Muslims open fire on two cars and a bus, murdering to septuagenarian Israeli women and a police officer
“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…” (Qur’an 8:60)
Three murdered, including police officer, in terror attack near Kedumim
Jerusalem Post, January 6, 2025:
Two Palestinian terrorists opened fire at close range on two cars and a bus on Highway 55 in the northern West Bank near the Palestinian village of al-Funduq, killing three people: Rachel Cohen, 73, Aliza Reiss, 70, and Israel Police St.-Sgt.-Maj. Elad Yaakov Winkelstein, 35.
By press time, security forces were still searching for the attackers, who escaped by car from the scene, are from Jenin, and are affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Over the past few weeks, the PA has operated in the city to attempt to root out any terrorist activity, leading to a rise in tensions in the area.
Winkelstein was in a car with his young son. The police officer managed to shoot two bullets towards the terrorists until he was killed. He lived in Ein Hanatziv with his wife, two daughters, and son. He had previously lived in Kedumim, serving as the town’s security coordinator.
Cohen, 73, was a school counselor and a mother of five daughters. Reiss, 70, was also a school counselor and is survived by her children and family. Cohen and Reiss were in the same car when they were shot.
Emergency medical personnel said they treated the 63-year-old bus driver who sustained serious wounds, a woman in her 60s in moderate condition, and six other people with various light wounds. They were transferred to the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus in Petah Tikva and the Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba for further treatment.
The IDF said terrorists opened fire at a bus and vehicles in the area and that roadblocks were set up surrounding the nearby Palestinian towns. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later approved additional offensive and defensive measures in the area….
Family burned alive in Muslim mob attack
for following Christ:
'Blasphemed the name of Allah'
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Muslim couple and their adult son who received Christ in November were burned to death on Dec. 26 in eastern Uganda, sources said.
In the Budini Nyanza area of Kaliro town, Kaliro District, 64-year-old Kaiga Muhammad, his wife, Sawuya Kaiga, and their son, Swagga Amuza Kaiga, 26, had put their faith in Christ on Nov. 22, 2024, when members of an undisclosed church visited their home and shared the Gospel.
The pastor of the church, undisclosed for security reasons, said that after the three family members received Christ’s salvation, they requested prayer for Swagga Amuza Kaiga, who was suffering from malaria.
“We prayed for the son, and immediately he was restored to good health,” the pastor claimed in an interview with Morning Star News. “The three members of the family who gave their lives to Christ decided to keep their faith secret for fear of Muslims of the area, since Muhammad himself was a committee member in one of the mosques in Budini Nyanza zone.”
On Dec. 15, area Muslims noted Muhammad leaving the church’s worship service in a nearby village and informed area chairperson Wangule Abudu. The chairperson on Dec. 16 went to Muhammad’s home to question him, and Muhammad openly told him that he and other family members had given their lives to Christ, the pastor said.
The angry Abudu gave Muhammad one week to renounce Christianity, saying that if he refused, he would mobilize the Muslim community against the family, according to a relative who was away when the parents and son accepted Christ.
“Abudu said that our family had blasphemed the name of Allah and embarrassed the Muslim community,” the family member, whose name is withheld for security reasons, told Morning Star News.
Area Muslims on Dec. 26 set the family’s house ablaze with gas and burned the three members of the family beyond recognition, said a neighbor who had arrived with others too late to save them and the structure.FK
Kaliro police arrived after the lives had been lost and, after investigating, arrested Wangule Abudu, 62, and Ismail Njagi, 20. The two Muslims were being kept at Kaliro central police station on charges of murder and arson, sources said.
The bodies of the deceased were taken to Bumanya Heath Centre for postmortem.
The attack was the latest of many instances of persecution of Christians in Uganda that Morning Star News has documented.
Uganda’s Constitution and other laws provide for religious freedom, including the right to propagate one’s faith and convert from one faith to another. Muslims make up no more than 12% of Uganda’s population, with high concentrations in eastern areas of the country.
Niger: Muslims murder five people
in jihad raid on town
Niger’s Defense and Security Forces (FDS) “quickly deployed a reconnaissance team to survey the affected area, but their efforts were hindered.” Their vehicle “fell victim to an ambush by the attackers.”
How is it that the jihadis in West Africa (and elsewhere) are stronger than the central governments that vow to eradicate them? Who is financing and arming them?
Lakurawa terrorists kill 5, injure 2 in fresh attack in Niger Republic
by W.N Yemi, Within Nigeria, January 8, 2025:
The incident has disrupted travel in the region, prompting several buses and trucks to reverse their routes toward Konni for safety.
The Lakurawas continue to exploit the challenging terrain along the Niger-Nigeria border.
Suspected Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) militants have killed five people in a raid on Tafouka, a town in Niger’s Tahoua region.
The Lakurawa terror group, known for its jihadist activities, has infiltrated northern Sokoto and Kebbi states from Niger Republic and Mali, expanding its reach.
Zagazola Makama reports that the attack claimed the lives of four soldiers and a civilian, with two others sustaining fatal injuries in the brutal assault.
Intelligence sources revealed that the assailants assembled in the area, then split into smaller units on motorcycles before unleashing the attack, catching victims off guard.
Makama disclosed that a civilian project worker was intercepted and executed on the spot, with their motorcycle set ablaze by one of the militant groups.
In response, Niger’s Defense and Security Forces (FDS) quickly deployed a reconnaissance team to survey the affected area, but their efforts were hindered.
“However, the vehicle fell victim to an ambush by the attackers, resulting in the deaths of four soldiers and critically injuring two others. The vehicle was destroyed,” the publication stated….
Benin: Jihad group kills at least 28 troops
in raid on army
Clearly in Benin as elsewhere in Africa, government troops are no match for the jihadis. Who is training, equipping and paying the jihadis?
Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group claims deadly Benin attack
AFP, January 10, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
COTONOU: An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack in northern Benin near the borders with Burkina Faso and Niger that killed at least 28 troops this week.
The raid, which was the deadliest the Boniness [sic] army has suffered in years, took place late Wednesday in the border area between Benin and its insurgency-hit neighbours.
Attacks in northern Benin have increased in recent years with authorities accusing the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda groups based in neighbouring countries, including the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (JNIM).
“Our brothers the mujahideen were able to storm a Beninese army post in Oouda in Karimama province,” the JNIM said in a statement cited and translated by the US group Site Intelligence.
The jihadist group, which operates in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, claimed a death toll of more than 30 and said it had seized weapons, ammunition and a drone, according to the statement cited by Site Intelligence.
A high-ranking military official told AFP on Thursday on condition of anonymity that 28 soldiers had been killed.
Beninese authorities, who rarely comment on attacks, reported in April 2023 about 20 cross-border incursions since 2021.
Army chief Colonel Faizou Gomina in a statement late Thursday said his forces had suffered a “very heavy loss”.
Benin in January 2022 launched Operation Mirador to secure its borders amid a surge of jihadist violence in west Africa and deployed nearly 3,000 troops.
The authorities also recruited 5,000 additional personnel to reinforce security in the vulnerable north.
“The position that was attacked… was one of the strongest and most militarised of Operation Mirador,” Gomina added.
A diplomatic source told AFP this week that 121 Beninese military personnel had been killed between 2021 and December 2024….
Nearly 10K Nigerian Christians slaughtered in 2 years;
thousands abducted or assaulted: report
Boko Haram militants shot Suzanne in the head as the Christian woman attended a field, murdering her father and robbing her of eyesight in an attack that exemplified the persistent violence impacting Nigerian people of faith in the last several years.
Nearly 10,000 Nigerian Christians (9,814) died at the hands of Boko Haram and other Islamic extremist groups between November 2022 and November 2024, according to the newly released 2025 Global Christian Relief Red List. The data for the Red List comes from the Violent Incidents Database maintained by GCR, a U.S.-based nonprofit monitoring Christian persecution worldwide.
Suzanne’s story, featured in the report, included a prayer for Christians in Nigeria, which advocates have warned for years have faced genocidal violence in a country marred by Islamic extremism, ethnic violence and crime.
The Christian woman, who must now rely on her husband to be her eyes, prays that the Boko Haram militants who attacked her will come to accept Jesus one day.
"God, our hearts go out to the family members of those who have been senselessly killed," the GCR prayer reads. "Please shield Nigerian Christians like Suzanne from harm and comfort them in their loss."
"Cause Nigeria's politicians to enact policies that will protect believers from religious extremism," the prayer continued. "Stop the bloodshed and bring peace to the land. Amen."
GCR previously highlighted the woman's testimony in April 2024, with the persecuted Christian recounting the day that Boko Haram left her for dead. As the Red List report noted, despite losing her father and her vision due to the extremist group's actions, Suzanne forgave her attackers.
The Red List purports to be the "first-ever quantifiable and verifiable index exposing the top offenders of Christian persecution worldwide." GCR called attention to the 25 worst countries for Christian persecution across multiple categories, including killings, building attacks, arrests, displacements, and abductions and assaults. GCR ranked Nigeria in the top spot in the first and last categories in the report.
"Most of the killings are concentrated in the northern 'sharia' states, where Christians often live in remote villages in semi-arid landscapes, making them particularly vulnerable to attacks," the report stated.
"Despite government assurances that they will defeat the extremists, the violence continues to escalate. Nigeria's grim statistics are unmatched," the document continued.
In addition to Boko Haram, Nigerian Christians are targeted by Armed Fulani herdsmen and the Islamic State West Africa Province. The violent groups not only slaughter Christians but also create further feelings of terror and unrest by abducting people of faith.
Nigeria topped GCR's list in the abductions and assaults, with 9,311 taking place within the reporting period spanning November 2022 to 2024. The abductions often lead to ransom requests, which siphon wealth from Christian communities to fund organized crime, non-state militias and terrorist organizations.
Church leaders and pastors are frequent targets because a congregation can raise a large amount of money for their release. Young women are another kidnapping target, as many are snatched to be brides for jihadis.
GCR referred to the practice of kidnapping victims in Nigeria for ransom as a "terrible industry," citing the report's findings as evidence of "a clear and systemic attack designed to funnel money and women away from Christian communities."
Regarding the number of abductions, Nigeria exceeded the other countries on the list, including Mexico and Haiti, "by the thousands."
The Democratic Republic of the Congo saw the second most Christians killed during GCR's reporting period, 390, most of which came in the Kivu province plagued by Islamic militant groups like the Allied Democratic Forces.
Facing the rise of the Islamic State Mozambique, the southern African country saw 262 recorded deaths. At least 181 Christians were killed in Ethiopia, where converts often face violence in regions dominated by Islamic militants. Russia ranked fifth with 164 Christian deaths, mostly in the Muslim-majority Dagestan, where Muslim militants are waging war and targeting religious sites.
India, plagued by the rise of Hindu nationalism in the last decade, led the way with 4,949 attacks on Christian properties during the reporting period. Mozambique saw at least 1,600 homes destroyed by the Islamic State Mozambique, which claimed to have also destroyed 18 churches in three weeks.
Amid ongoing civil war, Myanmar ranked third in attacks on Christian properties (1,490). While ranking fourth on the list with over 1,200 recorded incidents, Ukraine saw the most attacks on churches amid the Russian invasion. Ethiopia saw over 488 instances of violence against Christian properties as Islamic militants have focused attacks on majority-Christian villages.
China led the way during the reporting period with 1,559 arrests of Christians. Eritrea ranked second with over 475 confirmed arrests, followed by Nicaragua with at least 226 arrests. Russia ranked fourth with 224 arrests, mostly of Evangelical Christians. Although North Korea had 208 confirmed arrests, the report states that the total is likely only a "fraction" of the overall total.
While Nigeria led the way with 9,311 recorded abductions and assaults, Mexico was second with 138 verified Christian disappearances in lawless regions. Amid the rise of organized crime and gangs, Haiti saw 101 reported incidents, which include busjackings and kidnapping of pastors from parishes and homes. Cameroon saw 83 incidents, including one incident in which 15 people were kidnapped and held for ransom while on the way to worship.
Across the globe, the report warns that Christian persecution has grown globally since 2014, driven by various influences, including Islamic extremism, Hindu nationalism, authoritarian regimes and government corruption.
"Working closely with our partners on the ground in these high-risk areas, we provide emergency aid, safe houses, and trauma counseling to Christians facing violent persecution," Brian Orme, the acting chief executive Global Christian Relief, said in a statement.
"Despite the intense challenges in places like Nigeria, China, and India, we continue to see remarkable resilience in these communities. Even in the darkest circumstances, the Church not only survives but grows stronger—millions are choosing to follow Jesus despite knowing the risks they face."
The GCR report offered various solutions to address the issue of Christian persecution worldwide. For Nigeria, the advocacy group recommended that the president of the United States and the secretary of state designate the multinational state as a "Country of Particular Concern."
Nigeria held this designation in 2020 under the first Trump administration, which the Biden administration removed in 2021.
In exchange for Nigeria's support in getting LGBTQ language accepted by the UN in a statement. Biden and Blinken threw the thousands of Christian captives to the wolves for their far-left madness.
"In concert with this designation, the United States should apply targeted sanctions on Nigerian officials responsible for allowing the mass killing of Christians," GCR recommended.
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