Motorcycle gunmen sprayed bullets at everything that moved in the villages of Intazayene, Bakorat, and Wistane Sunday in the 3-country area near Burkina Faso, said local officials noting that Islamic State jihadists have claimed responsibility for massacres in the area, adding 137 dead to the toll of earlier attacks. The arid Tahoua region in western … Read more
At the Arab and Muslim leaders summit this weekend, attended 50 dignitaries, mostly Sunnis, Trump gave a speech in which he talked about common enemies: Islamic terrorism and Iran. Trump recently completed a $350m (over the next 10 years) arms deal with Saudi Arabia, the biggest in U.S. history. Read more
ISIS claimed responsibility for the bombing, but they claim lots of attacks. Gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, but also wearing suicide vests, attacked the Tehran parliament building with guns. A standoff with police lasted hours. 6 attackers were killed, 5 arrested. If ISIS was indeed responsible, it would be the first time their Sunni … Read more