A German-Ghanaian Islamic State defector who claimed in news interviews to have refused to commit violence for the group has been charged by German authorities with murder and war crimes for his role in a mass execution in Syria in 2015. Harry Sarfo, a 28-year-old German citizen, appeared in front-page articles and television broadcasts last … Read more
A German-Ghanaian Islamic State defector who claimed in news interviews to have refused to commit violence for the group has been charged by German authorities with murder and war crimes for his role in a mass execution in Syria in 2015. Harry Sarfo, a 28-year-old German citizen, appeared in front-page articles and television broadcasts last … Read more
A German-Ghanaian Islamic State defector who claimed in news interviews to have refused to commit violence for the group has been charged by German authorities with murder and war crimes for his role in a mass execution in Syria in 2015. Harry Sarfo, a 28-year-old German citizen, appeared in front-page articles and television broadcasts last … Read more
German prosecutors have added six counts of murder and war crimes to the charges against an imprisoned Islamic State member from Germany who attracted global attention after claiming disillusionment and disgust with the terrorist group. The new accusations, announced by the prosecutors on Tuesday, were brought three months after a video surfaced suggesting that the … Read more
Recklessly advancing will lead to your defeat. What does it mean to advance recklessly? It is true that God wants your church to grow. It is true that God wants you to go out into the world and preach the gospel. But if you advance into these things without due caution, you will be defeated … Read more
At least 33 people were killed and 48 wounded in a car bomb attack on a busy square in Baghdad’s sprawling Sadr City district, police and medical sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday’s attack but the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group regularly … Read more
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim by the Nigerian president and the army that the armed group had been routed from its last stronghold of Sambisa Forest. “We are safe. We have not been flushed out of anywhere. And tactics and strategies cannot reveal our … Read more
When Boko Haram fighters decided to release some of the 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped two-and-a-half years ago in northeast Nigeria, Asabe Goni did not think that she would be among the girls allowed to go home. During their time in captivity the girls were encouraged to convert to Islam and to marry their kidnappers, with … Read more
A suicide bomber in the northern Cameroon town of Mora killed a young student and a woman in an attack on a market full of Christmas shoppers, an aide to the governor of Far North region said Sunday. Suicide bombers suspected of belonging to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram have launched attacks in Mora, … Read more
The Nigerian army has driven Boko Haram militants from the last camp in their Sambisa forest stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. “The terrorists are on the run and no longer have a place to hide,” Mr Buhari said in a statement. The Islamists’ camp fell at 13:35 local time (12:35 GMT) on Friday, he … Read more
At least four policemen and one suspect have been killed in clashes on the outskirts of Karak city in southern Jordan after security officers stormed an apartment, according to security sources. Two more suspects were arrested after Tuesday’s gun battle in Wesya village, which came shortly after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant … Read more
ISIL claimed responsibility for Monday’s lorry attack on a Christmas market in Berlin as German investigators said they were pursuing multiple leads. The claim came at the end of a challenging day for German officials, who are still hunting for the person, or people, behind the incident. ISIL, or the Islamic State of Iraq and … Read more
Heavy gunfire and injuries have been reported in the village of Wesya in the southern Jordan province of Karak after security officers stormed an apartment. Tuesday’s violence came shortly after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack at a popular tourist destination in Karak city. At least … Read more
Violent clashes are spreading in Central African Republic despite successful polls that elected a new government earlier this year, U. N. sanctions monitors have reported to the Security Council. The new government of Faustin-Archange Touadera has limited control outside the capital Bangui and has failed to convince the dozens of armed factions around the country … Read more
Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one other person and wounding 18. Police in the town of Maiduguri, Borno state, say the attack happened when the market was crowded with shoppers. The girls detonated their explosives minutes apart, witnesses … Read more
Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in north-east Nigeria, killing at least one other person and wounding 18. Police in the town of Maiduguri, Borno state, say the attack happened when the market was crowded with shoppers. The girls detonated their explosives minutes apart, witnesses … Read more
The suicide attack was carried on by two women in a busy market At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Madagali in Adamawa state, the army says. Two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in a busy market, an army spokesman told AFP news … Read more
Readers of this column of mine may have been starved of my teachings for a while seeing as it’s now been over two months since I last posted any article here. But then, just this past Sunday afternoon, I woke up from a short nap and was compelled to further engage my thoughts on matters … Read more
Scriptures abound that encourage believers to give to support the work of God. A careful read of the Bible will lead you to the conclusion that God intended His children to be wealthy. Jesus Christ was supported immensely by followers who were resourceful. Christians are thus to give to support the kingdom of God and … Read more
The United Nations warned Friday that the threat from Boko Haram jihadists was complicating efforts to help tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees living in dire conditions in northern Cameroon. The UN refugee agency said one of its teams had earlier this month managed to visit previously inaccessible border areas of Cameroon’s Far North Region … Read more