Central African Republic Rebel Leader Declares Autonomous State
A Muslim rebel leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has declared an autonomous state in his northeastern stronghold after rejecting upcoming elections aimed at ending years of conflict. A spokesman and chief lieutenant for Nourredine Adam, the leader of a splinter faction of the Muslim Seleka rebel group, said the Republic of Logone was […]
Kidnappings Skyrocket in Congo-Kinshasa
At least 175 people have been kidnapped for ransom during 2015 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. Former and current members of armed groups appear responsible for many of the kidnappings. The vast majority of the cases documented by Human Rights Watch were in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province, in […]
South Sudan Commanders Accused of Using Child Soldiers
More than a dozen senior commanders and officials who children say recruited them as soldiers in South Sudan should be investigated, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday The United Nations says 16,000 children have joined armed groups since South Sudan’s civil war erupted two years ago. “It’s the brutal recruitment that is the most […]
US and Britain confirm they will fight Russia if it attacks Turkey: Putin wants war as he sends warships
A ‘monstrous’ new crisis has begun after Turkey shot down a Russian military plane, sparking fears of a war.Vladimir Putin has accused the Turks of a ‘stab in the back’, branding them ‘accomplices of terrorists’. Russia warned the incident the first time a Nato country has downed a Russian military jet since 1953 would have […]
Al-Shabaab Threatens to Behead IS Sympathisers
Infighting within al Shabaab on whether to support al Qaeda or the Islamic State has led Shabaab to warn it will behead IS sympathisers in Somalia. A statement was issued by al Shabaab spiritual head Sheikh Abdalla, through Radio-Andulus, aimed at stemming internal divisions and a possible split owing to growing ISIS influence. Al Shabaab […]
Turkey shoots down Russian jet after violating its air space
Turkey’s military have today shot down a Russian war plane near its border with Syria after the jet violated Turkish air space.The Russian Sukhoi Su-24 jet was shot down by Turkish F-16 fighter planes after ignoring nearly a dozen warnings, Turkish army officials said. However, Russia’s Ministry of Defence claims the jet was in Syrian […]
Ethiopian Troops Kill Three Kenyan Police Officers in Moyale
ETHIOPIAN military officers crossed into Kenya and killed three policemen before they were repulsed yesterday. The Ethiopian soldiers are reported to have crossed into Ramole and Anano villages in Moyale at the Kenya-Ethiopia border and killed the policemen. The soldiers engaged Kenyan security agents in a gunfight that lasted more than two hours. The invaders […]
Syrian Refugees Arrive in New Orleans: No Women, No Kids?
Heads up America, Syrian refugees have arrived and they are here to stay.Your State Department funds are being well invested in one-way tickets for Syrian refugees to New Orleans, Louisiana. Former FBI Special Agent-In-Charge Jim Bernazzani gave his opinion on the matter. “If I was in charge of ISIL, logistically I’d take advantage of this […]
Bombing is great, but ISIS gets bombed every weekend
ISIS is a savage group that needs to be stopped, but can we all take a step back and try to examine why this and other jihadi extremist groups have come into existence and found at least some popular support in the areas they occupy? Think about the civilian death toll that has been exacted […]
Terrorist ‘Caliphate’ Declares War With China, India, Rome
Chilling: Dubbed ‘Caliphate Cubs’, the children appear little more than 10 years In what was called the “most significant development in international jihadism since 9/11”, the leader of extremist group the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has captured a huge sway of territories in both Iraq and Syria, declared […]
