The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has said that the dismissed military recruits who have threatened to join ISIS are free to do so. GAF dismissed some 501 military recruits in December 2015 for staging an unauthorised protest which officials say was mutinous. The recruits, who were undergoing a six-month mandatory training at the Army Recruits … Read more
A Syrian migrant suspected of planning a bomb attack on a Berlin airport has killed himself in his prison cell in Leipzig, Germany, officials say. Saxony’s state justice ministry said Jaber al-Bakr was found dead and that an investigation had been launched. He had been turned in to police on Monday by three Syrian refugees … Read more
A secret internment camp for former Islamic State militants and their families has been established in Syria. Some 300 defectors and captured combatants, including many Europeans, are being held at the camp operated by the rebel group Jaysh al-Tahrir. Its commander, Mohammad al-Ghabi, told the BBC: “We tried to rehabilitate them and alter their state … Read more
Some 501 sacked Army recruits have threatened to join terrorist groups like ISIS or Boko Haram after what they say is unfair treatment after they were unceremoniously dumped out of boot camp. According to the recruits, even though some of their colleagues were found wanting by the instructors, they had never claimed the training was … Read more
Russia has been accused of targeting hospitals, which Mr Kerry said was Russia and the Syrian government should be investigated for war crimes, US Secretary of State John Kerry said. “Russia, and the regime, owe the world more than an explanation about why they keep hitting hospitals and medical facilities and children,” he said. “These … Read more
More than two-thirds of the foreigners seeking to join the Islamic State (IS) group have attended high school or university, according to a new study by the World Bank. Many of the young recruits who travel to Syria or Iraq to join the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) group – also known as ISIS, … Read more
Seven-year-old Bana Alabed tweeted a photo a week ago, sitting at a desk with a book, her doll in the background. “Good afternoon from Aleppo,” the caption read. “I’m reading to forget the war.” Aleppo, Syria’s second city, has been split in two during the country’s long conflict. Daily life has become a struggle for … Read more
ISIS is facing a ‘state of collapse’ in its largest city Military vehicles of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces are seen southeast of Mosul As the great powers jam the door of Mosul for the last big battle, many of the Islamic State terrorists themselves cannot wait to get out of town. “Mosul on Thursday looked … Read more
The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video message denying a claim by the military that he was killed or badly wounded in an air strike last month. Abubakar Shekau appeared healthy in the video in which he spoke in Arabic, Hausa and the Kanuri language. It is not clear … Read more
Two weeks ago we commenced series of write ups meant to showcase contributions of notable Islamic personalities towards advancement of the religion in Ghana. Our first two write ups emphasized forcefully the peace Ghana is currently enjoying as partly due to good Islamic practices laden with neighborliness, being promoted in the affairs of the nation … Read more
ISIS is allegedly an Al Qaeda-linked Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant, known for its ruthless tactics and suicide bombers and who currently poses a threat throughout the Middle East. It is also known as a militant group “Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham,” (ISIS) or the “Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant” … Read more
Every effort must be made to stop the legal system being abused over allegations of serious misconduct by UK troops, Theresa May has said. The PM told defence chiefs she is determined to stop “vexatious” claims being brought against the armed forces. Two separate inquiries are examining about 2,000 allegations against troops who served in … Read more
The Pentagon says a US air strike has killed one of so-called Islamic State’s most senior leaders, Wa’il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad, in Syria. Also known as “Dr Wa’il”, he was minister of information for IS, and oversaw the production of propaganda videos showing executions. The Pentagon said the strike had taken place near Raqqa … Read more
The Syrian cease-fire agreed to last week by Russia and the United States has reduced violence in the short term, but there are troubling signs it may collapse like previous attempts to end the war, now in its sixth year. The crucial element of the agreement is a “cessation of hostilities” among all parties involved … Read more
French prosecutors have placed three young women under formal investigation over a foiled attack near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Ines Madani, 19, Sara Hervouet, 23, and Amel Sakaou, 39, were brought before anti-terrorism judges on Monday. The women are suspected of plotting to blow up a car packed with gas canisters last week, and … Read more
It has been 15 years since the world was terrified by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U. S. that killed nearly 3,000 people, yet its wrongful policy thereafter led to the rampant global terrorism, Egyptian experts warned. It’s been 15 years and terrorism is still on the rise, yet terror groups are eventually … Read more
Turkey has a duty to defeat the so-called Islamic State (IS) in neighbouring Syria; President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. He called it a “binding duty”, to ensure the militants were “unable to carry out actions inside our country”. Turkey’s military said its warplanes killed 20 IS fighters during air raids over Syria on Saturday. … Read more
French prosecutors have charged one of the “terrorist commandos of young women” arrested over a foiled attack near Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Ornella G, 29, was charged with alleged involvement in a terrorist act and attempted murder. Three other women are still being questioned by police, after a car packed with gas cylinders was … Read more
Among the 21 Coptic Christian workers beheaded on a beach in Libya last year by ISIS was a father who, before he went to Libya as a migrant worker, told his wife he knew it was dangerous and that if he did not make it back alive, to please teach their children “the principles of … Read more
Notorious hate preacher Anjem Choudary, who led a flag-burning demonstration outside the US embassy on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and voiced support for jihad, has been jailed for inviting support for ISIS. The former lawyer was sentenced to five years and six months in prison. His supporters shouted “Allahu Akhbar” as he was … Read more