The 193-nation UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved the first-ever treaty on global arms trade that seeks to regulate the $70B international trade in conventional arms. (Jazeera) Arms trade treaty Arms Trade Treaty IEP	Frequency of Wars .pdf Anti-terror tactics 'weaken law' International Commission of Jurists UN passes arms regulation treaty Hospital attacks WHO report .pdf Hospitals are now normal targets

Security conference Trumped HALIFAX - Views differed sharply on the impact of Donald Trump's presidency on issues from trade to historic alliances during the second day of an international gathering seized by what-if scenarios regarding the incoming US administration. (CP) Halifax 2016 International Security Forum Security conference wraps up SCC clarifies asylum rules 2013 SCC 40 SCC upholds anti-terrorism laws Domestic terrorism a concern New international normal Court dismisses Anti-terror law upheld Dodgy data	Security Forum Halifax 2015 International Security Forum 2014 International security forum Escalating Mideast violence Halifax International Security Forum Recruiting videos CSIS CSIS Intelligence officers CSIS IT professionals CSIS Physical Surveillance Unit CSIS Global Operations Centre CSIS Security Screening Security Intelligence Review Committee Looking for terrorists in the wrong places Security spending after 9/11 Making of Islamist extremists today .pdf

Breaching secrecy WASHINGTON - 7 Navy SEALs were sanctioned for dereliction of duty, disclosure of classified material, use of command gear and violating orders while serving as consultants for the development of the Medal of Honor: Warfighter video game. (AFP)	Americans least likely to be killed Has war on terror failed? When love & terror collide Airport security takes another hit Airport security is still failing
Deluged of intelligence Seal Team Six punished The cost of 9/11 Homeland ends subpoenas Chris Elliott Steve Frischling Homeland strikes back, at bloggers Call for Napolitano to step down How US failed to connect the dots System failed: Homeland Northwest Airlines Flight 253 Illusion of security $50B intelligence machine is NOT working Confusion reigns Explodable underwear No carry on bags	How governments kill communities Harper says 'Islamicism' threat Diluting national security threat The system works Dysfunctional Obama assails intelligence failures Under 18 exempt Scanners break child porn laws Body scanners and double searches Dilemma for Canadian airlines Full body scanners will not eliminate threat Airport security always one step behind Illusion of security How to have high security, little bother Bomber 'assisted by second man'

9/11 memorial September 11, 2001 attacks Remembering 9/11 Crime Scene - World Trade Center Sept 11 attacks Wikipedia: Able Danger Saudi women vote for the 1st time Saudi Arabian municipal elections 2015 Ziad Jarrah Mohamed Atta Khalid Shaikh Mohammed The 'confesssion' in full .pdf Compensation for losses from 9/11 attacks Economy of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia - US relations 911 report secret pages released Criticism of the 9/11 Commission US still spinning Saudi Arabia CIA releases files CIA press release	Risk of prosecution WASHINGTON - The original intention was for the JASTA to enable the victims' families to sue countries like Saudi Arabia. But fears the legislation could allow hostile states to take legal action against the US and allies have prompted US President Barack Obama to issue a last-minute veto to block the legislation. (Telegraph UK) Saudi extremism report Foreign Funded Extremism in UK .pdf Wahhabi Islam sovereign immunity Saudi Arabia condemns passage Bill vetoed US declassified report Document-17 .pdf First look inside declassified document-17 US releases secret chapter Full text 9-11 secret chapter No top Saudi link 28 pages released 28pages.org

Iraq war inquiry LONDON - The head of Britain's Iraq War inquiry released a damning report on a conflict he says was mounted on flawed intelligence, was executed with 'wholly inadequate' planning, and ended 'a long way from success.' (AP) Key points	Iraq War Price of corruption ADE 651 GT200 Alpha 6 Death toll rises to 292 Tony Blair Blair feels regret Blair makes 'apology' over UK's role in War

Banning travel to Lebanon BEIRUT - Kuwait has become the latest Arab Gulf country - following Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain - to call its citizens to leave Lebanon or avoid travelling there. (Jazeera) Lebanon controlled by Iran and Hezbollah Next failed state 'River of trash' chokes Beirut Alliances with terrorists Alberto Nisman Press for indictment of President Cristina Fernandez Nicolas Maduro Narco terror group Hezbollah Hezbollah's golden days coming to an end AMIA bombing Head of congress a cartel boss Diosdado Cabello Cartel de los soles New coup accusations 2014 'official' inflation rate 68.5%	Crime and terrorism 13th UN Crime Congress More like gangsters Taliban Canadian identified Hunt for 2 suspects Photos released Suspect is dual Canadian passport linked Canadian suspect Disguise of choice for dirty deeds Who is the Canadian suspect? Bulgaria Hezbollah implication Hezbollah blamed Hezbollah Terror group EU blacklists Hezbollah's armed wing 2012 Burgas bus bombing Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre

Heroin trade explains US failure After 16 years and $1T spent, there is no end to the fighting - but western intervention has resulted in Afghanistan becoming the world's first true narco-state. (Guardian UK) Opium production up Opium Survey 2016 .pdf Corruption in conflict .pdf Afghan civilian casualties Afghan watchdog report SIGAR: Quarterly report 2017 01 .pdf SIGAR New leader Akhtar Mansour Mohammed Omar Taliban leaders Karzai and drug trade	War in Afghanistan War in Afghanistan 2015-present Afghan Taliban Fatwa against suicide bombings US fed corruption Record high Canada's role in the Afghanistan Record high Canada's tin Afghanistan - report Torture report UN torture report NDS Law enforcement in Afghanistan Afghan opium production drops UN report Opium production in Afghanistan Afghan heroin hitting our streets
Strategy is failing Production at a record high Canadian soldiers leave for final mission Added to terror list US-Russian drug raid Changing of the guard for warlords Aid from a friendly country Iranian bundles of cash Bagfuls of cash Votes cancelled 'Fraudulent' votes tossed Afghan parliamentary election Hamid Karzai & Omar Daudzai Afghanistan now has drug cartels How-to guide for tracking terrorists	Drug cash Auditors killed UNODC Haqqani network 'Taliban is ready to talk peace' Afghan forces now in charge of security NATO transfers responsibility to Afghan News is not good .pdf Afghan opium survey 2012 .pdf 2011 Afghan Opium Survey .pdf BBC Profile: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Hezb-i-Islami Following the Afghan drugs trail Warlord or druglord? Taleban 'getting Chinese weapons'

Police accused ISLAMABAD - Police in Pakistan may be illegally executing hundreds of people each year in fake 'encounter killings', human rights investigators have warned. In reality many are killed in police custody, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. (Guardian UK) Crooked system Law enforcement in Pakistan Death toll rises to 70 Christians attacked Scores detained Bus explosion Bus bombed	Pakistani Taliban Park attack Lahore suicide bombing Polio centre blast Bomb attack Charsadda university attack Checkpoint bombing Terrorist incidents in Pakistan 2016 Terror group Branding will hamper diplomatic solution Jalaluddin Haqqani Clashes at Baloch tribal memorial Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Polio in Pakistan Polio attacks Schoolgirl in UK Malala Yousafzai Taliban shoots girl Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti Baluchistan Muhammad cartoons controversy Muslims say West must be educated Threats force spokesman from MCC Judge dies in Turkey court attack Libya suspends minister after cartoon riots Nigeria cartoon protests kill 16 US Embassy Targeted Australians are an obedient people	Bounty on assailants Bomb hits police patrol Public anger against Taliban's 'holy war' Bomb blast at Danish embassy Muslim hard-liners attack Playboy building Stretching the Jihad Mob targets Western businesses Hidden motives behind cartoon riots Italy cartoon row minister quits Muslims read riot act Cartoons of Prophet stir debate Radical revision of Islamic texts UN's international unacceptable speech Denmark's cartoonist no regrets Denmark Moslem youth riots

Suspect arrested PARIS - The last named Paris attacks suspect remaining at large has reportedly been arrested in Belgium. Mohamed Abrini, a 31-year-old Belgian national, was detained in Anderlecht. (Independent UK) Abrini admits being man in the hat Terrorist cell aimed to strike France again Paris attacks suspect Attacker shot Suspect 'worth weight in gold' to police Raid linked Ordinary raid went wrong French police arrest 4 people EU jihadist cell	Brussels bombings Timeline Paris Nov 2015 attacks Salah Abdeslam Suspects Abaaoud confirmed dead Raid targeting mastermind Female suicide bomber ID'd New face of war on terror Dog trending 3rd body found Less than pious lives Videos on social media Video claims to show IS Paris attackers

Strongman win ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won sweeping new executive powers after his victory in landmark elections that also saw his Islamist-rooted AK Party and its nationalist allies secure a majority in parliament. (Reuters) Erdogan's Turkey Jazeera: Election updates Guardian: election updates Turkish general election 2018 Police find car full of filled out ballots Need to know about election Turkey's economic crisis Turkish currency and debt crisis 2018 Debt contagion is spreading Erdogan declares victory Result mirrors geographical divide Constitutional referendum Erdogan's Turkey Rise of a dictatorship Russia ID's oil middleman Bilal Erdogan	2016 Turkish coup attempt Recep Tayyip Erdogan Fethullah Gulen State of emergency Purge continues Purges in Turkey Turkey's new sultan Police purge President has been good to me Lawmakers give new powers Berat Albayrak Berat's box Oil production and smuggling in IS Lose-lose choice Kurdish - Turkish conflict Kurds 'won't retreat' NATO gives Turkey backing Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War Why Turkey joined the fight against IS Turkey v IS v Kurds Turkey PPK conflict PKK

Syria attacked WASHINGTON - The US, France and UK launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again. The strikes were carried out by manned aircraft and from ships that launched cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea. (AP) 2018 bombing of Damascus and Homs Douma chemical attack IS propaganda machine hit Amaq al-Bayan radio Servers seized in Canada Only option is to kill IS fighters IS militants melt into the desert Intelligence haul Document Exploitation Battle of Mosul	Islamic State Shia Sunnis Syrian civil war Women jihadists Female terror plan Origins of IS weapons Weapons of the Islamic State IS not that smart Shayrat Air Base 2017 Shayrat missile strike US DoD press release US missile launch Syria response World reaction Syria TV video Missiles launched Suicide bombers, snipers and human shields
Genocide against the Yazidis Hate is being mainstreamed Document haul IS documents identify thousands Identities of 22,000 IS fighters 6 Canadians in the IS paperwork Spy head says they broke up plots Michel Coulombe CSIS Canadians help repel attack Russian intervention Letting the terrorists win Pill for super soldiers Little London IS video Jihadi Junior ID'd	Syrian American Medical Society Chemical attacks US captures IS chemical weapons expert Either with IS or you are the enemy Battle of Aleppo Rape integral to IS ideology Rape rules Rules for raping slaves Rape handbook Canadian women give birth to children of IS Starvation used as tool of war Name changing Life inside the IS caliphate Changes in terrorist attacks Changes in IS terrorist attacks .pdf
Hunt for new Jihadi John Terrorism workshops IS has destroyed Iraq's oldest monastery Dair Mar Elia Fighters salaries halved Latest massacre IS throws gay off building Dictatorship not utopia Life in IS Where foreign IS fighters come from Gaping holes in US jihadi strategy IS controls 50% of Syria IS attack War crimes investigation Abu Ala al-Afri	Deaths in Iraq .pdf IS inspired plot Civilian death toll SAS team fingered Jihadi John Choose your own escape route IS ruled by former Saddam army officers Kurds Religious purity Hidden hand Camp Speicher massacre IS killer identified Jihadi John Welcome to Hell Running out of money Financing of IS .pdf
Persecution of Yazidis Next for cultural cleansing Getting rid of history Campaign to destroy sites How IS is funded Working to excise women from public life Jund al-Khilafah 2014 IS beheading incidents Jihadist Police impose law and order Jihadi dogsbodies disillusioned Jihadists from around the world Foreign fighters flow to Syria On taking captives and slaves IS's war on women No virgins if killed by a woman	FATA website FATF Terrorism isn't cheap Rise of IS Life as a IS prisoner What IS really wants Female jihadist 'guide' to live under IS IS ups propaganda war How IS steals UN food aid IS brutal and strong Syria death toll rises above 200,000 Ghost soldiers IS' child soldiers IS' oil empire Inside IS IS chain of command
Kurdish nationalism No safe moral ground Where IS gets its support IS by the numbers How IS is funded, trained and operates How to turn off the ISIS tap Convert or die Money stolen by US institutions 'Perpetrators list' Commission of inquiry on Syria Rebels battle jihadists Al-Qaeda disown ISIL rebels Rebel groups form Islamic Front Barrel bomb Barrel bomb technology	Strategy Long war plan for IS Myth of the caliphate Yazidi List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War Syria tortured and executed 11,0000 Dossier of torture photos Future Of Syria Bashar al-Assad Foreign involvement in the Syrian civil war Shia-Sunni relations Civilians in conflict July-Sept 2014 .pdf Torture & execution evidence .pdf Mapping Global Muslim Population War in Iraq
Casualties of the Iraq War 2013 chemical weapons attack Syria weapons of mass destruction Inspector for Iraq Reconstruction Corruption: the 'second insurgency Iraq hunting $17B in 'Painstaking' operation led to al-Zarqawi Zarqawi Network Helped Bring Him Down Zarqawi killed in Iraq air raid Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: Part 1 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: Part 2 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: Part 3 Military.com: Saddam Hussein BBC Indepth: After Saddam CNN: War in Iraq	Everybody is corrupt, including me Iraq to chase missing billions Missing cash Auditor disputes $6.6B stolen $8.7B 'missing' Canadian connection Canada and the Iraq War CBS: War on Terror Corruption in Iraq Sunni Islam Sunni Islam in Iraq Shi'a Islam Shiites Islam in Iraq Operation Iraqi Freedom documents Saddam Hussein 1937-2006

Girls returned MAIDUGURI - Boko Haram extremists returned almost all of the 110 girls abducted from their Dapchi boarding school a month ago with an ominous warning. (AP) More missing school girls Residents stone governor's convoy 110 kidnapped girls named Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping Video	Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau Timeline of Boko Haram insurgency Government says it has freed 1,130 hostages Child suicide bombers Drugged children used Silent shame .pdf Bringing bad blood home Bad blood
Beyond Chibok .pdf Female suicide bomber Girls 'volunteer' to be bombers Teen girls forced to be bombers Video shows missing Chibok girls Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds Women conscripts Freed women tell of captivity horror 214 are pregnant Army rescues nearly 300 Women freed No word on abducted children Child bombers Child suicide bombers Murders enslaved 'wives'	Kidnapping denied 82 schoolgirls exchanged 21 schoolgirls in prisoner swap Some 197 still captive Boko Haram pledges allegiance to IS Sinjar massacre Rethink the war on terror Fraudulent acts Muhammadu Buhari Sambo Dasuki 'I acted in the best interest of Nigeria' Nigeria fines MTN $5.2B MTN Corrupt army commanders undermine fight Fight turns into regional war 2015 Baga massacre

Bombs BAIDOA - Islamist militant group al-Shabaab has said it carried out attack in Somalia's southern city of Baidoa that killed at least 30 people. (BBC) Hotel attack Politician with Canadian citizenship Hotel attack Bombings Gunmen storm hotel Car bomb Hotel attacked At least 15 killed in hotel attack	Al-Shabaab Suicide bomber Suicide bomber Restaurant siege Beach restaurant attacked Lido beach attack Gunmen slaughter 20 At least 70 soldiers killed AMISON Troops raped Troops 'raped' girls Officials targeted

Troops retake hotel OUAGADOUGOU - Security forces in Burkina Faso retook a hotel in the capital from al Qaeda fighters who seized it in an assault that killed 2 dozen people from at least 18 countries. (Reuters)	AQIM Burkina Faso attacks 126 freed, 27 dead 6 Quebecers killed Husband of victim hangs up on Trudeau

Soft target ADEN - 4 gunmen have killed at least 17 people in an attack an old people's home in the Yemeni port city of Aden. (Jazeera) Pope shocked by attack Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown	Yemeni civil war Missile hits hospital MSF Another MSF hospital bombed Air strike on market Market strike Civilians killed

Gunmen at tourist resort GRAND-BASSAM - At least 12 people have been killed, including 4 Europeans, after gunmen opened fire near hotels in Ivory Coast. (Guardian UK)	Beach resort attack Armed assault on beach hotel Soldiers patrol beaches after attack Survivors describe confusion

Mass graves BUJUMBURA - Burundian security forces, primarily the police, killed dozens of people on 11 December 2015 after a pre-dawn rebel attack on 3 military installations in Bujumbura,' Amnesty said in a press release. (AFP)	Burundian unrest Amnesty International AU abandons plans to send peacekeepers

Terror arrests in 2017 LONDON - There were a record 412 terror-related arrests in Britain in 2017. The figures for 2017 compare with 261 in 2016, a rise of 58%. (Sky) Abdullah al Andalusi 'You ain't no Muslim bruv'	MI5 'watched two London bombers' Hamza guilty of inciting murder Key to proving Hamza's hate Terror trial jury sees footage of 'execution' Court told videos 'easy to find' Armed police arrest Scottish terror suspect
Trio remanded The Jewel of Medina Firebomb attack Jury convicts 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot 2004 Financial buildings plot Three charged over 7/7 bombings A relentless bomb investigation 3 held in London subway attacks Muslim man guilty of murder call Socialization British 'aware' of 30 plots has foiled 5 Al-Qaeda plotter jailed for life 14 held in terror police swoop	The War on Terror's professional witness The battle for the mosque Jean Charles de Menezes 2007 London car bombs 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack BBC: London attacks London bombers: Key facts London bomb plot July 21, 2005 London bombings July 7, 2005 London bombings July 2005 Experts analyse bomber videotape UK reveals terror deportation rules BBC: UK Aircraft terror plot Terror police find 'martyr tapes'

EU response SOFIA - The European Commission will launch the process of activating a law that bans European companies from complying with US sanctions against Iran and does not recognize any court rulings that enforce American penalties. (Reuters) We will raze Tel Aviv to the ground Why US pulled out of deal US hits Iran's central bank with terror sanctions Israel strikes after Iranian rocket barrage US pulls out of Iran deal Ceasing US participation in the JCPOA Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran deal: Key details New sanctions Iran releases US sailors Jailed Homa Hoodfar Professor arrested Iran charges 3 with spying Ali Shakeri Kian Tajbakhsh Pamaz Azima	Iran rejoins world economy Iran-US relations Ahmad Khatami Ali Khamenei Iran buys US military hardware Feds seize non-profit assets Charges against visiting scholar 4th Iranian-American detained Revolutionary Guards Border guards seize British 'dirty bomb' China arming Iran with missile technology Iran pledges $50M to Palestinians Iran: 'We are a nuclear country' Facing down Iran National Council of Resistance 'Fanatics' attack with cricket bat Mahmound Ahmadinejad No attack plans, says Iran leader Killers not guilty as victims were un-Islamic Iran cracks down on dissidents Iran court reverses convictions Russian billionaire dials up Iran Mikhail Fridman

Next move GAZA - The aftershocks of the US Embassy move to Jerusalem and bloodshed on the Gaza border are shaking up the region. Seething over a perceived US betrayal on Jerusalem, Abbas is preparing to pursue a war crimes complaint against Israel at the International Criminal Court that would sharply escalate tensions with Israel. His domestic Hamas rivals in Gaza have meanwhile seen mixed results after weeks of border protests that failed to break a blockade of the territory but momentarily drew global attention to the long-ignored plight of Gaza. (AP) Hamas admits most of dead were its own members UN Human Rights Council in Gaza war crime probe Maps US opens Jerusalem embassy Protest gained nothing Why Hamas is protesting 2018 Gaza border protests 2018 Land Day protests Land Day War between wars	Jerusalem Mapping the dead Violent incidents 2018 Violent incidents July-Dec 2017 Violent incidents Jan-June 2017 Violent incidents July-Dec 2016 Violent incidents Jan-June 2016 Violent incidents July-Dec 2015 Violent incidents Jan-June 2015 Israeli-Palestinian 2015 DF Operation Protective Edge Hamas Gaza Strip Israel freezes prisoner family money UN blames Israel UN rejects blaming Hamas Proud parents video jihadist training Israel hit Syrian nuclear site Operation Outside the Box Muslims Jerusalem as capital of Palestine Jerusalem decision Is Jerusalem Israel's capital or not? Hamas calls for 3rd intifada against Israel

Reports link Canadian to attacks CHICAGO - The reports cite government sources and allege that Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Canadian citizen living in Chicago, may have attempted to recruit terrorists in Mumbai. Suspects arrested by Italian police Blast casts shadow over Delhi Powerful explosions rock New Delhi Blasts in New Delhi India train derails	2008 Mumbai attacks Massacre in Mumbai Mumbai attacks David Headley & Tahawwur Rana Canada working with US, India 2008 Mumbai attacks India to share evidence with Pakistan Bloodied Mumbai heads back to work BBC: Mumbai train attacks Bombay train blasts

Civil war charges GUATEMALA CITY - A retired general and brother of late President Fernando Romeo Lucas Garcia is among 14 military officers arrested Wednesday on charges arising from their actions during Guatemala's 1960-1996 civil war, a conflict that claimed more than 250,000 lives. (EFE)	Guatemalan Civil War 90 years Jailed Burning of the Embassy Alleged war criminal Dos Erres Massacre

Clashes BEN GARDANE - At least 45 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and armed men in a Tunisian city near the border with Libya. (Jazeera) Onlookers get in the middle Hunt for militants More clashes along border Hostages released Kidnapped in southern Libya	2012 Benghazi US attack Leave Benghazi Europeans urged to leave Canada urges citizens to get out Libya astonishment Arab Spring Egyptian revolution Libyan civil war Tunisian Revolution Swiss freeze assets

Stolen cars linked to terror attacks With one car stolen every three minutes in Canada, the cost for all Canadians who pay insurance premiums is more than a billion dollars. But the insurance industry accuses the Canada Border Services Agency of not doing everything in its power to stop it. PREVIOUS: US auto theft database is left to languish US car theft rings probed for ties to Iraq bombings	Google Earth maps out atrocities WASHINGTON - If you Google the word Darfur, you will find about 13 million references to the atrocities in the western Darfur region of Sudan - what the US has said is this century's first genocide. When the 200 million users of Google Earth log onto the site, they will be able to view the horrific details of what's happening in Darfur for themselves. (CNN)

No deal MANILA - The Philippine president ordered the cancellation of a multimillion-dollar deal to buy 16 helicopters from Canada and said purchases of US arms should also be stopped because of too many imposed conditions. The helicopter deal was quietly facilitated by Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown corporation whose role includes selling Canadian-made military equipment to foreign governments. (AP) Philippines to cancel deal Hypocrisy of Canada Review of helicopter deal ICC to investigate Philippines, Venezuela Another hostage killed John Ridsdel Executed Hostage executed Decapitated head found Abu Sayyaf behead Canadian hostage Canada 'does not and will not pay ransom' RCMP to investigate murder of hostage New People's Army	Abu Sayyaf State of lawlessness Night market blast Blast Night market explosion Gangsters posing as religious fanatics Kidnapping conglomerate Hostages earn militants millions in ransom Ransom video released Ransom demands Kidnappers release video John Ridsdel Robert Hall Organized Crime Troops in major operation Fleeing Pressure 10 Indonesian hostages freed Army blamed for murders Communist rebels raid gold rush area Militants kill 21 Death toll rises to 23

Forces killed, raped UNITY STATE - At least 232 civilians were killed and 120 women and girls raped in attacks by South Sudan government troops and aligned forces in opposition-held villages, the UN human rights office said. (Reuters) Attacks against civilians .pdf War has been good for us War crimes shouldn't pay	South Sudanese Civil War Riek Machar Salva Kiir Back to war Final report released African Union South Sudan Inquiry on South Sudan .pdf Warring factions committed war crimes Inquiry details torture and cannibalism

12 arrested JAKARTA - 2 people - an Indonesian and a Canadian - were killed and 26 other people were injured as a suicide bomber and gunmen launched an attack near the coffee store. 4 attackers also are dead. (CNN)	Canadian killed Attack linked to IS Jakarta attacks

NK forced labour Tens of thousands of North Koreans are being sent to work abroad in conditions that amount to forced labour to circumvent UN sanctions and earn foreign currency for the country, amounting to between $1.2B and $2.3B annually by one estimate, a UN investigator said. (AP) China rejects report Inquiry on human rights in DPRK Human rights in North Korea	'Unspeakable atrocities' UN human rights investigators Prisons in North Korea Released Hyeon Soo Lim Release confirmed Pastor describes imprisonment

Crimes against humanity ASMARA - Eritrea's government is guilty of committing crimes against humanity since independence a quarter-century ago with up to 400,000 people 'enslaved', the UN said. (Jazeera)	Inquiry on human rights in Eritrea Widespread crimes against humanity Eritrean War of Independence

Crimes against humanity BUJUMBURA - The UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi said it had 'reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed and continue to be committed in Burundi,' pointing a finger at 'the highest level of the state'. (AFP) Pierre Nkurunziza Leadership answerable for crimes Human Rights Watch: Burundi Burundian unrest 9 years Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi Destroying culture is now a war crime Tribunal acquits Seselj ICTY Seselj documents Croatia reacts angrily Acquitted Vojislav Seselj Case dismissed War criminal 'takes poison' Slobodan Praljak	Former dictator jailed Reynaldo Bignone Ex-dictator jailed Operation Condor Dirty War Found guilty Hissene Habre Human Rights Watch Criminally responsible Radovan Karadzic ICTY Karadzic 40 years Bosnian War Guilty of war crimes William Ruto DRC Jean-Pierre Bemba Conviction overturned ICC Appeals Chamber acquits Warlord conviction overturned Bemba case Warlord jailed Guilty of war crimes

Canadian suspect killed DHAKA - Police accuse Bangladeshi-born Canadian Tamim Chowdhury of being one of two masterminds behind the July attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery that left 20 people dead. He's also suspected to have led a July 7 attack on a prayer gathering near Dhaka that left 4 people dead. (CBC)	July 2016 Dhaka attack Arrests Attacks on secularists Bangladesh's killing fields Hindu hacked to death Thugs kill another Hindu priest killed

Man linked to CSIS ISTANBUL - A video has been released showing a man that Turkish media allege is working for Canada's spy agency in the act of helping 3 British schoolgirls join IS militants in Syria. Turkish daily Yeni Safak is identifying the suspect as Mohammed al Rashid, a Syrian, who confessed to spying for CSIS. (Globe & Mail) Did 'foreign agent' work for Canada? Questions about spy link	Canadian spies not ready for the big league Former CSIS informant suing Canadian coordinated attack In Amenas hostage crisis At least 1 Canadian among militants Death toll 89 Canada asks for proof of links CSIS in overdrive RCMP officers in Algeria Algeria admits to mistakes

Canadian hideout? A former Quebec university student suspected in a terrorist plot to bomb commuter trains in New York City had applied for a visa to return to Canada before his arrest, says a terrorism expert familiar with the case.	Overview of the 2006 NY Tunnel plot NYC plot: 'real deal' or 'bravado'? NY tunnel plot uncovered Canadian fugitive charged in subway plot Bombing tied to NY Anarchist groups Times Square blast Military apparent target

We are truly sorry BASQUES - The Basque terrorist group ETA, which killed more than 800 people during its four-decade armed campaign, has apologized for the suffering it caused and asked for the forgiveness of victims and their families as it prepares to dissolve. In a statement released the group made a full and unambiguous apology for its actions, accepting that it bore 'direct responsibility' for years of bloodshed and misery. (Guardian UK) Terror cell	2017 Barcelona attack Guide to attacks Victims identified Terror suspect reported shot dead Suspects Cell was planning bigger attacks Madrid bombings: the defendants 2004 Madrid train bombings Police find car bomb BBC Indepth: Madrid Train Attacks ETA

Charges dropped PARIS - Terrorism charges against Hassan Diab, a former University of Ottawa professor, have been dropped by French authorities. Diab, 64, denied involvement, maintaining he had been in Lebanon at the time of the attack. (CBC)	Court drops terror allegations Fighting to fix 'lousy' extradition laws Canadian charged Extradited to France 1980 Paris synagogue bombing Hassan Diab

Life sentence MONTREAL - Desire Munyaneza was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 25 years for torturing and raping civilians during the Rwandan genocide. (CTV) Desire Munyaneza	Rwandan genocide Leon Mugesera Shake Hands with the Devil BBC: Rwanda genocide PBS Frontline: Triumph of Evil HistoryWiz: And the World Stood By

Sri Lankan Civil War Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers Sathajhan Sarachandran S. P. Thamilselvan Public face of the Tamil Tigers Military use of children	Canadian pleads guilty Suresh Sriskandarajah Ramanan Mylvaganam sentenced Canadian pleads guilty Guilty plea EU bans Tamil Tigers over murder Sri Lankan 'recruits child fighters'

Acquitted man sues KAMLOOPS - One of two men acquitted for the murder of 329 people on Air India Flight 182 on June 22, 1985, is suing the federal and provincial governments for prosecuting the case against him. Inquiry 'cascading series of errors' PM breaks Air India impasse BC Ministry: Air India Trial	Inquiry report tabled Air India Flight 182 John C. Major Brian Mulroney Fred Doucet Police should have known of threat Talwinder Singh Parmar. Liberal MP's interviewed in Air India case Morden boss when Air India tapes destroyed Babbar Khalsa International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)


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