Ghanaian ISIS Fighters -A report is rife that about 50 to 100 Ghanaians have joined the dreadful terrorist group, Islamic State (ISIS) in Libya. The report issued by the Libyan government said that Ghanaian migrants feature prominently as members of the terrorist group. See Also: What the Ghanaian Govt Said About UK and Canada’s Terror Alert Libya’s Head … Read more
A team of Afghan girls who were earlier denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition landed in the United States early Saturday following an intervention by US President Donald Trump. The six-member team were greeted at Dulles International Airport by a throng of supporters, including Afghan ambassador Hamdullah Mohib and acting special representative for … Read more
Assailants killed five Egyptian policemen in a shooting south of Cairo on Friday, in the latest of a series of attacks targeting the country’s security forces, the interior ministry said. The ministry said three gunmen opened fire on a police car and then fled, killing a non-commissioned officer, three conscripts and a police employee. The … Read more
Israeli spies hacked Islamic States computers to uncover a plot to blow up commercial airliners using laptop bombs, prompting a US ban on laptops and tablets on flights from Turkey and the Arab world, such as this Emrirates Airlines flight from Dubai coming in to land at Los Angeles Airport on March 21, 2017 Israeli … Read more
US-backed fighters hunted for jihadist holdouts in Syria’s Tabqa on Thursday after overrunning the city and nearby dam in a step forward for their advance on Islamic State group stronghold Raqa. The Syrian Democratic Forces scored one of their biggest victories against IS as controversy intensified over a US decision to arm the alliance’s Kurdish … Read more
Claims by government that the two former detainees of Guantanamo Bay were to spend only two years in Ghana, have strongly been disputed. The two, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby, were in detention for 14 years, after being linked with terrorist group Al-Qaeda and later transferred to Ghana under a … Read more
A 21-year-old from northern Ghana was last year stopped from joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Executive Director of the West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE), Mr Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar has revealed. According to him, WACCE, since its establishment in 2013, has prevented about 20 people from joining extremism in Ghana. … Read more
US and South Korean agents are plotting to kill North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, state media report. A statement by the ministry of state security said a terrorist group backed by the CIA and South Korea’s intelligence agency had entered the country to attack with a bio-chemical substance. It said North Korea would find and … Read more
Egypt and Sudan said on Thursday they will not harbour or support opposition groups fighting their respective governments, as top diplomats of the two countries vowed to boost bilateral ties. Relations between neighbours Cairo and Khartoum have been tense, with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir accusing Egyptian intelligence services of supporting Sudanese opposition figures fighting his … Read more
An Australian was charged Tuesday with helping the Islamic State group develop high-tech weapons, including long-range guided missile capabilities. Haisem Zahab, a 42-year-old electrician, was working alone and there was no domestic-related terror threat, said Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin. “We will allege he has utilised the internet to perform services for ISIL,” Colvin … Read more
The stunning postcard-perfect vista surrounding Misael Lopez in this town about one hour from Madrid belies his constant anxiety, even fear. That’s because the former legal adviser to the Venezuelan Embassy in Iraq is revealing secrets he says his government doesn’t want disclosed. “I’m concerned about my safety and my family’s safety everywhere I go,” … Read more
The civilians from southern villages appear to have been forced into the city by ISIS, and witnesses said they looked to be in poor condition, with no food or accommodation. However, it is unclear what ISIS’ intention is for these particular civilians. The United Nations had also received reports that civilians suspected of disloyalty had … Read more
Al Jazeera speaks to the former secret prisoners, including two Libyans who opposed Gaddafi “In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, we did some things that were wrong. We did a whole lot of things that were right, but…we tortured some folks.” President Obama, August 2014 In Search for the Dark Prison, a moving two-part Fault … Read more
Deputy Interior Minister, James Agalga, says government cannot prevent families of the two former Guantanamo detainees from visiting them in Ghana. Mr. Agalga says although the two are on surveillance, their families are at liberty to pay them visits anytime they want to. Speaking on Citi FM’s News and Current Affairs programme, The Big Issue, … Read more
Mahmmoud Omar Mohammed Bin Atef, the 36-year-old Yemen citizen, and one of the two prisoners discharged by the United States from the Guantanamo Bay Prison to Ghana, is a one-time fighter for Osama Bin Laden, according a December 28, 2007 report by the United States Department of Defense. Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, … Read more
France has carried out a massive airstrike on an Islamic State stronghold in Raqqa, Syria. It struck dozen’s of targets including a command and control center, training camp and munitions warehouse, the country’s defense ministry announced. Twelve French aircraft, including 10 fighter jets, took part in the country’s biggest air raid in Syria, the statement … Read more
Brigadier General Sampson Adeti, General Officer Commander of the Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), says the army is concerned about the possible spillover from the Nigerian terrorist group- Boko Haram. He said Boko Haram could spread their activities to other countries in West Africa, and Ghana’s security agencies are aware of possible … Read more
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) says it is ready to co-operate with the security agencies to unravel the mystery behind one of its former students, Nazir Nortei Alema, joining the Islamic terrorist group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and to possibly track him. The security agencies have not … Read more
The Pentagon has today confirmed that the leader of the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane, Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in a US air strike earlier this week. The United States previously said that the strike inside Somalia had targeted Godane, but did not know whether he had been killed. “We have … Read more
The Accra Report is focused on keeping global attention on the #bringbackourgirls campaign, and with that in mind we continue to explore the harrowing element of sexual gender based violence (SGBV) that females in conflict regions are exposed to. There are sections of Nigeria’s citizenry who believe that the Boko Haram terrorist group is a … Read more