Remains of Kidnapped Missionary Found in Mali

April 2, 2021 — 04/02/2021 Mali (International Christian Concern) – DNA tests confirmed that the body of Beatrice Stoeckli has been recovered, months after her reported death at the hands of Islamic extremists. Switzerland’s Foreign Ministry announced...

Terrorists Kill 36 Civilians in Northern Burkina Faso

January 22, 2020 — 01/22/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, January 21, the government in Burkina Faso announced that an unnamed terrorist group attacked the village of Alamou in Sanmatenga province of...

Africa’s Sahel is a Safe Haven for Terror Groups

April 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Terrorist organizations have found a safe haven in Western Africa’s Sahel Region. This is despite the international military presence already in the area that is focusing on counter...

Burkina Faso Faces Terrorist Act

August 18, 2017 — ICC Note: Burkina Faso suffered a terrorist attack on Sunday, August 13. Gunmen attacked a local restaurant in the capital city of Ouagadougou around 9 PM. The restaurant is a known...

Mali Based terror Group Release Prisoner After Five Years

August 3, 2017 — ICC Note: al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb(AQIM) has released a captive after almost 6 years of being held. The terrorist organization, based in Mali, released a video earlier this year...

Al-Shabaab Militants Kill Seven Christian Men in Eastern Kenya

July 24, 2017 — 07/24/2017 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that in early July, al-Shabaab militants led a series of attacks in Kenya’s Lamu County. Between July...

Mali Terrorist Group Releases Video of 6 Hostages

July 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Mali Al-Qaeda linked terrorist group, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen, released a proof of life video showing that 6 foreign national hostages they held were still alive. These six...

Potential Deadly Double-Team Against Christians in Libya

March 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Sources suggest that terrorist groups ISIS, also known as ISIL, and al-Qaeda are cooperating in southern Libya which could prove dangerous for minority Christian groups in that area....

Christian boy Gunned Down as al-Qaeda Murders 16 in Ivory Coast Hotel Massacre

March 14, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Islamist terrorists stormed an Ivory Coast hotel screaming Islamic quotes and spraying bullets across the sand. Security forces arrived later during the attack where two soldiers were shot dead...