Tajik State National Security Committee (GKNB) last month killed the Afghan leader of a trans-national crime group, media reported October 18, citing the GKNB press office, which released the news one month after it occurred.
The GKNB identified the dead man as Gulom Rabbani waladi Bekmuhammadnazar, born in 1981. GKNB forces killed Rabbani in a shootout in Farkhor District, Khatlon Oblast, Avesta.tj reported the GKNB as saying.
His accomplice was injured and escaped back into Afghanistan, the GKNB added, saying its forces found a Kalashnikov automatic rifle, ammunition, two mobile phones and 12.5kg of drugs at the scene.
Rabbani's crime ring smuggled drugs from Afghanistan for a long time, the GKNB said. Rabbani didn't pay his 'protection?' Or got outbid by a competitor?
[Rooters] An Afghan army special forces commander has defected to an insurgent group allied with the Taliban in a Humvee truck packed with his team's guns and high-tech equipment, officials in the eastern Kunar province said on Sunday.
Monsif Khan, who raided the supplies of his 20-man team in Kunar's capital Asadabad over the Eid al-Adha religious holiday, is the first special forces commander to switch sides, but undoubtedly not the last....
joining the Hezb-e-Islami organisation.
"He sent some of his comrades on leave and paid others to go out sightseeing, and then escaped with up to 30 guns, night-vision goggles, binoculars and a Humvee," said Shuja ul-Mulkh Jalala, the governor of Kunar.
Zubair Sediqi, a spokesman for Hezb-e-Islami, confirmed that Khan had joined the group, saying he had brought 15 guns and high-tech equipment.
The NATO-led coalition is grappling with a rise in "insider attacks" by Afghan soldiers who turn on their allies, undermining trust and efficiency. It has reported four lethal incidents over the past month taking the total number this year to 10, according to a Reuters tally.
Kunar, like all other provinces along the border with Pakistan, is among the more insecure and volatile parts of Afghanistan. Local security forces have started a manhunt for the commander and tribal elders have promised to help as soon as US funding arrives.
"We are trying our best to use elders' influence in that area to bring back all equipment," Jalala said. Has seldom worked previously. Perhaps this time will be different.
A record number of insider attacks - accounting for about one in every five coalition combat deaths - last year prompted the coalition to briefly suspend all joint activities and take steps to curb interaction between foreign and Afghan troops.
That has cut down the number of incidents, but some soldiers say the measures have further eroded the trust painstakingly nurtured between the allies over more than 12 years of war. Ask nearly any US soldier if he trusts the ANSF and the answer will be a resounding no.
All entrants to the Afghan National Security Force have to pass an eight step vetting process, which includes providing identification cards, letters of recommendation by village or district elders and undergoing tests.
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20 man team? Don't know how Afghan forces are organized but that would make this "commander" a senior NCO (or a 2ndLT at most) in most Western armies.
[An Nahar] An international anti-piracy force said Sunday it had captured nine Somali pirates suspected of two recent attacks in the Indian Ocean.
The Combined Maritime Forces -- naval patrols from 29 countries tasked with policing some of the world's most important shipping lanes -- said the pirates were picked up by Australian warship, HMAS Melbourne, some 500 nautical miles from the Somali coast.
After the suspects were jugged Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! , the boarding team destroyed two of their boats and associated equipment.
The anti-piracy force had been searching for the pirates since an attack and gunfire exchange with the supertanker Island Splendor last week. Three days later, the same group of pirates was suspected of attacking a Spanish fishing vessel.
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[An Nahar] Two Christian holy mans on Kenya's coast were killed in separate attacks over the weekend, witnesses said Sunday, two weeks after the killing of a Mohammedan preacher sparked deadly riots in port city Mombasa.
Charles Matole, a leader of Mombasa's Vikwatani Redeemed Gospel Church, was found dead in the church Sunday morning, sitting on a chair with a Bible on his lap -- apparently preparing his Sunday morning service.
"We found him with blood oozing from the head," said choir member Morris Ali, adding that no property had been taken from the curch.
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[VOA News] Egyptian security forces fired bird shot and teargas to prevent supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi ...the former president of Egypt. A proponent of the One Man, One Vote, One Time principle, Morsi won election after the deposal of Hosni Mubarak and jumped to the conclusion it was his turn to be dictator... from marching on Sunday to the site of a protest camp that was destroyed two months ago, a Rooters witness said.
The crowd of about 100 people were students from Al-Azhar University, the historic seat of Sunni Musselmen learning. They threw rocks at riot cop shoppeed outside the gates of the university, and police threw the stones back.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] At least three people were killed and nine maimed in Egypt's capital when gunniesshot up a Coptic Christian wedding ceremony on Sunday evening, according to Egypt's interior ministry. Nobody's called for Dire Revenge® for the Blood of Christians yet. Still.
Witnesses said that unidentified gunnies were riding a cycle of violence as they opened fire on a group of people as they exited a church located in Cairo's Al-Warak neighborhood.
It was not immediately clear if all casualties were Christians.
An eight-year-old girl, a woman and a man were killed in the attack, the health ministry said.
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The death toll from a shooting attack targeting a wedding party at a Cairo Coptic Church has reached four, an Egyptian health ministry official told AFP on Monday.
Ahmed al-Ansari, the head of ambulance services, said four people were killed and 17 others were wounded in the late Sunday attack, updating an earlier toll. Officials said an eight-year-old girl was among those killed.
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Around 200 Egyptian truck drivers held by an armed Libyan group have been freed, reported an Al Arabiya correspondent on Sunday.
Egypt's foreign ministry said on Sunday that the drivers are now on their way back to Egypt. Their trucks had not been confiscated.
Earlier this week, fighters had stopped more than 70 vehicles in Libya's northern city of Ajdabiya.
Libyan security officials said that the gang had demanded the release of their relatives tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! in Egypt on accusations of arms smuggling.
Since the overthrow and subsequent death of Libyan leader Muammar Qadaffy ...Custodian of Wheelus AFB for 42 long years until he was ejected from the gene pool by his indignant citizens... in 2011, the number of armed militias has increased dramatically in the country, while Egypt has been inundated with Libyan weapons.
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[Al Ahram] One of the suspects accused of killing Shia leader Hassan Shehata and three other members of the Shia community was locked away Please don't kill me! on Sunday reported Ahram's Arabic website.
Last June, an angry mob led by Salafist sheikhs torched and attacked Shia residences in the small village of Zawyat Abu Musalam in Giza governorate, killing four citizens, including a prominent Shia figure.
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[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... gunnies dressed in military uniform on Sunday killed 19 people near the Nigerian border with Cameroon in the restive northeast where the Islamists have carried out deadly attacks, residents and a survivor said.
The cycle of violence-riding gunnies armed with Kalashnikovs blocked the highway near the town of Logumani, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the border, shooting and hacking to death 19 motorists and burning three trucks, they said.
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[An Nahar] British police on Sunday charged two men with terror offences after they were placed in durance vile I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! during a dramatic counter-terrorism operation in London last week.
A 25-year-old man is accused of preparing acts of terrorism while he and another 25-year-old man are suspected of gathering information which could be used in a terror act, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
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#1
Wait just a freakin' minute here.
Armed police--extremely rare for the Brits--shot out the tires of a car containing two guys who were released without charge.
WTF?
Is this just the way the Brits operate when they have some Bad Guys? Or did they get their intel so wrong the shooters felt justified in blasting away to stop the escape?
In this country, they'd shoot the driver and passenger and then visit the guy's home and shoot the dog. But this is the UK.
What does sovereign immunity mean when you have an actual Sovereign?
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Oh, yeah. How many bystanders did they hit?
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Like British cuisine, this could be the UK's version of a 'crossfire'. ( the food sux too)
[Pak Daily Times] Law enforcers claimed to have held around 152 suspects including alleged hit mans belonging to political parties and Lyari ...one of the eighteen constituent towns of the city of Karachi. It is the smallest town by area in the city but also the most densely populated. Lyari has few schools, substandard hospitals, a poor water system, limited infrastructure, and broken roads. It is a stronghold of ruling Pakistan Peoples Party. Ubiquitous gang activity and a thriving narcotics industry make Lyari one of the most disturbed places in Karachi, which is really saying a lot.... gangsters during separate targeted raids across the city on Sunday.
In the first episode, Rangers claimed to have tossed in the clink Please don't kill me! around nine hardened criminals during various targeted raids in different parts of the metropolis, including Quaidabad, Green Town, Nazimabad, Nishter Road, New 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... , Orangi Town, Shah Faisal Colony, Abidabad in Baldia, Gulberg, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Manzur Colony areas. Officials also tossed in the slammer Youse'll never take me alive coppers!... [BANG!]... Ow!... I quit! suspects during snap checking at Lucky Star and Board Office Chowrangi. The officials recovered weapons from the possession of suspects.
Elsewhere, two political workers were apprehended during a targeted raid conducted by Rangers in Abul Hassan Isphani locality. According to Rangers sources, the raid was conducted on a tip-off. Officials also recovered weapons from the suspects' possession. The law-enforcing agency did not disclose the identity of the detainees, or their political affiliation. The arrested persons have been shifted to some holy man's guesthouse an undisclosed location for further questioning.
Likewise, a notorious hit man, affiliated with Lyari gang war, was arrested during a targeted raid conducted by Rangers on Nishter Road. The accused was identified as Mansoor Baloch alias Bublee. According to Rangers' spokesperson, the accused was affiliated with the outlawed People's Aman Committee and was wanted by the law enforcement agencies in a number of criminal cases, including murder. Spokesperson also claimed to have recovered weapons including .22 rifle, 7mm rifle, 9mm pistol, mixed ammunition and narcotics from his possession.
Separately, Karachi police claimed to have nabbed 73 alleged criminals including 42 absconders, 11 under arms ordinance, five under narcotics ordinance, 10 robbers and two murderers. According to Sindh police spokesperson, 18 weapons and narcotics were also recovered during the police actions for the prevention of crime.
Similarly, district east police apprehended 16 alleged criminals including two absconders during targeted raids and snap checking and also claimed to have recovered nine pistols, four cell phones and two cycle of violences.
As many as 48 alleged criminals, including 36 absconders were taken into custody by district west police. Police also claimed to have recovered weapons, including one repeater, six pistols, one dagger, four cycle of violences and narcotics from the possession of suspects.
Meanwhile, ...back at the laboratory the smoke and fumes had dispersed, to reveal an ominous sight... police arrested an alleged suspect Bakhtiar during an exchange of fire in Sultanabad area, however his three accomplices managed to escape under the cover of firing. Police officials said that the accused was wanted for attacking and injuring a police constable, Shafiq.
In another operation, two alleged criminals wanted by Karachi police in various cases of crime and terrorism were arrested from Swat. The accused persons were identified as Nawab and Ikram. According to police officials, the suspects were involved in various criminal cases in Karachi, including murders, attacks on law enforcement agencies and terrorism. The suspects hail from Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... and Mardan.
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[Al Ahram] Gunmen in a car rubbed out four coppers at a checkpoint in a restive northwestern Pak city on Sunday, officials said.
The shooting took place in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. , capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... province, where Talibs are active.
"At least four coppers embraced martyrdom after unknown gunnies in a car fired at them when asked to stop for checking," senior police official Mohammad Ismail told AFP.
Nobody immediately grabbed credit, but Talibs, who have been waging a bloody insurgency against the state, routinely target police and security forces.
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[Xinhua] At least 39 people were killed and 51 others maimed in three bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital of Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... on Sunday, police said.
A jacket wallah detonated his vest of explosives in a popular cafe in the Amil area in southwestern Storied Baghdad, killing at least 37 people and wounding 42 others, a police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
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Islam is the Religion of Peace and we mustn't Profile.
Hummahumma. But I look at the brightside of all this. All the dead'uns were ..( wait for it ) ...Moslems.
[Ynet] An IDF force opened fire toward a Paleostinian suspected of attempting to sabotage the fence surrounding the Negev community of Meitar.
According to the IDF, the Paleostinian sustained light injuries and was taken for medical treatment in the Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba.
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Hopefully, like the Seawolf class subs did for the Virginia class subs, this "class of three" will make a good tested for a more economical follow-on destroyer design...
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Testbed. I'm going to turn autocorrect off now...
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Damn things are frigates. Would you like to super size that Admiral?
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said it's been a challenging project with a new hull design, composite materials and new technology.
Cant say "Titanic", can you, hope it survives?
I recall the Titanic had a new "Hull design and Composite materials", (Brittle steel Hull) on it.
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The part that struck me about survivability was the reduced crew size. Automation is cool, and there are a lot of payoffs. But from my pitiful knowledge of WWII, it seems the thing that saved a lot of USN ships was heroic damage control efforts by live humans.
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It's a battle cruiser of the classic Jackie Fisher doctrine.
Crap it's over 100 feet longer than the last destroyer built?
It is a huge technology beast, the training programs are completely screwed up and they are penny rich and pound foolish on the training facilities.
If I was an Admiral, I'd retire so I wouldn't be around when this thing is sunk. Some nutjob with a silkworm would love to put that on their website.
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Needs to be big. Navy of the future is transitioning from guns and missiles to electromagnetic weapons. Ships that carry those are going to require ginormous electrical generation, and you can't fit a big power plant into a small hull.
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Actually you can.... but it's expensive as all get out. What I want to see is a carrier turn into the wind with it's own 20 1.38 megawatt wind-turbines, this would be win, win, win, green, green, green, and hilarious. Where? Just sponson 'em out a bit more, no big deal.
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Got to work on some of the parts at previous job. Specs were atrocious to comply with and agree w/ earlier; automation can't rig a patch or shore up a bulkhead. But with composites there won't be a lot of bulkhead to shore up. A convertible warship
Interesting tech details, including the fact that the first commanding officer will be Captain James Kirk. Hey, I wonder if you can fight the ship via Emacs?
Hattip Weasel Zippers
[IHS Janes] Free Syrian Army (FSA) units are receiving intensive training from US Marine Corps personnel in Saudi Arabia, a senior FSA source has told IHS Jane's.
The source said the United States and the KSA have agreed to train around 1,500 insurgents. The programme began a few months ago and most of the personnel will be trained by the end of 2013.
The courses last for 100 days and include fighting in built up areas (FIBUA). The most recent intake that arrived from Jordan on 13 October consists of around 40% from insurgent groups operating inside Syria, with the rest recruited from refugees in neighbouring countries.
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Any bets on how long before these trainees kill their first American?
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I tried to post this Jane's article on my facebook page and now Facebook refuses to post any comments I make anywhere... Must touch some raw nerves with the admin.
[VOA News] A truck bomb kaboom in Syria's fourth largest city of Hama killed more than 30 people Sunday, as the special envoy of the United Nations ...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks... and Arab League ...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing... held talks in Cairo on fixing a date for a long-delayed peace conference.
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I've been waiting for years, in vain, for Paleosimians to start blowing each other up.
[An Nahar] Gunfire exchange took place in the northern city of Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... on Sunday evening amid heavy military deployment in the area, the state-run National News Agency reported.
"Gunfire was heard in the Tripoli neighborhoods of Bab al-Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen," the NNA elaborated, pointing out that gunnies were present in the region.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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[VOA News] Egyptian security forces fired bird shot and teargas to prevent supporters of deposed Islamist President 
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] At least three people were killed and nine 
[Pak Daily Times] Law enforcers claimed to have held around 152 suspects including alleged 
[Xinhua] At least 39 people were killed and 51 others 
