Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa last year. “36 feared killed as gunmen attack Adamawa communities,” by Emmanuel Ande, The Guardian (Nigeria), January 25, 2016 (thanks to Goodness): Some gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect attacked five villages […]
Islamic State in West Africa murders 52 with jihad suicide bombings
The Nigerian army pledged in October to end Boko Haram’s jihad terror activities by December. Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa last winter. “Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria leave 52 dead,” by Aminu Abubakar and Briana Duggan, CNN, December 28, 2015: Kano, […]
Islamic State in West Africa murders at least 14 in Christmas day jihad attack in Nigeria
Boko Haram aligned itself with the Islamic State and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa last winter. “At least 14 killed in Boko Haram Christmas day gun attack in Nigeria,” AFP, December 26, 2015 (thanks to John): At least 14 people were killed and several others injured by Boko Haram gunmen […]
Islamic State murders 30 in attack on three Nigerian villages
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa last winter. “30 dead in Boko Haram attack on three Nigeria villages: vigilantes,” AFP, December 15, 2015: Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Brutal weekend attacks on three villages by Boko Haram Islamists in the restive northeast of […]
Islamic State jihad suicide bombers murder 27 on island in Lake Chad
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State last February, and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa. “Lake Chad suicide attack ‘kills 27,’” AFP, December 5, 2015 (thanks to Thomas): N’Djamena (AFP) – At least 27 people were killed and more than 80 wounded Saturday in a triple suicide bombing on […]
Cameroon: Islamic State in West Africa murders 10 in jihad suicide bombing
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa last winter. This is a global jihad assault, globally downplayed and denied. “Suicide Attack in Cameroon Kills 10,” VOA News, November 21, 2015 (thanks to Thomas): Security sources in Cameroon say at least 10 people were […]
Sharia punishment: Islamic State in West Africa amputates hands of two thieves
As the Heavy story notes, this is in complete accord with the Qur’an. But in the West, if you take note of what the Qur’an says and see that jihad groups are acting in accord with it, and if you point out that Sharia is incompatible with numerous Constitutional principles, you’re a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” […]
Nigeria: Accused jihad murderer says his imam initiated him into the Islamic State in West Africa
What? An imam initiated this man into a jihad terror group? Didn’t his study of the Qur’an lead him to realize that jihad terror has nothing to with Islam, as it did the imams John Kerry, David Cameron, Pope Francis, et al? Perhaps the U.S. Catholic Bishops could send an emissary — say, an Arabic-speaking […]
Islamic State in West Africa murders 33 with jihad suicide attacks in Chad
Reuters doesn’t know it, but Boko Haram renamed itself the Islamic State in West Africa last April, after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. They carried out these attacks in an area where there are many Nigerians who have earlier fled from them. “Suspected Boko Haram suicide attacks strike Chad,” AFP, October 10, 2015: Five […]
Reuters fail: doesn’t know Boko Haram has renamed itself Islamic State in West Africa, thinks they’re distinct groups
Oh, this is embarrassing. Boko Haram renamed itself the Islamic State in West Africa last April, after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. But the renowned and revered Reuters news organization doesn’t know that, and thinks that Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa are two distinct groups: “President Muhammadu Buhari had blamed […]