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 […]
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 […]
Burkina Faso: Christians change Christmas Eve midnight mass to afternoon due to advancing jihad
Of course, assembling earlier does not guarantee the safety of Burkina Faso Christians in the face of the jihadi barbarians who murder them because they are Christians. According to International Christian Concern: The state of the nation continues to deteriorate with the rising violence, displacing millions and forcing church leaders to flee. Believers who remain […]
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 […]
Niger: Muslims raid villages, firing randomly, murdering 13 people and injuring dozens more
“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) “Horror Al-Qaeda attack sees 13 dead as terrorists launch huge raid on 150 motorcycles,” by Conor Wilson, Express, July 10, 2025: Gunmen in the […]
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 […]