Tag Archives: Islamic terrorism

Nigeria military: At least 11 killed in new attack

April 25, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

AP MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Authorties in Nigeria say at least 11 people have been killed in violence blamed on Islamic insurgents in the country’s northeast. One attack happened Wednesday night in the fishing village of Gashua in Yobe state. Teacher … read more »

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Eleven Killed in Attack on Home of Nigerian Deputy Governor

April 6, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Police in Nigeria’s Adamawa state say attackers stormed the home of the state’s deputy governor in Midlu Saturday, killing 11 people. Some victims were shot, while others had their throats cut. Police have given few details, but say it appears … read more »

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US: Islamic extremists moving freely between Nigeria, Mali, raising terror attack fears

March 14, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

LAGOS, Nigeria — Islamic extremists continue to move freely between Nigeria and northern Mali, despite the ongoing French military operation there against them, the United States ambassador to Nigeria said Thursday. As extremist shootings, bombings and kidnappings of foreigners continue … read more »

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Boko Haram leader denies dialogue with Nigerian Government

March 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Latest video released by Boko Haram says the group is not having any dialogue with Nigerian government. The group described as fraud and lies, the dialogue said to be on- going between government and Imam Abdulazeez who claims to be … read more »

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Somali journalist shot dead; 1st this year

January 18, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — Unknown gunmen shot dead a Somali radio producer on Friday, the first journalist to be killed this year, an editor with his Somali radio station said. Eighteen journalists were killed last year, making Somalia one … read more »

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Nigeria’s Boko Haram problem

January 11, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

It is not known if the word dysfunctional was invented specifically to describe the Nigerian state — several other candidates also come to mind — but the word certainly fills the bill. The political institutions of Africa’s biggest country are … read more »

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Nigeria: Boko Haram slit christians’ throats in Maiduguri

December 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Maiduguri – Suspected Islamist extremists have killed 15 Christians by slitting their throats in an attack on a village in Maiduguri , residents and a relief source said on Sunday. “From the information we gathered, the attackers broke into selected … read more »

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Nigeria offers $1.8 M reward for capture of Boko Haram leaders

November 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

KANO, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military on Friday offered hundreds of thousands of dollars in rewards for information leading to the capture of leaders of Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. A statement listed 19 alleged senior members of the extremist group … read more »

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Nigeria city of Maiduguri ‘shaken by blasts’

October 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Loud explosions and gunfire have rocked Nigeria’s northern city of Maiduguri, which has seen growing violence by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Details are unclear, but reports said at least 10 people had been killed, including several soldiers. A … read more »

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The Film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ — Made By Terrorists?

September 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Walid Shoebat When it comes to the film Innocence of Muslims, our government and the media use a narrative mired in contradictions and false statements provided by the filmmaker, who himself is an untrustworthy source. If we stick to what … read more »

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Nigeria: Pervasive Abuses, Corruption, and Impunity Should Top Clinton’s Agenda

August 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(Washington, DC) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her trip to Nigeria should encourage President Goodluck Jonathan to address increasingly deadly violence in northern and central Nigeria, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Clinton on August … read more »

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Gunmen Kill 15 in Latest Nigerian Church Attack

August 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Gunmen have opened fire on worshippers during a church service in central Nigeria, killing at least 15 people. Nigerian officials say an unknown number of gunmen stormed the church late Monday near Okene in Kogi state. Kogi state is in … read more »

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Bombers Attack Center in Christian Area of Jos, Nigeria

April 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

One person was killed and nine others were injured last night after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing center in a Christian area of Jos where a crowd had gathered to watch soccer. At about 10:15 p.m. at the … read more »

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Terror for Passover

March 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

It’s only a few weeks until Passover, a holiday that Jews throughout the world will be celebrating. And throughout the world, Muslims appear to be doing their part to help in the celebrations. In Milan, home of trendy fashions, a … read more »

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Blasts target sect critics in Nigeria

August 1, 2011 by benim

Jos – A group critical of feared Islamic militants says weekend blasts targeted their leaders in a tense central Nigerian city. The spokesperson of a sect known as Izala said on Monday that a bomb went off on Saturday night … read more »

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Nigeria army claims 11 Boko Haram deaths in Maiduguri

July 10, 2011 by benim

The Nigerian army says it has killed 11 Islamic militants in the troubled north-eastern city of Maiduguri. An army patrol had come under attack from Boko Haram fighters, who want to establish an Islamic state in the north, said an … read more »

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Army hunts northern Nigeria bombers

June 28, 2011 by benim

Security forces tightened their grip on restive northern Nigeria Tuesday as they hunted for the perpetrators of a spate of bombings that has left at least 30 people dead in just two days, including two girls. In the latest attack, … read more »

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Nigeria president visits site of first suicide blast

June 17, 2011 by benim

  President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday visited the site of Nigeria’s first suicide blast, claimed by Islamists, assuring that security forces were tackling the “ugly” emergence of terror attacks.   The radical Boko Haram sect said it was behind Thursday’s … read more »

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Did Bin Laden watch porn as he hid in Pakistan? Stash of X-rated films found in his squalid lair

May 14, 2011 by benim

First it emerged Osama Bin Laden spent hours watching videos of himself as he callously planned new terror attacks against the ‘decadent’ West But now it appears the Al Qaeda mastermind may have watched something else as he hid in … read more »

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7 Algerian soldiers, 3 ‘terrorists’ killed: report

May 13, 2011 by benim

An attack on a military barracks in northeast Algeria claimed the lives of seven soldiers and three “terrorists” overnight, the El-Watan daily reported online on Friday. An eighth soldier was missing after the machine gun attack on military sleeping quarters … read more »

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NATO commander warns against attacks on civilians

March 31, 2011 by benim

BRUSSELS – The new commander of international military operations in Libya warned Thursday that anyone attacking civilians would be “ill-advised” to continue, and said he would look into a report by a Vatican envoy that air strikes had killed 40 … read more »

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Ethiopia PM blames Muslim sect over church attacks

March 13, 2011 by benim

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi blamed a little-known local Muslim group of preaching religious intolerance in an area where Christian churches were burnt last week, killing one person. Authorities have said up to 50 churches have been burnt and around … read more »

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Algeria braces for second pro-democracy rally

February 19, 2011 by benim

Pro-democracy protesters in Algeria vowed to hold a march Saturday even though thousands of police blocked their path a week ago. The new march comes amid weeks of strikes and scattered protests in the North African country, which has promised … read more »

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Italian tourist abducted in desert

February 4, 2011 by benim

Algiers – The Algerian APS news agency said on Friday that an Italian tourist had been abducted by suspected Islamic militants in the North African country’s remote southern desert. The woman had been heading towards the southern town of Alidena … read more »

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Nigeria Bomb Blasts Linked to Al-Qaeda

January 7, 2011 by benim

It has been revealed after all that the recent bomb blast in the Nigerian capital Abuja on the New Year’s Eve that killed and maimed scores of people was financed, planned, and executed by the Al-Qaeda – the Islamic terrorist … read more »

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Egypt on alert as Copts gather for Christmas Eve

January 6, 2011 by benim

One device containing nails and fireworks was found in a church staircase in the southern city of Minya but it had no detonator and one security official told Associated Press it may have been placed there to test security. Egyptian … read more »

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Egypt’s Christians fear new attack on Coptic Christmas Eve

January 5, 2011 by benim

CAIRO – Egyptian Christians say they fear a repeat attack against their community on Coptic Christmas Eve Thursday despite authorities planning heavy security following a New Year’s suicide bombing of a church in Alexandria that killed 21. In response to … read more »

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Egypt: Bomber planned blast in church – cops

January 4, 2011 by benim

Cairo – A suspected suicide bomber who killed 21 people – two more have died in hospital – outside a church probably intended to set off the explosives inside so as to kill as many people as possible, Egyptian investigators … read more »

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Egypt probes al Qaeda link after church bombing

January 3, 2011 by benim

Egypt is screening people who arrived recently from countries where al-Qaeda is known to recruit after early findings suggested the militant network was behind a New Year’s church bombing, security sources said. A suspected suicide bomber killed 21 people and … read more »

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Egypt President: Christians and Muslims hit by blast

January 1, 2011 by benim

Egypt’s president said in a televised address on Saturday the bombing of a church that killed at least 17 people targetted both Christians and Muslims. “Wicked terrorists targetted the nation, Copts and Muslims,” President Hosni Mubarak said in the broadcast … read more »

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