Lies Factory Aljazeera office in Baghdad closed

Source : islamicinvitationturkey.com

Iraqi authorities suspended the operating licenses of Qatar’s Al-Jazeera and nine Iraqi TV channels after accusing them of escalating sectarian tension. We took a decision to suspend the license of some satellite channels that adopted language encouraging violence and sectarianism,” Mujahid Abu al-Hail of the Communications and Media Commission said. “It means stopping their work in Iraq and their activities, so they cannot cover events in Iraq or move around.” The government’s action comes as Baghdad has scene for attacks against the government and Army forces.

Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi Prime Minister has demanded that attackers of government forces be handed in Al-Anbar province justice authorities.

In a statement, he emphasized that he would not remain silent about killing of soldiers in the vicinity of demonstration sites, believing that the sectarian clash in Iraq was pre-planned.

Maliki asked peaceful protesters to shun those targeting police and army forces.

Al-Qaeda prisoners escape in Baghdad, officials say

Source : http://english.alarabiya.net

At least a dozen inmates, including several prisoners linked to Al-Qaeda who have been sentenced to death, escaped from a jail north of Baghdad early on Friday, security officials said.

Sources mooted the possibility of collusion on the part of prison guards in allowing the jailbreak, which occurred shortly after midnight in the town of Taji, 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the capital.

An interior ministry official said all 12 prisoners who escaped were Iraqis, but a military source put the number of escapees at 16.

"They escaped from Taji prison after they got hold of the guards' weapons," said the military officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"It could be there was cooperation from the guards."

The officer said most of the escapees were linked to Al-Qaeda's front group the Islamic State of Iraq, while the interior ministry official said several had been sentenced to death. Jailbreaks and prison unrest are relatively common in Iraq.

On September 27, more than 100 prisoners escaped from a jail in Tikrit, north of Baghdad, although several were killed or recaptured in subsequent weeks, officials said.

In March last year, 19 inmates escaped from a prison in the northern city of Kirkuk, and last January, 11 prisoners tunneled out of a prison in the northern Kurdish province of Dohuk.

Daily newsfeed - MiddleEast/Arab/Asia - 13-8-2012

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• YEMEN: Yemeni al-Qaida refuses to free kidnapped Saudi diplomat without ransom - Xinhua | English.news.cn -

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• ISRAEL: Israeli attack on Iran could cause more damage than benefits: NATO official - Xinhua | English.news.cn -  

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• Ex-Israeli spy chief says Lebanon, Gaza will suffer in Iran war | Al Akhbar English -    

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Israeli rights group urges to reexamine police misconduct in East Jerusalem. -

• TURKEY: 2killed in training plane crash in region northwestern

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