More than 156 terrorists killed, 98 sorties carried out by Syria’s Army Air Force in different areas

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Ahlul Bayt News Agency – Military spokesman of the Syrian Arab Army said on Monday that army units achieved great success through establishing control over al-Sefsafeh, al-Sheikh Ahmad, Berrawi, Azeezeh, azeeziyeh sama’an and Tal Mamou villages in Hama and Aleppo countryside.

The military spokesman added in a statement that the army’s air force carried out 98 sorties during the past three days against gatherings of terrorist organizations and their command centers in Damascus, Homs, Hama, Aleppo, Idleb, Deir Ezzor and al-Raqa countryside.

“The sorties ended up with destroying five fortified sites for terrorists and three command centers in al-Qariytain city, Talbeeseh town, Eastern Ghouta and Khan Sheikhoun in addition to destroying dozens of vehicles in the surroundings of the Air Force Academy and in the surroundings of al-Shaer oil field, a- Baiyrat area and east Jub al-Jarah in the eastern countryside of Homs as well as depots in al-Lattamneh, kafar Zeta and kafar Naboudeh in Idleb countryside,” The military spokesman said.

He added that the army units in the southern areas targeted gatherings of terrorist organizations in the old customs, the Refugees Camp, the Meteorology- al-Sad road , Daraa al-balad , the surroundings of Ataman town , the east of Jaleen town and al-Naeimeh center in Daraa countryside, killing large numbers of terrorists and destroying mortar launch-pads and nine vehicles equipped with machine guns.

Meanwhile, other army units established control over al-Hazem al-Westani mountainous range to the east of Saddad town after fierce battles with the Islamic State ( ISIS) terrorists , thwarting infiltration attempts from the direction of Um Sahreej, Unq al-Hawa , Rahoum towards Maksar al-Hisan and Jub al-Jarah, killing more than 40 terrorists, most of them are from foreign nationalities in the eastern foot of al-Haiyan mountain on Palmyra – al-Baiyrat road in Homs countryside and destroying more than 20 armored vehicles and pickups equipped with machine guns, according to the spokesman.

In the north-western countryside of Hama , army units established control over al-Sefsafeh village after killing 28 terrorists from the so-called Jaish al-Fateh, destroying their arms and munitions, the Spokesman said.

He added that army units, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, have resumed their operations in Aleppo countryside successfully, establishing control over Berrawi, Azeezeh, Azeeziyeh sama’an, Tal mamou and al-Sheikh Ahmad villages after killing a large number of terrorists and destroying their arms and munitions,

“The army’s intensified operations in Aleppo countryside led to a state of collapse at the terrorists who accuse each other of lingering,” the Spokesman said.

In the north eastern countryside of Lattakia, army units, in cooperation with popular defense groups, expanded their control over the hills that surround Ghamam town and seizing Turkish medicine, cocaine, arms and ammunition during hunting terrorists in the hills surrounding Jub al-Za’arour and al-Farq mountain, according to the spokesman.

He affirmed that the army’s artillery dealt heavy blows to the dens of terrorists in al-Karoura Mountain, Arafeet, Okober, al-Zweik, al-Darmashliyeh, Deir Hanna, Kabaneh and katef al-Ghadr and Katef al-Ghanameh in the north eastern countryside of Lattakia, inflicting heavy losses upon them in personnel and equipment.

Army Units which protect Deir Ezzor Airport carried on fierce battles against ISIS terrorists, killing 58 of them, injuring scores and destroying an armored vehicle and three vehicles equipped with machine guns and rocket launching-pad in Naseeb Dgheim , al-Zera’a and Hweijet al-mariyeh.

The military spokesman concluded that army units enjoy high morale and carry out duties strictly, leaving a state of frustration and collapse at the ranks of the terrorists.

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Bahraini Court Acquits Policeman who Shot Protestor Dead

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Ahlul Bayt News Agency – A Bahraini court acquitted on Sunday (November 8, 2015) a policeman who deliberately opened fire at a protester, who was holding a photo of the opposition leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, in protest against Salman’s arrest.

Activists on social media posted a video showing the security forces while targeting a protest (January 20, 2015) with “shotguns” from close range before the protestor fell to the ground.

Bahraini courts have acquitted a number of policemen involved in killing protestors. The Bahraini Prime Minister, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, vowed that the law won’t be applied to the policemen.

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Hamas: We do not negotiate with the occupation

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Ahlul Bayt News Agency – Member of Hamas’s political bureau Mousa Abu Marzouk strongly denounced president Mahmoud Abbas for accusing his Movement of holding negotiations with the Israeli occupation and attempting to annex an area of the Sinai to the Gaza Strip.

Abbas had told journalists in Cairo, following his meeting on Sunday with Egyptian president Abdul-Fattah al-Sisi, that ousted president Mohamed Morsi, when he was still in office in 2012, had offered him 1,000 square kilometers of the Sinai in order to expand the territory of Gaza and liquidate the Palestinian cause.

Abbas also accused Hamas of engaging in direct negotiations with the Israeli occupation.  

“We have never had the idea of replacing one inch of Palestine with meters from other land, despite all calumnies and allegations made against us,” Abu Marzouk stated on his Facebook page on Monday.

“We neither negotiate with the [Zionist] entity, nor will we recognize it. We will remain resisting it until its demise,” the Hamas official underlined.  

“There is no emirate in Gaza, nor will be there any state without Gaza. Our desired country extends from the sea to the river, and if some people saw it wishes, we will make it a reality,” he added.

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14th Palestinians in Europe Conference to be held in Sweden

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Ahlul Bayt News Agency – The presidency of the Palestinians in Europe Conference, the Palestinian Return Centre, London, and the Adalah Centre in Sweden officially declared the convention of its 14th conference in the Swedish city of Malmo on May, 07, 2016.

The 14th Palestinians in Europe Conference comes in light of regional and international changes that affected the Palestinian arena.

Many key issues will be on the agenda for the conference. The refugees in Syria will be the key topic as well as other Palestinian issues, most significant, the Aqsa Mosque and the Israeli threats of temporal and spatial division and even the destruction of the Muslims’ holy site.

The conference was held for the first time in London (2003) then followed by conferences in Berlin, Vienna, Malmo, Rotterdam, Copenhagen, Paris and others.

This conference is now a major event in Europe and has been running successively for thirteen years. It has successfully bonded thousands of Palestinians to the just cause of Palestine and their right of return.

The conference is usually attended by participants from all over the European continent, representatives of Palestinian associations, institutions and organizations both from within Europe and beyond. Additionally, the attendance included a number of official and public figures; notwithstanding academicians, artists, journalists and leaders of Palestinian civic society bodies in Sweden and across the continent.

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Pakistani Shiite gunned down by Takfiri terrorists in Karachi

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Takfiri terrorists gunned down a Shia mourner of Imam Hussain (as), named Ali Haider, in Gulshan e Shamim, Azizabad area of the city whereas two other mourners Kamran and Zulfiqar got injured.

According to the report, Ali Haider and his friends were taking Zuljanah last night and when they passed through Gulshan e Shamim, terrorists of banned Ahl e Sunnat wal Jama’at fired upon them killing Ali Haider.

The body of martyred Haider was shifted to old Rizvia Imambargah last night however his funeral prayers were offered at Khair ul Amal Imambargah in Incholi today after Zuhrain prayers.

Kamran and Zulfiqar who got injured due to firing are admitted in hospital.

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Saudi female fined for playing Shia prayer call on phone

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According to a Monday report on the website of the Manama Post, an Arabic newspaper published in Bahrain, the Department for Health Affairs in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province has stripped a Shia employee working in the Maternity and Children Hospital in the city of Dammam of a full month’s salary after she reportedly played the Shia prayer call on her mobile phone.

An image of the paycheck of the health staffer, identified as Abrar al-Assif, was released in the report with a box showing that the monthly salary had been forfeited “due to the Shia prayer call being played on the mobile phone.”

The incident came reportedly months ago with the date on the paycheck showing it was close to the holy month of Ramadan, although it went viral on the Internet on Sunday.

Many on the social media expressed deep anger at the decision, saying it is proof of the kingdom’s violation of human rights.

Assif reportedly did not protest the decision out of fear that she may lose her job.

The Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has a minority Shia population in its eastern regions. The community has launched protests and demonstrations over the past four years demanding more of a say in the political system and more freedom for its members to practice their religion.

Courts in the kingdom have also handed down death sentences to senior Shia activists, including Ayatollah Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who faces capital punishment despite strong criticism of the decision by governments and international organizations.

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Extremist Pakistani cleric proclaimed to implement ISIS’s ideology in the country

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An extremist Pakistani cleric, Molana Abdul Aziz, once again announced to run a campaign “Tehreek e Nifaz Al-Quran and Al-Sunnah” (campaign for implementation of Quran and Sunnah) to implement the system based on ISIS’s ideology in the country.

Islamabad where peaceful citizens are not allowed to carry out a mourning procession in remembrance of Imam Hussain (as), this terrorist announced, in a press conference, to start a campaign for implementation of a system based on injustices, oppression and violation of Human Rights in name of Islam whereas in reality, there is no place for such things in the true Islam.

The rebellious Molvi Abdul Aziz further said in the press conference that he does not want collision with the government and would peacefully run his campaign. While issuing the charter of his campaign the molvi said “Use of speaker should be restricted for different sections of the society, syllabus of schools and madaaris (religious institutions) should be merged. Quran and Sunnah should be implemented in courts and takfiri Ulema would be appointed as Qazi in place of judges. Banns on media, taxes and co-education system should be ended and a committee of a thousand Ulema (takfiri) would be made for making other laws.

After reading this charter every sane human could understand that this extremist cleric wants to initiate a campaign against the constitution of Pakistan. Also, everyone is aware that Molvi Abdul Aziz and his followers consider ISIS’s system as ideal and want to implement that very system in Pakistan.

The distressing point is that a rebellious person is talking about initiating a campaign against the constitution and law of Pakistan in the Capital and no action has been taken against him. This shows that Nawaz government plans to initiate a takfiri campaign in Pakistan upon the will of Saudi government.

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Yemeni Forces Renew Missile Attacks on Saudi Military Bases

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According to the Arabic-language al-Mayadeen television, the missiles destroyed Khabash military base in Najran on Sunday.

On Saturday, the Yemeni rockets also destroyed a Saudi boat in the coastal waters of the port of Al-Mukha in Ta’iz province.

Saudi Arabia’s navy vessels retreated from Yemen’s coastal waters after the Yemeni army and popular forces targeted and destroyed a Saudi warship in the waters near Bab al-Mandab Strait, the fourth Saudi warship sinking in Yemen’s offshore waters in the last one month.

The Saudi warship was targeted with Yemeni missiles in the coastal waters in Ta’iz.

The sunken ship had repeatedly fired rockets on residential areas in Ta’iz province, inflicting casualties and destruction there.

It was the fourth time that a Saudi warship is completely destroyed during the Saudi-led war on Yemen.

Other Saudi battleships retreated fast following the attack.

On Friday, two smaller vessels of the Saudi navy were destroyed by the Yemeni missile attacks.

The coast of al-Mukha is located in Bab al-Mandab strait and the Saudi-led forces have been trying hard for several months now to win control over coastal regions near the waterway.

On October 25, the Yemeni forces fired rockets at a Saudi-led coalition warship and destroyed it near al-Mukha coast.

On October 11, another ship which belonged to the Egyptian army and named al-Mahrousa was destroyed by Yemeni missiles in the coastal waters near al-Mukha coast.

On October 9, Yemeni army and popular forces also fired missiles at a Saudi warship, and destroyed it in Bab al-Mandab Strait.

The warship was wrecked off the Southwestern coast of Yemen, in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for 229 days now to restore power to fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh. The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed at least 6,920 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children.

Hadi stepped down in January and refused to reconsider the decision despite calls by Ansarullah revolutionaries of the Houthi movement.

Despite Riyadh’s claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah fighters, Saudi warplanes are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructures.

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Three Shi’ites hurt in attack on Imam Sajjad Hussainiya in Karachi

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KARACHI, Pakistan – Ahlul Bayt News Agency – Three Shia persons were injured in a cracker attack on an Imambargah (Hussainiya or Shia religious palace for mourning) in North Nazimabad just a day after a Shia man towing away Zuljanah with his motorbike was killed in a Takfiri attack in Azizabad, police said.

According to the Hyderi Market police and Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM), the attackers riding a motorcycle threw a cracker at the Imambargah Hussainia Sajjadia on Monday evening when people were paying respect to an Alam. The blast left Zain, 17, Mujahid Hussain, 22, and Aziz Rehman, 40, wounded. The three victims were rushed to hospitals, the police said, adding that the condition of Zain was stated to be serious.

The attack was carried out during a majlis being held for women inside the Imambargah, said a spokesperson for the MWM.

Before this incident, a 45-year-old Shia man pulling along Zuljanah with his motorbike was shot dead in a Takfiri attack on the main road in Azizabad late Sunday night, according to the area police.

The Azizabad police said that a passerby, Rahim, was wounded in the attack, while a spokesperson for the MWM said at least two persons were wounded in the Takfiri attack.

Ali Haider, 45, was towing away Zuljanah with his motorbike in Gulshan-i-Shamim when armed pillion riders attacked him, said Azizabad SHO Jamal Leghari.

He said bullets also hit a man passing by the area in a rickshaw, Rahim, who along with Ali Haider were shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital.

Doctors declared Ali Haider dead on arrival, the SHO said. He added that no other person was wounded in the attack.

However, the MWM spokesperson said two persons, Kamran and Zulfiqar, were also wounded in the attack. He said Ali Haider was targeted because he was an Azadar (a mourner). The targeted killings of Shia community members reflected the performance of the Sindh government and law enforcement agencies, he said. He also referred to the recent killing of Hasnain in Liaquatabad and demanded action against banned militant outfits.

“The killing of two Shia community members recently and the Monday evening attack on Imambargah demonstrated inefficiency of security institutions,” said the MWM spokesperson. He was of the opinion that there was a rise in number of attacks at a time when local government polls were near.

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Amnesty International warns over raise of executions in Saudi Arabia, at least 151 people put to death this year

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Ahlul Bayt News Agency – Rights group Amnesty International sounded alarm bells yesterday over a spike in executions in Saudi Arabia, where at least 151 people have been put to death this year.

The latest execution was yesterday of a Saudi convicted of killing a policeman trying to arrest him for smuggling drugs, the interior ministry said.

“So far in 2015, on average, one person has been executed every other day,” said Amnesty.

It said this rate far exceeds annual execution tolls in recent years which “have rarely exceeded 90 for the entire year”.

Last year, there were 90 executions in the ultra-conservative kingdom, “meaning that so far there has been a 68% increase in executions” over all of 2014.

This year’s toll is the highest since 1995 when 192 executions were recorded, the London-based rights watchdog said.

“The use of the death penalty is abhorrent in any circumstance but it is especially alarming that the Saudi Arabian authorities continue to use it in violation of international human rights law and standards, on such a wide scale, and after trials which are grossly unfair and sometimes politically motivated,” Amnesty’s MENA programme deputy director James Lynch said.

Saudi executions are usually carried out by beheading with a sword.

The watchdog renewed previous criticism of Riyadh for imposing the death penalty for non-lethal offences, such as those relating to drugs.

Lynch urged Saudi authorities to “halt all impending executions and urgently establish a moratorium on executions as well as overhaul the kingdom’s deeply flawed justice system”.

Out of the 151 executed so far this year in Saudi, 71 are foreign nationals, said Amnesty.

It warned that “foreign nationals, mostly migrant workers from developing countries, are particularly vulnerable as they typically lack knowledge of Arabic and are denied adequate translation during their trials.”

It also raised concerns over “the apparent use of the death penalty as a political tool to clamp down on Saudi Arabian Shia Muslim dissidents”.

Last month, the Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence against Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a leader of anti-government protests.

His nephew, Ali al-Nimr, was also sentenced to death along with two other activists who were minors when they were arrested over anti-government protests that erupted in the wake of the Arab Spring.

“The use of the threat of executions as a tool to punish and intimidate political dissidents by the Saudi Arabian authorities is an appalling abuse of power,” Lynch said.

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