Residents leave homes in Jenin as Israeli West Bank raid continues
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Hundreds of Jenin residents left their homes on Thursday, prompted by messages from drones fitted with loudspeakers, witnesses said, as the military demolished a number of houses on the third day of a major operation in the West Bank city. The operation, involving large columns of vehicles backed by helicopters and […]
At least 15 Catholic worshippers were killed in an attack during a service in northern Burkina Faso
Abuja, Nigeria AP At least 15 Catholic worshippers were killed in a Burkina Faso village on Sunday when gunmen attacked a community as they gathered for prayers in the country’s conflict-hit northern region, church officials said. The violence in the village of Essakane was a “terrorist attack” that left 12 of the Catholic faithful dead […]
Militants kill more than 60 in Mali on boat and at army camp
Bamako, Mali Reuters Islamist militants killed at least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers in attacks on a military camp and a boat in north-eastern Mali on Thursday, the interim government said. The assailants attacked the boat on a waterway that connects the northern regions of Gao and Mopti during the rainy season, and raided the […]
Pakistan army concerned over Afghan militant “safe havens”, threatens response
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan’s army said on Friday it was seriously concerned that militants had found safe havens in neighbouring Afghanistan and threatened to take an “effective response” two days after 12 of its soldiers died in two attacks. Nine soldiers died after Islamist fighters stormed an army base in Pakistan’s southern Balochistan province, which […]
Gunmen kill 38 villagers in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state
Kaduna, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen killed at least 38 villagers in north-western Nigeria’s Kaduna state, residents and a local community group said on Tuesday, a region chronically marred by armed violence. During the attack, which started late on Sunday night and continued into the early hours of Monday morning, armed men shot people and burned at […]
Somali troops overpower militants to end hotel siege
Mogadishu, Somalia Reuters Somali security forces stormed a hotel in the capital on Monday to end a near day-long siege by al-Shabaab militants who killed nine people at the building near the President’s residence in the capital, police said. Gunfire crackled from inside the hotel as the special forces fought the militants more than 12 […]
At least 56 killed in suicide bombing at Shi’ite mosque in Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters A suicide bombing at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque during Friday prayers in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least 56 people and injured nearly 200, police and hospital officials said. An armed man who arrived near the mosque on a motorcycle opened fire when he was stopped by police, before […]
Priest’s killing in Pakistan reignites fear in Christian community
Peshawar, Pakistan Reuters The killing of a Christian priest in the city of Peshawar has reignited fear amongst local parishioners and brought back painful memories of one of Pakistan’s bloodiest attacks on the community in the same city. Gunmen shot and killed Pastor William Siraj and wounded another Christian cleric as they drove home from […]
Bombers aim for buses in new tactic to spread death and fear in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters Militants in Afghanistan are adopting a new tactic to spread fear in the capital, Kabul, especially among the the ethnic Hazara minority, planting bombs on crowded buses that have until now largely been spared such bloodshed. Two blasts on buses in an area dominated by Shi’ite Muslim Hazaras killed at least 12 […]
Pakistan experts: Religiosity fostering rise in militancy
Islamabad, Pakistan AP Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to voice concern the country could be overwhelmed by religious extremism. Pakistani authorities are embracing strengthening religious belief among the population to bring the country closer together. But it’s doing just the […]