Terrorism and Insurgency – Insurgents turn to crime in Mosul (MalaysiaNews.net)

Insurgents turn to crime in Mosul (MalaysiaNews.net)
By Deepa Babington REUTERS NEWS AGENCY MOSUL, Iraq | Drive-by shootings, killings and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul, replacing suicide bombings as the worst ni…

‘Insurgency, Naxalism product of govt’s neglect’ (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) A leading US think tank has claimed the Indian government’s “neglect” for rural areas has led to the problem of left-wing insurgency and called it a critical threat to the country’s security.

Pakistan parliament mulls reforms in insurgency-hit province (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s government is set Tuesday to introduce a package of reforms in parliament in a bid to ease a separatist insurgency in Baluchistan on the Afghan and Iranian borders, a spokesman said.

Evolving insurgency (Khaleej Times)
There are reports of thugs demanding 10 percent of the value of business contracts as protection money, and bombs being placed in front of businesses to intimidate them, said Volesky.

Russia blames terrorists for crash (Guardian Unlimited)
Top government officials among the dead, as Moscow blames homemade bomb that could signal renewed campaign by Chechen rebels Russia was tonight coming to terms with its most deadly terrorist attack in years after investigators confirmed that a powerful improvised bomb caused Friday’s devastating train crash in which at least 26 people, including several top government officials, were killed. The …

Eight more charged in federal investigation of Somali recruiting (Pioneer Press)
Saying they had passed “a tipping point” in their yearlong investigation into the exodus of Somali men from the Twin Cities to join an extremist Islamic insurgency in their homeland, federal officials Monday said they’d charged eight more people.

Faced with counter insurgency operation, ULFA cadres step up atrocities in Assam (New Kerala)
Guwahati, Nov.27 : Following the ongoing counter-insurgency operation the militants have stepped up atrocities in Assam.

Insurgents turn to crime in Mosul (The Washington Times)
MOSUL, Iraq | Drive-by shootings, killings and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul, replacing suicide bombings as the worst nightmare for residents of the northern Iraqi city. A dusty, brooding city of 3 million people, Mosul has long been a tinderbox of sectarian tensions that has allowed al Qaeda to retain a foothold and terrorize residents even as other Iraqi …

Pakistan unveils reforms for insurgency-hit province (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Pakistan’s government on Tuesday unveiled a package of reforms in a bid to ease a separatist insurgency in Baluchistan on the Afghan and Iranian borders, and maximise efforts on fighting the Taliban.

U.S. youths recruited to fight in Somali militia, authorities say (Los Angeles Times)
Young Somali Americans, many in Minneapolis, were lured to fight with an Al Qaeda-affiliated group, court documents allege. Eight suspects alleged to be part of that network face criminal charges. Federal authorities unsealed criminal charges Monday against eight suspects alleged to be part of a U.S. recruiting network that sent young men to fight in Somalia — one of the largest militant …

Appeal of amnesty dwindles for Taliban as insurgency grows in strength (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The appeal of amnesty has dwindled dramatically for Taliban thinking of giving up arms, hinting at an insurgency that is increasing its resolve and complicating President Hamid Karzai’s promise to reach out to insurgents.

Divergent paths from 1968 for three student radicals (MalaysiaNews.net)
A new documentary charts the careers of a legal triumvirate who emerged during Berlin s protest movementIN FEBRUARY 2002, Germany s then interior minister, Otto Schily, went to the c…

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