Revelation 6:3-4 NCV When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a red one. Its rider was given power to take away peace (prosperity, rest) from the earth and to make people kill each other (butcher, slaughter, to maim violently, in streets), and he was given a big sword (assassins sword, terrorist, loud, mighty, sore afraid).
A local militia working with government forces has reported taking the northern Maliam town of Kidal, the last major stronghold for the terrorists attempting to take over the country.
The Islamists reportedly have fled into the desert to regroup and find new locations to launch their assault on the government. They had been forcing an extreme brand of Sharia Law on the northern part of the nation for a year.
The news of the city’s capture comes as an international conference of donors to fund an African-led force to finish the removal of the terrorists came well short of their stated goals. Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara, said the budget for the assault force would need $950 million, but only received pledges of $455 million.
Japan pledged the most at $120 million with the U.S. second at $96 million. China and India, both big economies, only pledged $1 million to fight the terrorists.
