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24-Dec-13 World View -- Sinai based Ansar Jerusalem kills 11 in car bomb attack in Egypt

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24-Dec-13 World View -- Sinai based Ansar Jerusalem kills 11 in car bomb attack in Egypt

Turkey replaces Iran as primary funding source for Hamas

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Central African Republic militants clash with peacekeepers

Women protesting Chadian troops bear their chests in a traditional sign of placing a curse on Monday (AP)

Women protesting Chadian troops bear their chests in a traditional sign of placing a curse on Monday (AP)

The conflict in the Central African Republic is taking a new turn as militias on each side clash with a particular segment of the peacekeeping force. The Seleka militias, mostly Muslims, are clashing with the mostly Christian peacekeeping forces from France, describing them as Nazis, leading the French army forces to open fire on suspected ex-Seleka fighters who were "preparing to use their weapons," killing three. France is the former colonial power, and has 1,600 peacekeeping soldiers in C.A.R.

The anti-Balaka militias, mostly Christian, are clashing with the mostly Muslim peacekeeping forces from Chad, who are a contingent of the African Union peacekeeping forces in C.A.R. Many Christians accuse the Chad forces of openly siding with the Seleka militias, and point out that Chadians have been part of the Seleka militias from the beginning. In clashes with Christians, Chadian forces fired into the crowd on Monday, killing one and injuring 40. This was after a Ugandan peacekeeper was killed by Christian militias over the weekend. The African Union has 4,000 troops in C.A.R., including a contingent from Chad, which is a country that borders C.A.R.

Hostility to the peacekeepers on all sides is growing, and complicates the effort to prevent all-out war. BBC and Reuters and AP

Turkey replaces Iran as primary funding source for Hamas

Unnamed Israeli intelligence sources are saying that Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is overseeing the transfer of up to $250 million per year to Hamas, the governors of Gaza, and identified as a terrorist organization by the West. The money is being channeled through private sources, with full coordination by Erdogan. In addition, Turkey is said to be providing training to Hamas security forces.

Hamas used to have it headquarters office in Damascus, Syria, and its biggest financial backer used to be Iran, which provided $20 million per month. However, when Syria's president Bashar al-Assad started massacring innocent Sunni Arab civilians, the Hamas broke with al-Assad, moved its office from Damascus to Doha, Qatar, causing Iran to break with Hamas. In 2012, Qatar pledged $400 million to the Hamas regime, but the money never arrived. And so, according to these reports, Turkey has become the main funding source for Hamas. World Tribune and Israel National News

Sinai based Ansar Jerusalem kills 11 in car bomb attack in Egypt

A car bomb attack early Tuesday on a police headquarters in Mansour, a Nile Delta city north of Cairo, killed 11 people, and injured dozens. The attack comes a day after al-Qaeda linked Sinai terrorist group Ansar Jerusalem (Ansar Bayt al Maqdis or Champions of Jerusalem) issued a statement calling on Egypt's police and army to desert because they were supporting a secular government.

According to the Ansar Jerusalem statement:

"[The security services] are using you as a tool in implementing the schemes of the Jews and Christians and waging war on Islam and Muslims. With your staying in these institutions from evening to morning, you are incurring the anger of Allah."

Ansar Jerusalem was founded by Egyptians, but is thought to be allied with Hamas. It is the dominant jihadist group operating in the Sinai Peninsula today, and has claimed credit for a number of attacks against Israel and Egypt over the past two years. AP and Long War Journal

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