Islamist – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:54:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Islamist – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 #Insurgency > Nigeria Army Found Hard Drugs and Condoms At Boko Haram Camps https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-army-found-hard-drugs-condoms-at-boko-haram-camps/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 09:30:37 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/nigeria-army-found-hard-drugs-condoms-at-boko-haram-camps/ While Islamist sect group Boko Haram came off as religious association fighting the cause of Allah, recent findings by the Army has shown that things unbecoming of a religious group. The Army said, yesterday, that its troops usually find condoms, hard drugs and s*x-enhancing drugs in camps captured from Boko Haram insurgents. Army spokesman Col. [...]

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]]> US Surveillance Plane Spots Abducted Chibok Girls https://www.theinfostride.com/us-surveillance-plane-spots-abducted-chibok-girls/ Thu, 07 Aug 2014 23:15:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/08/us-surveillance-plane-spots-abducted-chibok-girls/ US surveillance flights over northeastern Nigeria has shown what looked like large groups of girls clustered in remote locations, raising hopes the group of girls abucted by Islamist sect group, Boko Haram on April 14, has finally beeen located, Thisday reports, citing US and Nigerian officials. The news represents the first near definite information about [...]

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]]> #BokoHaram: US-backed TV channel seeks to counter extremism in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/bokoharam-us-backed-tv-channel-seeks-to-counter-extremism-in-nigeria/ Sat, 07 Jun 2014 18:34:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=47117 A new TV channel soon to launch with US financial backing in northern Nigeria aims to counter the growing influence of radical Islamist groups like Boko Haram, the US State Department said Saturday. The project started last year and is set to begin…

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]]> #JewishMuseum: Brussels shooting suspect to fight French handover to Belgium https://www.theinfostride.com/jewishmuseum-brussels-shooting-suspect-to-fight-french-handover-to-belgium/ Thu, 05 Jun 2014 08:58:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=46685 Mehdi Nemmouche, the French Islamist arrested on suspicion of a triple murder at the Brussels Jewish Museum, is to contest being handed over by France to Belgium, his lawyer said Wednesday. Nemmouche was arrested in Marseille on Friday. He wants to…

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]]> #Insurgency: Suspected Boko Haram members attack four villages in northeast Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-suspected-boko-haram-members-attack-four-villages-in-northeast-nigeria/ Sun, 01 Jun 2014 05:55:07 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45870 A series of suspected Boko Haram attacks in four villages in Nigeria’s restive northeast killed several people, residents said Sunday, in the latest violence blamed on the Islamist insurgents. The military was not immediately available to comment…

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]]> Nigerian Troops badly equipped to take on Boko Haram’ and rescue schoolgirls [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerian-troops-badly-equipped-to-take-on-boko-haram-and-rescue-schoolgirls-video/ Tue, 20 May 2014 08:55:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43772 A Nigerian soldier has told Sky News his country's troops are poorly paid, badly equipped and in no shape to take on Boko Haram militants. There's growing frustration at Nigeria's inability to track down the schoolgirls kidnapped by the Islamist group…

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]]> Cameroon says abducted Chinese workers likely in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/cameroon-says-abducted-chinese-workers-likely-in-nigeria/ Mon, 19 May 2014 07:21:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43550 The 10 Chinese workers abducted by Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon have most likely been taken back across the border to the Nigerian Islamist group's strongholds, a police official said Sunday. "We are almost certain that the 10 Chinese have been kidnapped…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Mexican film star and French actress mobilise for abducted Nigeria girls on Cannes red carpet https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-mexican-film-star-and-french-actress-mobilise-for-abducted-nigeria-girls-on-cannes-red-carpet/ Sat, 17 May 2014 18:12:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43361 Mexican film star Salma Hayek and French actress Julie Gayet branded signs saying #BringBackOurGirls on Cannes' red carpet Saturday, joining global calls to free 223 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria. Hayek and Gayet posed with…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Nigeria and neighbours to join forces to search for abducted schoolgirls https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-nigeria-and-neighbours-to-join-forces-to-search-for-abducted-schoolgirls/ Sat, 17 May 2014 07:45:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=43298 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meets with leaders of neighbouring states in Paris on Saturday for talks aimed at forging a common strategy against Islamist militants holding more than 200 schoolgirls. At a half-day summit hosted by French President…

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]]> Jurors say Abu Hamza evidence ‘overwhelming’ https://www.theinfostride.com/jurors-say-abu-hamza-evidence-overwhelming/ Thu, 15 May 2014 08:00:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42804 A federal prosecutor urged a New York jury to convict Islamist cleric Abu Hamza on kidnapping and terrorism charges, insisting in closing arguments the evidence against him was "simply overwhelming." "The real Abu Hamza is not the man you see now in…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: US flying surveillance drones over Nigeria in search for schoolgirls https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-us-flying-surveillance-drones-over-nigeria-in-search-for-schoolgirls/ Thu, 15 May 2014 07:36:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42794 The US military is flying surveillance drones as well as manned aircraft over Nigeria to help the search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist extremists, the Pentagon said Wednesday. However, the data is not yet being shared with the…

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]]> Few gains after a year-long state of emergency in Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/few-gains-after-a-year-long-state-of-emergency-in-nigeria/ Thu, 15 May 2014 07:35:22 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42791 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's bid to extend an ineffective year-long state of emergency in the northeast has exposed him as an out-of-touch leader with no credible plan to end a brutal Islamist conflict, experts said. Few dispute the severity…

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]]> Pentagon confirms US flying surveillance drones over Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/pentagon-confirms-us-flying-surveillance-drones-over-nigeria/ Wed, 14 May 2014 19:35:19 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42682 The US military is flying surveillance drones as well as manned aircraft over Nigeria to help in the search for more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist extremists, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The United States has deployed the robotic Global…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: US forces in Nigeria to aid search for missing schoolgirls https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-us-forces-in-nigeria-to-aid-search-for-missing-schoolgirls/ Tue, 13 May 2014 20:44:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42426 The commander of US forces in Africa held talks Tuesday in Nigeria as Washington sought to help the government in Abuja trace more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants. General David Rodriguez, head of US Africa Command, flew to Nigeria…

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]]> Western embassies express deep concern over apostasy case in Islamist Sudan https://www.theinfostride.com/western-embassies-express-deep-concern-over-apostasy-case-in-islamist-sudan/ Tue, 13 May 2014 19:26:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42414 Western embassies in Sudan expressed "deep concern" on Tuesday over the case of a woman who activists say risks a death sentence for apostasy. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, who says she is Christian, was convicted last Sunday in the Khartoum-area district…

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]]> Insurgency: Nigeria’s president requests extension to state of emergency https://www.theinfostride.com/insurgency-nigerias-president-requests-extension-to-state-of-emergency/ Tue, 13 May 2014 18:13:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42363 Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday asked the country's parliament for a six-month extension to the state of emergency in three northeastern states riven by Islamist militant violence. "I most respectfully request the distinguished senators…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: Dozens of women’s rights activists from Senegal protest Nigerian schoolgirls’ abduction https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-dozens-of-womens-rights-activists-from-senegal-protest-nigerian-schoolgirls-abduction/ Mon, 12 May 2014 18:03:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42146 Dozens of women's rights activists took to the streets of the Senegalese capital Dakar on Monday to denounce the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria by Islamist militants. Members of 20 organisations who had come together near the Nigerian…

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]]> #BringBackOurGirls: French President Francois Hollande invites US, Britain to summit on Nigeria abductions https://www.theinfostride.com/bringbackourgirls-french-president-francois-hollande-invites-us-britain-to-summit-on-nigeria-abductions/ Mon, 12 May 2014 17:51:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42126 French President Francois Hollande said Monday he had invited US and British officials to attend a Paris summit this weekend focusing on the threat from Islamist sect Boko Haram, which has abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria. "I asked the…

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]]> International effort intensifies for missing Nigerian school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/international-effort-intensifies-for-missing-nigerian-school-girls/ Mon, 12 May 2014 07:52:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42016 Israel on Sunday joined the international effort to trace more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants in Nigeria but Washington said US troops would stay out of any rescue mission. Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan spoke to Israeli…

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]]> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offer to help find kidnapped Nigerian school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-offer-to-help-find-kidnapped-nigerian-school-girls/ Mon, 12 May 2014 07:47:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=42004 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to help Nigeria search for hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by extremist Islamist group Boko Haram, an offer that was accepted. A statement from the premier's office said that Netanyahu, currently…

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]]> French President Francois Hollande calls for African summit on Nigeria abductions https://www.theinfostride.com/french-president-francois-hollande-calls-for-african-summit-on-nigeria-abductions/ Mon, 12 May 2014 07:42:38 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41992 French President Francois Hollande called Sunday for African leaders to hold a summit in Paris on security in west Africa focusing on the Islamist sect Boko Haram who have abducted more than 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria. "I suggested, with Nigerian President…

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]]> Nigeria’s Army intensifies the hunt for the missing school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-army-intensifies-the-hunt-for-the-missing-school-girls/ Sun, 11 May 2014 08:58:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41839 ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's Army has posted two divisions to hunt for 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by Islamist rebels in an attack condemned by global leaders, including US first lady Michelle Obama on Saturday. The soldiers are stationed in…

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]]> Countries offer intel to Nigeria in hunt for hostages https://www.theinfostride.com/countries-offer-intel-to-nigeria-in-hunt-for-hostages/ Thu, 08 May 2014 21:48:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41247 An urgent international effort to help Nigeria find more than 200 girls kidnapped by Islamist militants is focused on providing intelligence as experts try to locate the hostages. Amid global outrage over the kidnapping, the United States, France and…

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]]> How Forensic DNA technology could identify lost Nigerian girls https://www.theinfostride.com/how-forensic-dna-technology-could-identify-lost-nigerian-girls/ Tue, 06 May 2014 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40832 Forensic DNA technology could help identify and reunite with their families the more than 200 Nigerian girls who were kidnapped by Islamist militants, scientists told AFP Tuesday. Software already exists to match missing people with their relatives,…

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]]> Boko Haram video confirms worst ‘fears’, says Nigerian parents https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-video-confirms-worst-fears-says-nigerian-parents/ Tue, 06 May 2014 21:37:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40820 Nigerian parents on Tuesday said their worst fears about their daughters' fates had been confirmed after Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, threatened to sell the hostages as "slaves." Abubakar Shekau, who leads the Islamist…

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]]> US urged Nigeria to act after threats to sell abducted school girls https://www.theinfostride.com/us-urged-nigeria-to-act-after-threats-to-sell-abducted-school-girls/ Tue, 06 May 2014 05:33:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40658 Calls for the United States to help find and free hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria are mounting after Boko Haram claimed the abduction and threatened to sell the girls as "slaves". "I abducted your girls," the Islamist group's leader Abubakar…

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]]> Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted Nigeria school girls as slaves https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-threatens-to-sell-abducted-nigeria-school-girls-as-slaves/ Tue, 06 May 2014 05:27:23 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=40651 Boko Haram on Monday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria that has triggered international outrage, threatening to sell them as "slaves". "I abducted your girls," the Islamist group's leader Abubakar…

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]]> Soldiers and vigilantes jointly hunt for kidnapped Nigeria girls https://www.theinfostride.com/soldiers-and-vigilantes-jointly-hunt-for-kidnapped-nigeria-girls/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:24:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=37408 Nigerian soldiers and vigilantes are hunting "around the clock" for the Islamist fighters holding scores of schoolgirls hostage, an official said Monday, as locals claimed the number kidnapped was far higher than first reported. The mass abduction blamed…

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]]> Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists Still Holding 85 Schoolgirls After Raid [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerias-boko-haram-islamists-still-holding-85-schoolgirls-after-raid-video/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 19:15:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36997 Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram is still holding 85 girls it abducted from a raid on a secondary school in northeastern Borno state this week, although the other 44 were free, the state government said on Saturday. Monday's mass abduction…

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]]> School principal denied military reports, 115 Nigeria school girls still missing after kidnap https://www.theinfostride.com/school-principal-denied-military-reports-115-nigeria-school-girls-still-missing-after-kidnap/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:15:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36439 A Nigerian school principal on Thursday denied military reports that most of the girls kidnapped by Islamist gunmen were now safe, as parents continued a desperate search for 115 children still held captive. A defence ministry spokesman, Chris Olukolade…

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]]> Gunmen kill eight in northern Nigeria attack https://www.theinfostride.com/gunmen-kill-eight-in-northern-nigeria-attack/ Thu, 10 Apr 2014 12:21:41 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=34622 Scores of Islamist gunmen attacked a police station, a court and a bank in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, killing seven officers and a civilian, a police chief told AFP. The raid in the town of Gwaram in Jigawa state began at 1:00 am (0000 GMT) and…

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]]> Libya jihadists to impose Islamic law in radical town https://www.theinfostride.com/libya-jihadists-to-impose-islamic-law-in-radical-town/ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:35:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33693 A jihadist group in Libya says it plans to take over security in the restive eastern town of Derna and impose sharia Islamic law, in a posting on Facebook. Witnesses said the group "Majlis Shura of Islamist Youth in Derna" staged a show of force on…

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]]> Egypt to try the brother of Qaeda chief Zawahiri brother https://www.theinfostride.com/egypt-to-try-the-brother-of-qaeda-chief-zawahiri-brother/ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:01:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33645 The brother of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri will stand trial in Egypt along with 67 others on charges of forming a "terrorist group", state media reported on Sunday. Mohamed al-Zawahiri was arrested last August for supporting Islamist president…

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]]> Kenyan police and Muslim youth clash in Mombasa https://www.theinfostride.com/kenyan-police-and-muslim-youth-clash-in-mombasa/ Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:50:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33114 Kenyan police and Muslim youths clashed in Mombasa following Friday prayers, witnesses said, days after a firebrand Islamist cleric was gunned down in the port city. Security was tight and tensions high around the Musa mosque, seen by Kenyan authorities…

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]]> Is Nigerian Security Forces Losing Control to Boko Haram? [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/is-nigerian-security-forces-losing-control-to-boko-haram-video/ Thu, 03 Apr 2014 07:04:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32740 In Nigeria, Islamist militant group Boko Haram has killed thousands since it launched an uprising in 2009. Civilians are targeted almost daily and there are concerns that the violence will only escalate as the country gets close the 2015 elections.…

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]]> Kenya police arrest more than 650 after bomb blasts https://www.theinfostride.com/kenya-police-arrest-more-than-650-after-bomb-blasts/ Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:35:55 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32269 Kenyan police have arrested more than 650 suspects a day after six people were killed in bomb attacks in the capital Nairobi, the interior minister said Tuesday, in a crackdown on suspected Islamist insurgents. "This act of cowardice perpetrated against…

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]]> 21 Dead in Nigeria Prison Gunbattle [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/21-dead-in-nigeria-prison-gunbattle-video/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:27:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=32127 A prison gun battle in Nigeria has left 21 people dead. Security officials say detainees suspected of being members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram overpowered their guards at a prison near Nigeria's presidential villa in Abuja on Sunday, seizing…

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]]> Malian returnees face economic hardship https://www.theinfostride.com/malian-returnees-face-economic-hardship/ Mon, 31 Mar 2014 02:21:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2014/03/malian-returnees-face-economic-hardship/ Follow @{0} Malians returning from displacement face deep financial difficulties BAMAKO, 28 March 2014 (IRIN) – Displaced Malians who have recently returned to their homes in the north of the country say they are facing economic difficulty as their businesses, livestock and other forms of livelihood have been wiped out, while those still displaced also [...]

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]]> US urges Egypt against executions in mass sentencing https://www.theinfostride.com/us-urges-egypt-against-executions-in-mass-sentencing/ Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:42:10 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30896 The United States on Tuesday urged Egypt not to execute 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi who were given the death penalty in a mass sentencing which has triggered an international outcry. Deputy State Department spokeswoman…

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]]> 529 Morsi supporters sentenced to death in Egypt https://www.theinfostride.com/529-morsi-supporters-sentenced-to-death-in-egypt/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:23:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30534 A court sentenced 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death on Monday after just two hearings, in the largest mass death sentencing in Egypt's modern history. Legal experts said the shock verdict would likely be overturned…

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]]> Egypt court sentences 529 Morsi supporters to death https://www.theinfostride.com/egypt-court-sentences-529-morsi-supporters-to-death/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:28:39 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30413 A court in Egypt on Monday sentenced 529 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to death after a mass trial, judicial sources said. Islamist backers of Morsi are facing a deadly crackdown launched by the military-installed authorities…

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]]> Indian police arrest key terror suspect https://www.theinfostride.com/indian-police-arrest-key-terror-suspect/ Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:07:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30317 Indian police Sunday said they had arrested a key terror suspect of the home-grown Islamist militant group the Indian Mujahideen, blamed for a string of deadly attacks across the country in recent years. The arrest comes as India is on high security…

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]]> 24 killed as rebels fight to take Syria border post https://www.theinfostride.com/24-killed-as-rebels-fight-to-take-syria-border-post/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:25:42 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29995 At least seven Syrian soldiers and 17 rebels were killed Friday as three Islamist groups battled to take a border crossing into Turkey. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Islamists included the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front. "Al-Nusra…

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]]> Turkish Airlines denies arms shipment to Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/turkish-airlines-denies-arms-shipment-to-nigeria/ Wed, 19 Mar 2014 23:20:21 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29527 Turkey's national carrier denied on Wednesday allegations of arms shipments to unknown groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and Islamist militants. "Turkish Airlines, in accordance with company policy, does not ship…

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]]> Militants Launch Brazen Daytime Attack in Nigeria [VIDEO] https://www.theinfostride.com/militants-launch-brazen-daytime-attack-in-nigeria-video/ Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:54:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29176 Suspected Islamist militants launched a brazen daytime attack in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Friday. Witnesses say gunmen armed with explosives stormed the Giwa military barracks, triggering a fierce gun battle with soldiers. The assailants…

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]]> Nigeria halts football matches at militant stronghold https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-halts-football-matches-at-militant-stronghold/ Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:03:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28729 Nigerian football authorities on Friday suspended all Premier League matches at El Kanemi Warriors' home ground because of attacks by Boko Haram militants. El Kanemi play in Maiduguri, a stronghold of the Islamist group who were accused of staging new…

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]]> Nigeria gets first visit from UN rights chief https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-gets-first-visit-from-un-rights-chief/ Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:09:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28368 Nigeria, under fire internationally for banning gay marriage and alleged abuses while tackling Islamist insurgents, on Wednesday received its first visit from the United Nations human rights commissioner. But Navi Pillay said she had not come to Africa…

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]]> Boko Haram violence hits healthcare in NE Nigeria: doctors https://www.theinfostride.com/boko-haram-violence-hits-healthcare-in-ne-nigeria-doctors/ Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=28125 Healthcare services have collapsed in the northern part of Nigeria's Borno state as doctors, nurses and pharmacists flee for their lives from brutal violence unleashed by Islamist Boko Haram militants. Medical professionals say health services in the…

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]]> Nigeria ‘at war’ with Boko Haram, presidency says https://www.theinfostride.com/nigeria-at-war-with-boko-haram-presidency-says/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 09:22:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25564 Nigeria's presidency on Friday said the country was at war with Boko Haram, apparently backing off previous claims that the Islamist rebels were on the run and desperate. President Goodluck Jonathan's administration has been fiercely criticised over…

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]]> France ready to help Nigeria against Boko Haram: Hollande https://www.theinfostride.com/france-ready-to-help-nigeria-against-boko-haram-hollande/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 09:20:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25561 President Francois Hollande on Thursday said France stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Nigeria in its battle against Boko Haram, vowing to support its fight against Islamist militancy as it had done in Mali. Hours before Hollande's arrival in Abuja, hundreds…

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