The Taliban continues to assert their terroristic power in Afghanistan ahead of NATO’s 2014 withdrawal from the country. Local officials say the group has executed 12 civilians in their latest round of violence. Continue reading
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Bubonic Plague Kills Teen In Kyrgyzstan
A 15-year-old boy in Kyrgyzstan has died of bubonic plague in the first known case of the plague inside the country in 30 years.
Doctors believe that an infected flea bit the teen. More than 2,000 people have been tested for the plague with more than 100 being placed in quarantine. Antibiotics are being offered to anyone within the region. Continue reading
Boko Haram Kills 35 in Terror Attack
Boko Haram has struck again in Nigeria, killing 35 people in the northeastern part of the country.
Government officials in Borno state say Boko Haram terrorists raided the village of Demba after the locals would not surrender to them. According to a rescue worker in the region, the terrorists set houses on fire, shot victims and even slit throats of the residents. Continue reading
Iraqi Bomb Attacks Kill 46
Police confirm that at least 46 people are dead after a wave of bomb attacks in Baghdad and Baquba, Iraq.
Two of the bombing reportedly targeted a wedding in Baquba. Continue reading
Hundreds Killed By Chemical Weapons In Syria
Syrian opposition leaders say the government launched a chemical weapons attack overnight, killing entirely families while they slept. An official death toll has not been released but most activist groups place the number of dead in the hundreds.
The toxic attack was launched in the suburbs of the Ghouta region as part of an assault on rebel forces according to the BBC. Continue reading
New York Teen Killed By Tick Borne Disease
Doctors are suspecting a 17-year-old honor roll student who suddenly collapsed and then died was infected with a rare tick-borne illness.
Joseph Elone of Poughkeepsie, New York died shortly after midnight on August 5th according to NBC New York. The honor roll student who was hoping to become an environmental engineer collapsed in his front yard in the evening of August 4th. Continue reading
Boko Haram Leader Believed Dead
The leader of the Boko Haram Islamic terrorist group in Nigeria is believed to have been killed in a clash with government troops.
Abubakar Shekau is believed to have died near the end of July according to an intelligence report released by the Nigerian government. The U.S. government had placed a $7 million bounty on Shekau because of his power within Islamic terrorist circles. Continue reading
Egyptian Situation Continues to Deteriorate
At least 20 people have died Friday as the Muslim Brotherhood is calling on their supporters to launch a “march of anger” against the military backed government.
The BBC is reporting the flashpoint is Muslim Brotherhood supporters opening fire on a police station. Police responded with tear gas and then opened fire. The government approved police using live ammunition to defend themselves if attacked by Brotherhood supporters. Continue reading
Bombing In Lebanon Kills 16
A car bomb detonated in a southern suburb of Beirut has killed at least 16 and left over 200 wounded. The bombing appeared to target strongholds of the Shia terrorist movement Hezbollah.
Heavy damage was reported to nearby buildings and cars. The BBC reported smoke was still rising from buildings two hours after the bombing. Continue reading
Muslim Brotherhood Burns Government Building
Hundreds of people connected to the Muslim Brotherhood forced their way into a government building in Cairo and burned it.
The mob was repelled by police after burning the offices of the local government in Giza, Cairo’s twin city on the west bank of the Nile.
The Brotherhood had been staging a protest sit-in over their removal from power but those protest camps were cleared out yesterday by the government. The Brotherhood then began firing at police and civilians. Continue reading
