Dozens were injured, at least 47 fatally, when a suicide bomber disguised as a student set off an explosion outside a school in northern Nigeria Monday. The school bombing occurred around 7:50 a.m. outside of the principal’s office. Students had just gathered for a daily speech when the explosion went off. Police suspect that Boko Haram, […]
Hopes of progress were ruined over the weekend, when Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau announced the 219 Nigerian schoolgirls remaining in their captivity have been married off against their will. Shekau released the video on Friday night, debunking news reports that the terrorist group reached a truce with Nigerian officials. In the chilling tape, Shekau boasts about […]
Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group responsible for kidnapping more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in April, has now abducted 30 boys and girls from a village in northeast Nigeria. The group, who reportedly struck a ceasefire with Nigerian officials, were expected to release the schoolgirls in October. They have not yet delivered on that promise and a […]
About 25 more girls were kidnapped by Islamic militant group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria. This comes a week after Nigerian officials made an agreement with the militant group to release over 200 previously kidnapped schoolgirls. Nigeria officials met for a month with Boko Haram before coming to an agreement. The school girls were first abducted […]
There were tears, there were cheers, and all the feels on Thursday during New York Yankee Derek Jeter‘s final home game. From the NY Times: With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Jeter stroked the winning hit and ended his Yankee Stadium career the way he had ended so many games — with both […]
The Islamic State (ISIS) released a new video resembling a movie trailer Tuesday that challenged President Obama and warned that its militants would kill U.S. troops if they are deployed. The 52-second long video, which appears to be titled “Flames of War,” is the Islamic State’s first response since Obama declared he would “degrade and ultimately destroy it.” […]
Here’s some unsettling news. A CIA spokesman says a new intelligence assessment revealed the number of fighters for the Islamic State group may be between 20,000 and 31,500 fighters across Iraq and Syria. The new figure is a 10,000 increase from the previous estimate. CIA spokesman Ryan Trapani says the number reflects “greater battlefield activity, and additional intelligence” […]
“If you threaten America, you will find no safe haven.” President Obama delivered that firm statement Wednesday night in a nationally televised address intended to sell increased military efforts to the American public. The President announced a broad campaign against the Sunni jihadists who have rampaged Syria across northern Iraq. The U.S. military’s role will be increased as […]
A new video appears to show the execution of a second American journalist at the hands of the Islamic terror group ISIS. Steven Sotloff, who disappeared in Syria in 2013, was being held hostage by the militants. He appeared on a video that emerged last month of U.S. journalist James Foley being decapitated by ISIS. […]
A horrific photo featuring a 7-year-old Australian boy posing with a severed head and the caption “That’s my boy” has been making its rounds on the internet. The photo was reportedly posted by Khaled Sharrouf, a convicted terrorist who fled Australia to join the Islamic State militants waging war in Syria and Iraq. Australian officials say the […]
Things are not looking too good in the Middle East right now. After President Obama launched an airstrike in Iraq, many alleged supporters of the ISIS terrorist group took to Twitter to make threats against the U.S. and show some gruesome photos of dead American soliders. The tweets that were sent out showed graphic photos […]
Boko Haram, the terrorist group responsible for the kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls, has reportedly taken over the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza, killing dozens and dislodging the military and local government in the process. Townspeople have fled their homes to escape the violence. Residents say more than 100 people have been killed by the members […]
