Category Archives: Islam in Africa

News links 2 April 14 2014: Russia top gunning, Ukraine and more on Nevada ‘turtle showdown’

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1. U.S. Military Official: Russian Fighter Jet Made Repeated, Close-Range Passes Near American Warship

In the first public account of the incident, the official said the Russian Fencer flew within 1,000 yards of the USS Donald Cook, a Navy destroyer, at about 500 feet above sea level. Ship commanders considered the actions provocative and inconsistent with international agreements, prompting the ship to issue several radio queries and warnings.

2. Another man’s opinion as to the nature of the dispute in Nevada, and federal land management.

3. CAR Muslims want to ‘Balkanize’ the nation and take a section as a new muslim area.

4. VICE NEWS – Pro-Russian protestors in Luhansk, the most Eastern city in Ukraine, took over the headquarters of the state security services on April 9. Armed with guns they found in the building, the demonstrators were determined not to leave. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky visited the occupied building, which despite the occupation, was surprisingly calm.

Thanks Bains, Richard, Fjordman, M

Nigerian bus station bombing kills 71 on edge of capital

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H/T M

Reuters:

Bomb experts gather evidence in a crater that was caused by a bomb blast explosion at Nyanyan, Abuja April 14, 2014. REUTERS-Afolabi Sotunde

Bomb experts search for evidences in front of buses at a bomb blast scene at Nyanyan in Abuja April 14, 2014. REUTERS-Afolabi Sotunde

Bomb experts gather evidence in a crater that was caused by a bomb blast explosion at Nyanyan, Abuja April 14, 2014.

Credit: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

(Reuters) – A morning rush hour bomb killed at least 71 people at a Nigerian bus station on the outskirts of the capital on Monday, raising concerns about the spread of an Islamist insurgency after the deadliest ever attack on Abuja.

President Goodluck Jonathan pointed the finger of suspicion at Boko Haram, although there was no immediate claim of responsibility from the Islamist militants who are active mainly in the northeast. As well as the dead, police said 124 were wounded in the first attack on the federal capital in two years.

(Video seems to be related)

At least 6 killed in Nairobi explosion

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‘6 Dead’ as Nairobi Hit by Suspected Terror Attacks

Eastleigh

Bomb experts at the scene of the Nairobi blastsTwitter

A suburb of Nairobi known as “Little Mogadishu” has been hit by a suspected terrorist attack, which has left at least six people dead and many more injured.

Several victims of the attack have been taken to Kenyatta National Hospital, according to local police.

Boko Haram and Islam in Africa

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1. 17 killed as Boko Haram bombs market in Borno

KANO – At least 17 people have been killed by an explosion in a village market in Borno State in an attack blamed on Boko Haram Islamists, a local police chief said on Sunday.

The deadly blast struck a busy marketplace late on Thursday in the remote village of Nguro-Soye, injuring many more, said police chief Lawan Tanko.

News on the attack was slow to emerge after insurgents destroyed nearby telecom towers, shutting down communications in the area.

2. Boko Haram terrorizes northeastern Nigeria | Journal Reporters

(This video, when not trying to make muslims look like both the real victims and the heroes,actually manages to put out some real information on islam and Boko Haram)

Thank you M and all.

Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria kills 60: police

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H/T Wrath of Khan

From The Frontier Post:

AFP_KANO: An attack by scores of Boko Haram militants in the northeast Nigeria town of Bama has killed 60 people and caused massive destruction to public buildings, police told AFP Thursday.

Residents said gunmen stormed the town at roughly 4:00 am on Wednesday, armed with heavy weapons and tossed explosives into various buildings, forcing residents to flee into the surrounding bush.

“We are collating the figures and the death toll has risen to 60 from the Bama attack,” said Lawal Tanko, the police commissioner in Borno state, which is the epicentre of Boko Haram’s four-and-half-year Islamist uprising.

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More on Car Dec 24 video

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The muslims use the classic logic of grade 2. “The fight started when they hit us back”

Article here

The deployment came after interim President Michel Djotodia officially disbanded Seleka, but some of its members went rogue, leading to months of killing, rape and pillaging — and prompting Christians to form vigilante groups in response.

Amnesty International says some 1,000 people have been killed since December 5, mostly by Muslim ex-rebels but also in Christian reprisal attacks.

H/T M