59% of terror attacks in 2017 in 5 Asian countries; Muslims are biggest victims: US report

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September 20, 2018

Washington, Sept 20: Almost 59% of all terrorist attacks in 2017 took place in five Asian countries, including Pakistan and India, a US report said Thursday.

The other three countries include Afghanistan, Iraq and the Philippines. Like every year, Muslim dominant countries were the biggest victims of the terror attacks in 2017 too.

The total number of terrorist attacks worldwide last year decreased by 23 per cent. Similarly, the total deaths due to terrorist violence decreased by 27 per cent, according to the report.

The decline in terrorist violence was largely due to dramatically fewer attacks and deaths in Iraq, Nathan Sales, State Department coordinator of counterterrorism, said during a conference call with reporters Thursday.

"Although terrorist attacks took place in 100 countries in 2017, they were concentrated geographically. Fifty-nine percent of all attacks took place in five countries. Those are Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Pakistan, and the Philippines. Similarly, 70 per cent of all deaths due to terrorist attacks took place in five countries, and those are Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, and Syria," he said.

The annual State Department Country Report on Terrorism, he said, notes a number of major strides that the United States and its allies made to defeat and degrade terrorist organisations in 2017.

"We worked with allies and partners around the world to expand information sharing, improve aviation security, enhance law enforcement and rule of law capacities, and to counter terrorist radicalisation with a focus on preventing recruitment and recidivism," Sales said.

However, despite these many successes, the terrorist landscape grew more complex in 2017, he said. "ISIS, al-Qaida, and their affiliates have proven to be resilient, determined, and adaptable," Sales added.

He said foreign terrorist fighters were heading home from the war zones in Iraq and Syria or travelling to third countries to join ISIS branches there.

"We also are experiencing an increase in attacks by homegrown terrorists – that is, people who have been inspired by ISIS but have never set foot in Syria or Iraq. We've seen ISIS-directed or ISIS-inspired attacks outside the war zone on soft targets and in public spaces like hotels, tourist resorts, and cultural sites," Sales said.

"We've seen this trend in places as far as Bamako, Barcelona, Berlin, London, Marawi, New York City, Ouagadougou, and many others," added the top counter terrorism official from the State Department.

Iran, he alleged, remains the world's leading "state sponsor of terrorism" and is responsible for intensifying multiple conflicts and undermining US interests in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Bahrain, Afghanistan and Lebanon. Sales said Tehran uses a number of proxies and other instruments such as Lebanese Hizbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp's Quds Force.

The threats posed by Iran's support for terrorism are not confined to the Middle East; they are truly global, he asserted.

"We have seen Iran's and its proxies' terrorist-related activities across the globe. There are active fundraising networks in places as far afield as Africa, in South America. We've seen weapons caches planted around the world," he said.

Al-Qaida, he said, was a determined and patient adversary.

It has largely remained out of the headlines in recent years as it has been content to let ISIS bear the brunt of the international response, but one shouldn't confuse that period of relative quiet with al-Qaida's abandonment of its capabilities or intentions to strike the US and its allies, Sales said.

"That is why we are continuing to keep the pressure on al-Qaida, its affiliates, and its individuals. The report details a number of efforts that we've taken to designate – and I mentioned in my opening remarks – efforts that we have taken to designate al-Qaida affiliates in Syria, in Mali, as well as individuals who are associated with the group," he said.

"So, although ISIS has gotten the headlines, we remain focused and determined to confront al-Qaida wherever we find it," Sales added.

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Rashid
 - 
Thursday, 20 Sep 2018

As per reports it is stated that ISIS and Al qaeda are global terrorist org..it is also reported that their main intention is create islamic state.. we don't know actual hidden agenda of these organizations , and which power is behind them....even though Islamic faith never focused only to create Islamic state. but islam focused to spread true faith 'there is only one creator , worship Him only and do not worship any of His creation'..

 

  I even don't know by the actions of these outfits , what muslim community gain... they created anarchy in muslim majority states like syria, iraq.libya.. etc , even trying destabilize other countries KSA, egypt yeman etc. where muslims are minorities , whole of the community is blamed for their actions , even state views whole of the community as suspects.. even hesitate to accept poor migrated people also...

 

Do Islamic state is part of islamic faith ? No. it is only part of worldly affair... If Allah wills it provides.. If provided it is the duty of ruler to spread peace and distribute national resource equally to all the residents.. If not provided obey other ruler on worldly affairs , even if he is disbeliever and be obedient to creator...

Dear naresh i appricate your word TRUE MUSLIM WORK FOR PEACE, but there is one important question will araise? who create terrorist  and why they do and why does they dont hav any innocent life like us ? why.

 

asnwer is simple, if i drop bomb sitting inside my house using drone plane and kill your all family what you will do!!! simple you will find out whos drone it is and try to kill that Country people who made your life mesirable...thats what going on in middle east....these american bast@rd who whant to rule all world and only poor peole will become terror..."if you love me i will love you, if you kill me i wil try my best to kill you" MUSLIM are courages people they will die fighting instead of  living like maron in this world 

Naresh
 - 
Thursday, 20 Sep 2018

In contradiction, most of the killers are so called muslims. (They are truly following or not, they identify as muslims. like rss claim themselves are true hindus) 

 

Apart from all these, there are true muslims who works for peace

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May 2,2020

Newsroom, May 2: The Delhi Police’s move to book Delhi Minorities Commission chairman Zafarul Islam Khan under sedition charges over his social media statement condemning Hindutva bigots has raised many eyebrows. 

A pubic statement has been issued in solidarity with Zafarul Islam Khan by a group of NGOs and citizens which condemned the media trial targeting Khan.

The statement demanded legal action against those who are distorting Khan's Facebook post and spreading false propaganda against him.

Delhi Police Special Cell registered the FIR against Khan on the complaint of a Vasant Kunj resident. The complaint came to the Lodhi Colony office of the special cell, after the assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Safdarjung Enclave forwarded it.

The investigation has been handed over to special cell inspector Praveen Kumar.

According to the FIR, Khan has been booked under several sections of the Indian Penal Code -- 124 A (sedition) and 153 A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc,).

Khan on April 28 had posted controversial comments on his Facebook page. "Mind you, bigots, Indian Muslims have opted until now not to complain to the Arab and Muslim world about your hate campaigns and lynchings and riots. The day they are pushed to do that, bigots will face an avalanche," Khan had written on Facebook.

However, the Delhi Minorities Commission's chief on Friday had apologised for his controversial remark and had said that he never tried to tarnish the image of India. He also removed the controversial post from the social media and issued a prolonged clarification.

 

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JMJ
 - 
Monday, 4 May 2020

Thank god... Our law and order works..... Unforturnately not all the time and most of the time work selectively

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June 20,2020

Bengaluru,  Jun 19: Following the coronavirus outbreak, Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport has introduced ultraviolet treatment while scanning outbound baggage apart from other measures to enhance passenger and staff safety.

"Two custom-designed UV tunnels have been created to disinfect trolleys after every use. Two custom-designed UV tunnels have been created to disinfect trolleys after every use. These Tunnels are located at a cordoned-off area of the Terminal," according to a statement by the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL).

The airport plans to use an ultra-low volume (ULV) spray treatment for check-in bags: all outbound passenger baggage is sanitised before dispatch to the aircraft

Authorities also plan to minimise use of additional trays for footwear by introducing specially designed trays; the trays that are in use are UV treated and sanitised manually after every use.

Officials are currently in the process of implementing silver nano-coating for frequently used touchpoints for self disinfection like check-in counters, Immigration counters, ATRS trays, etc. Currently, sanitisation of high-traffic areas and frequently touched surfaces continues to be done every thirty minutes manually without disrupting the flow of passengers.

All high-traffic areas are sanitised once every three hours by using ULV machines - eight times in 24 hours.

Washrooms across the Airport premises are sanitised on a regular basis with dedicated manpower, irrespective of the frequency of use. 456 units of tabletop hand sanitiser and 107 units of sensor-based hand sanitisers have been placed across the Terminal.

120 biowaste bins located across the Airport campus enable passengers and staff to dispose of their masks, gloves and other PPE conveniently and safely. This bio-waste is managed by a dedicated team and handed over to a Pollution Control Board-approved vendor and taken away for incineration.

The Airport said that the passenger feedback for the contactless process has been positive. "The objective of the process is to minimise physical contact and enhance passenger throughput," it said.

These sanitisation measures come in light of the highly infectious COVID-19 pandemic which spreads through person-to-person contact. Small droplets from the nose or mouth can spread the virus when they land on objects and surfaces around the person.

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February 14,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 14: Police have submitted over 50 videos in a pen drive to Udupi Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesha as evidence to violent protests that led to police firing on December 19 in which Jaleel and Nausheen died.

ACP and police nodal officer Belliyappa submitted a pen drive consisting over 50 video clips including CCTV footage. 

The police earlier had submitted 20 digital video recorder (DVR) before the court and an acknowledgement of the same was produced before the Magistrate.

Hearing on video evidence will be held at High Court on February 24.

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