A team of experts in Timbuktu, Mali examining the damage left in the wake of Islamic terrorist control of the town says early estimates of damage to the city’s history and cultural heritage were grossly underestimated.
The U.N. team said Timbuktu is “completely degraded” that many more of their mausoleums are damaged or destroyed beyond what had been thought before the terrorists were driven out by French and Mali military troops. Continue reading
Islamic terrorists attacked the military bases at Kabul’s international airport according to Afghan army and police. Continue reading
The United States government is changing their tact on Islamic extremism in Africa by offering rewards for the most notorious Islamic terrorists.
A bounty of up to $23 million has been offered on information that leads to the arrest of the leader of the Boko Haram and a major al-Qaeda operative. Continue reading
Video evidence is leading French investigators to believe the attack on a French soldier this weekend was inspired by the Islamic extremist attack on a British soldier the previous week. Continue reading
As the shock begins to wear off from the murder of a British soldier on a London street by Islamic terrorists, British counter terror officials have arrested two more people for suspected connections to the killing. Continue reading
Two Islamic terrorists almost beheaded an off-duty British soldier on a London street and demanded witnesses record the attack on their cell phones.
The UK’s Counter Terrorism Command is heading up the investigation of the murder. Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters in France where he had been meeting with French President Francois Hollande that the UK will “never buckle” in the face of terror. Continue reading
The Nigerian army has begun an offensive against the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram.
The troops have started by raiding a game reserve in Borno state where Boko Haram has established training bases and storage depots. The assault was the first major attack since President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the region because of the terrorist threat. Continue reading
The president of Nigeria has declared a state of emergency in three of the country’s states after assaults from Islamic terrorists.
President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the military to be sent to Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states to take “all necessary action” to eliminate the terrorist threat in the region. Continue reading
The Free Syrian Army, who had been the main force in the uprising against the Syrian government, is losing fighters to the Islamic extremist group Jabhat al-Nusra.
The defection of fighters to the Islamic group is causing a problem for western governments who are looking to help the rebels in their fight against President Assad’s regime. Continue reading
Military officials said Islamic terrorists launched coordinated attacks across Northeast Nigeria that has killed at least 55 people. The attack struck Barna in Borno state that has seen almost continual terror assaults since Boko Haram began their campaign of terror in 2010.
The terrorists used the assault to raid a federal prison and free 105 inmates. Continue reading
