At the end of March: Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 92 Chadian soldiers in the deadliest attack on the nation’s forces, Chad President Idriss Deby Itno said. Chad responded: Its soldiers have killed some 1,000 jihadists in an operation on the islands of Lake Chad that targeted Boko Haram fighters. According to Foreign Policy, […]
Boko Haram top dog: “Our aim is to follow the tenet of the Qur’an; our aim is to follow the tenets of the prophet”
Wait a minute. Lai Mohammed, the Nigerian minister of information, just recently said this about Boko Haram: “Lest I am misunderstood, let me repeat: the insurgents, who delude themselves as Muslims whereas they are nothing more than blood-thirsty, rapacious killers who subscribe to no religion, have recently started targeting Christians with a view to sowing […]
Boko Haram goes on jihad rampage through Nigeria and Chad, killing 150 soldiers
Despite boasting by the Nigerian government about how it will soon defeat Boko Haram, the group continues to grow and become ever more deadly. This week, it “killed at least 92 Chadian soldiers in the deadliest attack on the nation’s forces,” as well as “at least 50 Nigerian troops in a separate attack.” Related to […]
Chad: Muslims murder at least 50 fishermen on island on Lake Chad
Will the Islamophobia never end? “Lake Chad attack: ‘Dozens of fishermen’ killed near Cameroon border,” BBC, January 3, 2020 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 50 people on an island on Lake Chad, bordering Cameroon and Chad, a local official told the BBC. The militants, disguised as […]
Chad: Muslims murder 14 people in jihad massacre at fishing village
Why do I say “Muslims” did this when it was “Boko Haram”? Because Boko Haram is a Muslim group that is acting on Islamic principles as it understands those principles when it carries out attacks such as this one. The establishment media does all it can to obscure the motivating ideology behind such attacks. I […]
Mali: Muslims murder 10 Chadian UN peacekeepers in revenge for Chad-Israel ties
The murdered Chadians had nothing to do with Chad’s ties with Israel, but that made no difference to these jihad murderers. While Muslim spokesmen in the West frequently whine about being held responsible for acts they did not commit (which rarely, if ever, happens in reality), jihadists frequently operate on the basis of the idea […]
Chad: Muslims intimidating Christians and driving them from public life under new rules prioritizing Islam
While the establishment media gets the vapors about alleged “anti-Islam activity” in the US, this is what actual discrimination on the basis of religion looks like. “Source: Catholics face fear as Chad prioritizes Islam,” by Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service, August 27, 2018 OXFORD, England (CNS) — Christians in Chad are being intimidated and forced […]
Islamic State jihad suicide bombers murder 27 on island in Lake Chad
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State last February, and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa. “Lake Chad suicide attack ‘kills 27,’” AFP, December 5, 2015 (thanks to Thomas): N’Djamena (AFP) – At least 27 people were killed and more than 80 wounded Saturday in a triple suicide bombing on […]
Islamic State in West Africa murders 33 with jihad suicide attacks in Chad
Reuters doesn’t know it, but Boko Haram renamed itself the Islamic State in West Africa last April, after pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. They carried out these attacks in an area where there are many Nigerians who have earlier fled from them. “Suspected Boko Haram suicide attacks strike Chad,” AFP, October 10, 2015: Five […]
Fierce fighting between Chadian army and Islamic State in West Africa
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State last February, and changed its name to the Islamic State in West Africa in April. Now it threatens Chad as well as Nigeria. “Fierce fighting erupts between Chadian army and Boko Haram,” AFP, July 28, 2015: Heavy fighting pitted the Chadian army on Monday against insurgents from […]
Chad bans Islamic face veil after jihad-martyrdom suicide bombings
Common sense — but watch for the cries of “Islamophobia,” which, after all, always come in service of the jihad terror imperative. “Chad bans Islamic face veil after suicide bombings,” BBC, June 17, 2015: Chad has banned people from wearing the full-face veil, following two suicide bomb attacks on Monday. Chad’s government accused Nigerian militant […]
Islamic State in Nigeria murders 23 in jihad attacks on Chad police
Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. “Boko Haram Attacks: 23 dead in suicide bomb attacks on Chad police,” by Anisha Jenyfer Solomon, PrepSure, June 16, 2015 (thanks to Pamela Geller): On June 15, 2015, twenty-three people were killed in an attack by suicide bombers who blew themselves up in attacks targeting police […]
Islamic jihadists of Boko Haram launch first attack against Chad
Despite the Nigerian government’s repeated vows to crush the Congregation of the People of the Sunnah for Dawah and Jihad, aka Boko Haram, they are more aggressive than ever. “Boko Haram launches first attack against Chad,” Associated Press, February 13, 2015: MOUNDOU, Chad — Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a village on the shore of […]
Obama sends 80 U.S. troops to Chad to help search for Nigerian schoolgirls
This move is an absolute masterpiece of style over substance. The girls were not from Chad, but from Nigeria. Does the U.S. government have any reason to believe that they are now in Chad? No, this isn’t based on any new intelligence. These 80 troops will fly reconnaissance missions to look for the girls. But […]
Central African Republic: Ten dead as Chadian troops fire on Christian civilians
The mainstream media is filled with stories about how Muslims in the Central African Republic are being targeted by the Christians. Rarely is it explained that these Christians are retaliating against jihad attacks against them that displaced thousands of people. Also, rarely are stories like this one, in which Muslim troops from Chad inexplicably opened […]
Travesty: Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Chad elected to UN Security Council
In Saudi Arabia, women are essentially possessions of men, subject to all the harshest Sharia restrictions on their movement and freedom. It is illegal to practice Christianity or Judaism or any religion other than Islam there. In Nigeria, Christians are subjected to increasingly bloody Muslim persecution that shows no signs of abating and that the […]
Al Qaeda’s Growing Sanctuary
West Africa, as we have often noted here, is increasingly becoming a safe haven for radical Muslims. From the Washington Post, : With the end of the brutal conflicts in Liberia and Sierra Leone, West Africa is seldom in the news or on the policy agenda these days. Yet the region is quietly gaining recognition […]
Chad Rebels: Libya Blocking Al Qaeda Captive’s Handover
Hey, isn’t Qaddafi supposed to be our pal these days? From AP, with thanks to DC Watson: Amari Saifi, the former No. 2 man of Algeria’s violent Salafist Group for Call and Combat, was claimed captured by Chad rebels earlier this year as West African armed forces backed by France and the United States chased […]