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Inside DEC 20, 2018 .qxp_Layout 1 12/20/18 8:02 PM Page 3 •US troops have largely been stationed in the Kurdish region in northern Syria Syria's Kurds say Trump US troop pullout harms anti-IS fight A KURDISH-LED alliance in Syria says President Donald Trump's surprise decision to withdraw US troops will allow the Islamic State (IS) group to recover. A statement from the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) warned of a military vacuum that would leave the alliance trapped between "hostile parties". Mr Trump made the announcement on Wednesday, saying IS had been defeated. However, major allies and some US politicians have disputed the claim. A US partnership with the SDF - an alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters - is credited with playing a major role in the virtual elimination of IS after it overran large swathes of Syria four years ago. About 2,000 US troops have largely been stationed in the Kurdish region in northern Syria. BBC DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH Morocco murders: Three arrested over 'bestial' tourist killings World news in 4 stories THE "BESTIAL" murder of two young women in Morocco is being investigated as a terrorism attack, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said. Three men were arrested on Thursday over the murder of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway. The pair were found dead from knife wounds near a popular tourist spot on Monday. At least one of the suspects has been linked to an Islamist extremist group. One person had already been arrested on Monday, hours after the bodies of the two women were discovered with injuries to their necks. Police also supplied photos of the three other suspects, prompting a 72-hour manhunt. Moroccan news outlet 2M said they were shepherds, and had been arrested in the city of Marrakesh on Thursday morning. After the prime minister's statement, Denmark's PET intelligence agency said it was investigating a video circulating online, which appeared to show one of the two women being murdered. In the video, the words "this is in revenge for our brothers in Hajin" are heard, a reference to a stronghold of so-called Islamic State in eastern Syria that was seized by US-backed forces earlier this week. Reuters news agency quoted a police source as saying that the video appeared to have been filmed in a •Asia Bibi's case had been different hugely place divisive from in where the bodies religiously were found. "We do conservative not know the Pakistan circumstances, but there are many indications that the cruel killing may be a terrorist act," Mr Rasmussen said on Thursday. BBC •Maren Ueland, left, and •President Louisa Vesterager Joseph Kabila Jespersen was supposed to •Michael Flynn has admitted one count of were lying found to the dead FBI in have a popular stepped tourist down area nearly two years ago •DR Congo has not had a peaceful transfer of power since independence in 1960 DR Congo vote 'to be postponed', candidate says OFFICIALS IN the Democratic Republic of Congo have postponed the presidential election scheduled for Sunday, an opposition candidate has told Reuters news agency. Theodore Ngoy was quoted as saying that the chief electoral official had told presidential candidates that the destruction of polling equipment in a Kinshasa warehouse fire had contributed to the decision. The official also reportedly blamed the postponement on ethnic violence and a current Ebola outbreak. There has been no independent confirmation of the report. The campaign to elect a successor to President Joseph Kabila on 23 December has been marred by deadly clashes. The president's mandate ended in 2016, but elections have been repeatedly delayed. Dozens of opposition supporters have been killed in protests demanding that he step down. BBC Andrea Leadsom and Amber Rudd suggest rival Brexit 'Plan Bs’ CABINET COLLEAGUES Andrea Leadsom and Amber Rudd have set out rival plans if Theresa May can't get her Brexit deal through Parliament. The two ministers stressed that their top priority was securing Parliamentary backing for the prime minister's deal. But Ms Rudd said a referendum was a "plausible" way forward if MPs were deadlocked. Mrs Leadsom said a new referendum would be "unacceptable" and argued instead for a "managed no deal". Asked if a second referendum was plausible if Parliament remains gridlocked, the prime minister's official spokesman said: "No." Mrs May had "been very clear on the dangers of calling a second referendum" and Amber Rudd had been "clear" that the priority was to get the prime minister's deal through Parliament, he added. Asked about Mrs Leadsom's comments on a managed no-deal Brexit, the spokesman said: "The Andrea Leadsom and Amber Rudd Leader of the House was clear this is not government policy. "This is not something that is available. The EU has been very clear that there is no withdrawal agreement available that does not include a backstop." Explaining what she meant by a "managed no deal", Mrs Leadsom told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "A managed no deal does not necessarily mean there is no withdrawal agreement at all.” BBC
WWW.DAILYHERITAGE.COM.GH DAILY HERITAGE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 05 Editorial Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our treasured readers YOUR AUTHORITATIVE, objective and independent newspaper, the DAILY HERITAGE, will from today December 21, break for the Christmas and New Year festivities and return to the newsstands on Monday, January 14, 2019 . The break will afford the team the opportunity to take stock and bring to our cherished stakeholders refined and mindboggling packages in 2019. The year in review, though challenging, was very fruitful; thanks to our valued readers who unremittingly remained faithful. To our subscribers, we say thank you for being there for us. The team pledges even better packages next year. To the various vendors, who, under the baking sun, struggled through the heat to sell our product, we say God richly bless you. While expressing our profound gratitude to all our stakeholders, we wish to make special mention of our advertisers and partners in the media. We want to extend special appreciation to our advertisers for the confidence reposed in us and the various producers, morning and mid-afternoon presenters for the constant reviews of the rich stories produced daily by our industrious team. We say God bless you. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you. We’re truly grateful for your trust in our company and look forward to meeting you again in 2019. Get ready for more scandals under Akufo Addo MEMBER OF Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has asked Ghanaians to brace themselves up for more corruption-related matters after President Nana Akufo-Addo described as “mere allegation” the controversial Oslo Chancery deal, whose cost the Minority had accused the Foreign Ministry of inflating. President Akufo-Addo, in a media encounter with some selected journalists across the country at the Jubilee House on Wednesday, said “on the basis of this bare allegation without more, would I then say let us have an independent inquiry? “My government won’t spend all our time at inquiries because clearly it is a pattern of the opposition to throw these accusations into the air and when they are debunked, they don’t hear anything about it.” He asked: “It has not taken place, so how then can you begin to make statements about corruption and misappropriation?” Speaking on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa FM, the Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs said the President’s unwillingness to fight corruption which he had demonstrated in recent times by often clearing his appointees even before • Says Okudzeto Ablakwa • President Nana Akufo-Addo constitutionally mandated institutions would do so, gave grounds for more scandals. Mr Ablakwa said he believes the President should have taken interest in • Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa finding out the details of the allegation rather than sweeping it under the carpet. “Is this how we are fighting corruption? Is this leadership? Now when you listen to the President when he had his say after the “My government won’t spend all our time at inquiries because clearly it is a pattern of the opposition to throw these accusations into the air and when they are debunked, they don’t hear anything about it.” minister’s statement, he said all the allegations are just mere allegations and nothing more. When we have documents to prove or back what we are saying, you call it mere allegation,” he said. Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has reiterated that the ministry has not spent a dime on the alleged property.
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