Egypt: Sinai bombing kills six policemen
BBC News: Six Egyptian policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in the Sinai peninsula, the Egyptian interior ministry says. READ MORE…
Uganda police seize ‘explosives from al-Shabab cell’
Police in Uganda say they have seized large amounts of explosives during raids on suspected al-Shabab militants. Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent attacks in the capital Kampala. Nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated about their intentions, a police spokesman said. READ […]
Uganda police seize 'explosives from al-Shabab cell'
Police in Uganda say they have seized large amounts of explosives during raids on suspected al-Shabab militants. Authorities said the terrorist cell was planning to carry out imminent attacks in the capital Kampala. Nineteen people have been arrested and are being interrogated about their intentions, a police spokesman said. READ […]
Islamic State crisis: World leaders pledge Iraq support
BBC News: Thirty countries have pledged to help Iraq fight Islamic State (IS) militants “by all means necessary”. A joint statement by foreign ministers taking part in a major conference in Paris talks said support would include “appropriate military assistance”. The talks had been called to agree a strategy to […]
Islamic State: John Kerry in Egypt for coalition talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Egypt amid US attempts to form a broad coalition to tackle Islamic State (IS) militants. Mr Kerry will meet Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi in Cairo on the latest leg of his Middle East tour. He has enlisted the support of […]
Bill Maher is wrong: we can’t blame Isil on Islam
Source: The Telegraph, UK By Tim Stanley: Dr Tim Stanley is a historian of the United States. His new book about Hollywood politics is out in May. Is Isil Islamic or not? It’s an […]
Bill Maher is wrong: we can't blame Isil on Islam
Source: The Telegraph, UK By Tim Stanley: Dr Tim Stanley is a historian of the United States. His new book about Hollywood politics is out in May. Is Isil Islamic or not? It’s an […]
Rand Paul: ‘Civilized Islam Will Have To Step Up’ To Take On ISIS
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling on “civilized Islam” to help take on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terror group. President Barack Obama laid out his plan to deal with ISIS during an address to the nation Wednesday night, saying that the U.S. will expand […]
Boko Haram continues its ascent as the world looks away
The Guardian: For a while it took centre stage in the world’s gaze but five months on the kidnapping of schoolgirls by Islamist militants Boko Haram is not even top story in Nigeria. The outbreak of Ebola there and in other western African countries has seen the missing girls drop […]
Nigeria's Boko Haram puts Maiduguri under 'siege'
BBC News: Nigeria’s militant Islamists have “completely surrounded” Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned. The military needed to “fortify” the city, which had a population of more than two million, to prevent an assault “from all directions”, they said. The Boko Haram militants had […]
Nigeria’s Boko Haram puts Maiduguri under ‘siege’
BBC News: Nigeria’s militant Islamists have “completely surrounded” Maiduguri, the main city in north-eastern Borno state, traditional elders have warned. The military needed to “fortify” the city, which had a population of more than two million, to prevent an assault “from all directions”, they said. The Boko Haram militants had […]
Islamic State crisis: Obama threatens action in Syria
US President Barack Obama has said he will not hesitate to take action against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria as well as Iraq. In a nationally televised speech outlining his strategy against IS, he said that any group that threatened America would “find no safe haven”. He also announced […]
9/11-era ignorance of Islam is infecting the age of Isis. We should know better
theguardian: by Simran Jeet Singh — In the last two months, three major hate crimes have hit New York City, the most ethnically diverse place in the United States. Last week, a manchased a Muslim American woman into oncoming traffic in Brooklyn while threatening to behead her. Earlier this month, a group […]
Iraqi Christians Fight for Survival Against Islamic State Militants
Voice of America: Religious leaders warn that Sunni militants of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria are trying to ethnically cleanse the region. The ancient Yazidi communities have been particularly targeted for brutal treatment. Christians also are fleeing their homes, prompting fears that religions and sects that have […]
Somalia on alert after al-Shabab leader Godane killed
Somalia is on alert for retaliatory attacks by the Islamist group al-Shabab, officials say, after the group’s leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, 37, was killed in a US air strike. National Security Minister Kalif Ahmed Ereg said the country faced “desperate attacks” on government facilities. READ MORE…
Sotloff beheading: Murdered reporter's family speaks
The family of US journalist Steven Sotloff have spoken publicly for the first time since a video of his beheading was released by militants. They said that the reporter gave his life to covering the suffering of people in war zones, but was “no hero”. Mr Sotloff “tried to find […]
Sotloff beheading: Murdered reporter’s family speaks
The family of US journalist Steven Sotloff have spoken publicly for the first time since a video of his beheading was released by militants. They said that the reporter gave his life to covering the suffering of people in war zones, but was “no hero”. Mr Sotloff “tried to find […]
Somalia offers al-Shabab members amnesty
Somalia’s government has offered an amnesty to fighters of Islamist group al-Shabab, amid uncertainty over whether its leader survived a US air strike. The militants would be reintegrated into society if they surrendered over the next 45 days, a statement said. The offer seems to be an attempt to exploit […]
Boko Haram crisis: ‘Bodies litter’ Nigeria’s Bama town
Bodies remain littered on the streets of a northern Nigerian town two days after it was seized by militant Islamists, a lawmaker has told the BBC. Boko Haram fighters were patrolling the streets of Bama, preventing people from burying the dead, Ahmed Zanna said. On Wednesday, the state government denied […]
Boko Haram crisis: 'Bodies litter' Nigeria's Bama town
Bodies remain littered on the streets of a northern Nigerian town two days after it was seized by militant Islamists, a lawmaker has told the BBC. Boko Haram fighters were patrolling the streets of Bama, preventing people from burying the dead, Ahmed Zanna said. On Wednesday, the state government denied […]