Headlines 17/09/2016

Headlines

• US Special Operations forces begin new role alongside Turkish troops in Syria

• Europe struggling with disunity as 27 European countries meet without Britain

• Jamaat al-Arhar claim yet another bombing in Pakistan

Details

US Special Operations forces begin new role alongside Turkish troops in Syria

The US government is continuing to micromanage all aspects of the Syrian government. The Washington Post is reporting that small numbers of US Special Operations forces are now on the ground in Syria, supporting the Turkish forces entering the country.

The US is managing a very complicated situation using multiple forces in which it has assigned each force a different role. The US has to ensure that each force carries out its assigned task, and it also has to ensure that these forces do not end up attacking each other.

The same article from the Washington Post states: "As Turkish ground forces entered Syria, the Pentagon sought to deconflict the Kurds and Turkish troops, and requested the former pull back east of the Euphrates. After small skirmishes with the Turks, the Kurds withdrew."

The Muslim Ummah needs to realise the weakness of the Americans and their allies in their war against Muslims. The Muslim Ummah needs to realise its own strength and put an end to Western intervention in Muslim lands.

Europe struggling with disunity as 27 European countries meet without Britain

The European project continues in disarray after Britain's referendum on exiting the European Union. According to a Reuters report:

European leaders, struggling to overcome an historic crisis following Britain's vote to leave the EU, agreed on Friday to explore closer defense cooperation and boost security at their external borders, but could not hide deep divisions over refugees and economic policy.

Europe will never be able to achieve unity as long as it holds to the nation-state model, which emerged in Europe with the 17th Century Peace of Westphalia and then spread to the rest of the world under European imperialism. The nation-state model is at the root of national and international instability throughout the world because of the difficulties of defining a nation, and because of the blind emotional urges aroused by the nationalistic call.

True unity is only possible with a well-defined convincing creed that people can unify upon, such as the Islamic Aqeedah. True unity means a single unitary state, such as the Islamic Khilafah "Caliphate", and not a conglomeration of dozens of small states that are in constant struggle against each other.

Jamaat al-Arhar claim yet another bombing in Pakistan

It is well-known that the bombing incidents in Pakistan are conducted by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and, in particular, by their offshoot the Jamaatul Ahrar, which are based on the Western border of Pakistan with Afghanistan and are supported by Afghanistan and India.
Dawn Newspaper reports: "Jamaatul Ahrar, an offshoot of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the bombing and said the target were the members of pro-government tribal lashkars."
The same article also adds: "The outfit ... is said to be based in Afghanistan".

Nevertheless, the Pakistani establishment will again use this event, as it has used previous such events, to conduct a crackdown on peaceful groups and individuals within Pakistan, particularly those who are sincere believers in Islam. Thousands of sincere Muslims are locked up in Pakistani prisons or kidnapped and held in secret locations only because they believe in Islam.