Since the war on terror, the US has contributed to displacing an estimated 37 million people, according to new research By David Vine Since George W Bush declared a “global war on terror” following al-Qaida’s September 11 attacks, the wars that US forces have launched and engaged in have displaced an estimated
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‘Islamic State’ Accuses Aid Workers Of Espionage, Spreading ‘Blasphemous Beliefs
By Kunle Adebajo The embattled Islamic State via one of its official magazines, Al-Naba, says it is not prepared to stop its targeted killing of humanitarian workers providing support to ravaged communities in the Northeast and accuses them of being impartial in their operations. The terror group stated this in an editorial
Boko Haram ‘Take Hundreds Hostage’ in raid on Borno Town
The Boko Haram Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group have taken hundreds of hostages in a town in northeast Nigeria, locals and militia sources said Wednesday. According to the reports by AFP, the militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), an offshoot of Boko Haram terrorists, overran Kukawa in
Don’t Panic, US Alert on ISIS Invasion not New, Military tells Nigerians
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian Military has said the alarm raised by the United States on plot by the Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda terrorists group to take over parts of Nigeria is not new to the armed forces, but assured Nigerians that security agencies are ontop of the situation. The commander
ISWAP Appoints New ´Governor of Lake Chad’ after Mutiny’
Boko Haram: Fate of Five Abducted Aid Workers Hang in the Balance
Jude Johnson Five NGO workers captured by the Khalifa Soldiers, part of the Islamic State of West African province, ISWAP group may be killed as others before them, following the policy of non-negotiation for ransom policy by international organisations. The NGO workers who have been speaking to their offices on
Terror Groups are Adapting and Spreading, US Report Warns
By Jeff Seldin Major victories against terror groups such as the Islamic State and al-Qaida have so far failed to stem their spread across the world, part of a worrisome trend identified in a new U.S. government report on terrorism. The State Department’s annual terror assessment, released Wednesday, hailed “major strides” in Washington’s ongoing effort to
Will the ‘War on Terror’ Ever End?
UN Chief: COVID-19 Compounds Dire Situation in Mali, Sahel
By Edith M. Lederer UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the coronavirus pandemic has compounded the “dire humanitarian and security situations” in Mali and Africa’s Sahel region. The U.N. chief said in a report to the Security Council obtained Thursday by The Associated Press that the deteriorating security situation “remains of
‘Devastating’ attack from Islamic State imminent–Report warns
Editor's note: The Islamic State, which lost grounds in its original birthplace of the Middle East following defeats in Syria and Iraq respectively, has warned of an imminent 'devastating' comeback attacks. With its dream of establishing a Caliphate in jeopardy, the group had to change strategy in recent times