Ash-Shabaab guerrillas but by cities in southern Somalia

The Somali resistance groups, Al-Shabaab while doing exercises. (REUTERS)

Mogadishu (Reuters)-Somalia's militant Group, Al-Shabaab seizes Hudur, a small town in southern Somalia, following the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces and Somalia stationed in the area, said local residents.

Some reports from the area indicate petempur Ash-Shabaab arrived at Hundur just hours after Somali Government and Ethiopian troops leave and there was no fighting in the capture of important small town.

Hudur, the provincial capital of Bakool Region, has been under the control of Somali and Ethiopian Government troops over the past two years later, after Ethiopian troops crossed the Somali border to hunt down guerrillas in the town of petempur.

"Petempur Hudur in the hands of Al-Shabaab. Government and Ethiopian troops went last night (Saturday) and Ash-Shabaab came early in the morning, "said a resident of Hudur, which nobody wants to mention illegally, to Xinhua.

According to reports from Somalia's Bakool, and Ethiopian Government troops regrouped on the outskirts of the small town of Hudur and it remains calm despite the tense atmosphere. Residents have begun to flee their homes fearing fighting will take place between the parties.

It was the first important little town which is controlled by Al-Shabaab since they terdepak of most cities and towns in Central and southern Somalia, including the country's capital, Mogadishu, and the strategic port town Kismayo.

Ethiopian troops crossed the border and entered Somalia in 2011 to give support to the Somali Government forces and African Union peacekeeping in the country of the Horn of Africa.

Translator: Chaidar Abdullah

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SITE: guerrillas say Belmokhtar is still alive

Pejihad Mokhtar Belmokhtar veterans speak in images taken from a video piece by Sahara Media, Monday (21/1). Belmokhtar claims responsibility on behalf of al Qaeda to the standoff in Algeria, and his Mulathameen Brigade warned that they would launch attacks against foreign interests further unless the fighting stopped in Mali, said Mauritania's Sahara News Media site. (REUTERS/Sahara Media via Reuters TV)

alive and well and was leading the fighting themselves. "

Dubai (Reuters)-the Commander of Al-Qaida in Algeria Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who was reported killed by the Chadian army, still alive, said one contributor reports monitoring service that tracks militant online forums on Sunday.

An unidentified participant in the discussions said guerrillas in one site posted in several forums, that Belmoktar is still "alive and well and was leading his own battle", said a monitoring service SITE based in the u.s., reports Reuters.

That message says, Belmokhtar, the mastermind behind the alleged hostage in one of the Algerian gas plant in January, will soon issue a confirmation message that news, said the report SITE.

The death of Belmokhtar, nicknamed ' uncatchable ' (cannot be captured), has been reported several times in the past.

On Saturday, Chad says its forces have killed him in equal parts of Mali that they admit has killed Adelhamid Abou Zeid, a senior commander of Al Qaeda in the Sahara, a few days earlier.

The murder of Belmokhtar and Abou Zeid, if confirmed, would wipe out the Al Qaida leader in Mali and raised questions over the fate of the seven hostages held by France which is expected to group in this country.

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has promised to retaliate against France's attack fighters in Mali, which said that the Paris attack was launched to prevent the former colonies became a springboard for Al Qaida attack.

Online participants did not show how he studied the status of the Belmoktar, said the report SITE.

Ahrar party Press, the independent Arab media organisations, also reported that one source in the Group Belmoktar discredits the death of Al Qaida figures, according to SITE. (AK)

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Turkey Kurdish guerrillas attack jets in Iraq

Diyarbakir, Turkey (Reuters)-Turkey sent several fighter jets across its borders with Iraq to attack the guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers ' Party (PKK), said a local military sources Thursday.

The Jets bombarded targets in the mountainous 12 Candlesticks in the autonomous community of Kurdistan, Iraq, on Wednesday, the source said told AFP without a description of the victim.

Office of the pro-Kurdish Firat News confirmed the incident, saying the attack aimed at the two villages and destroyed many farms and orchards.

The attack was carried out when peace negotiations began between Ankara and the PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life in prison.

Turkey is hoping that negotiations will produce a cease-fire and an end to the Kurdish rebellion that has lasted almost three decades in the southeastern region of the country.

Last month, Turkey's army declared, they killed 14 guerrillas in the town of Hakkari, southeastern Turkey, when they were preparing to attack a border post. A soldier also died in Turkey clash that ensues.

Ankara declared, using the guerrillas hiding in northern Iraq to infiltrate Turkey and do second-half attacks-fled to the security forces.

Turkey Intelligence Agency began talks with PKK leaders again imprisoned, Abdullah Ocalan, late last year, with the main purpose of disarming rebels who use bases in Iraq as a place to launch attacks against security forces in the southeastern region of Turkey.

The justice and Development Party (AKP) which ruled stronghold of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turkey to end the Kurdish conflict, which has lasted almost three dasarwarsa.

The fugitive Ocalan was arrested in Kenya on February 15, 1999 in a secret operation Turkey after he was exiled from Syria, where he was based for a decade to organize much of the PKK.

The initial verdict against Ocalan death sentence converted to life imprisonment sentence on a prison island off the coast of Istanbul since 2002.

Each year the Kurdish demonstrators clashed with police to protest Turkey's arrest of their leader.

Turkey, the EU and the u.s. considers the Kurdistan Workers ' Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization.

Turkey's military launched air attacks and ground operations are limited to the northern Iraq since August 2011 following the wave of attacks, the PKK guerrillas after the traffic-jammed a ceasefire before.

The PKK launched attacks from their hiding places in the remote mountains of Iraq as part of their war to gain greater rights and autonomy for the Kurdish population.

More than 40,000 people have died since the PKK took up arms in 1984.

(M014)

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66 guerrillas killed in a clash in Sudan

Khartoum (Reuters)-as many as 70 guerrillas were killed and more than 70 people injured in armed clashes between the Sudanese military and the insurgent Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the State of/Sektor North of the Blue Nile, the official Sudan News Agency, SUNA.

"The Sudanese armed forces has claimed many casualties on the rebel side, 66 were killed and 70 injured, issued from the Bong Region in southern Sudan to be treated," said As-Sawarmy Khalid Saad, spokesman for the Sudanese Army.

According to the Xinhua report, the armed services have been delivered in the West area of Mafo-Blue Nile State power, and drive away the remaining guerrillas.

He also said most guerrillas retreated toward Wadaka and Aroura and little military servicemen were killed while several soldiers anymore injuries.

Blue Nile State has been facing a clash between soldiers of the military of Sudan and the SPLM/a sector North of the guerrillas who rebelled against the Government after the secession of southern Sudan.

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Russia killed six guerrillas of the muslim North Caucasus

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Moskow (ANTARA News) - Rusia mengatakan pasukan keamanan telah menewaskan enam gerilyawan pada Selasa dalam serangan di satu hutan persembunyian dan baku tembak di sebuah rumah di Kaukasus Utara, wilayah utama Muslim di mana Kremlin memerangi gerilyawan.

Lebih dari satu dekade setelah Moskow menegaskan kembali kontrol federal atas Chechnya menyusul dua perang separatis, masih berjuang untuk mengatasi kekerasan oleh gerilyawan yang berusaha untuk mendirikan negara Islam di selatan Rusia.

Komite Anti-terorisme Rusia (NAK) mengatakan lima gerilyawan, termasuk pemimpin pejuang yang dicari, tewas di satu hutan di perbatasan Kabupaten Derbent dan Tabasaran, Dagestan, yang saat ini jadi fokus kekerasan pemberontak.

Dikatakan, salah satu pemimpin gerilyawan melakukan serangkaian pembunuhan tahun lalu, termasuk penembakan dua pejabat desa dan direktur satu sekolah menengah setempat.

NAK mengatakan, gerilyawan lain tewas dalam serangan di satu rumah di desa Galashky, provinsi terdekat Ingushetia, setelah seseorang dari dalam melepaskan tembakan terhadap pasukan keamanan, kata NAK.

Satu sabuk bunuh diri, sebuah roket peluncur granat dan beberapa granat disita dalam penggerebekan itu, dan para pakar membawa dua bom rakitan untuk diamankan, katanya.

Serangan-serangan bom terhadap pos pemeriksaan polisi dan penembakan dengan sasaran para pejabat merupakan kejadian sehari-hari di Dagestan.

Resiko keamanan di wilayah tersebut berada dalam sorotan menjelang Olimpiade Musim Dingin 2014, yang Rusia akan menjadi tuan rumah di resor Laut Hitam Sochi, di ujung barat pegunungan Kaukasus. (AK)

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The Prosecutor of the ICC issued restraining order for the Mali leader guerrillas

Illustration-Touareg Guerrillas. (allafrica.com)

... The MNLA leader Bilal Ag Acherif, founder Iyad Ag Ghaly Ansar Dine, MUJAO leader Ould Cherif Attaher, who is also known as Cherif Tahar Ould and Alghabasse Ag Intalla.

Bamako (Reuters)-the Prosecutor of Mali on Friday said they had issued an international arrest warrant for the guerrilla group leaders who seized the northern part of the country and is now a target of military intervention led by France.

"The alleged Crimes to them, among others, terrorism, war crimes, penghasutan, crimes against State security and territorial integrity through war, the use of weapons illegally, looting and destruction of society, crime, race religion and international drug trafficking," they said in a statement read on government television.

The warrants target the National Liberation Movement of Azawad (MNLA), a group of Mali's plunging into chaos in January 2012 when launched a rebellion to establish an independent State for the Tuareg, the people of North Africa, which were traditionally nomads and have long complained of being marginalized by the
South. So reported the AFP-Afp, monitored here on Saturday.

They also target Al Qaeda groups in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the movement for unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and Ansar (defender of the faith) Dine, who hijacked the guerrillas to seize control of the MNLA North before arriving troops led France.

The list includes the MNLA leader Bilal Ag Acherif, founder Iyad Ag Ghaly Ansar Dine, MUJAO leader Ould Cherif Attaher, who is also known as Cherif Tahar Ould and Alghabasse Ag Intalla, a descendant of a prominent Tuareg family recently broke up with Ansar Dine to form the splinter group the Islamic movement of Azawad (MIA).

(H-AK)

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