Mar
15

Terrorism and Insurgency – India pushes Sri Lanka for Tamil reconciliation (Sify News)

India pushes Sri Lanka for Tamil reconciliation (Sify News)
Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao urged Sri Lanka’s leaders to open a new era of stability after the island’s civil war by bringing minority Tamils into mainstream society, officials said Monday.

India pushes Lanka for Tamil reconciliation (Gulf Times)
Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao urged Sri Lanka s leaders to open a new era of stability after the island s civil war by bringing minority Tamils into mainstream society, officials said yesterday.

Sri Lankan Tamil party to campaign for legitimate rights (People’s Daily)
Sri Lanka’s main political party for the Tamil minority Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said Saturday that it would urge the government of India and the international community to help the Tamil minority to win its legitimate rights. The TNA said in its manifesto for the April 8 parliamentary election that “we will directly take these concerns to India and the International Community urging them …

Lanka steps up efforts to resettle Tamil civilians (Hindustan Times)
Sri Lanka has stepped up efforts to resettle the civilians displaced by a decades-long ethnic conflict, with 182,005 IDPs settled at the beginning of this month.

Cebu declared as insurgency-free (Sun Star)
THE military officially handed over the lead role in internal security operations (ISO) to Cebu s Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) in a formal ceremony recently held at Barangay Nangka, Bal read more

Distinguish between jihadists and terrorists, Harkat trial told (Canada.com)
A U.S. historian who specializes in the war on terror has urged the judge in the Mohamed Harkat case to carefully distinguish between jihadists and terrorists.

Army to transfer insurgency concerns to local government (Sun Star)
ARAYAT — The military will transfer the responsibility on insurgency concerns to local government units (LGU) of Pampanga. read more

Zeeshan Haider: Long way to go in Pakistan’s battle with insurgents (The Scotsman)
PAKISTAN’S unprecedented crackdown on its home-grown Taleban may have weakened the militants, but the insurgency is still a threat to the unpopular, United States-backed g

Canada asks Sri Lanka to start talks with Tamil groups (Hindustan Times)
Canada has asked Sri Lanka to start talks and the reconciliation process with the Tamil groups, saying such a step is crucial for lasting peace in the country.

Shading corruption for the appearance of truth (Online Journal)
Daniel Estulin was born in the heyday of Brezhnev s Soviet Union (1964-1982), during which time Russia reached its political and strategic summit in relations with the US, sliding in 1979 into the U.S. baited trap, the tragic entry into the war in Afghanistan, which ended in humiliating, resource-draining defeat.

Bali bombing suspect confirmed dead in police raid (8:40 a.m.) (Sun Star)
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia The death of a senior terror suspect in a gunfight with police has been both a trophy for Indonesia and an unsettling reminder ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit that th read more

Canada asks Lanka to start talks with Tamil groups (Central Chronicle)
Agencies Toronto, Mar 12: Canada has asked Sri Lanka to start talks and the reconciliation process with the Tamil groups, saying such a step is crucial for lasting peace in the country.

Abdulhadi Hairan: Experts Say Arrests of Taliban Leaders to Deflate Insurgency (The Huffington Post)
For now it is not clear whether Pakistan will hand over the captured Taliban leaders to Afghanistan, but Pakistan’s army chief recently visited Kabul to seek bilateral cooperation on the matter.

Emerald Isle Screen Gems (CBS News)
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