Buhari On Right Track in Battle Against Boko Haram – U.S.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s focus on combining a military offensive with the fight against poverty and corruption is the right approach in the battle against the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, a senior U.S. defense official said. “They understand military pressure by itself will not tackle the overall problem and understand the need for a […]
South African graduate tells how dozens shot right in front of her in Paris attack
A South African graduate has described in chilling detail how she lay down and played dead while dozens of people were shot right in front of her when attackers stormed the Paris venue where she was attending a concert on Friday night. Isobel Bowdery, 22, who graduated from the University of Cape Town last year, […]
Muslims around the world condemned the Paris attacks: Terrorism has NO religion’
Muslims and their supporters took to social media last night and this morning to condemn the deadly terror attacks in Paris and reiterate the difference between Islam and extremist dogma. As news about the shootings trickled out, an eyewitness said that one of the perpetrators had yelled “Allahu Akbar,” (“God is great” in Arabic), before […]
France President vows to ‘strike back’ after ISIS ‘barbarians’ kill 127 in Paris
This is the shocking moment terrified concert-goers dragged their dying friends along a street and desperately clung to window ledges while fleeing the Paris massacre which has left at least 127 people dead and France in a nationwide state of emergency. They were among dozens who escaped from the Bataclan theatre where Islamic State gunmen […]
Al Shabaab Ambushes Ethiopia Military Convoy Near Halgan Area
Heavy fighting has erupted between Ethiopian troops, allied with Govt forces and Al shabaab in a location outside Beledweyne city, the capital of Hiiraan region. The militants of Al shabaab ambushed a convoy carrying Ethiopian troops of AMISOM contingent in an area close to Halgan of Hiiraan region, local residents told Radio Shabelle. Reports say […]
Young Suicide Duo Kill Three in Cameroon
Two young suicide bombers killed three people in far north Cameroon on Sunday, the latest attack to hit a region that has been rocked by strikes blamed on Boko Haram Islamists from neighbouring Nigeria. The youth set off their suicide belts in the town of Mora as a police officer became suspicious of their appearance […]
Is It Now Time for Uganda, Burundi to Leave Somalia?
The Shabaab militants may have suffered setbacks at the hands of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) in recent months, but they are still deadly. Tuesday was a bad day for Ugandan peacekeepers, when at least 50 troops were reportedly killed by the Shabaab when they overran their camp in Janaale, southern Somalia. The […]
Counterterrorism – Africans ‘Have a Lot to Learn’ From Algeria
African countries “have a lot to learn” from Algeria in the fight against terrorism, especially its “effective response capacity” to terrorist attacks, Francesco Madeira, the director of the African Centre for Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT), said Sunday in Algiers. “Our goal is to boost the capacity of those states to face terrorism as […]
How Nigeria Lost N2.5 Billion to Fake Boko Haram Ceasefire
There were indications last night that the claimed enthusiasm by the leadership of the Boko Haram sect with the Nigerian Government was not holding as planned. Boko Haram militants arrested and paraded by Civilian JTF in Konduga during Gov. Shettima’s visit. Vanguard learnt from credible sources close to both the government and the terrorist group […]