South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Originally published in The Christian Post Over 800 police officers in Australia arrested 15 people on Thursday allegedly connected to terror group ISIS, who are believed to have planned to kidnap and behead people on camera. The counter-terrorism raids on houses and vehicles in Sydney and Brisbane were the largest […]
Originally published in Times of Israel Despite warnings that the pope may be targeted by Islamic State-aligned terrorists, the Vatican has said that Francis will not be changing his plans to visit Albania, which has a majority Sunni Muslim population. “There is no reason to change the pope’s itinerary,” Vatican […]
The Muslim terrorist group ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, has released a third beheading video, this time executing a British aid worker who had been providing humanitarian assistance in Syria. The video, which was labeled “a message to the allies of America,” begins with footage of UK […]
Originally published in BBC.com Iraqi government forces say they have cleared Islamic State (IS) militants from a wide area around the strategic Haditha dam, helped by US air strikes. The jihadists have repeatedly tried to capture the dam on the River Euphrates, in the western province of Anbar. The US […]
Originally published in Worthy News The Islamic State released a video on Tuesday (September 2, 2014) apparently depicting the beheading of another American journalist, the second such video in the terrorist group’s relentless and grisly campaign to drive the United States out of the Mideast region. Journalist Steven Sotloff, kneeling […]
Originally published in Christianity Today A woman kidnapped a year ago has been identified as one of the American hostages being held by the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. IS demanded $6.6 million and the release of a Pakistani prisoner being held […]
Originally published in Charisma News Christian aid organization Crisis Response International is aiding people displaced by ISIS terrorists in Iraq. (criout.com) Before sending the first wave of military “advisers,” US officials expressed reservations about putting combat “boots on the ground” in Iraq again to deal with a fierce Islamist terrorist […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram has declared an “Islamic Caliphate” in the predominantly Christian town of Gwoza, which it seized earlier in August and slaughtered over 100 civilians. “Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and […]
The African National Congress’s complacency on Islamic extremist terrorism around the world poses a threat to the future of religious freedom in South Africa, African Christian Democratic Party MP and Whip, Cheryllyn Dudley told Parliament yesterday (Wednesday, August 20, 2014). Speaking in the Debate on National Women’s Day, she called […]
SA churches speak out: Obama says militant siege broken but Iraq mission not over yet African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) Member of Parliament, Cheryllyn Dudley, on Monday (August 11, 2014) responded to shocking news reports saying that ISIS militants are carrying out the beheading of children in Iraq, says the […]