Tag: terrorism

Prayer needed as mass abductions, murders mar run-up to Nigerian presidential elections

Reports of mass abductions of women and children and brutal murders in Nigeria ahead of Saturday’s (March 28, 2015) tightly contested presidential elections have prompted Open Doors to issue a call for fervent intercession for victims, their families and the nation. According to Reuters, Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more […]

Isis claims deadly museum attack in Tunis

Originally published in Fox News The Islamic State claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack on a popular museum in Tunisia that left 23 people dead a day earlier, according to an audio recording posted online. Thursday’s statement described the attack as a “blessed invasion of one of the dens of […]

Nigerian forces take back four towns from Boko Haram

Originally published in Christian Today Nigeria and its Lake Chad Basin allies pushed Boko Haram out of four more towns in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after a joint allied offensive conducted over the weekend. According to a Yahoo! News article citing AFP, a joint operation involving Nigerian, Chadian and […]

Cleric, French aid worker kidnapped in CAR

Originally published in World Watch Monitor A member of a religious order and a French aid worker were kidnapped at gunpoint Jan. 19 in the capital of the Central African Republic. One of the victims, a man identified as Gustave, is a member of the congregation of Holy Spirit who […]