31 may 12 osint regional tracker

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31 MAY 2012

(U) Bashr Al-Jaafari (AlArabiya, 30 May 2012)

Iran Summons Saud

over Fate of Prisoner

MKO Collaborating toTopple Maliki Gov't

Image Shows BuildingGone at Iran Site

Sadr Calls on IraqiyaKurdish Alliance to

Withdraw Confidence

Airstrike, Shelling KillsMilitants in Yemen

Hated Emergency Lawbe Settled on Thursda

Mubarak Sons to FacNew Trial for Corruptio

Syria Commitment toAnnans Plan

Syria Rebels Issue 48hour Ultimatum

Al-Qaeda in LebanonMurmurs of

Assassinations

AFG-PAK-CAS

579 Civilians Killed In Four Months: PajhwokUnited Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Jan Kubissaid about 579 civilians had been killed in the first four months of this year. 79percent of the casualties were caused by militants, nine percent by Afghan andinternational soldiers, while 12 percent were killed in non-combatant violence.Civilian casualties dropped by 21 percent. About 1,216 people were woundedin the first quarter of this year. (Source: Kabul, Afghanistan; Independent; Neutral)

28 Rebels, 2 Civilians Die in Fresh Spate of Violence: Pajhwok

Twenty-eight insurgents and two civilians were killed and scores of otherswounded in separate incidents. Twenty-five rebels were killed duringoperations involving Afghan troops in the Sangin district of Helmand province.In Kandahar, three militants were killed and a fourth injured when a bomb wentoff inside a house in Kandahar city. Two civilians were killed and a third injuredwhen their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in southern Zabul province. (Source:Kabul, Afghanistan; Independent; Neutral)

Eight Afghan Police Killed in Taliban Attack: Radio Free AfghanistanEight Afghan police were killed during a 4-hour battle against Taliban militants.Spokesman for Badakhshan's Provincial Governor Abdul Maroof Rasekh saidmilitants stormed the hilltop post in the province's Warduj district. Two Talibanwere killed in the fighting, while one police officer remains missing. (Source:Broadcast in Afghanistan, Promotes Democratic values)

President Signs National Commission for Human Rights Bill into Laws:The NationPresident Asif Ali Zardari signed the National Commission for Human RightsBill 2012 for promotion and protection of Human Rights as provided for in theConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Spokesperson to thePresident, Senator Farhatullah Babar, said: An international commitmentoutstanding for the past nearly quarter of a century has been fulfilled today. Itis no means an achievement considering the fact that Pakistan is fighting war

against militancy and complaints of human rights violations have surfaced.(Source: Islamabad, Conservative, Part of the Nawa-i-Waqt publishing group)

Six Killed, Judge among Several Injured in Karachi Violence: The NationAt least six were killed and several others injured as violence continued in thecity. Unknown men opened fire at two youngsters in Haryana Colony of OrangiTown, both died. In Hazara Colony of Kala Pul, unknown gunmen killed an icecream factory laborer. Napier police recovered two bullet riddled and torturedbodies from a market adjacent to Lyari. An unidentified motorcyclist opened

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(U) Human Rights billsigning (The Nation, 30May 2012)


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fire at civil judge Syed Zaheer Naqvi in Ancholi area. Firing continued during which more than 10people were injured. (Source: Islamabad, Conservative, Part of the Nawa-i-Waqt publishing group)

IRAN

Iran Summons Saudi Envoy over Fate of Iranian Prisoners in S. Arabia: FarsIranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates' Affairs Hassan Qashqavsaid that the ministry has summoned the Saudi envoy to Tehran over the status and fate of the Iranianinmates in the Arab country. Qashqavi stated that he has summoned the Saudi envoy to the foreigministry twice, and added that director-general of the foreign ministry's office for Iranian expatriateshas also summoned the Saudi envoy. Saudi Arabia's refusal to give a clear response to Tehran will nofree Riyadh from its legal and international responsibilities and its commitments within the frameworof international conventions on the rights of prisoners. (Source: Iran; Private; Anti-West)

MKO Collaborating with Iraqi Dissidents, Al-Qaeda to Topple Maliki Gov't: FarsMojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO also known as the MEK, PMOI and NCR), disclosed that thegroup's ringleaders are collaborating with the leaders of Iraq's dissident groups as well as the AlQaeda network in the country to topple Nuri al-Maliki's government. Highly trusted veteran defectedmember of the MKO, Ali Hosseinnejad, said: "The MKO and its ringleaders have high hopes fotoppling Maliki's government and are using every possible method to achieve this goal. Hosseinnejadrevealed that the MKO has still ties with the remnants of Saddam regime as well as other terrorisgroups, specially the al-Qaeda network in Iraq. (Source: Iran; Private; Anti-West)

Image Shows Buildings Gone at Iran Site: Diplomats: AAJ TVU.N. nuclear inspectors displayed new satellite imagery indicating that some small buildings had bee

dismantled and other clean-up work undertaken at an Iranian military site they want to visit. One imageshowed signs that ground-scraping activities had taken place at the Parchin facility, as well as thepresence of a bulldozer. This will likely further strengthen Western suspicions that Iran is sanitizingthe site of any incriminating evidence before allowing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEAinto the complex. (Source: Karachi, Pakistan; Business Recorder Group Affiliate; Undetermined)

IRAQ-ARABIAN PENINSULA

Sadr Calls on Iraqiya, Kurdish Alliance to Get 124 Votes to Withdraw Maliki Confidence: NINALeader of the Sadrest Trend, Muqtada al-Sadr, called on the Kurdisn Alliance and the Iraqiya slate tget 124 votes in Parliament to finalize the 164 votes needed to withdraw confidence from Prime

Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Answering a question on rumors that he is backing down on withdrawinconfidence from Maliki, Sadr said: "This is untrue, I have promised my partners 'Iraqiya and KurdishAlliance' that if they get 124 votes, I will. It is a promise, I will not back down on it, since, unfortunatelyDawa Party has refused to carry out reforms." (Source: Baghdad, Iraq, Independent; Daily; Neutral)

Airstrike, Shelling Kills 20 Militants in Southern Yemen: Yemen OnlineYemeni warplanes and artillery strikes killed 20 al-Qaeda-linked militants in the country's south. An araid targeted a militant communications station near the southern coastal town of Shaqra, killing threeand wounding seven. The station was used by the militants to direct operations using the Internet


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PAN-AOR

Fate of Hated Emergency Law to be Settled on Thursday: Ahram OnlineEgypt's longstanding Emergency Law will likely not be extended by the Islamist-led Peoples Assembly(the lower house of Egypt's parliament) when it comes up for renewal on Thursday, effectively endingthe country's 31-year-long state of emergency. A majority of lawmakers support the notion of endinthe reviled Emergency Law, which had been used to deadly effect against Egypt's political oppositionby the ousted Mubarak regime. (Source: Cairo, Egypt; Daily; Undetermined)

Mubarak Sons, EFG CEOs to Face New Trial for Stock Market Corruption: Ahram Online

The sons of Egypt's deposed president Hosni Mubarak, Gamal and Alaa, as well as Hassan Heikaand Yasser El-Mallawany, both CEOs of Egyptian investment bank EFG-Hermes, are to face triaalongside five others for corrupt stock exchange dealings. They were referred to Cairo's criminal couron charges of illicit profiteering related to the sale of Al-Watany Bank of Egypt. The sale amounted toLE2.5 billion ($416 million). The two brothers and their father will hear the verdict on 2 June oncorruption charges in the first trial. (Source: Cairo, Egypt; Daily; Undetermined)

Syria Reaffirms Commitment to Annans Plan, Says Crisis Shouldnt Be Escalated: Al ArabiyaSyrias U.N. envoy, Bashar Al-Jaafari, said Damascus is committed to the U.N.-Arab League PeaceEnvoy Kofi Annans plan and that the international community shouldnt escalate crisis in the countrybut must mitigate it. Al-Jaafari said Damascus is undergoing an investigation to find out the culprit

behind the massacre, blaming outside forces who are trying hard to ignite a civil war in the country aresponsible. Turkey and Japan joined the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, SpainItaly, Canada, Britain, Australia, France and Germany to expel Syrian envoys from their respectivecountries in protest against Houla massacre. (Source: Dubai, UAE; Independent; Claim Neutrality)

Syria Rebels Issue 48-hour Ultimatum: Daily StarSyrian rebels gave President Assad a 48-hour deadline to comply with an international peace planotherwise they would renew their battle to overthrow him. The ultimatum was issued after U.Nobservers discovered 13 bodies bound and shot in eastern Syria. Colonel Saadeddine of the rebeFree Syrian Army said its leadership had set a deadline of 0900 GMT Friday for Assad to implementhe peace plan. If it fails to do so we are free from any commitment and we will defend and protect the

civilians, their villages and their cities. (Source: Beirut, Lebanon; Independent; Daily, Except Sunday; Neutral)

Al-Qaeda in Lebanon: Murmurs of Assassinations: Al AkhbarLebanese security agencies have strong evidence that al-Qaeda has been planning to target high-levepolitical and religious figures with the aim of provoking sectarian strife. Lebanese security agencieobtained intelligence about activities of al-Qaeda networks in Lebanon, including information about theplanning of attacks and assassinations against specific targets by known al-Qaeda operativesindicating that plans were being made to assassinate Parliament Speaker and Amal movement leadeNabih Berri. (Source: Beirut, Lebanon; Independent; Daily (except Sunday); Pro-Resistance, Pro-Syria)



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