Here at last is one answer to a question I have often asked: why are jihad groups so often better trained and better equipped than national armies in Africa? The UAE insists that it is unwavering in countering terrorism, but it must have known that this money would go for jihad. One of the reasons […]
Mali: Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims murders at least 50 soldiers in jihad massacre of army convoy
It looks as if here yet again, as we have seen in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Somalia and elsewhere, that the jihad forces are better equipped, better trained, and better funded than the national military forces. If an Islamic state is established in Mali, it could […]
Mali: Islamic jihad forces capture strategically important town, take military personnel prisoner
It looks as if here yet again, as we have seen in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Somalia and elsewhere, that the jihad forces are better equipped, better trained, and better funded than the national military forces. If an Islamic state is established in Mali, it could […]
Afghanistan Taliban praise Mali jihadis: ‘You are defending your religion and country’
The persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the name of Islam is deemed “defending your religion and country” in the view of Mullah Mohammad Osman Ayubi and other jihadists like him. He sends a message of support to fellow jihadists who are wantonly slaughtering innocent people to spread the Sharia in Mali and […]
Mali: Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims murder at least 30 people in jihad raids on villages
Isn’t it interesting that a group calling itself the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin) would so often engage in mass murder. Is that the preferred way to support Islam and Muslims? It certainly seems that way. And if Western political and media authorities really cared about “Islamophobia,” shouldn’t […]
Mali: Islamic jihadis set up checkpoints around nation’s capital, seize northern town
It looks as if here yet again, as we have seen in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Somalia and elsewhere, that the jihad forces are better equipped, better trained, and better funded than the national military forces. If an Islamic state is established in Mali, it could […]
UN chief condemns Mali attacks, calls for ‘coordinated international’ response
Mali is on the brink of collapse, as it faces an existential threat. Yesterday Jihad Watch reported on the rare coordinated attack on Mali by al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) and Northern rebels. The attack was a major blow to Russia, as its Wagner Group mercenaries […]
Mali: Defense minister killed in united al-Qaeda and ISIS jihad attack, country on verge of collapse
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 […]
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, […]
Jihad groups in Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo and elsewhere collect jizya from Christians
Historically, the collection of the jizya was ended in the middle of the nineteenth century in the Ottoman Empire and Egypt, under Western pressure. Jihad groups, however, want to revive it along with the caliphate. “Fight against those who do not believe in Allah or the last day, and do not forbid what Allah and […]