Mali was on the brink of collapse last year as al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) unleashed attacks on the country. Then came a report that Jihad Watch covered yesterday about renewed attacks that injured 16 people, as efforts to create an Islamic state in Mali escalated. The new siege rapidly spiraled into much […]
Appeals court reverses NYC subway bomb jihadi’s conviction: ISIS inspired him, but he acted ‘independently’
See, he didn’t have an actual Islamic State (ISIS) membership card, so his conviction was overturned. This is because authorities refuse to admit the possibility that an individual Muslim might independently decide to turn to jihad, without being a member of a designated terrorist organization. If authorities admitted this, they’d have to admit that there […]
Mali: Islamic jihadis launch coordinated jihad attacks in Bamako, wounding 16 people
There have been efforts to create an Islamic State in Mali for years. The local government forces prevailed against the jihadis previously with French help, but the French have given up now, and the field is open. “Islamic militants and separatists attack several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities,” by Mark Banchereau, Associated Press, […]
Philippine Troops Kill 10 Islamic Separatist Jihadis in Lanao del Sur Clash
Philippine security forces killed at least 10 suspected Islamic jihadis in Lanao del Sur province on April 17, 2026, in one of the most significant encounters in the country’s restive southern region. The clash broke out in Marantao when joint teams of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines attempted to […]
Canada: Islamic State recruiter being released from prison still holds ‘extremist’ views
Expecting an Islamic State (ISIS) recruiter to be reformed upon being released from prison is just about as clueless as expecting a leopard to change its spots. Jihadi doctrine is rooted in Islam and tied to Sharia. Its proponents are zealous. No amount of Western intervention will work, since Westerners are deemed to be inferior […]
Chicago: Muslim migrant used social media to encourage attacks on enemies of the Islamic State and recruit jihadis
Ashraf Al Safoo wanted “to cause confusion and spread terror within the hearts of those who disbelieved.” Where did he get this idea? Straight from the Qur’an: “Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your […]
Democratic Republic of Congo: Muslims murder up to 60 Christians after they decline to convert to Islam
A hadith depicts Muhammad saying: “Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make a holy war…When you meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of action. If they respond to any one of these you also accept it and withhold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept) Islam; […]
India: Female Muslim recruited 42 women for jihad
In India, West Zone police arrested Sayeeda Begum of Hyderabad for links to ISIS and Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent group (AQIS). The 38-year-old Begum was said to be part of a 15-member gang, and “she followed the teachings of the leaders of banned terrorist outfits and forwarded the content on ‘Jihadi activities’ to other […]
French cement giant found guilty of financing jihad groups, including the Islamic State
This is not the first time the French company Lefarge was found to be financing jihadists. Jihad Watch reported in 2022 that the company was embroiled in almost the exact same scandal. Lefarge pled guilty to paying out millions to the Islamic State group “to keep a plant operational in Syria — at a time […]
Nigeria: Islamic jihadis strike army base, murder army general and several other soldiers
Once again, we see Islamic jihadis prevailing over government forces. All over Africa, they appear to be better funded and better equipped than the national armies that oppose them. Who is funding and equipping them? No one seems particularly concerned about that. Or are the national governments in question actually on the jihadis’ side? No […]