Main Menu

Tag: islamic state

Saudi Arabia Executes 81 Persons In One Day For ‘Terror Offences’

Public execution
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it executed 81 people in one day on a variety of terrorism-related offences, exceeding the total number of executions in the kingdom in the whole ofRead More

ISIS Expanding In Nigeria, Other Africa Countries Despite Leader’s Death, United Nations Warns

Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorist group
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism says the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL or ISIS), a terrorist group, is expanding its affiliates and network beyond Syria and IraqRead More

Top ISIS Commanders To Visit ISWAP’s Lake Chad Base To Support Terror In Nigeria, Others

Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP)
The ISIS Shura (consultative) Council has finalised plans to visit the West African Wilaya of the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP). The visit, PRNigeria learnt, was onRead More

Boko Haram: Nigeria, US, Others Commence Move To Halt Recruitment By Terrorists

Stop terrorism
The United States and Nigeria, as well as some other countries across seven continents of the world, have commenced moves to counter recruitment of young individuals into terrorism, particularly ISISRead More

Trump Salutes US Soldiers For Rescuing Kidnapped American In Nigeria

Ex-US President, Donald Trump
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, on Saturday commended the country’s Special Operations soldiers who rescued 27-year-old American, Philip Watson, kidnapped in Niger for ransom. Trump, via hisRead More

ISIL-Linked Fighters seize Port In Gas-Rich Northern Mozambique

ISIL-linked fighters in Mozambique
ISIL-linked fighters capture Mocimboa da Praia port close to a major gas field following days of fighting. The fighters captured a heavily defended port in the far northern Mozambique townRead More

ISWAP, Al-Qaeda Taking Over West Africa, US Warns

Commander of the US Special Operations Command, Africa, Maj. Gen. Davin Anderson
We’ll curb banditry in North-west, says Masari The US-backed AFRICOM has warned that the Islamic State and Al-Qaida terrorist groups are gradually taking over the West African region after beingRead More

Outrage As FG Pampers “Repentant” Terrorists While IDPs Suffer

Children in IDP camp vs "Repentant" Boko Haram fighters
The recent graduation of about 600 repentant Boko Haram terrorists and their planned reintegration into society by the Federal Government has again triggered the debate on the appropriateness or otherwiseRead More