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Taliban attack on Pakistani police station leaves three officers dead
By Simon Druker
Police officials and relatives attend the funeral ceremony for an officer killed during an attack by Taliban militants
Saturday in Peshawar, Pakistan. Photo by Arshad Arbab/EPE-EFE
Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Three police officers are dead after a late night attack by Taliban militants on a police station on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, authorities said Saturday.
Police called the attack an ambush, carried out by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan group around midnight Saturday.
The TPP group later claimed responsibility for the attack, which left a senior police officer among the dead.
Officials say six or seven gunmen attacked the police station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which shares a border with Afghanistan and has recently been under fire from the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban.
"A group of terrorists attacked Sarband police station at midnight from different sides," Kashif Aftab Abbasi, a senior police officer told the Anadolu news agency
The attackers used grenades, sniper rifles, automatic weapons and grenades in the assault, which he said was "coordinated from multiple directions," he said.
Following the attack, the Taliban group claimed it had killed four police officers and seized weapons and ammunition.
Attacks launched from Afghanistan have picked up since the Taliban returned to power in that country in August 2021.
The TPP was formed in 2007 and has operated along the Afghan-Pakistani border since then. It shares a common ideology with the Afghan Taliban and assisted them between 2001 and 2021 during U.S. military occupation.
Islamic State group blamed in church bombing that killed 10 in Congo
By Joe Fisher
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo condemned the terrorist bombing
on a Pentecostal church in the town of Kisindi that killed at least 10 people on Sunday.
File Photo by Eduardo Munoz/UPI | License Photo
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- An alleged terrorist bombing of a Pentecostal church in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed 10 people and injured at least 39 more on Sunday.
The government of Congo accused Islamic State terrorist group the Allied Democratic Forces of the attack.
"The Government strongly condemns the bomb attack visibly perpetrated by ADF terrorists, this Sunday 15/01/2023, against citizens in full worship in the parish of the 8th Community of Pentecostal Churches of Congo in the city of Kasindi in North Kivu," Congo's Ministry of Transportation and Communication said in a statement.
The church is located in Kisindi, a town in Congo's North Kivu province about 5 miles away from Beni, which is known to have heavy ADF activity.
The bomb used in the attack was an improvised explosive device.
Military spokesperson Antony Mualushayi said the scene is under control and an investigation is underway.
"Very saddened by this heinous crime, the Head of State presents his deepest condolences to the bereaved families, reassuring that the culprits will be prosecuted, arrested, tried and severely punished," said President Felix Tshisekedi
The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo condemned the attack but did not name a perpetrator.
"MONUSCO condemns the cowardly and despicable attack against a church in Kasindi (North Kivu) causing the death of several people and many injuries. It presents its condolences to the families of the victims, to the Congolese people and to the government of the Republic ," MONUSCO tweeted.
The U.S. Congress describes ADF as an "armed group primarily active in the Democratic Republic of Congo." In its September report on the organization it said the group has pledged allegiance to ISIS and poses a threat to long-running efforts by the United States to help stabilize the DRC.
Nigeria: Muslims attack Catholic church, burn a priest to death
JAN 15, 2023 9:00 AM
BY ROBERT SPENCER
There is no identifying information as to the attackers in the report below, but my contacts in Nigeria inform me that in this case yet again they were Fulani herdsmen, that is, Islamic jihadis who are terrorizing the Christians of the land in efforts to establish an Islamic caliphate in West Africa.
Terrorists Burn Catholic Priest To Ashes, Shoot Assistant
In Niger Community, North Central Nigeria
Sahara Reporters, January 15, 2023:
A source in the area told SaharaReporters that Fr. Achi’s assistant identified as Father Collins also sustained gunshot wounds and was rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
The source said Fr. Achi was recently transferred to Madalla Parish in the state but was in Kafin-Koro, his former home parish when the incident occurred.
Confirming the incident to SaharaReporters, the Niger Police Public Relations Officer DSP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement, said the incident occurred at about 3 am on Sunday.
In a statement sent to SaharaReporters, Abiodun said, “On 15/01/2023 at about 0300hrs, armed bandits invaded the Parish residence of one Rev. Father Isaac Achi of St. Peters and Paul Catholic Church, along Daza road, Kafin-Koro, Paikoro LGA.
“Unfortunately, the bandits reportedly attempted to gain entrance into the residence, but seems difficult and set the house ablaze, while the said Rev. Father was burnt dead.
“A colleague of the Rev. Father identified as Father Collins was equally shot in the shoulder while trying to escape from the scene….
Niger State, Nigeria
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