ACSRT Terrorism Daily News Briefs Monday, 26 September

African Centre for the Study and Research
on Terrorism
African Union Commission
ACSRT Terrorism Daily News Briefs
Monday, 26 September 2016 - Edition N°1117
ACSRT Terrorism Daily News Briefs
EAST AFRICA
Kenya
Two policemen still missing after al-Shabaab gunmen attacked Hamey police
post
Two police officers are feared dead after Wednesday night attack by al-Shabaab
militants on Hamey police station, Garissa County. Apart from the two officers, a police
Land Cruiser, uniforms, guns and bullets stolen are missing. The attackers stole
machine guns, about 1,000 rounds of ammunition, police uniforms and a police PickUp truck.
standardmedia 25 Sep 2016
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000217299/two-policemen-still-missing-after-al-shabaab-gunmen-attacked-hamey-police-post
Somalia
Ten killed as Somalia troops clash with Al Shabaab
Ten people, mostly combatants have been killed and dozen others wounded in deadly
fighting between forces loyal to Somalia’s South-West State and Al Shabaab militants,
sources said. The battle erupted after heavily armed troops from SW State launched an
attack on bases held by Al....
shabelle 25 Sep 2016
http://www.shabellenews.com/2016/09/ten-killed-as-somalia-troops-clash-with-al-shabaab/
Joint military efforts weaken Shabaab's control in Somalia
Ugandan soldiers patrol a backstreet in the southern town of Merka, 90kms north of
Somalia's capital Mogadishu, on July 17, 2016, as part of the African Union Mission in
Somalia (Amisom). The country's foreign minister has said that Amisom has
contributed to the declining dominance of Al-Shabaab.
nation-ke 25 Sep 2016
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Joint-military-efforts-weaken-Shabaab-control/1056-3394406-26e9aw/index.html
Renowned businessman shot dead in Marka town
Unknown gunmen, thought to be Al Shabaab fighters have shot and killed and a wellknown businessman in Marka town, lies about 100Km south of Mogadishu, witnesses
and relatives said said. The deceased man whose name has been released as Hussein
Mohamed Ahmed was killed after gunmen broke into his....
shabelle 25 Sep 2016
http://www.shabellenews.com/2016/09/somalia-renowned-businessman-shot-dead-in-marka-town/
Somalia says Al-Shabaab is defeated militarily
Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abdisalam Omer says that as a result of successful joint
operations by the Somali military and the African Union’s peacekeeping force “we have
militarily defeated the evil that is al-Shabab.” He said the al-Shabab extremist group
controls less than 10 percent of the....
shabelle 25 Sep 2016
http://www.shabellenews.com/2016/09/somalia-says-al-shabaab-is-defeated-militarily/
CENTRAL AFRICA
Chad
Quatre soldats tués dans une attaque attribuée à Boko Haram
Quatre soldats tchadiens ont été tués samedi soir près de la frontière avec le Niger dans
une attaque attribuée au groupe jihadiste nigérian Boko Haram, a indiqué dimanche à
l'AFP une source sécuritaire dans la capitale tchadienne N'Djamena. "Aux environs de
20h00 (samedi soir), les éléments de Boko....
LePoint 25 Sep 2016
http://www.lepoint.fr/monde/tchad-quatre-soldats-tues-dans-une-attaque-attribuee-a-boko-haram-25-09-2016-2071227_24.php#xtor=RSS-221
4 Chadian troops killed in Boko Haram attack: Security source
Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists have killed four Chadian soldiers in a cross-border raid
in the volatile Lake Chad region, a security source told AFP on Sunday. "Around 8:00
pm (1900 GMT) on Saturday night, Boko Haram members attacked the Djoroye border
post near the Niger border in the Lake Chad....
ahram-EN 25 Sep 2016
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/244630/World/International/-Chadian-troops-killed-in-Boko-Haram-attack-Securi.aspx
WEST AFRICA
Mali
Processus de mise en œuvre de l’accord de paix : IBK annonce la tenue de la
conférence d’entente d’ici à fin 2016
Le chef de l’Etat semble plus que jamais conscient de la nécessité de rechercher une
vision consensuelle autour des défis auxquels la nation malienne fait face dans le cadre
du processus de sortie de crise. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta a en effet réaffirmé, vendredi,
sa détermination à respecter ses engagements pour la paix.
maliweb 5:34:00 AM CEST
http://www.maliweb.net/nation/processus-de-mise-oeuvre-de-laccord-de-paix-ibk-annonce-tenue-de-conference-dentente-dici-a-fin-20161794942.html
La CMA pourra-t-elle renaitre de ses cendres ?: La fin de la dynastie des Ifoghas
annoncée dans l’Adrar
Les affrontements de ces derniers jours entre le Groupe d’Auto défense Touaregs
Imgads et Alliés (GATIA) et la Coordination des Mouvements de l’Azawad (CMA) ont
tourné non seulement à l’avantage du premier, mais aussi et surtout semblent sonner le
glas de la suprématie de la minorité Ifoghas dans l’Adrar.
mali-web 2:38:00 AM CEST
http://mali-web.org/nord-mali/la-cma-pourra-t-elle-renaitre-de-ses-cendres-la-fin-de-la-dynastie-des-ifoghas-annoncee-dans-ladrar
Situation sécuritaire au Nord du Mali : L’ancien député Ibrahim Ag Mohamed
Assaleh menace de reprendre le maquis
Difficile situation sécuritaire au Nord de notre pays. Jour après jour, les mouvements
se créent et se dissolvent au gré des intérêts de certaines personnes. C’est dans cette
ambiance que l’ancien député élu dans la circonscription électorale de Bourem, Ibrahim
Ag Mohamed Assaleh, a annoncé la....
maliweb 3:54:00 AM CEST
http://www.maliweb.net/la-situation-politique-et-securitaire-au-nord/situation-securitaire-nord-mali-lancien-depute-ibrahim-ag-mohamedassaleh-menace-de-reprendre-maquis-1794462.html
Situation sécuritaire tendue dans la région de Mopti : Que veulent les Peuls du
Mali?
Soucieux de préserver, de défendre et de consolider l’Unité Nationale, Convaincus que
les valeurs de paix, de concorde sociale et de tolérance forment le socle de la société
malienne, Intimement convaincus que les Peuls sont le ciment des multiples pierres si
variées qui fondent et soutiennent la Nation malienne.
maliweb 3:54:00 AM CEST
http://www.maliweb.net/societe/situation-securitaire-tendue-region-de-mopti-veulent-peuls-mali-1794582.html
Le général El Hadj Ag Gamou affirme appartenir au Gatia
Le masque est tombé et c’est sur la page Facebook du Gatia que le général El Hadj Ag
Gamou le pose : ” Je suis du Gatia. Je ne l’ai jamais caché “, affirme l’officier supérieur.
Donc un pied dans l’armée régulière, un autre pied dans un groupe armé touareg du
Nord.
mali-web 3:47:00 AM CEST
http://mali-web.org/crise-malienne/le-general-el-hadj-ag-gamou-affirme-appartenir-au-gatia
Nations unies : Réunion à huis clos autour du Mali
La situation au Mali a fait l’objet d’une réunion ministérielle en marge de l’Assemblée
générale de l’ONU. Le président Kéita, le secrétaire général Ban Ki-moon, le directeur
des opérations de maintien de la paix Hervé Ladsous et les ministres des Affaires
étrangères algérien et français étaient présents.
maliweb 3:54:00 AM CEST
http://www.maliweb.net/nations-unies/nations-unies-reunion-a-huis-clos-autour-mali-1796102.html
UN urges timely,full implementation of peace accord in Mali
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the timely and full implementation
of a peace agreement in Mali in order to bring peace and stability to the West African
country, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Sunday.
xinhuanet_en 1:01:00 AM CEST
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/26/c_135712814.htm
Le jihadiste accusé d’avoir détruit des mausolées de Tombouctou fixé sur son
sort mardi
La Cour pénale internationale (CPI) doit rendre mardi un jugement historique contre un
jihadiste malien ayant reconnu avoir détruit des mausolées protégés à Tombouctou, une
décision qui pourrait envoyer un message fort contre la destruction de biens culturels à
travers le monde.
maliactu 25 Sep 2016
http://maliactu.net/le-jihadiste-accuse-davoir-detruit-des-mausolees-de-tombouctou-fixe-sur-son-sort-mardi/
Timbuktu ready to forgive as jihadist faces justice
On Tuesday, Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi will be sentenced on war crimes charges for his
role in the destruction of nine of Timbuktu's holy shrines as well as the door of a revered
mosque in 2012. "The pardon that he's asked for, for every Muslim it is right to accept
it, regardless of the bad things he has done," said youth leader Salah Maiga.
digitaljournal 25 Sep 2016
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/timbuktu-ready-to-forgive-as-jihadist-faces-justice/article/475661
Niger
DIFFA : Des villageois neutralisent des éléments de Boko Haram
Trois terroristes dont une femme du groupe terroriste Boko Haram qui tentaient de
pénétrer dans un village près de Diffa, dans le sud-est du Niger, sur la frontière avec le
Nigéria, ont été neutralisés par les villageois dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi, puis remis
à la gendarmerie nationale.
actuniger 25 Sep 2016
http://www.actuniger.com/societe/12101-diffa-des-villageois-neutralisent-des-%e9l%e9ments-de-boko-haram.html
Nigeria
Deaths as Boko Haram ambushes Army in Borno, 6 arrested in Kaduna
– Some Boko Haram militants, soldiers and Civilian JTF members died in Borno towns
of Miyanti and Dareljamal after an ambush on the army by the insurgents. – The Army
also quelled an attack on a community in Kaduna state on Sunday, September 25, killing
many insurgents and arresting six suspects in the fight.
onlinenigeria 8:56:00 AM CEST
http://news2.onlinenigeria.com/news/general/527340-deaths-as-boko-haram-ambushes-army-in-borno-6-arrested-in-kaduna.html
Troops repel Boko Haram attack
The Nigerian Army yesterday said troops repelled a Boko Haram attack at Logomani,
along the Dikwa-Gambarou road in Borno State, killing 22 of the militants and losing
four soldiers in the process. A statement from the army spokesman, Colonel Sani
Usman, said at about 1.
dailytrust 3:29:00 AM CEST
http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/troops-repel-boko-haram-attack/163852.html
Leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram says he is alive in video
The leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau,
appeared in a video posted on social media on Sunday in which he rejected statements
by the country's military that he had been seriously wounded. Last month Nigeria's air
force said it had killed....
reuters-af 25 Sep 2016
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN11V0H3
"Je vais parfaitement bien", annonce le chef de Boko Haram
Le chef du groupe jihadiste nigérian Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, a diffusé dans la
nuit de samedi à dimanche une nouvelle vidéo dans laquelle il dit aller "parfaitement
bien", fustigeant des déclarations de l'armée nigériane qui avait annoncé l'avoir
grièvement blessé le mois dernier.
slateafrique 25 Sep 2016
http://www.slateafrique.com/689181/nigeria-je-vais-parfaitement-bien-annonce-le-chef-de-boko-haram
Help Us Free Abducted Girls, Nigerian Leader Urges UN
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has invited the United Nations to help
negotiations to exchange the kidnapped schoolgirls from Chibok for detained leaders
of Boko Haram, a government statement said Thursday. Buhari’s government has been
criticized for failing to free the....
sudanvisiondaily 24 Sep 2016
http://news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=267621
Why there will be no dialogue with Shekau on Chibok girls, by military
• Says he’s mentally unstable, dismisses latest video • Troops kill 22 B’Haram
members, four soldiers slain. Efforts by the Federal Government to hold talks with Boko
Haram on release of the abducted Chibok girls might have hit a brick wall. President
Muhammadu Buhari had recently invited the United....
ngrguardiannews 7:16:00 AM CEST
http://guardian.ng/news/why-there-will-be-no-dialogue-with-shekau-on-chibok-girls-by-military/
Boko Haram: Last gasp of a savage group!
With isolated attacks here and there, the killer group, Boko Haram, is still to be crushed.
But, there is no doubting the fact that the capacity of the bandits to cause massive havoc
has been checked. In a way, Boko Haram has been degraded! What the remnant of the
group is doing typifies what foes do at the point of obliteration.
ngrguardiannews 6:09:00 AM CEST
http://guardian.ng/opinion/boko-haram-last-gasp-of-a-savage-group/
NORTH AFRICA
Algeria
Un terroriste se rend aux services de sécurité près de la frontière avec le Mali
Un terroriste s’est rendu dimanche à Tamanrasset, une province algérienne située à la
frontière avec le Mali, aux services de sécurité, a indiqué dans un communiqué le
ministère algérien de la Défense nationale (MDN). Le terroriste en question, « s’est
rendu aujourd’hui, aux autorités sécuritaires....
mali-web 2:38:00 AM CEST
http://mali-web.org/crise-malienne/algerie-un-terroriste-se-rend-aux-services-de-securite-pres-de-la-frontiere-avec-le-mali
Egypt
One civilian killed, 6 injured in North Sinai explosion
One civilian has been killed and six injured on Sunday after a roadside bomb exploded
in North Sinai, Egypt's state news agency MENA reported. The explosion took place
on the Rafah-Sheikh Zayed road. The injured have been moved to Arish hospital.
Roadside bombs are frequently planted by Islamist militants targeting security forces in
North Sinai.
ahram-EN 25 Sep 2016
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/244620/Egypt/Politics-/One-civilian-killed,--injured-in-North-Sinai-explo.aspx
Libya
Global Affairs confirms Canadian one of three people taken hostage in Libya
Ottawa has confirmed that a Canadian is among three people taken hostage in Libya
earlier this week. In a statement Sunday, Global Affairs spokesman Michael
O'Shaughnessy says the Canadian government is "diligently pursuing all appropriate
channels to obtain more information about this troubling incident.
timescolonist 25 Sep 2016
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/world/global-affairs-confirms-canadian-one-of-three-people-taken-hostage-in-libya-1.2350978
Un Canadien a été enlevé en Libye, confirme Affaires mondiales Canada
Le gouvernement fédéral a confirmé qu’un Canadien figure parmi les trois personnes
prises en otage en Libye depuis le début de la semaine dernière. Dans un communiqué
publié dimanche, un porte-parole d’Affaires mondiales Canada, Michael
O’Shaughnessy, a déclaré que le gouvernement canadien tente....
lactualite 25 Sep 2016
http://www.lactualite.com/actualites/un-canadien-a-ete-enleve-en-libye-confirme-affaires-mondiales-canada/
Mauritania
L’ambassadeur saoudien à Nouakchott : de graves dangers menacent nos deux
pays
L’ambassadeur d’ Arabie saoudite à Nouakchott, Heza ben Dawi Al Moutayri, a déclaré
que les relations entre la Mauritanie et le royaume sont ancestrales ajoutant que de
graves dangers menaçaient les deux pays. Le diplomate saoudien s’exprimait à
l’ambassade lors d’une réception....
cridem 25 Sep 2016
http://www.cridem.org/C_Info.php?article=688999
INTERNATIONAL
Asia
Iran
Larijani: Wrong policies spread insecurity in region
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday wrong policies adopted by world
powers and certain regional governments as well as their support of terrorist groups
have spread insecurity and instability across the region, particularly in Iraq and Syria.
iran-daily 25 Sep 2016
http://www.iran-daily.com/News/169271.html
Iraq
Iraqi forces clash with IS near Fallujah
Iraqi forces clashed with ISIS militants near Fallujah on Monday while bombing central
districts in the initial hours of an offensive to retake the militant stronghold just west of
Baghdad that could last several weeks. Some of the first direct engagement occurred in
al-Hayakil area on the city’s southern outskirts, a resident said.
pakobserver 25 Sep 2016
http://pakobserver.net/iraqi-forces-clash-with-is-near-fallujah/
Seven killed after suicide bomber strikes in Baghdad ahead of religious event >
At least seven people were killed and 28 others were injured after a suicide
bomber hit Shias who were setting up tents ahead of a major religious event next
month.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Iraq which
resulted in the deaths of at least seven people setting up tents ahead of a major religious
observance. Islamic State claimed responsibility in an online statement. The group said
it targeted a gathering of Shiite militia members.
belfasttelegraph 25 Sep 2016
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/seven-killed-after-islamic-state-suicide-bomber-strikes-in-baghdad-35076883.html
Commander: 60 Daesh terrorists killed in Iraq’s Anbar
Iraq’s Al-Sumaria news website quoted Major General Qassim al-Mohamadi, the
commander of Al-Jazeera Operations, as saying on Sunday that the Iraqi forces had
managed to foil an attempted attack by Daesh elements on the city of Hit in Anbar,
killing 40 Daesh members in the counter-strike, Press TV....
iran-daily 25 Sep 2016
http://www.iran-daily.com/News/169270.html
Pakistan
Nine injured in Charsadda IED blast targeting police vehicle
Nine people, including four police officials, were injured on Monday as an improvised
explosive device (IED) targeting a police van, exploded in the jurisdiction of Sro Kali
area of Shabqadar in Charsadda district, police officials said. The remote controlled
bomb was planted along the road, a police official from the area confirmed.
tribune 9:07:00 AM CEST
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1188553/nine-injured-charsadda-ied-blast-targeting-police-vehicle/
Syria
Battle rages near Aleppo, air onslaught continues
Warplanes bombed a strategic camp on the northern edge of Aleppo on Sunday as
Syrian government and rebel forces battled for control of the high ground in a Russianbacked offensive that has left Washington's Syria policy in tatters. Planes also continued
to pound residential parts of the town, flattening buildings, rebels and residents said.
reuters-in 25 Sep 2016
http://in.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-syriaidINKCN11U0C3?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FI
NtopNews+%28News+%2F+IN+%2F+Top+News%29
Syrian government's military forces defended their positions in Jafrah farms
against ISIL's large-scale attack on Sunday, inflicting major casualties on the
terrorists, army sources said.
"After six hours of non-stop battle, the Syrian army soldiers pushed back the terrorists
from the region, inflicting major losses on them," the sources said. "In the meantime,
army soldiers clashed with ISIL terrorists in al-Sina'ah and Huweija al-Sakar, inflicting
several casualties on the terrorists," they added.
farsnews-en 25 Sep 2016
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950704001257
Syrian Army troops and the Palestinian Liwa al-Quds fighters launched joint
attacks on terrorists' defense lines in the Handarat Palestinian Refugees Camp to
recapture the camp in Northern Aleppo, field sources said Sunday.
"The Syrian pro-government forces have stormed terrorists' positions in the Eastern
neighborhoods of Handarat Camp after they secured the nearby Shaher district," the
sources said. "Syrian forces have already managed to break through the first defense
lines of the terrorists in Handarat Camp," the....
farsnews-en 25 Sep 2016
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13950704001068
Video: Fighting Al Qaeda, Russia to Test New Modern Weapon Systems in
Syria
The Syrian army, Hezbollah and Liwaa Al-Quds, supported by Russian warplanes,
launched an attack on Jaish al-Fatah militants in the Old Ramouseh Neighborhood of
Aleppo city. Following an intense firefight, the pro-government forces took control of
the Ramouseh Bakery.
globalresearch 25 Sep 2016
http://www.globalresearch.ca/video-fighting-al-qaeda-russia-to-test-new-modern-weapon-systems-in-syria/5547343
Ban Ki-moon consterné par l'escalade militaire épouvantable à Alep
Le secrétaire général de l'ONU Ban Ki-moon s'est déclaré samedi consterné par
l'escalade militaire épouvantable à Alep bombardée sans relâche par le régime syrien et
son allié russe. Il a souligné que l'apparente utilisation systématique d'engins
incendiaires et de bombes....
cridem 25 Sep 2016
http://www.cridem.org/C_Info.php?article=689000
Turkey
Turkey could only join US Raqa op without Kurds, says Erdogan
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey could join a US-led operation in Syria
to retake the Islamic State group's stronghold of Raqa only if Kurdish fighters are not
involved, a newspaper reported Sunday. US support for Kurdish forces in Syria is a sore
point for....
news-yahoo 25 Sep 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-could-only-join-us-raqa-op-without-002727051.html?ref=gs
Décès d'un enfant blessé dans l'attentat de Gaziantep en août, le bilan passe à 57
morts (AFP)
Un enfant blessé dans un attentat survenu en août lors d'un mariage à Gaziantep (sudest de la Turquie), et attribué aux jihadistes du groupe Etat islamique (EI), est décédé,
portant à 57 le nombre de victimes, a rapporté dimanche l'agence de presse Dogan.
lorientlejour 25 Sep 2016
http://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1009221/turquie-deces-dun-enfant-blesse-dans-lattentat-de-gaziantep-en-aout-le-bilan-passe-a-57morts.html
Europe
France
Deux jeunes niçoises soupçonnées de vouloir commettre un attentat arrêtées
L'enquête, ouverte le 9 septembre, a permis d'établir qu'elles étaient en contact avec
Rachid Kassim, propagandiste du groupe Etat islamique, qui lance régulièrement des
appels aux meurtres via la messagerie cryptée Telegram depuis la zone irako-syrienne.
lapresse-CA 25 Sep 2016
http://www.lapresse.ca/international/europe/201609/25/01-5024139-deux-jeunes-nicoises-soupconnees-de-vouloir-commettre-un-attentatarretees.php
Two teenage girls held in France over 'terror plot'
Two teenage girls from the French city of Nice are being held on suspicion of planning
an attack directed by a notorious Syria-based French jihadist, a source close to the
investigation said Sunday. The suspects, aged 17 and 19, live in the same area of Nice
as Mohamed Lahouaiej....
news-yahoo 25 Sep 2016
https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-teenage-girls-held-france-over-terror-plot-003544529.html?ref=gs
Spain
Spanish police arrest two accused of supporting Islamist militants
Spanish police have arrested two Moroccan men accused of supporting Islamist
militants and potentially planning an attack on European soil, the Interior Ministry said
on Monday. The ministry said one of the accused had planned on joining the Islamic
State group in Syria and had....
thestar-my 9:03:00 AM CEST
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2016/09/26/spanish-police-arrest-two-accused-of-supporting-islamist-militants/
Swiss
Swiss spy law seen passing with voters on security concerns
Swiss voters on Sunday were seen backing a law extending the national spy service's
authority to monitor internet traffic, deploy drones and hack foreign computer systems,
early returns published on Swiss state television showed.
news-yahoo-in 25 Sep 2016
https://in.news.yahoo.com/swiss-spy-law-seen-passing-voters-security-concerns-130723908.html
Les services secrets vont avoir plus de pouvoir
Les Suisses ont dit «oui» à 66% au référendum, selon l'estimation publiée sur la
télévision suisse par l'institut de sondage gfs.bern après la clôture des bureaux de vote
à 12h00. Cette estimation est assortie d'une marge d'erreur de + ou - 3%. Ce référendum
survient alors que la menace terroriste est très forte en Europe.
lessentiel-lu-fr 25 Sep 2016
http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/news/europe/story/16216042
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