A top commander of the al-Qaeda affiliated Islamic terror group Boko Haram has been killed in a battle with the Nigerian military.
Ibn Saleh Ibrahim was killed along with six lieutenants died when military troops staged a siege after receiving a tip regarding Ibrahim’s location. A number of civilians were reportedly killed in the crossfire according to the BBC. Continue reading
Greek police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of anti-austerity protesters who attacked the government’s parliament using gasoline bombs.
The protesters are angry about spending cuts of 11.5 billion euros ($15 billion U.S.) the government needs to put in place to secure the country’s next round of bailout funds. The country’s next 31 billion euro ($39.8 billion U.S.) installment is being sought to help continue government operations. However, record unemployment and 1/3 of the country’s citizens under the poverty line many citizens are upset about the cuts to government services. Continue reading
Police have labeled a mass murder plot in Maryland as a possible copycat attempt of the Dark Knight Rises massacre in Colorado.
Neil Prescott, 28, referred to himself as “a joker” like the theatre killer in Aurora, Colorado. Prescott called his employer and said he was coming in to “shoot the place up” after finding out that he was about to be fired, according to police sources. Continue reading
Government troops have stormed a Damascus district with tanks for the first time, five days on from the outbreak of
fierce clashes in the capital, a UK-based rights group has said. Continue reading
At least four people have been killed as Syrian forces raided student accommodations in the city of Aleppo.
Forces opened fire with live ammunition on an anti-government protest outside Aleppo University student dormitories. In addition to the shooting of students, tear gas was used to disperse protestors.
The University has suspended all classes for the rest of the academic year due to the assault. Continue reading
Twenty protesters were killed in Cairo during a protest against the ruling generals. Attackers used rocks, firebombs and shotguns in the assault.
Soldiers and police waited six hours after the attacks began before stepping into stop the violence. Continue reading
Four women and two children were part of twenty-three people killed as part of the ongoing violence in Syria.
The Syrian Observatory of Human Rights detailed an attack in Idlib province where nine members of one family were killed in a mortar attack by government forces. Activists report twelve soldiers were also killed in the day’s fighting. Continue reading
A pastor’s mother in Aurora, Colorado was killed Sunday when a gunman opened fire in the church parking lot.
Josephine Eccles, 65, died from a gunshot wound during the incident. Continue reading