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Iraq Linda [email protected] calls from human rights groups for a moratorium on executions in Iraq, the Ministry of

Justice announced the executions of ten convicted terrorists on 11 November, according to

CNN. Since November 2011, more than 120 people have been executed in Iraq. Earlier in

2012, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay stated that she was shocked at the

reports of mass executions in Iraq. In other justice news, a senior Iraqi official told the US gov-

ernment that Iraq no longer has a legal basis to hold aLebanese Hezbollahmember who stands

accused of killing US troops in Iraq, according to the New York Times (NYT). US military offi

cials have accused the Hezbollah member, Ali Musa Daqduq, of working with the Iranian par

amilitary Quds force to train Shiite militias in Iraq during the Iraqi war. Reuters reports tha

former governorSinan al Shibibi of the Iraqi Central Bank denies parliaments allegations of

corruption and accused the government of fabricating charges in an effort to take control of theautonomous banks foreign reserves. Shibibi fled Iraq to Geneva after loca l authorities issued

arrest warrants for the bank head. On 10 November, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki announced

he had decided to review arecently signedUSD 4.2 billion arms deal with Russia citing possi-

ble corruption in the contract terms, according to United Press International (UPI). Maliki in

dicated that if corruption was found in the contract, it would be renegotiated.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Yukiya Amano met with

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki on 11 November to commend the October ratification of the Addi-

tional Protocol which strengthens and extends safeguards againstnuclear proliferationfirst out

lined in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, according to UPI.
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A car bomb, detonated near an Iraqi military base in Taji, killed 33 people and wounded 56 others, according to Associated Press

(AP). Officials report that the attacker blew up the vehicle during a base shift-change which resulted in the high number of causalities.

Threecar bombsdetonated on 08 November killing four people and injuring sixteen others, reportsRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

(RFE/RL).Two bombs were detonated in the Shiite town of Mahmudiya south of Baghdad while the third car bomb exploded in the

southern city of Hillah. On 08 November, Turkish helicopters attackedKurdish PKK militantsalong the Turkish-Iraqi border killing

thirteen, reports Reuters. The attack was launched after a Turkish drone identified a group of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) mili-

tants in Turkeys southeastern province of Hakkari, bordering Iraq and Iran. After two additional days of a ttacks on the PKK strong

holds, Ankara announced it had killed a total of 42 militants while oneTurkish soldierwas killed in the military operation, according

toReuters. Inspired by the Free Syrian Army, a shadowy Sunni opposition group focused on overthrowing the Shiite -dominated Mal

iki government in Iraq has taken shape and call themselves theFree Iraqi Army, reports Daily Star. Analysts suggest that the group

has forged ties with al Qaeda elements still operating in the Sunni heartland of Anbar province Iraq. Some suggest that the group is

composed of former officers of the Sahwa (Awakening) Councils who claim to have been marginalised by the Maliki government.

Gulf Keystone Petroleum, a UK energy company, hasconfirmed the discoveryof oil in the Sheikh Adi-2 block in Kurdistan Iraq, re-

ports UPI. Preliminary tests of the well yielded a flow rate of 4,235 barrels of heavy crude per day. On 09 November, BBCreported

that the Iraqi government has told the Russian energy company Gazprom to cancel their energy contractswritten directly with the

Kurdish government or face losing a lucrative Badra oilfield contract. The government in Baghdad views the autonomous region of

Kurdistan signing oil and gas deals with foreign companies as illegal and contrary to the countrys constitution. Earlier in the week,

Baghdad signed an oil exploration deal withLukoil and Japans Inpexin two southern provinces of Muthana and Dhi Qar as Western

oil companies continue to withdraw from deals in southern Iraq while opting to work with officials in Kurdistan, reports UPI.

At the al Qaim border crossing in Anbar province, a third campis now under construction to house the continued flow of refugees

fleeing violence from the Syrian conflict, reports the Daily Star. The camps in al Qaim are currently stretched beyond capacity and as

a result, the Iraqi government has closed the Anbar province border crossing until the completion of another camp. Meanwhile, hun-dreds of families and young men are huddled on the Syrian side, awaiting their turn to enter Iraq.

Mali Angelia Sanders [email protected]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed to deploy3,300 soldiersto retake northern Mali from Islamis

extremists and dismantle terrorist and transnational criminal networks; pending the approval of a plan developed by experts from

Africa, the UN and Europe is approved by the UN Security Council, reports BBC. Malian sources toldReuters that the plan covers a

six-monthperiod, with a preparatory phase for training and the establishment of bases in southern Mali, followed by combat opera-

tions in the North. The Malian army will be responsible for ground fighting while international forces would be responsible for

providingair strikes, logistical and intelligence support, and soldiers and police to secure areas captured by the Malian army, accord-

ing toReuters. The internationalforcewill comprise 600 to 700 soldiers from Nigeria and approximately 500 from Niger, with addi-

tional forces provided by the other 13 countries in the 15-country ECOWAS bloc, reports the Associated Press (AP). Air power is

expected to be provided by either France or the United States. International soldiers are standing by to deploy as soon as the UN Secu

rity Council approves the military plan. The Security Council is expected to meet later in November to review the proposal; however,

some security analysts and diplomats believe that once the plan is approved it may still take months to implement.

ECOWAS has agreed to the latest intervention plan but said it still hoped toavoid conflictthrough mediation. Foreign powers are di

vided on the methods and pace of effective intervention. According to Reuters, countries such as France want a swift war while neigh-

bouring Algeria, which has regionally superior military, counter-terrorism and intelligence capabilities, prefers a negotiated solution

Lead mediator, Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore, met with delegates from the Islamist group Ansar Dine on 06 November to

discuss plans for an armed intervention into northern Mali and to encourage the group to break ties with its jihadist allies, reportsAFP

Ansar Dine, along with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO)

took control of the North in March of this year. Ansar Dine representatives insist their group is independent from the other two groupsand has not committed any acts of terrorism. Authorities believe Ansar Dine is more open to negotiations because its fighte rs are

mostly Tuareg Malians from the region rather than AQIM and MUJAO, which are primarily composed offoreign fighters, reportsAP

Earlier in November, Ansar Dine denounced extremism and stated the group wanted to join a political dialogue. The declaration did

not address any changes regarding the groups implementation of Sharia law in recent months, which has included whippings, amputa

tions and public executions.

French prosecutors are investigating a French citizen of Malian origin who entered Mali with a false passport to allegedly establish a

jihadist cellin the country, according toReuters. French diplomatic sources reported in October 2012that several French nationals had

travelled to Mali in order to train for Islamic jihad, causing France to express concern that there is a risk of militants planning an at-
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tack on French soil. In response to the threat of terrorism, the French government has presented a draft law that would allow police to

arrest those believed to have been involved in terrorism-related activities outside France.

Approximately500,000 peopleare living in a dire situation in northern Mali because of security risks, food shortages and the break-

down of political structures, according to reports by Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Maurer cautioned that state structures in the North were falling apart and that mounting an aid operation would be delicat e given

the insecure situation. Though providing aid in southern Mali and neighbouring countries is easier than in the North, the situation in

southern Mali is in danger of rapid deterioration and the area is now getting to a threshold where there is nothing left to give because

of the high numbers of displaced people. Maurer also cautioned that a military intervention in northern Mali will have a high humani

tarian cost, reports Reuters. The Islamist extremist group Ansar Dine, has announced that it will allowaid groups into its territory to

deliver humanitarian aid, reportsBBC. The group has also called for refugees to return home to facilitate the creation of a more stable

and peaceful region. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that 4.6 million people remain at

risk offood insecurityin Mali and access to food for people living in the North is deteriorating. The child malnutrition rate has ex-

ceeded the alert threshold1 and pastoral communities are also at risk of malnutrition. More than 209,888 persons from Mali are refu

gees in neighbouring countries and more than 203,843 are internally displaced within Mali. Additionally, access to education remains

a major challenge for thousands of children in northern Mali. According to Saran Keita Diakit, President of the Womens Peace and

Security Network for ECOWAS countries (REPSFECO/Mali), women are themain victimsof the various crises that Mali is experi-

encing, yet they are still not involved in the various bodies managing the transition, reports UN Women, the UN agency for gende

equality and the empowerment of women. As of 07 November, donorshave provided USD 105 million to respond to the crisis in Ma

li, 49 per cent of the USD 214 million required by the UN Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP).

Syria Linda [email protected] Moumtzis, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) coordinator for the region reports that the Syrian humanitarian

crisis is rapidly deteriorating. According to the Guardian, between 08 and 09 November, over 11,000 refugeesfled Syria. During this

24-hour period, the UN indicated that 9,000 Syrians had fled to Turkey while 1,000 travelled to Jordan and another 1,000 to Lebanon

for protection. The UN said that the total number of refugees in neighbouring countries would likely hit700,000by early 2013, ac

cording to Agence France-Presse (AFP). Turkey reports that it currently runs fourteen refugee camps, according to al Jazeera. The

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies responded to the massive one-day influx of refugees by launching

an emergency appeal for USD 34 million to help Turkey with its refugee population.

Syrian rebels, who have long claimed the moral high ground in battling the Assad regime, are losing crucial supportfrom civilians

who are increasingly angered by the actions of some rebel groups, according to NYT. Citing poorly planned missions, senseless de-

struction, criminal behaviour and the execution of prisoners, the shift in mood towards the opposition poses a significant public rela-

tions problem for the Free Syrian Army (FSA). One civilian said they [the rebels] were supposed to be the people on whom we depend to build a civil society. Meanwhile, Syrian rebels launched an attack on the Mazzeh 86 district of Damascus, home to arden

Assad supportersof the Alawite sect, according to RFE/RL. In the attacks, a minibus carrying passengers was hit by a mortar, killing

at least three people and wounding twelve others. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al Assad insists that he still has the support of

the Syrian people and army, even as reports emerged of additionalmilitary defectionsand continued violence throughout the country

reports Voice of America (VOA). In an exclusive interview with Russian news outlet RT, Assad said that the conflict in Syria was not a

civil war, but proxy terrorism by Syrians and foreign fighters. Going further, Assad accused the Turkish Prime Minister of eyeing Syr-

ia with imperial ambitions. Additionally, Assad vowed to live in Syria and die in Syria warning that foreign intervention in the con

flict would havedire global consequences, reportsAFP.

Syrian opposition leaders report they havemade progressforging a broad-based leadership coalition at meetings in Doha, Qatar, ac-

cording to AP. The Syrian National Council (SNC) signaled that during talks, members of the SNC accepted the idea of setting up a

new 60 member leadership group in which SNC would receive 22 seats in order to make room for activists within Syria. On 11 No-

vember, opposition leadership unveiled the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces headed by Moaz aKhatib, a former imam who fled Syria last year, according to BBC.Al Jazeera indicates that the new opposition has headed to the Ar

ab-League headquarters in Cairo to seekdiplomatic recognition. Russia was quick to call on Syrias new coalition to seek a negotiated

solution to the conflictwithout interferencefrom abroad, reportsAFP.

On 09 November, Israeli leadership warned Assad, after the Golan Heights was hit bystray Syrian ordnances, it was prepared to de

fend the country if unrest continued, according to Reuters. On 12 November, Israel fired awarning shotinto Syria after the second day

1 Analert threshold is the critical number of cases (or indicator, proportion, rate, etc.) that is used to sound an early warning, launch an

investigation and prepare to respond to the epidemic/ issue.
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of mortar rounds struck the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, according to AFP. Similarly, Turkey is drawing up contin-

gency plans with its NATO military alliance to protect the Syrian border, according to CNN. The deployment of Patriot missiles is one

option currently being discussed in efforts to counter the risks from the Syrian conflict. The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip

Erdogan was quick to deny that Ankara was considering acquiringPatriot missilesfrom NATO and communicated that it did not plan

to take offensive action against its southern neighbour. Meanwhile, on 11 November, a Syrian fighter jet bombed a rebel-held town o

Ras al Ain, only metres from theTurkish border, killing six and wounding scores more, according to al Jazeera. A rocket propelled

grenade also landed inside Turkey as Assad forces attempted to take control of the border town, prompting Turkey to return fireinto

Syrian territory, reportsReuters. In other regional events, in Tripoli, Lebanon,gunmen opened fireon the house of a Sunni leader on

12 November, reportsReuters. While most Sunnis in Lebanon support the Syrian rebels struggle to overthrow the Alawite Assad re

gime, the attack of the house of Sheikh Bilal Shaaban, head of the Islamic Tawheed Movement, which is politically aligned with the

Syrian government and the Shiite group Hezbollah, pointed to rivalries within Lebanons Sunni community itself.

IED & Demining Linda [email protected] CFC now publishes a weekly IED and Demining Events map. This global compilation identifies and links to articles pertaining to

IED events as well as demining efforts.

GLOBALNEWS

AfghanistanA mother and hernewbornbaby were among six people killed

in a roadside bombing in Khost province, reports BBC. According to the

United Nations, 1,145 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan during thefirst six months of 2012.

United StatesASaudi citizenwas sentenced to life in prison for attempting

to build a bomb and for considering various targets in the Dallas area, includ-

ing the home of former President George W. Bush, according to Reuters.

India A flight preparing for takeoff at the Mumbai airport returned to the

gate after officials received a suspected bomb threat, reports the Times of In-

dia. Passengers were screened and sniffer dogs were escorted onboard to en-

sure there were no explosives.

For more IED & Demining news clickhereor click on the map above.

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