Investigation Launched into Claim of Boko Haram Leader’s DeathSeptember 22, 2014 — ICC Note: According to PRNigeria, a public relations consulting firm responsible for shaping the public image of Nigeria's security forces has stated it believes the man that has portrayed Boko...
#WeAreN: The Invisibility Of Holy Land ChristiansSeptember 21, 2014 — ICC Note: The vast majority of American Christians know very little about the Christians of the Middle East. Far too often to be from the Middle East is equated only...
There is Nothing ISIS Has Done in Iraq that Boko Haram Hasn’t AlreadySeptember 20, 2014 — ICC Note: For years Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency, has plagued minority Christian communities across north Nigeria. In 2014, Boko Haram has murdered more than 1,700 Christians, abducted more...
We’ve Thought, We’ve Spoken, Now We Must Act to #BringBackOurGirlsSeptember 19, 2014 — ICC Note: The following stems from a speech given by Florence Ozor of Nigeria the Global Livingston Institute's Women's Leadership Institute in Lake Buyonyi, Uganda. On April 14, more than 300 schoolgirls...
Archbishop of NE Nigerian Capital: Boko Haram Controls 25 TownsSeptember 19, 2014 — ICC Note: We are faced with a huge humanitarian crisis," says Archbishop Doeme of Maiduguri, the capital city of Nigeria's Borno State, home to the Boko Haram Insurgency. After declaring towns under its control...
Two Pastors Murdered in Massacre of More than 100 Central African CiviliansSeptember 18, 2014 — ICC Note: Two pastors in the Central African republic have been killed, along with more than 100 civilians, by members of Seleka, a radical Islamic coalition force that over through...
Red Cross Confirms Talks to Swap Boko Haram Militants for the Chibok GirlsSeptember 18, 2014 — ICC Note: Reports confirm that the International Committee of the Red Cross is involved in sit-down meetings between the Nigerian government and a senior Boko Haram commander to negotiate a...
al-Shabaab Losing 30 Members a Day to Amnesty and Rehabilitation ProgramSeptember 17, 2014 — ICC Note: For decades, Somali Christians have suffered a genocidal campaign against their existence by the radical Islamic insurgency known as al-Shabaab. In recent years, the group's authority in the region has waned,...
UN Takes Over Peacekeeping in the Central African RepublicSeptember 16, 2014 — ICC Note: Monday, United Nations (UN) peacekeepers began the process of taking over the mission in the Central African Republic from their African Union counterparts. Even with the deployment of an...
“What ISIS has done in Iraq, Boko Haram is doing in Nigeria”September 16, 2014 — ICC Note: Following Boko Haram Leader Abubakar Shekau's declaration late last month that militant-held areas of northeast Nigeria were now part of the Islamic caliphate, Boko Haram has reportedly burned...
Nigerian Military Claims to Secure Town, Kill 100 Boko Haram MilitantsSeptember 15, 2014 — ICC Note: According to officials, the Nigerian Military has successfully killed 100 Boko Haram militants in securing Konduga, located just 22 miles away from the Borno State capital of Maiduguri....
Reportedly Surrounded by Boko Haram, Maiduguri Residents Express Fear for Their LivesSeptember 14, 2014 — ICC Note: Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency that has declared parts of northeast Nigeria for the Islamic caliphate, has reportedly surrounded Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State. A...
American University in Nigeria Offers Scholarships to Escaped Chibok GirlsSeptember 13, 2014 — ICC Note: On the night of April 14, Boko Haram, a radical Islamic insurgency that has declared parts of Nigeria for the Islamic caliphate, abducted more than 300 schoolgirls, more than 90% of...
Boko Haram Establishing Islamic Governance, Imposing Sharia LawSeptember 13, 2014 — ICC Note: While some are now debating whether Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau intentionally declared an Islamic caliphate in northeast Nigeria late last month, what remains clear is that, like the Islamic State...
Nigerian Military Launches Offensive Against Boko Haram Militants in MichikaSeptember 13, 2014 — ICC Note: The Nigerian military has reportedly launched an offensive against Boko Haram militants occupying Michika, a town in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa State. Following its declaration that all territory in its possession...
The Death of Godane and the Future of al-ShabaabSeptember 12, 2014 — ICC Note: Al-Shabaab, or "the boys," is a radical Islamic insurgency that grew out of a Saudi-funded pro-Wahhabism campaign in the late 1980s to early 1990s. For decades the group,...
