Originally published in World Watch Monitor Six Christian communities in north-eastern Nigeria have announced their intention to take the national Air Force to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its alleged bombing of their communities in December. Lawaru, Dong, Nzoruwe, Pulum, Kodomti and Shaforon — in the Demsa and Numan […]
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Nigerian Christian refugees killed in air strike error
Originally published in Anglican Communion News Service The Nigerian air force has mistakenly attacked a refugee camp in northeast Nigeria which was providing refuge to Christians displaced by Boko Haram fighters. The international medical humanitarian organisation, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), says 52 people were killed and at least 120 wounded. […]
ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi wounded in airstrikes; His aide killed
Originally published in The Christian Post Iraqi officials said on Sunday that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS or Islamic State terror group, was wounded in a U.S.-led airstrike on a convoy of militants in Iraq, and a security strategist said the attack killed his close aide. While Pentagon […]
Pentagon: Airstrikes not enough to stop ISIS
Originally published in CBN News The airstrikes against the Islamic State might be slowing down the Islamic terrorist group, but US military leadership says it’s not enough to stop them. Reuters reports ISIS has seized more than a third of the Syrian border town of Kobani. The Pentagon press secretary […]