At least 78 Christians are dead after Muslim homicide bombers walked to a church on Sunday and detonated bomb vests.
The worshipers had just left All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan after morning service and were starting to line up in the church yard to receive free food. Continue reading
Over 160 Somali religious scholars have declared a fatwa against the al-Qaeda related terrorist group al-Shabab. The group said that al-Shabab has no place as a part of Islam.
Al-Shabab is in control of most of the rural areas of Somalia although government and African Union forces have driven the terror group out of the cities. Continue reading
Islamic extremists attacked soldiers in the Sinai peninsula killing at least six.
Officials say that another 10 soldiers were wounded as well as seven civilians. The military has been pushing an offensive on the peninsula since the rise in attacks by Islamic terrorists after the removal of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. Continue reading
A Syrian rebel group with connections to the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda attacked the historically Christian village of Maaloula Wednesday starting with a homicide bomber from the Jabhat al-Nusra group blowing himself up at a government checkpoint according to the Observatory for Human Rights.
The rebels then seized the checkpoint and a mountaintop hotel that was used as a base to bomb Christian churches throughout the town. A Jewish temple was also damaged in the bombing assault. Continue reading
Two Islamic clerics have been arrested in connection with bombing in Tripoli last week that killed 42 people and wounded hundreds.
Sheikhs Hashem Minkara and Ahmad Gharib were arrested with three other men and charged with forming a terror cell to attack government buildings. The clerks are believed to have close ties to a Sunni group in Syria. Continue reading
A series of coordinated bomb attacks have left at least 50 people dead in the Iraqi capital city.
Police and hospital workers tell the BBC that the bombings targeted the daily rush hour. Continue reading
Police confirm that at least 46 people are dead after a wave of bomb attacks in Baghdad and Baquba, Iraq.
Two of the bombing reportedly targeted a wedding in Baquba. Continue reading
A car bomb detonated in a southern suburb of Beirut has killed at least 16 and left over 200 wounded. The bombing appeared to target strongholds of the Shia terrorist movement Hezbollah.
Heavy damage was reported to nearby buildings and cars. The BBC reported smoke was still rising from buildings two hours after the bombing. Continue reading
A homicide bomber targeted a policeman’s funeral in Quetta, Pakistan killing at least 28 people including a senior police officer.
Officials say at least 50 were wounded in the attack so the death toll could rise Continue reading
A series of terror attacks around Baghdad, Iraq has killed at least 41 people and left over 100 wounded.
Six car bombs targeted markets and shopping areas in different locations across the city. The deadliest explosion killed 10 in a northwestern part of Baghdad. Continue reading