Violence and Security

Islamist Violence Generates Massive Food Insecurity in Mali

July 30, 2019

Sustained violence by Islamist groups fighting to impose sharia law in West Africa is contributing to famine and malnutrition in the country of Mali, where jihadist operations have caused major interruptions in local farming and in deliveries of humanitarian relief.
Boko Haram Jihadists Massacre Nigerian Funeral Mourners

July 29, 2019

Boko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist group warring to impose a sharia state regime in Africa’s most populous country, perpetrated its latest jihadist attack with a massacre on a large group of funeral mourners.
Taliban Remain Intransigent Despite Peace Talks with US

July 29, 2019

The Islamist extremist Taliban have remained intransigent in insisting that Afghan government officials be integrated into US-sponsored talks for peace in Afghanistan only in their “personal capacity” and in continuing to stage violent attacks against Afghan government political and security sites.
Final Fight to Oust IS Highlights Caliphate’s Human Costs

July 24, 2019

The final military push to oust the remnants of Islamic State (IS) forces hunkered down in northern Syria is highlighting the massive human costs and humanitarian crisis caused by the Islamist group's caliphate project in Syria and Iraq.
UK Regulators Consider Banning Islamic TV Channel

July 24, 2019

The UK Office of Communications is considering a ban on Islamic television channel “Prace TV” for likening homosexuals to “pigs influenced by Satan,” characterizing magicians as practitioners of witchcraft who “should be killed,” and calling for the death penalty for individuals who cease to practice Islam.
Taliban Celebrate Terrorism Against US, Europe

July 24, 2019

The latest video released on the official media platforms of the Taliban characterizes the 9/11 Islamist terror attacks on the US and the 3/04 Islamist terror bombings in Madrid as justified, anti-imperialist jihad.
Islamist Extremists Continue Assaults in East Africa

July 24, 2019

The resilience and malignancy of Islamist extremist groups in East Africa were on lethal display in Somalia as al-Shabaab perpetrated a multi-fatality suicide bombing attack in Mogadishu only one week after the al-Qaeda affiliated group executed a lethal attack in a Somali port city on the Red Sea.
Turkey's Islamist Regime Buys Russian Missiles

July 24, 2019

Turkey's Islamist regime is threatening retaliation against Washington if the US imposes sanctions against the country for its purchase of Russian-made S400 missiles, which NATO members consider a threat to the integrity and security of the Western Alliance.
US Honors Nigerian Imam for Stand Against Religious Extremism

July 24, 2019

The US State Department has honored a Muslim cleric for his actions as an examplar of interfaith cooperation for sheltering 262 Christians in his mosque against the threats of Muslim Fulani herdsman who had razed multiple Christian villages in ongoing violence in Nigeria.
Pakistani Taliban Send Female Suicide Bomber to Attack Hospital

July 24, 2019

A female suicide bomber from the Pakistani branch of the Taliban perpetrated a lethal attack against a hospital in Pakistan only hours after the same Islamist extremist group engaged in an armed assault against a police station.