One might almost get the impression that the attackers read passages such as this one in the Qur’an and took them seriously: “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 enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) It’s also […]
State Department warns Americans to leave Mali: It’s about to become first African nation ruled by Al-Qaeda
Mali’s main natural resource is gold; it also serves as a hub for the illegal gold trade with Dubai. The West African country is Africa’s “third biggest exporter of gold, and a third of its total production is estimated to come from artisanal mining. In 2016, the country exported 67 tonnes of gold valued at US$2.2 […]
US embassy urges Americans to leave Mali due to fuel crisis linked to al-Qaeda group
All across Africa, jihadists are expanding their domains via the sword, just as they have done historically, and while the West continues to ignore what is happening. Jihadists are focused on the Sahel region, North Africa in general, the Horn of Africa, and Central Africa. Most attacks are from the Islamic State- and al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at […]
Al-Qaeda-linked jihad group cripples Mali with a barrage of attacks on oil tankers
All across Africa, jihadists are expanding their domains by the sword. They’re focused on the Sahel region, North Africa in general, the Horn of Africa, and Central Africa. Most attacks are from the Islamic State- and al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM). According to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), the “Sahel region of Africa […]
Mali: Al Qaeda-linked jihadists kill 21 soldiers in coordinated attacks
For more than a decade, Mali has been plagued by deadly Islamic jihad activity, as well as attacks from separatist movements Christians living in Mali have it particularly hard. Last year, jihadists gave Christians the same kind of ultimatum they have given to Christians and others throughout history: “Support us” (that is, pay the jizya […]
Mali: Al-Qaeda-linked jihadis abduct Indian national factory employees during jihad attack
The Al-Qaeda-linked group that raided the Mali factory and kidnapped the Indian nationals is Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM); the group is expanding fast, as the Guardian has reported: JNIM, an Islamist extremist group which now controls a swath of the Sahel, which stretches across Africa from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean and marks […]
Jihad group is now the strongest military force in West Africa, has murdered nearly 6,000 people since 2017
Who is funding them? Why is there near-total lack of curiosity about that question? “The rise of Islamic extremism across the world,” by Shahid Javed Burki, Express Tribune, June 16, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Islamic extremists and their organisations have now turned their attention towards the parts of Africa where there are […]
Mali: Islamic jihadis raid military base, kill over 30 soldiers
Jihadis yet again prove more powerful than national forces. “Insurgents overrun Mali base, killing dozens of soldiers, sources say,” Straits Times, June 2, 2025: BAMAKO – An Al Qaeda-linked rebel group active in West Africa’s Sahel region has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Mali on Sunday that two sources said […]
Mali: Jihadis murder 56 people in ambush of convoy
Once again we see a national army being unable to stand up to jihadis. Who is arming and funding these guys? USAID? “More than 50 killed in convoy ambush in Mali, sources say,” Reuters, February 8, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): More than 50 people were killed near Mali’s northeastern city of Gao […]
Mali: Muslims murder at least 20 people in jihad attacks on villages
“The attacks have undermined the junta’s claims that its new foreign partnerships and increased military effort have turned the tide against the jihadists.” Who is funding and equipping these jihadists that are more powerful than the governments of Africa? Why is no one looking into that? “At least 20 killed in Mali attacks blamed on […]