Deaths in Ukraine Shake Fragile Ceasefire

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 28 Februari 2015 | 10.52

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Ukraine says three of its soldiers have been killed and seven others wounded as isolated pockets of violence continue in the east of the country - despite the agreement of a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels.

Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists were seen withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line as part of the truce, which was brokered in Belarus two weeks ago.

Rocket launchers were removed from the rebel stronghold of Donetsk whilst Ukrainian forces pulled several anti-tank guns from the front line near the town of Artemivsk.

Monitors from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) have been overseeing the drawback, which was supposed to have begun last week and represents only a fraction of the two sides' arsenal.

Top OSCE officials say the country is at a crossroads between war and peace.

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Gallery: Ukrainian Army Begins Heavy Weapons Withdrawal

Members of the Ukrainian armed forces and armoured personnel carriers are seen preparing to pull back from the Debaltseve region

The withdrawal follows a ceasefire deal agreed almost two weeks ago

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Rebel forces claim they have also begun a withdrawal, although that could not be independently verified

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It comes as the Ukrainian army claims fighting in the east of the country has died down in recent days

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Members of the Ukrainian armed forces are pictured welcoming their comrades who have pulled back from the conflict zone

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"We seem to be at the crossroads where we are facing the risk of a further escalation of the conflict or where common sense, responsibility and humanity shall prevail, and we may be able to walk on the road to peace," said Heidi Tagliavini from the OSCE.

"We are actively engaged in a de-escalation which hopefully may become an irreversible process."

Fighting began in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions in April, a month after Russia annexed Crimea.

So far it has claimed some 5,800 lives, and forced more than 1.2 million people to flee their homes.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko insisted that his army would strike back if hostilities resumed.

"Our troops are at all times prepared to return equipment to their former positions and quickly fend off the enemy," he said.

The latest fatalities - believed to be the first in three days - come amid mounting tensions over energy supplies, with Russia repeatedly threatening to cut off its gas flow to Ukraine.

Kiev has made a £10m prepayment for gas this week. But Russia's state-run supplier Gazprom claims it would only pay for another day at the current rate, stoking fears that Ukraine could be cut off by Tuesday.

The European Commission will seek to broker a deal between the Russian and Ukrainian energy ministers during talks in Brussels on Monday, amid concern that a shutdown could have knock-on effects across Europe.

Russia has cut off supplies to Ukraine three times in the past decade.

About a third of the European Union's natural gas comes from Russia, and 15% flows through Ukraine.

But Kiev also has reserve supplies that it could tap into. In the past, European nations have also resorted to 'reverse supply' – sending gas back through pipelines to Ukraine.

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Written By Unknown on Jumat, 27 Februari 2015 | 10.52

He has been Islamic State's poster boy of horror.

Once dubbed 'Jihadi John', Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born Briton from northwest London, has been named by friends and associates allegedly as the death cult's best known murderer.

Sadly, and dangerously, such notoriety serves the purpose of the movement he has joined - demonstrating a sense of invincibility as a purging 'saint' for the cause.

Emwazi, if he is ever formally identified as the infamous killer, appears to closely fit and serves the psychological profile which has driven much of Islamic State's appeal.

Experts speak of three important characteristics which drive the appeal of IS.

There is the notion of "cognitive closure". Islamic State's uncompromising theologically driven world perspective in a world of "unsettling, anxiety inducing uncertainties" offers men and women, especially those in the West who are from immigrant backgrounds and may feel alienated, an end to the "cravings for coherence and closure", according to Professor Arie Kruglanski, from the University of Maryland.

Writing on the E-International Relations website Prof Kruglanski, a leading authority on the minds of terrorists, observed that fundamentalism offers people a "world of good versus evil, saints versus sinners, order versus chaos; a pure universe in black and white admitting no shades of grey. A fundamentalist ideology… offers a future that is predictable and controllable.

"Such a perspective holds particular fascination for confused youths in transitional stages of their lives, who drift like rudderless ships and find themselves torn by conflicting cultural demands."

Emwazi, a computer science graduate from Westminster University, appears to have been restless.

He is reported to have been arrested in Tanzania on suspicion of links to al Shabab in Somalia nine years ago. He complained of being interviewed and "threatened" by MI5.

He sought work in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia but grew up in the gang-blighted parts of Queen's Park in northwest London.

Jihadi ideology removes uncertainty and provides a sense of superiority - so much so that those who do not share its tenets are deemed worthy only of obliteration.

Another appeal of IS is that it offers followers a chance at being significant.

Emzawi, or Jihadi John, is seen as a hero by himself, his comrades and internet groupies attracted to his brand of bullying machismo.

The message from him is "you too can be a world player, bring war and bloodshed in return for worldly recognition, and end to the 'humiliation' and rewards in heaven following 'martyrdom'.

This "denotes the supreme importance to humans of being noticed, mattering, and deserving honour and esteem", Prof Kruglanski writes.

In recent months, the base instincts of young men and women are also forming part of the IS appeal.

Sex is selling their agenda. Young fighters are promised a bride, sex slaves or captured women, while their groupies are lured to Syria by internet images of handsome armed men and the promise of an Islamic life in the arms of a hero.

IS has seen recruitment leap from 10,000 to more than 40,000, with 12,000 foreign fighters of whom at least 3,000 hail from Europe.

Emwazi is a magnet for IS recruits.

His appeal will only end, says Prof Kruglanski, with "ignominy, an unglamorous death in the desert with no one to care".

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'Jihadi John' Identified As Computer Programmer

The Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John" has been identified as a Londoner called Mohammed Emwazi.

Emwazi was born in Kuwait and comes from a well-to-do family, according to the Washington Post.

He grew up in northwest London and graduated from the University of Westminster with a degree in computer programming.

Aged 27, he is believed to have travelled to Syria in 2012 and to have joined Islamic State (IS) later.

A close friend of Emwazi told the newspaper: "I have no doubt that Mohammed is Jihadi John.

"He was like a brother to me... I am sure it is him."

A representative of the British advocacy group CAGE who had been in contact with Emwazi before he left for Syria also said he believed he was "Jihadi John".

"There was an extremely strong resemblance," research director Asim Qureshi said after watching a video of him beheading a hostage.

He later described Emwazi as "extremely kind, extremely gentle... and the most humble young person that I ever knew".

Emwazi rose to notoriety last August in an IS video in which he killed American journalist James Foley.

Since then he has appeared in a series of videos documenting the gruesome murders of other hostages, including British aid workers Alan Henning and David Haines.

In each, he taunts audiences and is dressed all in black, with a balaclava covering his face.

He wears a holster under his left arm.

The family of American Steven Sotloff, who was killed by IS last year, said in a statement: "We look forward to the day he ("Jihadi John") is prosecuted and convicted of his crimes.

"That is American justice and why we will ultimately prevail over the forces that seek to destroy our way of life."

The Washington Post claims Emwazi started to radicalise after a planned safari in Tanzania following his graduation was brought to an abrupt end.

He was detained on arrival in Dar es Salaam and deported.

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Gallery: Profile Of Alan Henning

Alan Henning, 47, was born in Salford, Greater Manchester. Friends gave him the nickname "gadget" due to his love of technology. The British aid worker was murdered by Islamic State militants in Syria.

He was married for 23 years and he had a teenage son and daughter

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Three Men Arrested In Sex Exploitation Probe

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 26 Februari 2015 | 10.52

Three men have been arrested as part of the investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation in Sheffield and Rotherham.

They are aged 21, 23 and 28 and were detained on suspicion of committing a number of offences against underage girls between 2005 and 2009.

South Yorkshire Police said the 28-year-old was arrested at a property in the Hackenthorpe area of Sheffield.

The 21-year-old was arrested in Leeds and the other man in Arbourthorne, Sheffield.

Rotherham has been at the centre of a child sexual exploitation scandal since a report last year said 1,400 children - some as young as 11 - had been the victims of "horrific" crimes such as rape, grooming and trafficking between 1997 and 2013.

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Gallery: Who's Who in The Rotherham Abuse Scandal

A look at some of the senior people who had official public roles at the time of the abuse. Roger Stone - Leader of Rotherham Borough Council from 2003 to 2014. Resigned when the report was published in August last year.

Shaun Wright - Former Police & Crime Commissioner and Cabinet Member for Children's Services until 2010. Resigned following intense pressure, three weeks after the report was published.

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Bin Laden Letters With Terror Chiefs Revealed

By Sky News US Team

Letters between Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda commanders about terror plots in the West have been revealed for the first time.

The correspondence between the group's leader and his senior operatives were presented during the New York trial of a Pakistani student accused of planning multiple attacks in Britain.

Prosecutors claim Abid Naseer plotted attacks on targets in Manchester, as well as in New York and Copenhagen.

Sky's Hannah Thomas-Peter in New York said the evidence revealed on Wednesday was part of a "treasure trove" of al Qaeda material seized during the US special forces raid on Bin Laden's Abbottabad compound in May 2011.

Letters between the terror leader and his external operations chiefs provided updates on plots against the West and its allies.

One letter provided details on a plan to send attackers to the UK and Russia, which prosecutors said refers directly to Naseer.

More broadly, the letters revealed new insight into the way senior al Qaeda leaders were thinking and communicating with the organisation's chief before he was killed in the raid on his Pakistani hideout.

One message in particular reflected the vitriol the terror group reserved specifically for the US.

It said: "Here we are praise be to God, watching the faltering of the United States and its allies.

"By God we shall not stop by His will except at the doors of the White House and to raise the banner of monotheism on their so called Statue of Liberty."

Another letter said "striking America in its heartland has the most significance".

The correspondence provided updates on the importance of maintaining better communications, using better code and discussed the types of personalities best suited to plan and carry out attacks.

They also revealed a discussion about the need to develop new ways of carrying out attacks, including the use of household items that were less likely to draw attention.

The striking evidence was revealed as the prosecution finished submitting its case against Naseer, who they allege plotted to blow up the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester.

The 28-year-old, who was extradited to the US in 2013, has denied being part of a global al Qaeda conspiracy.

Naseer was initially arrested after 2009 terror raids in Manchester, but released without charge.

He is representing himself in court.

"I chose to represent myself on personal grounds," Naseer said on Wednesday.

"I wanted people to hear my voice and my story."

He said he was interested in non-political religion, and that "terrorism is not compatible with Islam".

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Ministers Call For Ukraine Ceasefire Pledge

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 25 Februari 2015 | 10.52

European foreign ministers have called for those involved in the fighting to the east of Ukraine to abide by the ceasefire.

The ministers of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany issued a joint statement at the end of the talks in Paris, calling for parties to "start with a total ceasefire and complete withdrawal of heavy weapons".

The ministers were meeting to consider the situation in the town of Debaltseve where fighting has continued despite the ceasefire coming into effect on 15 February.

There have also been attacks on the port city of Mariupol.

"Unfortunately there was no political agreement on how to condemn what happened in Debaltseve," said Ukrainian foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin after the talks.

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Gallery: Ukraine Crisis: Latest Pictures

People stand on top of burnt Ukrainian army tanks destroyed during fighting with the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic army in the town of Debaltseve

Kiev accused pro-Russian rebels of opening fire with rockets and artillery at villages in southeastern Ukraine on Monday, all but burying a week-old European-brokered ceasefire deal

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British Infantry In Ukraine Training Mission

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British infantry will take part in a training mission in Ukraine, David Cameron has announced.

The military personnel will help train the Ukrainian army and supply tactical intelligence, the Prime Minister told MPs on the Liaison Committee.

Sky's Defence Correspondent Alistair Bunkall reports that around 75 British soldiers will go from the beginning of March and will be based in the west of the country, some of them for up to six months.

He said: "We are talking about medical training, infantry training, intelligence logistics and the like.

"So this is not arming them with weapons, it is arming them with knowledge and it is another aspect to Britain's help for the Ukrainian government to help them repel the Russian rebels."

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Gallery: Ukraine Crisis: Latest Pictures

People stand on top of burnt Ukrainian army tanks destroyed during fighting with the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic army in the town of Debaltseve

Kiev accused pro-Russian rebels of opening fire with rockets and artillery at villages in southeastern Ukraine on Monday, all but burying a week-old European-brokered ceasefire deal

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Members of the Ukrainian armed forces near Artemivsk. Ukraine's military said two of its soldiers had been killed and 10 wounded in the past 24 hours, signalling that fighting has not stopped to allow a truce deal to be implemented

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The German government is very concerned that there is still no comprehensive ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, and urged Moscow anew on Monday to use its influence over pro-Russian separatists

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An emptied cluster munitions container is seen stuck in the ground outside apartment blocks in the town of Yenakiieve

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Mr Cameron told MPs Britain would be "the strongest pole in the tent" making the case for harsher sanctions against Russia if pro-Moscow separatists in eastern Ukraine fail to observe the ceasefire.

Russian President Vladimir Putin denies arming the rebels in a war that has killed more than 5,600 people and forced over a million to flee their homes.

There would be "deeply damaging" consequences for Europe if the EU fails to stand up to Mr Putin over the crisis, the PM warned.

He added the Russian leader could target the Baltic states or Moldova if he is not reined in.

Mr Cameron told MPs he did not rule out arming Ukraine at some point in the future, but said supplying non-lethal support was the current approach.

It comes as European foreign ministers called for those involved in the fighting in the east of Ukraine to abide by the ceasefire.

Mr Cameron said it would be "miraculous" if the terms of the agreement were met in full.

The EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has told Sky News Tonight the ceasefire negotiated in Belarus is the only option to achieve peace.

Fighting has continued around the strategically important town of Debaltseve since the ceasefire was negotiated, and Mr Cameron said he feared the rebels would target the port of Mariupol next.

This fear was echoed by Ukrainian foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin, who was speaking after the Paris talks.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has meanwhile accused Russia of repeatedly lying to him over Ukraine.

Mr Kerry told a Senate subcommittee: "Russia is engaged in a rather remarkable period of the most overt and extensive propaganda exercise that I've seen since the very height of the Cold War."

Separatists brought reporters to witness the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line under the ceasefire on Tuesday.

Kiev accuses the rebels of using the cover of the truce to reinforce for another advance.

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Written By Unknown on Selasa, 24 Februari 2015 | 10.52

Greece is set to submit a list of economic reforms demanded by its creditors to extend the country's bailout programme on Tuesday.

The proposals had been due in by late Monday night as a condition of the support from the European Union (EU), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The four-month loan extension is subject to the list of reforms gaining approval.

The deal was announced on Friday evening following often hostile negotiations in Brussels.

It was painted by the country's prime minister Alexis Tsipras as a victory for the Greek people though it does little to reduce its financial obligations.

The list is understood to contain pledges to raise more in tax from the country's top earners and from a crackdown on smuggling.

The German tabloid Bild reported that the Greek government hoped to take €2.5bn (£1.8bn) more from powerful Greek tycoons, citing sources close to the hard-left government.

A similar amount would be drawn from back taxes owed to the state by individuals and businesses, Bild said.

However, the document is also said to include commitments on raising the minimum wage and protecting pensions.

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Gallery: Art War On The Streets Of Athens

Athens has become a Mecca for street artists as anger grows over the impact of Greece's bailout deal with Europe

Wall paintings have sprung up all over the city reflecting the general frustration at rising unemployment and falling living standards

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War With Ukraine 'Unlikely', Says Putin

Vladimir Putin has said war between Russia and Ukraine is "unlikely".

The Russian president was being interviewed on state television when he was asked if he expected a war between the two countries.

In a reply that was published on the Kremlin's website, he said: "I think that such an apocalyptic scenario is unlikely and I hope this will never happen."

Mr Putin also said he did not see the need for another meeting with France, Germany and Ukraine on peace in the region and that he hoped the accords agreed to in Minsk would be respected.

He added that the four countries trust each other "on the whole".

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Gallery: Ukraine Crisis: Latest Pictures

Fighters with the separatist self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic ride in the back of a truck towing a mobile artillery cannon as they leave the frontline, and head towards Donetsk

A pro-Russian separatist forces' truck in Debaltseve. Despite the ceasefire the government in Kiev said armoured columns had crossed the border from Russia to reinforce the separatists

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Sydney Siege: 18 Warning Calls Before Attack

Written By Unknown on Senin, 23 Februari 2015 | 10.52

A national security hotline received 18 calls about the self-styled cleric Man Haron Monis just days before he took 18 people hostage at a cafe in Sydney, a report into the siege has revealed.

The calls between December 9 and December 12 last year all concerned offensive material on his Facebook page.

Three days later he was shot dead by police, ending the 17-hour siege which left two hostages dead.

It was later revealed the Iranian-born attacker, who had long been known to security services, was out on bail at the time of the attack for a string of charges.

Releasing the government's report - the first since the siege - Prime Minister Tony Abbott admitted "the system" had let the public down.

"Plainly, this monster should not have been in our community," Mr Abbott told reporters in Sydney.

"He shouldn't have been allowed into the country. He shouldn't have been out on bail. He shouldn't have been with a gun. And he shouldn't have become radicalised."

The report said all 18 calls were investigated by intelligence and police authorities, but none indicated a specific intention to carry out an attack, meaning the risk assessment for Monis was not changed.

"On the basis of the information available at the time, he fell well outside the threshold to be included in the 400 highest priority counter-terrorism investigations," the review said.

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Gallery: Dec: Funerals Held For Sydney Siege Victims

A photo tribute for Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson is seen amongst flowers at a wreath laying ceremony after they were killed in a siege in the Lindt Cafe in Sydney on 16 December

Funeral services were held for the pair on 23 December. Mr Johnson's father Ken Johnson arrives for the service at St Stephen's Uniting Church

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Ukraine Withdraws Heavy Weapons From Frontline

Ukrainian forces have begun the process of withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline in agreement with separatist rebels, a military spokesman has confirmed.

However, convoys of armoured vehicles have been tracked entering Ukraine from Russia, and attacks from pro-Russia rebels have been continuing near the village of Shyrokyne, close to Mariupol.

Meanwhile, at least two people have been killed and 15 others wounded after an "unknown explosive device" was thrown from a car in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv.

The incident, which is being treated as a terrorist act by the Interior Ministry, happened during a peace march to mark one year since former president Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power. Several suspects have been detained by the Ukrainian authorities.

Speaking to Sky News, Air Chief Marshal Lord Stirrup said the UK should consider providing weapons to Ukraine, and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of running a "gangster regime".

Earlier on Sunday, Ukrainian government troops and rebel prisoners were exchanged across the frontline at a village in the country's war-torn east.

Some 139 Ukrainian soldiers and 52 rebels were swapped, according to a separatist official.

The exchange took place in no-man's land near the village of Zholobok, about 12 miles from Luhansk.

The Ukrainians, some on crutches, were made to walk about two miles to a rendezvous point ahead of the exchange.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko wrote on his Twitter page that he had been informed about the exchanges.

It came after Britain and the US discussed further sanctions against Russia in the wake of the breakdown of a ceasefire in Ukraine.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Moscow was being "extraordinarily craven" in its support for Ukrainian separatists in fighting that has raged in recent days.

Pro-Moscow rebels said most of the Ukrainian soldiers released were captured during fighting for the town of Debaltseve.

Some of the soldiers exchanged appeared to be injured and both sides accused the other of mistreating prisoners.

The peace agreement signed last week in Minsk looked forward to an exchange of all prisoners as well as a cessation of hostilities.

Under the agreement, fighting was supposed to have stopped last Sunday with the pulling back of heavy weapons taking place on Tuesday.

On Saturday, Ukraine's military and the separatists accused each other of continuing to mount attacks a week after the ceasefire was called.

Ukrainian security spokesman Colonel Andriy Lysenko said one serviceman had been killed and 40 wounded in attacks over the past day.

He added that rebels were continuing to move equipment toward the port city of Mariupol.

Ukraine is concerned that rebels will try to seize the city with a view to establishing a land corridor between mainland Russia and Crimea.

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Ukraine: US And UK Warn Of Further Sanctions

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 22 Februari 2015 | 10.52

Ukraine: US And UK Warn Of Further Sanctions

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Britain and the US have discussed further sanctions against Russia in the wake of the breakdown of a ceasefire in Ukraine.

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Moscow is being "extraordinarily craven" in its support for Ukrainian separatists in fighting that has raged in recent days.

Mr Kerry said before a meeting in London with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond that the two countries would discuss new economic measures to put pressure on Russia to end such support for the rebels.

He said: "Russia has engaged in an absolutely brazen and cynical process over these last days.

"We know to a certainty what Russia has been providing to the separatists, how Russia is involved with the separatists.

"This is behaviour that is completely counter to everything that the global community has worked to achieve since World War II."

Mr Kerry accused Moscow of "land-grabbing" in Ukraine while cynically talking about peace.

He pointed specifically to the port of Mariupol, which pro-government forces say is threatened by a build-up of rebel military equipment.

If the rebels take the city, they would establish a land corridor between mainland Russia and the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

Mr Kerry said: "What's happening with respect to Mariupol even now is just simply unacceptable, so we are talking about additional sanctions, additional efforts."

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Gallery: Thousands Mark Kiev Sniper Killings One Year On

Thousands of people have attended a ceremony marking a year since snipers killed scores of anti-government protesters in the Ukrainian capital Kiev

Mourners lit candles to remember the 100 who died over three days of demonstrations against the then president, Moscow-leaning Viktor Yanukovich

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Beams of light shone up into the sky as a minute's silence was held in Independence Square for the 'heavenly hundred'

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Those attending the ceremony, including current president Petro Poroshenko and the young son of one of the victims, then sang the national anthem

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Mr Poroshenko has claimed an influential aide to Vladimir Putin was behind the sniper killings in February last year

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The message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said, would be: "We're not going to play this game.

"We're not going to sit there and be part of this kind of extraordinarily craven behaviour at the expense of the sovereignty and integrity of a nation."

Mr Hammond also condemned the "unacceptable" way in which the ceasefire had been "systematically breached".

It comes as former Defence Secretary Liam Fox said the West should supply sophisticated weaponry, including anti-tank weapons and drones.

Kiev and the rebels have both accused each other of keeping up the attacks.

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Gallery: Ukraine: Protesters Bide Their Time (14 February 2014)

President Viktor Yanukovych ditched a planned EU trade and political pact in favour of closer ties with Moscow, sparking violent protests.

An anti-government protester drinks hot tea at the barricades built at the site of recent clashes with riot police.

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Ukrainian forces on Saturday reported attacks over the past day that killed one serviceman and wounded another 40, with mortars hitting the fringes of Mariupol, among other locations.

The rebels said Ukrainian forces shelled 15 locations overnight, including parts of Donetsk, the largest city the rebels control.

The current crisis was sparked by the ousting of Moscow-leaning president Viktor Yanukovych last February.

Weeks after Mr Yanukovych's removal, Moscow annexed the Crimean Peninsula and pro-Russian separatists seized key buildings in Ukraine's east, sparking a conflict that has killed more than 5,000 people.

The country's current president, Petro Poroshenko, has accused an influential aide to Mr Putin of being behind the killings of 100 activists during the demonstrations.

In Moscow, thousands of protesters gathered to demonstrate against what they called a "fascist coup" in Ukraine.

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