The news in the Islamic World including Muslim News from other countries
This thread is for the good the bad and the ugly of what happens in the Islamic World
Iran will attack U.S. bases if war with Israel breaks out: Senior Iranian commander | World | News | National Post
TEHRAN, Iran — A senior commander in Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran will target U.S. bases in the region in the event of war with Israel, raising the prospect of a broader conflict that would force other countries to get involved, Iranian state television reported Sunday.
The comments by Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who heads the Guard’s aerospace division, came amid tension over Iran’s nuclear program and Israel’s suggestion that it might unilaterally strike Iranian nuclear facilities to scuttle what the United States and its allies believe are efforts to build a bomb.
Tehran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
Libya Orders ‘Illegitimate’ Militias to Disband | World | TIME.com
(BENGHAZI,*Libya) — Libya’s president ordered all of the country’s militias to come under government authority or disband, a move that appeared aimed at harnessing popular anger against the powerful armed groups following the attack last week that killed the U.S. ambassador.
The assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, which left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead, has sparked an angry backlash among many Libyans against the myriad armed factions that continue to run rampant across the nation nearly a year after the end of the country’s civil war. On Friday, residents of Benghazi — the cradle of the Libyan revolution last year that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi — staged a mass demonstration against the militias before storming the compounds of several armed groups in the city in an unprecedented protest to demand the militias dissolve.
Syrian Rebels Move Command from Turkey to Syria | World | TIME.com
(BEIRUT) — The leaders of the rebel Free Syrian Army say they have moved their command center from Turkey to Syria.
Brig. Gen. Mustafa al-Sheikh, who heads the FSA’s Military Council, told The Associated Press that the move aims to unite all rebel groups. He said Saturday that the move was made the week before, without specifying its new location.
The Revolt of Benghazi
Ever since the end of the Libyan revolution last October, the militias—both secular and Islamist–that overthrew former leader Muammar Gaddafi have acted with impunity. They stole cars and confiscated buildings. They clashed with rival brigades using heavy weaponry they pilfered from military bases. But an interim government too weak and disorganized to confront the brigades was unable to persuade them to merge them into a national army and police force. And so frustrated residents in Benghazi decided to act on their own.
Despite Violence in Syria, Libya-Style Intervention Remains Unlikely | World | TIME.com
On Wednesday, Syrian National Council head Abdulbaset Sieda invoked*Libya*when calling for international intervention to topple the regime of President*Bashar Assad. He may not have realized the extent to which, after last week’s*attack*on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya weighs heavily on American minds.*The chaos that prevails almost a year after the overthrow of Colonel*Muammar Gaddafi*allowed a radical Islamist militia to operate unmolested and use a demonstration over an Islam-bashing film made in California as an opportunity to attack and kill Americans. So, despite the*escalating brutality*in Syria, a repeat of the Libya model is unlikely to get many takers in Washington. “No one outside Tehran and Moscow wants to bolster Bashar al-Assad, but the images of infuriated young men in Egypt, Libya and Yemen have given outsiders greater pause about Syria’s fragmented, radicalized and increasingly well-armed opposition,”*noted*Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group risk-management firm. “That conflict will drag on without intervention by outsiders for some time to come.”
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The failure of #Muslimrage | Marc Lynch
This thread is for the good the bad and the ugly of what happens in the Islamic World
Iran will attack U.S. bases if war with Israel breaks out: Senior Iranian commander | World | News | National Post
TEHRAN, Iran — A senior commander in Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran will target U.S. bases in the region in the event of war with Israel, raising the prospect of a broader conflict that would force other countries to get involved, Iranian state television reported Sunday.
The comments by Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who heads the Guard’s aerospace division, came amid tension over Iran’s nuclear program and Israel’s suggestion that it might unilaterally strike Iranian nuclear facilities to scuttle what the United States and its allies believe are efforts to build a bomb.
Tehran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
Libya Orders ‘Illegitimate’ Militias to Disband | World | TIME.com
(BENGHAZI,*Libya) — Libya’s president ordered all of the country’s militias to come under government authority or disband, a move that appeared aimed at harnessing popular anger against the powerful armed groups following the attack last week that killed the U.S. ambassador.
The assault on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, which left Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead, has sparked an angry backlash among many Libyans against the myriad armed factions that continue to run rampant across the nation nearly a year after the end of the country’s civil war. On Friday, residents of Benghazi — the cradle of the Libyan revolution last year that toppled dictator Moammar Gadhafi — staged a mass demonstration against the militias before storming the compounds of several armed groups in the city in an unprecedented protest to demand the militias dissolve.
Syrian Rebels Move Command from Turkey to Syria | World | TIME.com
(BEIRUT) — The leaders of the rebel Free Syrian Army say they have moved their command center from Turkey to Syria.
Brig. Gen. Mustafa al-Sheikh, who heads the FSA’s Military Council, told The Associated Press that the move aims to unite all rebel groups. He said Saturday that the move was made the week before, without specifying its new location.
The Revolt of Benghazi
Ever since the end of the Libyan revolution last October, the militias—both secular and Islamist–that overthrew former leader Muammar Gaddafi have acted with impunity. They stole cars and confiscated buildings. They clashed with rival brigades using heavy weaponry they pilfered from military bases. But an interim government too weak and disorganized to confront the brigades was unable to persuade them to merge them into a national army and police force. And so frustrated residents in Benghazi decided to act on their own.
Despite Violence in Syria, Libya-Style Intervention Remains Unlikely | World | TIME.com
On Wednesday, Syrian National Council head Abdulbaset Sieda invoked*Libya*when calling for international intervention to topple the regime of President*Bashar Assad. He may not have realized the extent to which, after last week’s*attack*on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya weighs heavily on American minds.*The chaos that prevails almost a year after the overthrow of Colonel*Muammar Gaddafi*allowed a radical Islamist militia to operate unmolested and use a demonstration over an Islam-bashing film made in California as an opportunity to attack and kill Americans. So, despite the*escalating brutality*in Syria, a repeat of the Libya model is unlikely to get many takers in Washington. “No one outside Tehran and Moscow wants to bolster Bashar al-Assad, but the images of infuriated young men in Egypt, Libya and Yemen have given outsiders greater pause about Syria’s fragmented, radicalized and increasingly well-armed opposition,”*noted*Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group risk-management firm. “That conflict will drag on without intervention by outsiders for some time to come.”
And saved the best commentary for last – Check the link
The failure of #Muslimrage | Marc Lynch
