Originally published in The Independent The Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram is thought to have been behind a deadly siege on the northeastern town of Bama on Tuesday that left 55 people dead. Military sources in Nigeria said 200 heavily armed members of Boko Haram arrived in buses and pick-up […]
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Goodluck Jonathan’s amnesty gamble
If Boko Haram is granted pardon, will justice be done? Will Christians in Nigeria be safe? By World Watch Monitor A month ago, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said he would not negotiate with the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram because they were “ghosts,” faceless adversaries who would not step forward. […]
9 dead in Kenya restaurant shooting
Open Doors Newsflash The eastern Kenyan town of Garissa has seen yet another incident of violence. It appears that gunmen walked into a restaurant this past Thursday and sprayed bullets on the guests. The latest reports to Open Doors indicate that nine people have died. The motive for the attack […]
Torture, human trafficking thrive in lawless Sinai as Egypt turns blind eye
[notice]The chilling account below is a prayer bulletin written for the Australian Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (AEA RLC) by ELIZABETH KENDAL, an international religious liberty analyst and advocate, and a member of the AEA RLC team. She calls for prayer for victims of evil that is thriving because nobody […]
Jewish terrorist gets life sentence for attempted murder of Messianic pastors
Originally published in Charisma News A little more than five years ago, a young Israeli boy opened what looked like a holiday package left on his doorstep. The package was a bomb. It was one in a series of attacks targeting the family of Ami Ortiz and others. On Tuesday, […]
Deadly suicide bomb attack on Nigeria bus station
Compiled from a report in PM News and agency reports At least 22 people were killed in a series of blasts targeting buses full of passengers in a Christian section of Nigeria’s second largest city of Kano, yesterday. And sources close to the attack by two suicide bombers say the […]
Boko Haram’s radical Christian persecution sparks international debate
Originally published in Charisma News On December 1, a group of Islamic radicals raided the village of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria. The group of radicals, armed with guns, machetes and explosives, moved through the predominately Christian part of the village and began chanting “Allahu Akbar,” meaning “god is greatest.” They […]
Blast in Kenya church kills child, injures 7 others
Originally published in Christian Post A 9-year-old boy was killed and several others were hurt in a grenade attack on a children’s Sunday school class in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Sunday morning. Two of the injured are said to be critical. The children were attending a Sunday school class at […]
Obama staff feared Libya attack was terrorism, not mob
Originally published in News Max Obama administration officials admitted on Thursday that they were concerned after the White House began saying that the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya was spontaneous and not the work of terrorists. Events were too uncertain, and suspicions had been aroused, officials told […]
Suicide bomb in Nigeria church kills five, injures dozens
In yet another bombing targeting Christians in Nigeria, four people and the suicide bomber were killed and more than 48 people were injured outside a Catholic church in the northern city of Bauchi on Sunday. The suicide bomber, suspected to be a member of the Islamist terror outfit Boko Haram, […]