Despite the Nigerian government’s repeated vows to crush the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, aka Boko Haram, they are more aggressive than ever. “Boko Haram launches first attack against Chad,” Associated Press, February 13, 2015: MOUNDOU, Chad — Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a village on the shore of […]
Nigeria: Female jihad suicide bomber murders 7 at crowded market
This very well could be one of the girls Boko Haram so famously abducted last year — one that was found wanting, or considered to be recalcitrant. “Female suicide bomber kills 7 at crowded Nigeria market,” by Aminu Abubakar, CNN, February 12, 2015 (thanks to Bill): Kano, Nigeria (CNN)A female suicide bomber attacked a crowded […]
Cameroon: Islamic jihadists of Boko Haram kidnap 30 people
Boko Haram is on the march, with no one stopping them, despite many boasts that their end was imminent. Kidnapping infidels and releasing them for ransom or enslaving them, as well as killing them if that option is deemed most advantageous for the Muslims, is fully sanctioned in Islamic law: “As for the captives, the […]
Islamic jihadists of Boko Haram murder over 100 in Cameroon
Some of the people they killed were inside a mosque, but apparently the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, aka Boko Haram, deemed them to be the wrong kind of Muslims. And apostates and heretics warrant the death penalty under Islamic law. “Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Cameroon: […]
“The whole city is in fear”: Boko Haram jihadis attack Nigerian city
Boko Haram, whose official name is the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, can act with apparent impunity in Nigeria, with the government (despite its boasts) unable or unwilling to stop them. “Maiduguri under fresh terrorist attack,” by ‘Jola Sotubo, Pulse, February 1, 2015: Boko Haram insurgents have launched a […]
US halted Israeli arms transfer to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram
Obama administration officials were worried about “unfounded allegations of human rights violations” by Nigerian troops, and that was enough to stop this. The many and heinous human rights violations of Boko Haram, the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, would just have to continue. #BringBackOurGirls, indeed. “US halted Israeli arms […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram top dog says, “We killed the people of Baga. We indeed killed them, as our Lord instructed us in His Book.”
The book to which Abubakar Shekau is referring is, of course, the Qur’an. Somehow he got the crazy, Islamophobic idea that it calls for the murder of unbelievers. No doubt Barack Obama is on his way to Nigeria right now, to warn Shekau that he has to stop perpetuating “offensive stereotypes of Muslims.” “Boko Haram […]
Nigeria: Islamic jihadists murdered woman while she was giving birth
“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed.” (Qur’an 9:111) Thus they think that when they kill, they are performing a blessed act. “Boko Haram terrorists killed woman while she was […]
Nigeria: 2,000 missing and bodies littering streets as Muslims raid town
This attack was motivated by the same ideology and belief system that motivated the Charlie Hebdo jihad massacre. No one, however, will make the connection or take any notice — except here. “Bodies ‘littered on the streets’ after Boko Haram attack on Baga,” Irish Times, January 8, 2015: Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram have […]
Nigeria: Islamic jihadists overwhelm troops, seize military base
Clearly Boko Haram, the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, can act with impunity in Nigeria. Despite the government’s numerous vows to eradicate the group, it has not been able to do anything to stop it. “Boko Haram seizes military base in Nigeria: witnesses,” AFP, January 4, 2015 (thanks to […]