“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, and others beside them whom you do not know.” (Qur’an 8:60)
“Suicide Bomber Kills Six in Christmas Day Terror Attack,” International Christian Concern, December 25, 2021:
12/25/2021 Democratic Republic of Congo (International Christian Concern) —At least six people dead and several injured after a suspected Allied Democratic Forces suicide bomber attacked the Ishango restaurant, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, at 7 p.m. on Christmas Day.
ICC’s partner in Beni confirmed the incident:
“This is an action of terror. It points clearly to the heinous atrocities that the Allied Democratic Forces(ADF) have been committing in Nord-Kivu and Ituri provinces. Today’s attack was unexpected because we are used to hearing incidences of Christians being killed in the villages. The last time we had such terror attacks in this town of Beni was in May and June, where the attackers also planted bombs in churches, but that was stopped by the government forces. In June, one woman was killed and others injured when a bomb planted inside a church’s compound exploded. Another bomb had been trapped at a bar that killed several revelers.”
Beni lies in the North of Nord-Kivu province where the Islamist terror group, ADF, has killed hundreds of Christians and left thousands homeless and displaced in 2021. The Anglican Bishop of Beni Diocese condemned today’s attack, terming it as a “cowardice activity carried out by weak rebels who want to make followers of their faith by force.”
He added:
“Recently, the attacks have only been… in the villages where there is not enough security watch… but now it seems like the terrorists are trying to make a statement that they are still present even in cities. They targeted the hotel because they knew that many people would gather in the evening to continue celebrating Christmas. Today, churches met as usual to begin the Christmas holiday…but now things have taken a new turn. However, we shall not let fear diminish the joy of Christ in this season, and we shall stand in prayer with the families of those killed today.”…
Michael Copeland says
“…who want to make followers of their faith by force.”
Indeed.
Ibn Khaldun said it is a duty to spread Islam “by persuasion or by force”.
Osama bin Laden confirmed;
“Does Islam, or does it not, force people by the power of the sword to submit? Yes!”
Hear also Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Caliph of Islamic State, PhD in Islamic Studies:
“Islam was never for a day the religion of peace. Islam is the religion of war”
Standard Islam.
Infidel says
It’s amazing what jihadists have managed to do in countries where their percentage of the population doesn’t even enter double figures. Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, et al. And Boko Haram is increasingly resembling a pan-African caliphate
gravenimage says
So true, Infidel. There are only a tiny minority of Muslims there–so small they are lumped in with the 2% of “other”. Almost as many responded to polls with “don’t know”.
If only this were true of Muslims…
But it doesn’t take many Muslims to wage violent Jihad.
gravenimage says
Democratic Republic of Congo: Muslim murders at least six in Christmas day jihad massacre at restaurant
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*Horrifying*–these poor people. I had hoped we’d gotten through Christmas without any Muslim atrocities against celebrants–of course this was too much to hope for.
God, I hate Islam.
GreekEmpress says
I actually heard about this tragedy on the radio this morning.
Crickets on the mainstream media.
gravenimage says
At least glad it was reported, GreekEmpress. All too rare, unfortunately.