Hundreds of Counter-terrorism police added to fight extremism in Indonesia

December 31, 2017 — ICC Note: 600 extra police officers will be joining the counter-terrorism force in Indonesia starting from next year. Their aim is to monitor is to monitor Islamic State networks and...

First Official ISIS Propaganda Video Released in Somalia

December 28, 2017 — ICC Note The first official support video for ISIS has been released in Somalia late on Monday, December 25. In the video, they urged all Islamic State group supporters to...

Mother of Chinese Missionary Killed in Pakistan Thanks the Lord for Choosing Her Son

November 30, 2017 — ICC Note: A memorial service for two Chinese preachers, Meng Li Si and Li Xinheng, kidnapped and killed in Pakistan by ISIS militants was held in a Wuhan Church on...

Remains of Two Chinese Missionaries Killed in Pakistan Returned to China

November 10, 2017 — ICC Note: The remains of Meng Li Si and Li Xinheng, the two Chinese missionaries who were killed by Islamic State in Pakistan this past summer was returned to their...

Iraq needs ‘Marshall Plan’, says Kirkuk archbishop

November 8, 2017 — ICC Note A top Catholic priest in Iraq believes that his country needs a Marshall Plan in order to rebuild its economy and culture and allow Christians to return. Since...

Philippines to focus on terrorism at Southeast Asian summit, urge greater cooperation

November 5, 2017 — ICC Note: The Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte believes that fight against terrorism should be one of the main discussions among the ASEAN community during the Manila summit on November 13....

ISIS Claims First Attack in Nigeria

October 30, 2017 — ICC Note ISIS has claimed responsibility for its first attack in Nigeria. This is terrible news for a country that is already plagued by disasters such as Boko Haram and...

NY Terror plotter financed Marawi terrorists

October 10, 2017 — ICC Note: Russell Langi Salic, an orthopedic surgeon is believed to be providing funds and materials to the Maute terrorists operating in Marawi city, Philippines. Salic, 37, has been under...

A 4-year-old girl could help change the lives of other victims of terrorist attacks in Indonesia

October 9, 2017 — ICC Note: Terrorist attack victims in Indonesia were not receiving adequate compensation for their injuries. Trinity Hutahaean was playing outside a church in the city of Samarinda when an Islamic...

Global terror groups set to exploit violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine

October 4, 2017 — ICC Note: Regional and international terrorist groups are eager to utilize the Rohingya crisis as an entry point for waging jihad in Myanmar, according to analysts familiar with the situation....

Marawi: first Mass in St. Mary’s Cathedral since end of siege

October 2, 2017 — ICC Note: St. Mary's Cathedral in Marawi, Philippines hosted its first Mass after the Cathedral, seized by terrorist militants on May 23, was liberated. The building was freed by the...

Indonesia sentences ISIS sympathizer to life imprisonment for 2016 Samarinda church attack

October 2, 2017 — ICC Note: The ISIS militant who goes by the name Juhanda received a life sentence for his involvement in a church attack in Samarinda, Borneo that killed a toddler and...

Malaysian fighters could enter Myanmar through underground channels to join fight

September 15, 2017 — ICC Note: Myanmar’s security forces face danger from Malaysians aspiring to join Rohingya militants. Many South Asians are eager to join the fight in Myanmar in order to retaliate against...

Malaysia uncovers Islamic State terror plot to attack places of worship

September 14, 2017 — ICC Note: Malaysian police arrests Islamic State-linked suspect who was planning to launch an attack on non-Muslims and their places of worship. The suspect was in contact with another IS...

Malaysia arrests 19 in anti-terror raids; 1 suspect planned attacks during closing of SEA Games

September 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Malaysian authorities arrested 19 suspected terrorists in a series of swoops in the last few weeks. One of whom is accused of beheading a Christian hostage in Philippines...

Crackdown on Christians in China intensified after killing of two missionaries in Balochistan

September 5, 2017 — ICC Note: Chinese citizens Meng Lisi and Li Xinheng had been killed this past June while trying to preach Christianity in Balochistan, Pakistan. The Chinese government responded by detaining four...