“Fight against those do not believe in Allah or the last day, and do not forbid what Allah and his messenger have forbidden, and do not follow the religion of truth, even if they are among the people of the book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” (Qur’an 9:29) […]
Niger: 40 ex-jihadis complete deradicalization course, swear on Qur’an they won’t do any more violence
Are these men truly “deradicalized”? Maybe. But deradicalization programs have been spectacular failures everywhere. Qur’an 3:28 warns believers not to take unbelievers as “friends or helpers,” “unless that you but guard yourselves against them.” This is a foundation of the idea that believers may legitimately deceive unbelievers when under pressure. The word used for “guard” […]
Niger: Muslims murder 18 civilians in ambush on truck
And Niger’s president just freed nine jihadis from prison. What could possibly go wrong? “18 civilians feared killed near Niger’s border with Mali,” AFP, February 22, 2022 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Eighteen civilians have been killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in the west of Niger near the Sahel nation’s border with Mali, […]
Niger frees nine ‘terrorist chiefs’ from jail, including members of Boko Haram
What could possibly go wrong? It’s part of reconciliation efforts. Surely jihadis will reciprocate this gesture of good will. Won’t they? “Niger frees ‘terrorist chiefs,’ AFP, February 27, 2022: NIAMEY: Niger has freed “terrorist chiefs” from jail, including members of Boko Haram, as part of reconciliation efforts in the West African nation, officials and state […]
Niger: Muslims murder at least 69 people in jihad massacre in village, targeting anti-jihad defense force
The members of the “local anti-jihadist defence force called the Vigilance Committees” apparently haven’t gotten the memo that resistance to jihad violence is “Islamophobic” and “racist,” and must be eschewed at all costs. “At least 69 dead in west Niger jihadist attack,” AFP, November 5, 2021: At least 69 people, including a local mayor, have […]
Since 2018, Islamic groups have assassinated or abducted at least 300 leaders in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso
Showing up the weakness and/or complicity of the governments involved. “Extremists target African village leaders in wave of assassinations,” by Edward McAllister and Lena Masri, Reuters, October 8, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): …The ambushes were part of rapidly growing violence by groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in the Sahel, […]
France says it killed Islamic State jihad leader behind deaths of U.S. soldiers in Niger
“French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday on France-Info radio. He urged African governments to fill the void and seize back ground taken by the extremists.” That’s not likely to happen in any lasting manner, as the French government cannot even identify what exactly these “extremists” believe, and why. How, then, can it possibly […]
Niger: Armed jihadis forcibly recruiting children, slaughtering others
At Niger’s borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) are battling it out, and it’s unimaginably brutal. Jihad wars and the excessive violence jihadists commit against their victims, including women and children, are always about the expansion of the Sharia — […]
Niger: Muslims murder 19 civilians in jihad raid on village
Will the Islamophobia never end? “19 Civilians Killed in New Attack in Niger,” AFP, July 30, 2021: A fresh attack in western Niger near the border with volatile Mali has left 19 civilians dead, the government said on Thursday. The attack took place on Wednesday in the village of Deye Koukou in the Banibangou area, […]
Niger: Muslims stop bus, murder the bus driver, two villagers and a village chief
No “Islamophobia” was committed, however, so the international media will pass this one by without comment. “Thirteen Boko Haram fighters, four civilians killed in Niger, says military,” AFP, July 2, 2021 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Thirteen Boko Haram fighters have been killed in clashes in southeast Niger while four civilians have been executed […]