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Friday, April 18, 2014
Excerpts: Thailand foils Hezbollah-planned attack. Rival jihadist

Excerpts: Thailand foils Hezbollah-planned attack. Rival jihadist groups =

in conflict. Jordan and Israel in state security law Canada re Syrian =

involvement. : Iran's missile program remains secret.Iran nuclear deal. =

Blast in Hamas 'training camp' kills and maims. Jordan destroys =

'Camouflaged' vehicles from Syria.Egypt court bans Brotherhood from =

polls.Saudi urges 'stern 'world action against Syria.Deputy replaces Saudi =

intelligence chief April 18, 2014

+++SOURCE: Al Arabiya News 18 April =9214:=94Report: Hezbollah planned atta=
ck on =

Israeli tourists in Bankok=94, by Staff Writer
SUBJECT:Thailand foils Hizbollah-planned attack

QUOTE:=94the authorities are trying to track down Hezbollah operatives in =

Thailand=94

FULL TEXT:Thai police said the two Hezbollah suspects were arrested at =

different locations in Bangkok after it received intelligence from Israel =

about a planned plot targeting Israeli tourists.

One of the men suspected of belonging to Shiite Lebanese movement Hezbollah =

has admitted to planning an attack on Israeli tourists in Bangkok, a Thai =

newspaper reported on Friday[18 April].

Bangkok Post, citing a source involved in the investigation, reported that =

the men have been identified as French-Lebanese Daoud Farhat and =

Lebanese-Filipino Youssef Ayad.

The newspaper said Farhat and Ayad arrived days before the start of a =

festival called Songkran on April 13, but were arrested on suspicion of =

links to Hezbollah.

Both were born in Lebanon but authorities have to confirm if their travel =

documents are genuine.

Assistant national police chief Winai Thongsong told the newspaper that the =

two were arrested at different locations in Bangkok after Thai police =

received intelligence from Israel about a planned plot targeting Israeli =

tourists.

The source said Ayad has admitted that Hezbollah entered Thailand to carry =

out a bomb attack against Israeli tourists and other Israeli groups on Khao =

San Road during Songkran.

=93Now we can seize materials, such as nails and bolts, used in making bomb=
s =

from their homes in Bangkok,=94 the source said, adding =93we are taking th=
e =

holder of the Philippines passport to Rayong province to search for more =

bomb-making material kept there.=94

The source also said that authorities are trying to track down Hezbollah =

operatives in Thailand.

=93If we had been unable to arrest the men during Songkran, a bomb attack =

would certainly have taken place somewhere on Khao San Road,=94 said the =

source, according to the newspaper.

+++SOURCE:Naharnet (L ebanon) 18 April =9214:=94Rival Group Accuses Qaida o=
f =

Betraying Jihadist Cause=94,Agence France Presse
SUBJECT: Rival jihadist groups in conflict

QUOTE:=94Al-Qaida today is no longer a base of jihad(holy war)=94

FULL TEXT:A powerful rival organization has accused Al-Qaida leaders of =

betraying the jihadist cause, in the latest widening of divisions rooted in =

Syria's civil war.

"Al-Qaida today is no longer a base of jihad (holy war)," Islamic State of =

Iraq and the Levant spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani said in a statement =

posted on jihadist forums.

"Its leadership has become a hammer to break the project of the Islamic =

State," Adnani said, adding that "the leaders of Al-Qaida have deviated fro=
m =

the correct path."

"They have divided the ranks of the mujahedeen (holy warriors) in every =

place," he said.

Powerful rebel groups in Syria, including Al-Qaida's designated affiliate =

Al-Nusra Front, have been locked in fierce fighting with ISIL since January =

that has killed thousands of fighters.

ISIL was initially welcomed by other rebels, who have been fighting to =

topple Syrian President Bashar Assad since 2011, but allegations of brutal =

abuses against civilians as well as rival opposition fighters sparked a =

backlash.

Some critics of ISIL have gone so far as to accuse it of serving the =

interests of Assad's regime by splitting rebel ranks and tarnishing the =

image of the uprising in the West.

Both Al-Nusra and ISIL have roots in Al-Qaida's onetime Iraqi affiliate, th=
e =

Islamic State of Iraq.

But the two have never merged, with Al-Nusra's leader rejecting a union =

proposed by ISIL, and Al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri urging ISIL to retur=
n =

to Iraq after its fighters moved into Syria

+++Subject: Jordan's State Security Law. Canada re Syrian involvement. : =

Iran's missile program remains secret.Iran nuclear deal. Blast in Hamas =

'training camp' kills and maims. Jordan destroys 'Camouflaged' vehicles fro=
m =

Syria.Egypt court bans Brotherhood from polls.Saudi urges 'stern 'world =

action against Syria.Deputy replaces Saudi intelligence chief April 18, 2014

SOURCE: Jordan Times 18 April =9214:=94Lawmakers agree to keep =91resistanc=
e =

against Israel =92off State Security Law=94 by Khaled Neimat
SUBJECT: Jordan=92s State Security Law
QUOTE:=94both (Parliament) chambers agreed to remove an addition made by th=
e =

Lower House to the law, excluding =91acts of resistance=92 against Israel =
from =

the bill=92s jurisdiction=94
EXCERPTS:AMMAN =97 Parliament on Thursday[17April] endorsed the State Secur=
ity =

Court (SSC) Law after both chambers agreed to remove an addition made by th=
e =

Lower House to the law, excluding =93acts of resistance=94 against Israel f=
rom =

the bill=92s jurisdiction. . . .

The Upper House has recommended that the government submit a draft =

anti-terrorism law that specifies the crimes falling under the category of =

terrorism, suggesting that the =93resistance=94 issue can be discussed in t=
hat =

context.

The amended SSC Law limits the jurisdiction of the court to five crimes =

specified in the Constitution: treason, espionage, terrorism, drugs and =

money counterfeiting.

Parliamentary sources and observers say it is very likely that His Majesty =

King Abdullah will summon Parliament to convene for an extraordinary sessio=
n =

to discuss and endorse reform-related bills. . . .

+++SOURCE: Al Arabiya News 7April =9214:=94Scenarios of possible Canadian =

involvement in Syria revealed=94, By Dina al-Shibeeb
SUBJECT: Canada re Syria involvement

QUOTE: =94Ottawa has drawn up at least five scenarios in which it could be =

involved in the three-year Syrian conflict=94

FULL TEXT:Internal documents obtained by a Canadian newspaper show that =

Ottawa has drawn up at least five scenarios in which it could be involved i=
n =

the three-year Syrian conflict, including the deployment of Canadian Forces.

The Ottawa Citizen paper said on Monday[14 April] that while Canada=92s =

federal government has no official plans so far for the country to be =

dragged in the conflict, the National Defense has developed five scenarios =

to address the problem of =93rapidly deteriorating conditions in Syria, its =

impact on neighboring countries and =85 the importance of Middle East =

stability.=94

Military intervention is included in one of the potential scenarios, per th=
e =

existence of is =93a legitimate armed opposition group has been recognized=
=94 by =

Canada.

The scenarios rest on the several assumptions, such as the Syrian governmen=
t =

remains =93defiant,=94 and include possible outcomes for each plan, includi=
ng =

those =93most likely=94 and the =93worst case.=94

Worst case scenarios include extremist groups getting ahold of advanced or =

chemical weapons or the conflict spilling beyond Syria=92s borders.

Further specifics about the remaining scenarios have been censored.

Theodore Karasik, the Dubai-based Director of Research and Consultancy at =

the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA), reasons =

that the conflict affects a myriad of countries not just in the region but =

globally.

=93Many countries face the threat from the Syrian theater because jihadists =

there have gained incredible battlefield experience and were further =

indoctrinated of jihadist violence,=94 he told Al Arabiya News.

Karasik urged all countries prepare adequately if they intervene in the =

conflict which must include a contingency plan.

=93Not only militaries but police forces have to be prepared as well,=94 he =

added.

While the United States and its main ally, the United Kingdom, have both ha=
d =

their parliaments veto a military airstrike against the Syrian regime over =

chemical weapons accusations last year, a source who spoke to Al Arabiya =

News on the condition of anonymity said =93in [neighboring] Jordan, the Bri=
ts =

are on ground already, in special operations forces.=94

Hinting at additional covert support from other nations, the source added: =

=93It is to varying degrees of how these [NATO] countries are involved and =

under what circumstances.=94

Additional documents show that Canada has already started training =

anti-sectarian activists, journalists and others so they can provide a =

political alternative to Islamic extremist groups if the fighting stops.

+++SOURCE: Saudi Gazette 17 April =9214:=94Iran will not discuss its missil=
e =

program, says official=94, by Associated Press

SUBJECT: Iran=92s missile program remains secret

QUOTE:=94U.S. State Department nuclear negotiator. . .said Iran=92s ballist=
ic =

capabilities should be addressed as part of a comprehensive agreement with =

Iran=94

FULL TEXT:TEHRAN =97 Tehran will not discuss its ballistic missiles as part=
of =

ongoing talks with world powers on a final agreement to curb the Iranian =

nuclear program, the country's defense minister said Wednesday[16 April].

The remarks by Gen. Hossein Dehghan came as a rebuff of recent comments by =

US State Department's nuclear negotiator, Wendy Sherman, who said Iran's =

ballistic capabilities should be addressed as part of a comprehensive =

agreement with Iran.

Iran's ballistic program has also been a concern for the West since =

ballistic missile can be used to deliver nuclear warheads. Iran insists the =

missile program has no nuclear dimensions but is also adamant that its =

defense industry is a "red line" as a topic at the nuclear talks.

The US has argued that a UN Security Council resolution bans Iran from =

"undertaking any activity related to ballistic missiles capable of =

delivering nuclear weapons."

But Dehghan said Iran's missile program has "nothing to do" with the nuclea=
r =

negotiations and that it has no nuclear dimensions.

"Iran's missiles are not up for discussion under any circumstances," he tol=
d =

the semiofficial Fars news agency. "Iran's missiles are only our concern ..=
. =

We don't accept any intervention on this issue."

Tehran has developed a series of missiles, some of which have a range 2,000 =

km =97 enough to reach much of the Middle East. Military commanders have =

described them as a strategic asset and a strong deterrent, capable of =

hitting US bases or Israel in the event of a strike on Iran. The Pentagon =

released a rare public report in 2012 noting significant advances in Iran's =

missiles technology and acknowledging that Tehran has improved their =

accuracy and firing capabilities.

Iran and six world powers =97 the five permanent members of the Security =

Council plus Germany =97 reached an interim deal in November that put limit=
s =

on Iran's uranium enrichment program in return for the easing of some =

sanctions. Core sanctions, however, remain in place =97 including measures =

targeting Iran's oil exports, the pillar of its economy

+++SOURCE: Al Arabiya News 16 April14:=94(Iranian F.M.)Zarif: no fear of =

hardliners on nuclear deal=94 by Michelle Moghtader, Reuters Abu Dhabi
SUBJECT: Iran nuclear deal
QUOTE:=94Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has backed the negotiations=
=94
FULL TEXT:Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said he does not fear =

opposition from hardliners as he leads negotiations to reach a comprehensiv=
e =

agreement about Iran's nuclear program with world powers by the end of July.

=93I am optimistic=94 that a deal will be reached in three months, he told =

Reuters in Abu Dhabi. =93There is the political will to get an answer,=94 h=
e =

added as he boarded a plane back to Tehran on Tuesday[15 April].

Iran and six world powers - the United States, France, Germany, Britain, =

Russia and China - struck an interim deal in November under which Tehran =

agreed to limit parts of its nuclear work in return for the easing of some =

sanctions imposed on Iran for its disputed atomic program. They have set a =

July 20 deadline to clinch a long-term deal that would lead to a gradual =

lifting of all nuclear-related sanctions.

Iranian hardliners, unsettled by the shift to a more moderate foreign polic=
y =

since President Hassan Rouhani took office in August, have repeatedly =

criticized the agreement. However, Iran's most powerful authority, Supreme =

Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has backed the negotiations.

=93The domestic audience will be satisfied if we have a good deal,=94 said =
Zarif =

when asked if he feared domestic pushback. =93Of course some people will ne=
ver =

be satisfied but that is fine because we have a pluralistic society.=94

In their latest criticism of the interim agreement, some hardliners have =

said Iran has had difficulty receiving billions of dollars of oil revenue =

unfrozen under the agreement. Majid Takht-Ravanchi, an Iranian deputy =

foreign minister, rejected the assertion on Tuesday[15 April], saying Iran'=
s =

central bank has no problem accessing the funds, according to state news =

agency IRNA.

Iran and the six powers ended their latest round of talks in Vienna last =

week and said they would start drafting an agreement ahead of their next =

meeting there on May 13.

The Islamic Republic denies accusations by Israel, Western powers and their =

allies that it has tried to develop the capability to produce atomic weapon=
s =

under the cover of a civilian nuclear energy program.

+++SOURCE: Al Arabiya News 16 April =914 =93Gaza blast kills three Palestin=
ians, =

wounds 5, medics say=92, Agence France Presse
SUBJECT: Blast in Hamas =91training camp=92 kills and maims
QUOTE: =93Blast in Gaza (Hamas training camp) killed three Palestinians and =

wounded five=94
FULL TEXT:An explosion in the Gaza Strip killed three Palestinians and =

wounded five on Wednesday[16 April], a medical official said, but the reaso=
n =

for the blast was unclear.

The three killed were already dead on their arrival at hospital, and all =

were in their 20s, Hamas's health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told =

AFP.

The other five were in serious condition, he said.

Witnesses said the blast took place at a training camp belonging to Hamas's =

armed wing the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades east of the city of Khan Yunis i=
n =

the southern Gaza Strip, but it was unclear what caused the explosion.

A blast during a "training session in bomb-making" killed a Qassam Brigades =

member and injured six others last month in the southern town of Rafah, on =

the Egyptian border, the group said.

+++SOURCE: Naharnet (Lebanon)16 April =9214:=94Jordan Destroys =91Camouflag=
ed=92 =

vehicles Crossing from Syria=94, Agence France Presse
SUBJECT: Jordan destroys =92Camouflaged=92 vehicles from Syria
QUOTE: =93The vehicles apparently belonged to arms traders=94
FULL TEXT:Jordanian warplanes destroyed "camouflaged" vehicles on =

Wednesday[16 Apri] as they tried to cross into the kingdom from war-ravaged =

Syria, in the first such strikes since the conflict erupted three years =

ago.A Syrian military source, cited by state television in Damascus, said =

the vehicles struck did not belong to Syria's armed forces, while Amman sai=
d =

an initial probe showed they were being used by arms dealers.

Damascus has accused Amman of backing the uprising against President Bashar =

Assad by training and arming rebels, a charge denied by Jordan, which says =

it has tightened border controls and jailed dozens trying to cross illegally

Wednesday's [16 April]air strikes were the first time Jordan has used =

fighter jets against such infiltrations."Royal air force jets fighters toda=
y =

at 10:30 am (0730 GMT) destroyed a number of vehicles that attempted to =

cross into Jordan from Syria," the Jordanian army said.

"The camouflaged vehicles tried to enter from an area with rugged terrain," =

it said in a statement.

"The fighter jets fired warning shots, but they were ignored, prompting the=
m =

to destroy the vehicles. The army will not tolerate such actions."

A military official told AFP in Amman that "Three wheeled vehicles tried to =

enter the kingdom" near Ruwaished in northern Jordan.

In Damascus, a military source said the vehicles did not belong to the =

Syrian army.

"No military or armored vehicles belonging to the Syrian army moved towards =

the Jordanian border, and so what was targeted by the Jordanian air force =

does not belong to the Syrian army," it said.

Jordanian Information Minister Mohammad Momani said the vehicles apparently =

belonged to arms traders.

"Initial probe shows that those who were inside the vehicles were =

infiltrators who tried to smuggle weapons and other things," Momani, who is =

also government spokesman, told AFP.

"They were all killed," he said without specifying their number.

Amman says arms smuggling across the border with Syria has risen by 300 =

percent in the past year.

"They were arms smugglers, who also seek to smuggle drugs sometimes," a =

military official said.

Jordan says it has foiled hundreds of trafficking attempts, while the =

military state security court is examining several related cases.

Border guards have in past clashed with and arrested several people as they =

tried to cross from Syria into the kingdom.

"By using the air force, Jordan wants to send a message to terrorists and =

groups that seek to exploit the Syrian situation that it will respond in a =

very tough way against any threat to national security,=94 said analyst Ora=
ib =

Rantawi, head of Amman's Al-Quds Center for Political Studies.

"Jordan also wants to ... respond to accusations that Amman is involved in =

facilitating the entry of jihadists into Syria who are considered a threat =

to the kingdom itself."

The country has struggled to cope with hosting more than 500,000 Syrian =

refugees uprooted by the conflict.

It has repeatedly expressed fears that the bloodshed could spread and =

concern over the regional impact of anti-Assad jihadist fighters.

The United States also fears a possible spillover of violence to Syria's =

southern neighbor Jordan, a key U.S. ally and one of only two Arab states t=
o =

have signed a peace treaty with Israel.

King Abdullah II has vowed to protect Jordan from the Syrian war, while the =

United States kept F-16 fighters and Patriot missile interceptors in the =

kingdom after joint military exercises last year.

More than 150,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict broke =

out in March 2011, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a =

Britain-based monitor.

SourceAgence France Presse

+++SOURCE: Jordan Times 16 April =9214:=94Egypt court bans Brotherhood memb=
ers =

from polls=94, Agence France Presse
SUBJECT: Egypt court bans Brotherhood from polls

QUOTE: =93Key leaders of the group (Brotherhood) have been based in London=
=94

FULL TEXT: CAIRO =97 An Egyptian court on Tuesday[15 Apri] banned members o=
f =

ousted president Mohamed Morsi=92s Muslim Brotherhood from running in upcom=
ing =

elections, a lawyer and state media said.

Egypt=92s military-installed authorities are engaged in a deadly crackdown =

against the Islamist movement, which swept elections in Egypt after the =

overthrow of president Hosni Mubarak in 2011 but is now blacklisted as a =

=93terrorist group=94.

A court in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria ordered authorities to bar =

any candidacies from Brotherhood members or former members in presidential =

and parliamentary elections

The ruling came after a group of private citizens who have protested agains=
t =

the Brotherhood filed a petition calling for the ban.

=93It is illogical to receive such candidacies after the government designa=
ted =

the Brotherhood a terrorist organisation,=94 Tareq Mahmoud, a lawyer from t=
he =

group, told AFP.

=93We submitted videos, photos and documents showing terrorist acts carried =

out by the Muslim Brotherhood, which is why it is illogical that they lead =

the country or represent its people in elections.=94

In December, the authorities blacklisted the Muslim Brotherhood as a =

=93terrorist group=94 after blaming it for a deadly bombing north of Cairo =
that =

was claimed by a jihadist group.

Former army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, whose popularity has soared since h=
e =

deposed Morsi last summer following massive protests, is widely expected to =

win the May 26-27 presidential election, which is to be followed by =

parliamentary polls.

Authorities have waged a brutal crackdown on the Brotherhood since Morsi=92=
s =

overthrow, with Amnesty International estimating that more than 1,400 peopl=
e =

have been killed, mostly Islamists.

More than 15,000 Islamists, mainly Brotherhood members, have been jailed, =

while hundreds have been sentenced to death following often speedy trials.

The 85-year-old Brotherhood, Egypt=92s most well-organised opposition group =

during decades of dictatorship despite being banned, stepped out of the =

shadows after the 2011 uprising.

It won a string of polls culminating in the 2012 presidential election, whe=
n =

its candidate Morsi became Egypt=92s first freely elected leader.

Under Mubarak=92s rule, the group was banned but tolerated, and had candida=
tes =

run as independents. In 2005, Brotherhood candidates won dozens of seats in =

parliament.

In March, Saudi Arabia declared the movement a =93terrorist group=94, while =

earlier this month Britain ordered a probe into it amid concerns of links =

with violent extremism.

Key leaders of the group have been based in London since the toppling of =

Morsi and the police crackdown.

+++SOURCE:=94Saudi Arabia renews demand for =91stern=92world action on Syri=
a=94, =

Agence France Presse
SUBJECT:=94Saudi urges =91stern=92 world action against Syria
QUOTE:=94Saudi Arabia is one of the main backers of the uprising against =

Syrian President Bashar Assad=94
EXCERPTS: RIYADH =97 Saudi Arabia Tuesday[15 April] urged =93stern=94 worl=
d =

action against Syria after the regime=92s decision to hold presidential =

elections and its alleged use of toxic gas against civilians.

Saudi Arabia is one of the main backers of the uprising against Syrian =

President Bashar Assad in a civil war increasingly seen as a proxy battle =

between it and regional rival Iran.

Syria=92s plan to hold elections is =93an escalation and undermines Arab an=
d =

international efforts to peacefully resolve the crisis based on the =

[outcomes of] the Geneva I conference,=94 said Foreign Minister Prince Saud=
Al =

Faisal.

A 2012 peace conference in the Swiss city called for a transitional =

government ahead of free and fair elections, with no mention of Assad=92s r=
ole =

in the transition.

Syrian daily Al Watan reported Tuesday[15 April] that the date for the =

presidential elections will be announced next week and is expected to be =

around June.

The international community has criticised Syria=92s plan to go ahead with =
the =

vote, which would likely see Assad win another seven-year mandate.

This decision, =93as well as dangerous information on the regime=92s recent=
use =

of toxic gases against civilians in the town of Kafr Zita=94, in the centra=
l =

Hama province, represent =93clear defiance=94 of the UN Security Council, F=
aisal =

said in Riyadh.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said residents choking from =

poisoning in the rebel-held town of Kafr Zita were hospitalised after =

bombing raids on Friday[11April]

Activists in the area accused the regime of using chlorine gas, saying it =

caused =93more than 100 cases of suffocation=94.

But state television claimed that Al Qaeda-affiliated Al Nusra Front, a key =

force in the revolt, had released chlorine in an attack on the town.

More than 150,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict broke =

out in March 2011, according to the Observatory.

. . .

No negotiations with Qatar . . .

Last month, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recalled =

their ambassadors from Doha after accusing the fellow Gulf Cooperation =

Council state of interfering in their internal affairs and of supporting th=
e =

Muslim Brotherhood.

GCC countries =93are free in their policies, provided they do not harm =

interests of other members=94 of the regional grouping, said Prince Faisal.

=93As long as these countries adhere to this principle, there will be no =

problems among GCC states.=94

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies are hostile to the Brotherhood, =

fearing its brand of grassroots activism could undermine their authority.

+++SOURCE: Jordan Times 16 April =9214:=94Saudi intelligence chief replaced=
by =

his deputy=94, Reuters
SUBJECT: Deputy replaces Saudi intelligence chief
FULL TEXT: RIYADH =97 Saudi Arabia=92s intelligence chief, Prince Bandar Bi=
n =

Sultan, the architect of Riyadh=92s policy on Syria, has been removed from =
his =

post, a royal decree carried by state news agency SPA said on Tuesday]15 =

April].

Prince Bandar, a former ambassador to Washington, was appointed to the post =

in July 2012 and given the task of helping Syrian rebels fighting to bring =

down President Bashar Assad.

=93Prince Bandar was relieved of his post at his own request and General =

Youssef Al Idrissi was asked to carry out the duties of the head of general =

intelligence,=94 SPA said.

It did not give any further details. Idrissi had been serving as Prince =

Bandar=92s deputy.

Prince Bandar has been on medical leave since early this year and was =

reported to have undergone surgery in the United States and a convalescence =

period in Morocco.

Prince Bandar had warned of a =93major shift=94 away from Washington in Oct=
ober =

after President Barack Obama, who visited Riyadh in March, decided against =

bombing Assad=92s forces following a chemical weapons attack in Damascus.

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