Car bomb in Somali capital kills eight – ambulance services director
Mogadishu, MozambiqueReuters A car bomb exploded on a road leading to the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, the head of the city’s ambulance services said. A general view shows the scene of an explosion in the Hamarweyne district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on 12th January. PICTURE: ReutersFeisal Omar […]
Child soldiers carried out Burkina Faso massacre, say government
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters A massacre in north-east Burkina Faso in which more than 130 people were killed this month was carried out mostly by children between the ages of 12 and 14, the government said. Armed assailants raided the village of Solhan on the evening of 4th June, opened fire on residents and burned homes. […]
France ends West African Barkhane military operation
Paris, FranceReuters President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday France’s operation battling Islamist militants in the Sahel region of West Africa would come to an end with troops now operating as part of broader international efforts in the region. France, the former colonial power, has hailed some success against Sahel militants in recent months but the […]
At least 132 civilians killed in Burkina Faso’s worst attack in years
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters The death toll from the worst militant attack in Burkina Faso in recent years has risen to 132, the government said on Saturday, after armed assailants laid siege overnight to a village in the jihadist-plagued north-east. The attackers struck during the night on Friday, killing residents of the village of Solhan in […]
Burkina Faso says at least 100 civilians killed in attack
Niamey, Niger AP Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest attack in years. The attack took place Friday evening in Solhan village, in the Sahel’s Yagha province, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said in a statement blaming jihadists. The local market […]
Armed men kill 15 at baptism in northern Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Reuters Unidentified assailants killed 15 people who were gathered for a baptism at a village in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday night, the government said on Wednesday. The attack took place in Adjarara, about seven kilometres from the town of Tin-Akoff in Oudalan province, very close to the border with Mali, according […]
Indonesia arrests firebrand cleric’s lawyer over attacks
Jakarta, IndonesiaAP Members of Indonesia’s counterterrorism police on Tuesday arrested the lawyer of a firebrand cleric and accused him of inciting people to commit terrorist acts and of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, officials said. Police arrested Islam Defenders Front leader Rizieq Shihab’s lawyer, Munarman, in a raid on his house in Jakarta’s […]
“Nation is on fire”: Nigerian lawmakers demand action on security crisis
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Nigeria’s parliament called on the presidency, armed forces and police to address the country’s mounting security crisis on Tuesday, with the lower house urging President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency. The resolutions come as a wave of violence and lawlessness sweeps across Africa’s largest economy. Security forces, including the military […]
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 […]
Lawmakers debate bill to rout out radical Islam in France
Paris, FranceAP French lawmakers debated a bill on Monday they hope will uproot radical Islam in the country, beliefs that authorities maintain are creeping into public services, associations, some schools and online with the goal of undermining national values. The bill is broad and controversial, with around 1,700 proposed amendments, and it guarantees heated debate […]