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Daily Terrorism Weather Online June 11, 2013 Middle East Turkish Police Storm Taksim Square Source: Al Jazeera A defiant Turkish prime minister has called on protesters in Istanbul's Gezi Park to disperse, hours after police moved into the adjoining Taksim Square, the cradle of ongoing demonstrations against his government Deadly Blasts Shake Syrian Capital Source: Al Jazeera Two suicide bombers have struck the heart of the Syrian capital Damascus, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 31 others, pro-government television channel al-Ikhbariya has reported Syria Rebels Advance on Key Aleppo Airbase: Activists Source: The Daily Star Syrian rebels made fresh advances on Monday in their battle to seize the Minnigh airbase in northern Syria, a monitoring group said Austria Starts Withdrawal from Golan Heights Source: Al Jazeera Austria has begun withdrawing some of its 378 UN peacekeepers from the demilitarised zone on the ceasefire line with Syria and the Israel-occupied Golan Heights Rockets from Syria Hit Northern Lebanon Source: Al Jazeera Several rockets launched from Syria have hit the eastern Lebanese town of Hermel, a bastion of the Shia group Hezbollah, reportedly killing at least one person and wounding several others Netanyahu: Settlement Construction will Continue, but Israel Must be Smart about it Authors/Source: Nir Hasson and Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that construction in major settlement blocs does not substantially affect Israel's ability to come to an agreement with the Palestinians and the substantial question is whether the Palestinians have the will to accept the Jewish state Israel Selling Military Wares to Mideast Countries, Britain Says Author/Source: Aluf Benn, Reuters Israel has exported security equipment over the past five years to Pakistan and four Arab countries, according to a British government report Still More Questions Than Answers on Nerve Gas in Syria Author/Source: Kareem Fahim, The New York Times A Syrian doctor said that one day in March, in the city of Aleppo, he was on duty in a 1

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hospital when it suddenly filled up with patients, some vomiting, choking or sensitive to light Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant had Generator Problem: Envoy Source: Reuters Iran's Russian-built nuclear power plant has experienced technical problems with its generator and experts are working to resolve the issue, Tehran's envoy to Moscow said on Monday U.S. Disrupts al-Qaedas Online Magazine Author/Source: Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post U.S. intelligence operatives covertly sabotaged a prominent al-Qaeda online magazine last month in an apparent attempt to sow confusion among the groups followers, according to officials Gulf States to Act Against Hezbollah Members Source: AFP The Gulf Cooperation Council said it will take measures against members of Lebanon's Hezbollah over the Shiite movement's military intervention against Syrian rebels Scores Killed in Iraq Car Bombings Source: Al Jazeera A wave of violence across Iraq has killed at least 48 people, many of them in a series of attacks in the northern city of Mosul Iran Reformist Candidate Pulls Out of Race Source: Al Jazeera Mohammad-Reza Aref, the sole reformist candidate in the June 14 Iranian presidential vote, has withdrawn from the race after receiving advice from reformist former president Mohammad Khatami, his website has reported Central Asia Afghan Taliban Release Kyrgyz Hostage Source: Bangkok Post Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents say they have released a Kyrgyz hostage they seized in April after a helicopter crash-landed in a mountainous region south of Kabul South Asia Explosion Hits Kabul Diplomatic Area Source: Al Jazeera A suicide car bomber has rammed a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's top court in Kabul, killing at least 15 people and wounding 24 others, officials say 8 Militants Killed, 12 Injured in S. Afghan Clash Source: Xinhua Eight Taliban militants had been killed and 12 others wounded following a clash in the southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, the police said on Tuesday 2

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Senior Taliban Leaders Arrested in S. Afghan Operation Source: Xinhua Two senior Taliban leaders had been detained in operations in southern Afghanistan, authorities said on Tuesday India, Pakistan Armies Exchange Fire in Kashmir Source: Xinhua The armies of India and Pakistan Tuesday exchanged heavy fire and artillery shells on lineof-control (LoC) in Kashmir, officials said India Says U.S. Spying on Internet Data of its Citizens Unacceptable Source: Xinhua India Tuesday voiced concern over the reported U.S. spying on internet data of Indian citizens, saying it would be "unacceptable" if domestic privacy laws were violated Afghan Taliban Deny Involvement in Plans to Attack TTP Bases Author/Source: Tahir Khan, The Express Tribune The Afghan Taliban on Monday denied allegations that the group was involved in preparations for an assault on bases of the Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Mohmand tribal region Terrorists in Police Uniform Try to Kidnap Shia Doctor in Peshawar Author/Source: Riaz Ahmad, The Express Tribune A Shia doctor was seriously injured and his gunman was killed when terrorists in police uniform tried to kidnap him near Syed Anwar Medical Plaza, Dabgari Gardens in the jurisdiction of East Cantonment police station late Tuesday night Naxals Fire at CRPF Camps in Chhattisgarh Source: The Times of India Naxalites on Monday night opened fire at CRPF camps in Chhattisgarh'sSukma district but the attack was repulsed by security personnel Militant Killed in Kashmir Source: The Times of India An unidentified militant was killed in a gun battle late on Monday with security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district Two Mines Recovered along Indo-Pak Border Source: The Times of India Two anti-personnel mines were recovered and defused by security forces in agriculture fields along the Indo-Pak Border in Samba district Indian Aircraft Violates Pakistani Airspace: Pakistan Air Force Source: Xinhua Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said that two Indian aircraft violated the country's airspace and entered the country's Punjab province on Tuesday 3

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Southeast Asia Phaya Tani Replica Cannon Bombed Source: Bangkok Post The bomb went off at 6.50pm on Tuesday and cracked the 6.82-metre-long cannon replica in two parts, Pol Col Tuande Juthanun, chief of Muang police station, said East Asia Shenzhou-10: China Launches Next Manned Space Mission Author/Source: Jonathan Amos, BBC China has launched its latest Shenzhou manned space mission. Three astronauts blasted away from the Jiuquan base in Inner Mongolia on a Long March 2F rocket at 17:38 Beijing time (09:38 GMT) Japan Needs to Develop Offensive Military Capacity: Abe Source: Xinhua Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said here Tuesday that Japan needs to study the possibility to develop offensive military capacity so as to attack enemy bases, according to local media Bank of Japan Stands Pat, Leaves Door Open for Market Calming Steps Authors/Source: Leika Kihara and Stanley White, Reuters Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will consider fresh steps to calm markets if borrowing costs spike again in the future, but the central bank held off on new measures on Tuesday arguing that bond markets had stabilized S Korea Says Talks with North Called off Source: Al Jazeera South Korea has said that high-level talks with North Korea scheduled to begin in Seoul on Wednesday have been called off Africa Mali Government, Tuaregs Reach Ceasefire Deal 'in Principle' Author/Source: Mathieu Bonkoungou, Reuters A Malian government delegation and Tuareg separatist rebels have reached an agreement "in principle" that would allow planned elections in July to go ahead in the disputed northern Kidal region, a senior mediator in the talks said late on Monday Mali Manual Suggests al-Qaida has Feared Weapon Author/Source: Rukmini Callimachi, The Associated Press The photocopies of the manual lay in heaps on the floor, in stacks that scaled one wall, like Xeroxed, stapled handouts for a class UN Prepares for Mali Force Deployment Source: Al Jazeera

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The UN is preparing to start deploying a new peacekeeping force in Mali on schedule in three weeks, even though the security situation in the north remains "complex and volatile", the UN chief has said Central African Forces Kill Five Rebels Source: News24 Fighters loyal to the Central African Republic's new government killed five rebels near the Cameroon border, a military source said on Monday, adding that their leader escaped the weekend attack on horseback Police Gun Down Terror Suspect in Nairobi Source: The Daily Nation A suspected terrorist has been shot dead by police in Nairobi's Eastleigh estate Tuesday. Police said the man was behind Sunday's grenade attack that injured 4 people in the sprawling suburb Egypt Warns Ethiopia over Nile Dam Source: Al Jazeera Egypt's president has warned Ethiopia that all options are open" in dealing with its construction of a Nile dam that threatens to leave Egypt with a dangerous water shortage Europe U.S. Prism Spying Program Rattles EU Lawmakers Author/Source: Claire Davenport, Reuters European lawmakers threatened on Tuesday to unpick data-sharing agreements with the United States, reacting furiously to reports that U.S. authorities have accessed emails and other personal data from leading Internet companies Riot Police Storm Soho G8 Protest Squat Source: BBC Riot police have forced their way into a building in Soho, central London, as protests were staged against the G8 summit Russia Would Consider Asylum for U.S. Cyber Leaker Source: Reuters Russia would consider granting asylum to the American who has exposed top-secret U.S. surveillance programs, if he were to ask for it, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Tuesday Civil Guards Raids Capture Two Wanted ETA Members in Gipuzkoa Source: El Pais Two suspected ETA members were arrested in early-morning raids Tuesday in the Gipuzkoa localities of Andoain and Urnieta. The Civil Guard said that Jon Lizarribar Lasarte and Rubn Gelbentzu Gonzlez formed part of the Izarbeltz terrorist cell, which carried out four bombing attacks in 2002 against the University of Navarre, the Corte Ingls department store in Zaragoza and two local businesses in the Basque Country

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US & Canada US Spy Leak Source Goes into 'Hiding' Source: Al Jazeera A former US intelligence worker has apparently gone into hiding a day after revealing himself as the source of leaked details of widespread US spying on private internet and phone records United States Scales Back Plans for Guantanamo Prosecutions Source: Reuters Far fewer prisoners will be tried in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals than the Obama administration originally planned because a recent court ruling cast doubts on the viability of some charges, the chief prosecutor for the tribunals said Latin America & the Caribbean Colombian Peace Talks Resume in Cuba Source: BBC Members of Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, have resumed peace negotiations with representatives of the Colombian government Rebel Attack Leaves 2 Children Dead in Colombia Source: The Latin American Herald Tribune Two children were killed and two other people wounded in an attack staged by National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas on Sipi, a city in the northwestern Colombian province of Choco, media reports said