[Tolo News] A day after his return from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Zia-ul-Haq Amarkhail, former Chief Secretariat for the Independent Elections Commission (IEC), rejected the allegations of his "plot" to escape Afghanistan, at a presser in Kabul on Saturday.
"I went to the UAE with my Afghan passport just for two or three days and that too for treatments," Amarkhail said at the conference.
Amarkhail departed Kabul for the UAE on Monday evening. His departure received harsh criticism from those who believe he should be present to answer for the accusations of fraud that have been filed against him, and if found guilty, suffer the consequences.
Over a week ago, Abdullah Abdullah ... the former foreign minister of the Northern Alliance government, advisor to Masood, and candidate for president against Karzai. Dr. Abdullah was born in Kabul and is half Tadjik and half Pashtun... 's presidential candidate team released audio recordings supposedly exposing Amarkhail of coordinating plans for ballot stuffing during the runoff with members of the Ashraf Ghani-Ahmadzai team as well as local officials in a number of provinces.
He quickly resigned from his post at the IEC while denying the veracity of the accusations against him.
At Saturday's presser, Amarkhail reiterated that the audiotapes released by Abdullah's team was not authentic, "it's a fake," he said.
"I resigned so that Abdullah returns to the election process," he explained.
Amarkhail also said that the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) should investigate the cases filed against him.
He emphasized at the presser that there were many plots against him during the election process.
On Thursday IEC Chairman, Ahmad Yusef Nuristani, said that Amarkhail is guilty adding that his alleged involvement in fraud has threatened the entire election process.
Initially, Nuristani did not believe the evidence provided was that of Amarkhail's, but after listening to the recorded phone conversations his views on Amarkhail changed.
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[Libya Herald] Fifty-six individuals including military personnel, members of the security forces and civilians are currently being held following kidnappings in Benghazi.
The figure of 56 is a significant increase on the 43 reported by Saiqa Special Forces ...Libya's elite army unit, insofar as they have one, formed from a mixture of paratroopers and commandos. The group emerged from a militia with the same name in 2010. It now numbers a few thousand and reports to the Ministry of Defence. It deployed in Benghazi in an attempt to control the carnage. As a result, it has been attacked and several of its officers murdered. The force is popular in Benghazi for its stance against Ansar al-Sharia group... one week ago.
The new figure includes a woman and five girls of between 16 and 17 years of age.
Head of Saiqa Special Forces Investigations Unit Fadel Al-Hassi told the Libya Herald that of those kidnapped eight were members of Saiqa, four were coppers and two members of the intelligence services. Additionally 39 civilians have been kidnapped, including two Egyptians and a Paleostinian.
Fassi added that security officials were doing all within their power to discover the whereabouts of those of the victims but that Saiqa and its partners faced an uphill struggle given the city's security situation.
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[Libya Herald] A video purporting to show a captured member of Ansar al-Sharia ...a Salafist militia which claims it is not part of al-Qaeda, even though it works about the same and for the same ends. There are groups of the same name in Libyaand Yemen, with the Libyan versions currently most active. Tunisia's Shabaab al-Tawhid started out an Ansar al-Sharia and changed its name in early 2014. It still uses the old name now and then, probably because the stationery's not all used up and the web site hasn't expired yet... admitting during interrogation to having murdered a number of people in Benghazi in return for payment by the organization is authentic, the head of Operation Dignity's air forces has claimed.
Air Force Brigadier-General , who until January last year was chief of staff of the Libyan Air Force, said that the man seen being interrogated in the recording was just one of a number of members of Ansar who had been caught since Operation Dignity was launched.
"We have a lot of them," he said, adding that they included a senior Ansar leader.
The video, which appeared on a number of TV channels, shows an evidently frightened young man, said to have been placed in durance vile Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! in Marj, admitting to six killings. Intially, he stated, he was not paid but later was given between LD 1,500 and LD 2,000 per killing. He also said that there were many in Ansar who were not Libyan. He mentioned Algerians, Tunisians and Aghans.
Geroushi similarly claimed today that among members of Ansar who had been captured there were Algerians and Tunsians.
He would not, however, give names or numbers of those caught.
In confident mood, he said the reason why there was less apparent action at present in Benghazi was because it was Ramadan and Operation Dignity wanted to try and avoid killing in the holy month.
But Ansar were becoming weaker, he declared. They were running out of ammunition and funds and some of them, he said, had asked to negotiate with Operation Dignity forces.
"We refused. We will not do it," he insisted.
Ansar has made no statement about the video.
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[ARABNEWS] Egyptian judicial officials say a Cairo court has upheld death sentences against 10 members of the banned Moslem Brüderbund and sentenced 38 others to life, including the spiritual leader of the Islamist group.
All 10 Brotherhood members whose death sentences were confirmed were tried in absentia.
The 48 were found guilty of inciting violence, attacking security forces and blocking a main road north of Cairo last year, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.
Saturday's verdicts are part of an ongoing crackdown against Islamists that began after the military's ouster last year of President Muhammad Mursi, who hails from the Brotherhood. He, together with spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, are in detention and face multiple trials.
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An Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie to life in prison on Saturday, Egypt’s ON TV said, for inciting the violence that erupted after the army deposed President Mohammed Mursi last year.
Badie, convicted along with some 36 other Brotherhood leaders and supporters for the same crime, is facing the death sentence in two separate cases.
The court also upheld death sentences for 10 other Brotherhood supporters.
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[ARABNEWS] Stay away from sectarianism, Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, president of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, told the more than 1 million worshippers who crowded the Grand Mosque during Friday prayers amid tight security.
Al-Sudais alluded to the sectarian strife and conflicts tearing apart Moslem countries.
"Moslems around the world fast and pray as they witness what is going on in Paleostine and Syria," he said. Al-Sudais warned against bloodshed and urged crisis resolution. Worshippers were kept cool by the more than 250 fans distributed around the Grand Mosque. The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, by contrast, saw around half a million worshippers attend Friday prayers.
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Unfortunately Muslims are as incompetent at tearing themselves apart as they are at everything else. They just make a mess but never finish the job.
President Park Geun-hye and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday confirmed their strong opposition to North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The two leaders described bilateral ties as having reached an "unprecedented level of strategic understanding" and vowed to bolster cooperation in security, politics, the economy and culture.
Pudgy's just gotta be having a conniption over the canoodling of these two...
In a joint statement they pledged cooperation in promoting development in their respective countries and ensuring peace in Northeast Asia.
"Our two leaders share the view that we must realize North Korea's denuclearization and resolutely oppose another nuclear test," Park told reporters after their meeting. Xi's visit "will serve as a clear message for denuclearization of North Korea."
Xi said, "Relevant nations should steadily pursue the six-party process and hold bilateral and multilateral talks to coordinate and resolve mutual concerns." The comments were seen as a call to North Korea to return to the negotiating table without attaching any conditions.
So China still wants the multi-lateral talks that haven't solved anything.
Xi added that Beijing supports improved inter-Korean relations and ultimately peace on the Korean Peninsula.
Preferably as a Chinese client-state...
Park and Xi also signed a memorandum of understanding to establish direct won-yuan exchange, which would eliminate the need to exchange either currency into U.S. dollars when settling accounts. Bilateral trade amounted to US$230 billion last year, and most settlements were done in dollars. In future the Seoul branch of a Chinese bank will serve as the clearing house for financial settlements.
China also plans to grant Korea the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) status, which allows unprecedented access to China’s onshore equity and fixed income securities markets. Korea's RFQII investment ceiling will be set at 80 billion yuan.
Seems like the world, more and more, doesn't need the U.S.
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Are these commitments like Obama's feet of clay and line in the sand commitments?
[DAWN] The Muttahida Qaumi Movement ...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday evening supported the Zarb-e-Azb operation and said that he "salutes" the endeavors of the Pakistain army, DawnNews reported.
The MQM chief was addressing a rally held by his party to show solidarity with the army.
Speaking to participants, including political workers and citizens, via video-link from London, the MQM chief said that the entire nation is behind the army in the Zarb-e-Azb operation in North Wazoo which is weeding out terrorists.
"The faceless myrmidons want to enforce their version of the sharia using Klashnikov and swords. To destroy a country, seeds of hatred are sown," he said.
During the speech, Altaf said that the people of Pakistain must show unity during the ongoing operation. He further lauded the sacrifices of soldiers who laid down their lives for the nation.
The MQM chief said that his party wants to establish a society where everyone has equal rights and religious freedom regardless of the faith they followed.
He further stressed that MQM wants a 'real democratic' setup in the country.
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[DAWN] KARACHI: A delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement ...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead... (MQM) visited the Jamaat-e-Islami ...The Islamic Society, founded in 1941 in Lahore by Maulana Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi, aka The Great Apostosizer. The Jamaat opposed the independence of Bangladesh but has operated an independent branch there since 1975. It maintains close ties with international Mohammedan groups such as the Moslem Brotherhood. the Taliban, and al-Qaeda. The Jamaat's objectives are the establishment of a pure Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It is distinguished by its xenophobia, and its opposition to Westernization, capitalism, socialism, secularism, and liberalist social mores... (JI) Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... office, Idara Noor-e-Haq, on Saturday.
The MQM delegation, comprising Ameenul Haq, Abdul Haseeb and Rehan Hashmi extended their invitation to JI Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, to join MQM's rally in solidarity with the armed forces, which is scheduled to be staged at the Bagh-e-Jinnah tomorrow (Sunday).
JI warmly welcomed the MQM delegation but showed reservations in joining the rally.
"Jamaat-e-Islami does not support North Wazoo operation," the JI Karachi Emir said, adding, "We are with the Pakistain Army, but the operation would result in creating differences and rift between our armed forces and the people of tribal areas."
The JI Karachi Emir also asked for an immediate stop to the operation.
Talking to mediapersons, Ameenul Haq said, "We have old relations with Jamaat-e-Islami, and we are here to invite them to our rally."
"We hope for Jamaat-e-Islami to also visit our headquarters, it will improve relations," Haq said.
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[DAWN] A meeting of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... with Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan ...Currently the Interior Minister of Pakistain. He is the senior leader of the Pak Moslem League (N) and a close aide to Nawaz Uncle Fester Sharif. He is noted for his vocal anti-American railing in the National Assembly. However (comma) Khan told the U.S. ambassador that he was in fact pro-American but he and the PML-N would have to be critical of US actions in order to remain publicly credible. Khan cited his wife and children's US citizenship as proof, which means he's lying to one side or the other and probably both. He wears a wig, but you probably guessed that. since hair doesn't grow naturally in that shape or texture... is under way in Lahore on Saturday, DawnNews reported.
The meeting, which is being held at the premier's Raiwind residence, was also attended by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif ...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab... .
Speaking to Nisar, the premier alluded to the interior minister's reservations and said that the latter gets easily upset. To this, the minister responded by saying "we are only upset with those close to us".
Sources privy to the details emerging from the meeting said Nisar complained that the prime minister had not taken him into confidence over crucial decisions. Upon this, the premier said that the minister should let go of his grievances and return to work.
The conversation took a lighter tone when both exchanged smiles over the prime minister's reference to his telephone calls that Nisar had apparently not been taking.
During the meeting, the country's political situation as well as matters of mutual interest were discussed.
Shahbaz had brought the interior minister to Lahore today for a meeting with the premier.
PM Nawaz had chaired a meeting of the Pakistain Mohammedan League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership yesterday which was skipped by Nisar over some misunderstandings.
Reports of a rift in the PML-N have been circulating in the media according to which differences have developed between the party leadership and Nisar.
Party sources claimed that besides being unhappy over the government's handling of the case of Pervez Perv Musharraf ... former dictator of Pakistain, who was less dictatorial and corrupt than any Pak civilian government to date ... , the minister was also jittery over non-allocation of funds for the internal security policy in the federal budget.
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Iraq's prime minister removed the chief of the army's ground forces and the head of the federal police from their posts Saturday as part of his promised shakeup in the security forces following their near collapse in the face of a militant blitz last month, an official said.
Military spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki signed the papers to retire Lt. Gen. Ali Ghaidan, commander of the army's ground forces, and Lt. Gen. Mohsen al-Kaabi, the chief of the federal police. Al-Moussawi says both men leave their jobs with their pensions. No replacements have been named.
Iraqi military forces in the city of Mosul and across much of the country's north melted away in the face of the militant offensive spearheaded by the Islamic State extremist group. Shiite militiamen and volunteers have had to fill the void as the regular army struggles to regroup.
Last month, al-Maliki retired three generals who had been deployed in Mosul and ordered legal proceedings against them. He also dismissed a brigadier general and ordered his court martial in absentia. He said he planned to retire off or court martial more senior officers, but gave no details.
Al-Maliki has also vowed to bring the full weight of military law, including the execution of deserters, on anyone who is found out to have fled the battle.
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Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi called on incumbent Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday to give up his bid for a third term in power or risk the dismemberment of Iraq.
“I think it is time for Mr Maliki to leave the scene,” Allawi told Reuters in an interview in Istanbul. “If he stays on, I think there will be significant problems in the country and a lot of troubles. I believe that Iraq would go the route of dismemberment, ultimately, if this happens.
“Definitely there will be more violence, the security situation will deteriorate,” added Allawi, a secular Shiite who took 21 seats in April’s national election with his secular bloc. During his political career Allawi has drawn support heavily from disaffected Sunnis, who have felt excluded from power during Maliki's rule.
Allawi said Iraq needed a road map that prioritized reconciliation and the building of institutions, and that this was more important than the issue of who will be the next prime minister.
“It is not a matter of changing faces. It is a matter of agreeing on a road map, to get Iraq from where it is now to a brighter future. I think this road map should incorporate two important areas.
“One is the issue of reconciliation. The second is starting to lay down the ground to build the institutions of the state,” he added.
The leaders of the various political factions needed to create a government of national unity committed to such a road map, he said.
Allawi, who met Turkish officials during his visit, also called for a meeting of Iraq’s neighbors with the aim of preserving its unity and preventing the conflict spreading to other places. He also criticized the government’s response to the insurgency, saying more stress should be put on intelligence work and political engagement with Iraq’s other communities, and that military activity should focused on “surgical attacks” by special forces.
“The element of using army and aircraft to hit at provinces cannot distinguish between civilian groups and military or terrorist groups; this can be very dangerous and backfire on the political situation,” he said.
Allawi said he believed there was “still hope” for Iraq to survive as a unified state.
“It’s not too late,” he said. “I believe we should reverse the situation, otherwise the country will drift into being dismembered, one way or another.”
For years Allawi has been an outspoken critic of Maliki, whom he has accused of acting like Saddam Hussein in trying to silence opposition.
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Since the Krazed Killers started destroying shrines in Mosul, I fear it is already too late - we are probably a few hours away from a full-blown, sectarian civil war.
A real shame, for regular folks, but perhaps inevitable.
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unfinished business over that Imam Ali thang 1400 years ago
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[Ynet] Former intelligence chief Yadlin: There is Israeli deterrence in Gazoo. Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, could fire hundreds of rockets at Tel Aviv and Beersheba, but it doesn't.
It has become a ritual. Every time tensions rise in the south of Israel and calls for a major IDF operation in the Gazoo Strip arise, Hamas' military wing launches a psychological attack in an attempt to create panic among the Israeli public. The messages are transmitted via a short video in Hebrew (at times, broken Hebrew) and usually include images of rockets front and center. It seems that this tradition is here to stay and a new video clip was released Saturday.
Video can be seen at the link, for those who like such things. Just click ion the headline.
Former Military Intelligence head Maj.-Gen. (res) Amos Yadlin said Saturday morning that "it is not true that there isn't Israeli deterrence in Gazoo. Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, could fire hundreds of rockets at Tel Aviv and Beersheba, but it doesn't. So, the deterrence exists, but it's not absolute. I have no doubt we are facing another round of hostilities against Hamas and we need to make sure it's done under optimal conditions for Israel".
[IsraelTimes] Paleostinians in Hebron living adjacent to the Israeli-controlled part of the city have set up a neighborhood watch fearing reprisal attacks by settlers for the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens on June 12.
According to an Israel Radio report on Saturday, a hotline was also set up to report any suspicious activity by settlers in the divided city.
The two prime suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gil-ad Shaar, are Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, men from Hebron.
The bodies of the three Israeli teens were found last Monday, after an 18-day search, near the Paleostinian town of Halhul, north of the city, in a plot of land recently purchased by the family of one of the suspects, Marwan Kawasme. He along with Amer Abu Aysha are currently being sought by the IDF. A third Hamas man from Hebron, Husam Dofsh, is also being sought.
Also on Saturday, a Paleostinian man was reportedly beaten by settlers near the West Bank town of Nablus.
Paleostinian media reported that Tarek Adili from the town of Osarin was "kidnapped" by settlers, severely beaten and left for dead. He was being treated at hospital in Nablus.
Police were still investigating the murder of Paleostinian teenager Muhammed Abu Kdheir, 16, from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat, whose body was found Wednesday in a Jerusalem forest in what is believed to be a Dire Revenge™ attack for the killing of the three Israeli teenagers who were laid to rest on Tuesday.
[An Nahar] Sunni Mohammedan religious scholar Yusef al-Qaradawi ...crackpot Egyptian Islamist theologian. He is best known for his program Shariah and Life on Al Jazeera, with an estimated audience of 60 million kindred souls worldwide. He is also well-known for IslamOnline, which occasionally advocates things like slavery and thumping the old lady with a rod no thicker than an inch, and has published more than 120 books, including Islam: The Future Civilization. Joe has long had a prominent role within the intellectual leadership of the Moslem Brüderbund. Some of his views have been controversial in the West, though less so among the rubes of the Mysterious East, and he was refused entry to the United Kingdom in 2008. In 2004, 2,500 Muslim academics from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and from the Palestinian territories condemned Qaradawi, and accused him of giving Islam a bad name.... said on Saturday that the declaration of an Islamic caliphate by jihadists fighting the governments in Syria and Iraq violates sharia law.
Last Sunday, the jihadists declared an "Islamic caliphate" in areas they control in Iraq and Syria and ordered Mohammedans worldwide to pledge allegiance to their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Qatar-based Qaradawi, seen as a spiritual guide of the Moslem Brüderbund in his native Egypt, said in a statement that the declaration "is void under sharia."
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...Oh, yeah, that'll stop 'em dead in their tracks.
Mike
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massacre of Shiites - no problem
killing and oppression of infidels - no problem
destruction of shrine - no problem
oppression of non extremist sunni - no problem
challenging my authority - we have a problem
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[AnNahar] Security forces are carrying out raids away from media spotlight in several areas across the country in search for suspects, al-Joumhouria newspaper reported on Saturday.
The newspaper reported that raids are ongoing in an attempt to fortify "preventive" security in Leb and avert any possible threats.
The army has been actively raiding several Lebanese regions in search of runaways involved in the planning and execution of terrorist operations around the country.
Security reports obtained by the Lebanese state showed that terrorist operations will increase in the upcoming period despite the exerted efforts to uproot dormant terrorist cells.
Al-Joumhouria said that security reports obtained by the Lebanese state showed that terrorist operations will increase in the upcoming period despite the exerted efforts to uproot dormant terrorist cells.
The army had raided the Afif al-Tibi street in the Beirut neighborhood of Tariq al-Jedideh two days ago in search of terrorist runaways.
Strict security measures have been enforced recently after obtaining information on a plot to target hospitals and high-ranking security officials.
Leb was once again hit by a series of deadly blasts recently, the latest of which was on June 25 when a Saudi jacket wallahwent kaboom! at the Duroy Hotel when he detonated his explosives during a security raid. His accomplice, also a Saudi citizen, survived the blast and is being questioned.
Troops had also raided the Napoleon Hotel in Beirut's Hamra street after obtaining information on the presence of the members of a cell planning terrorist attacks around Leb. Over one hundred people were detained and questioned, but only a French national was kept in jug.
[Ynet] Lebanese paper Al Akhbar reports Mwafaq Badiyeh was killed by explosive planted on his car by Israeli agents; Syrian opposition says he died in battle against rebels.
Three weeks ago, Mwafaq Badiyeh, Samir Kuntar's "right hand man," was killed when his car went kaboom!. Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar, that is affiliated with Hezbollah and the Assad regime, quoted officials on Saturday who claimed it was "Mossad agents" who assassinated Badiyeh.
Syrian opposition, however, said Badiyeh was killed in battles against rebels.
According to the report, Badiyeh was assassinated on June 17 when his car went kaboom! in the Durin area, while driving on the main road between Quneitra and Damascus.
"Security sources" told the paper that Badiyeh's car's kaboom was caused by an bomb planted on his car by "Mossad agents."
These sources claim the liquidation was a response to rockets fired from Syria to Israel in March, that the Syrian army and Hezbollah were responsible for.
Local sources told Al Akhbar that Badiyeh, of Druze descent, was a part of the military presence in the Quneitra district that was operating against Israeli targets in the Golan.
Syrian opposition websites characterized Badiyeh as the right hand man of Samir Kuntar, the terrorist who murdered four Israelis in a 1979 attack in Nahariya, among them the Haran family. Kuntar was freed from Israeli jail in a deal signed with Hezbollah in 2008 to retrieve the bodies of IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.
The village of Hadar, where Badiyeh was born and resided until his death, is one of the only villages in the Syrian Golan Heights that remains loyal to Bashir al-Assad's regime, apart from Quneitra. Semi-military militias loyal to the Syrian president operate in this area. These militias also have ties with Hezbollah.
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Iraq's prime minister removed the chief of the army's ground forces and the head of the federal police from their posts Saturday as part of his promised shakeup in the security forces following their near collapse in the face of a militant blitz last month, an official said.
