A homicide bomber blew himself up in the northern Mali town of Gao, marking the first time the Islamic terrorists attempting to overthrow the government have used traditional terrorist-style tactics. The terrorist rushed soldiers riding a motorcycle before blowing himself up with an explosive belt. One soldier was moderately injured.
Gao is the most populated city in northern Mali. Islamists had control of the city and region until French forces drove them into the surrounding mountains. Continue reading →
Nine women who had been giving vaccinations for polio to the poor in Nigeria have been gunned down by terrorists.
A gunman on a motor tricycle rushed toward vaccinators in the northern city of Kano and killed the women while they were doing their job. A half hour later, gunmen hit a clinic just outside Kano as the vaccinators were preparing to start their day. Continue reading →
A bombing at a marketplace has killed at least six people in northern Pakistan.
Government officials say that dozens were also wounded in the attack in the Orakzai tribal region. The blast occurred close to government buildings but also near a group of anti-Taliban tribal members. Officials could not say if the government installation or the anti-Talibanists were the intended victims. Continue reading →
A terrorist attack on a Black Sea resort in Bulgaria in July 2012 has been definitively linked to the Islamic terrorist group Hezbollah. A homicide bomber approached a bus in the resort of Burgas donated his device. Five Israelis and the driver of the bus were killed along with 30 injured.
Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov said the results of the six-month investigation showed the attack was carried out by members of Hezbollah carrying Australian and Canadian passports. Continue reading →
Nigerian troops killed 17 terrorists and wounded dozens of others in twin raids on Boko Haram training camps.
The raids in northern Nigeria happened Sunday. One Nigerian soldier died in the assaults.
Lt. Col. Sagir Musa said the camps were “fortified” and were well stocked for an extended siege. The camps contained armories, a drug store, kitchens, water sources and dormitories for the troops. Continue reading →
French airstrikes in Mali have taken a turn in focusing on the supply routes being used to replenish the terrorists focused on taking over the government.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told a national radio station that the terrorists would not be able to continue hiding in the northern part of Mali without fresh supplies. The terrorists have fled to the hills in the northern part of the country after being driven from major cities by a combined French-Malian force.
Fabius confirmed thirty air strikes by French fighter jets in the mountain region where the terrorists are believed to be hiding. The strikes were an attempt to “keep them from regrouping.”
Fabius refused to answer questions about whether the air strikes were a prelude to a new ground assault as similar tactics were used prior to French troops landing on the ground in Mali. He did say the transition to an all-African force could happen “very fast.”
Malian Interim President Dioncounda Traore had a less optimistic tone when asked about the situation, saying it would be “very difficult” to rid the country of the terrorists.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in France for meetings with President Francois Hollande, said that the transition to a United Nations peacekeeping force should be made swiftly.
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. Continue reading →
Two guards were killed and seven other wounded when Islamic terrorists attacked a gas pipeline in the Djebahia region of Algeria.
The area is considered a stronghold of al-Qaeda in the region but the militants rarely make attacks in the area. The attack comes less than a month after an attack on a gas plant in eastern Algeria that killed 37 foreign workers. Continue reading →
One of the Islamic groups attempting to take over the Malian government has broken away from the fighting with government troops and is asking for discussions.
The Islamic Movement for Azawad said that it “rejects all forms of extremism and terrorism” that it has completely severed ties with the group fighting the government. Continue reading →
The same terror group suspected of slashing the throats of 15 Christians last month has apparently struck again in northern Nigeria.
Five people were beheaded last night when terrorists raided homes in Maiduguri. A father and son were killed in their home in front of family, two men in a second house and a fifth at another location. Continue reading →
