The deadly jihadist insurgency in Niger, a majority-Muslim but officially secular country in West Africa, remains ongoing. This month, about 10 soldiers were killed and seven injured in a terrorist attack in Niger’s Dosso region, authorities said in a statement. A security source told Reuters that 18 soldiers were missing. Alongside its Sahel neighbors Mali […]
Niger’s ruling junta withdraws from multinational force fighting jihadis
“’The force was never that effective,’ said Ulf Laessing, the Bamako-based director of the Sahel programme at Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a German thinktank.” Indeed. We have noted many times that the various governments of Africa seem unable and/or unwilling to confront and destroy jihad groups. Niger’s withdrawal from this force will make those government forces […]
Niger: Muslims surround mosque, murder 44 other Muslims for being the wrong kind of Muslims
The Qur’an forbids Muslims to kill other Muslims (4:92), but the Islamic State jihadis likely considered their victims hypocrites or apostates for rejecting their authority. “Dozens of civilians killed in jihadi attack in Niger, authorities say,” by Mark Banchereau, Associated Press, March 22, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): DAKAR, Senegal — An attack by […]
Niger: Muslims murder five people in jihad raid on town
Niger’s Defense and Security Forces (FDS) “quickly deployed a reconnaissance team to survey the affected area, but their efforts were hindered.” Their vehicle “fell victim to an ambush by the attackers.” How is it that the jihadis in West Africa (and elsewhere) are stronger than the central governments that vow to eradicate them? Who is […]
Niger: Muslims ambush fourteen men while they were fishing and slit their throats
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (Qur’an 47:4) “Boko haram militants Kill 14 Nigerian fishermen in Niger border attack,” The Street Journal, December 12, 2024 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Boko Haram militants have killed 14 Nigerian fishermen in Niger, as stated an anti-jihadist militia working with the Nigerian military. The victims […]
Niger: Muslims screaming ‘Allahu akbar’ open fire at gendarmerie post, murdering three civilians
The idea is to terrorize the populace and destabilize the government, so that it ultimately falls and a caliphate can be established. “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) “three [sic] […]
Niger: Soldiers killed in suspected jihad terror attack
At least seven soldiers were murdered and several others injured when suspected jihad terrorists attacked a town in the western African country of Niger, the TV channel France24 reported. Other media outlets estimate the death toll in the well-coordinated terror attack to be even higher. “At least a dozen Niger soldiers were killed following an […]
Niger: Military junta holding French ambassador hostage
“As for the captives, the amir [ruler] has the choice of taking the most beneficial action of four possibilities: the first to put them to death by cutting their necks; the second, to enslave them and apply the laws of slavery regarding their sale and manumission; the third, to ransom them in exchange for goods […]
Blinken announces $150,000,000 in ‘humanitarian aid’ for Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Mauritania
The dough is supposed to help them care for the victims of “Islamist insurgencies,” but as we have abundantly documented here, these countries have been singularly inept or indifferent in fighting these “insurgencies.” The money is really to try to keep these countries from falling completely into China’s sphere of influence. “Blinken brings U.S. aid […]
Niger: Muslims murder eleven woodcutters out looking for wood, warn residents to leave the area
Muhammad said: “I have been made victorious through terror” (Bukhari 4:52.220). “Over ten farmers ‘executed’ by suspected Boko Haram militants in Niger,” AFP, September 21, 2022: The incident took place in a town in the Diffa region close to the Lake Chad basin, a strategic area where the borders of four countries converge – Cameroon, Chad, […]