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 […]
Nigerian army vows to end Boko Haram terrorism by December
“In August 2014, the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan made a similar vow, promising to end terrorist attacks in Nigeria by December of that year.” This vow will likely turn out the same way. Boko Haram, or as it has renamed itself, the Islamic State in West Africa, enjoys significant support among Muslims in […]
Nigeria: “Boko Haram marked me for death because I converted to Christianity”
A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him” (Bukhari 9.84.57). The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law according to all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence. This is still the position of all the schools of Islamic jurisprudence, both Sunni and Shi’ite. Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the most renowned […]
Nigeria: Islamic State murder 85 in series of jihad bombings
But…but…a kid brought a clock to school! But…but…Islamophobia! Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State several months ago, and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa. “Maiduguri, NE Nigeria, bomb blasts: residents claim 85 dead,” AFP, September 21, 2015: MAIDUGURI (NIGERIA) (AFP) – Locals in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, on Monday said […]