Indonesian Suicide Bombers’ Daughter Compelled to Join IS

January 20, 2021 — 01/20/2021 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – The daughter of an Indonesian couple, who both died in their suicide attack against a Catholic church in southern Philippines, told an Indonesian official...

Indonesian Terrorists Use Charity Boxes to Collect Fund

December 12, 2020 — 12/12/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – One of Indonesia’s terrorist groups has deployed charity boxes at marketplaces throughout Indonesia, with the hope to trick the unsuspecting shoppers into giving money...

Al-Shabaab Attacks Mandera Bus, Tries to Separate Passengers by Religion

October 7, 2020 — 10/07/2020 Kenya (International Christian Concern) – Yesterday, Tuesday, September 6, gunmen believed to be part of Somalia-based al- Shabaab, attacked a bus heading from Mandera in Northeast Kenya to Nairobi,...

Burkina Faso Doubly Suffers from Conflict and COVID-19

August 25, 2020 — 08/25/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Over the past year, Burkina Faso has seen a vast increase in violence from extremist groups in the north. The extremist groups have...

Four Shepherds Killed by Boko Haram in Northern Cameroon

June 19, 2020 — 06/19/2020 Cameroon (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday evening, four shepherds kidnapped by Boko Haram were found dead in a locality of the Far North border with Nigeria. The mayor...

Gunmen Killed Soldiers in Central Mali

June 17, 2020 — 06/16/2020 Mali (International Christian Concern) – A spokesman for the west African nation’s army said that, “gunmen killed 24 Malian soldiers in an ambush on their convoy in central Mali.”...

Two Years After Surabaya Bombings, Radicalism Still Grows in Indonesia

May 17, 2020 — 05/17/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – On May 13, 2018, three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, were targeted by suicide bombers comprising a radicalized family of six. The attacks killed 13...

Terrorists in Indonesia Called to Exploit the Pandemic

May 14, 2020 — 05/14/2020 Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – Having lost influence in the past few months, Islamic State (ISIS) is urging its sympathizers to take advantage of the Coronavirus pandemic’s disruption and...

Analysts Believe Al-Shabaab Targeting American Citizens Around the World

March 23, 2020 — 03/23/2020 Somalia (International Christian Concern) – Al-Shabaab, one of the world’s most active and largest terrorist groups, is increasing it aggression towards the United States and its’ citizens. According to...

Civilian Deaths due to Conflict Rise in Burkina Faso by 650%

March 4, 2020 — 03/04/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – According to statistics released by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Database (ACLED), Burkina Faso has seen a rise of 650 percent in...

Terrorists Kill 18 People in Northern Burkina Faso

February 12, 2020 — 02/12/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Attacks continue to force people to flee from Northern Burkina Faso. This crisis is becoming the fastest growing in Africa. On February 1, unknown...

Burkina Faso Suffers Another Large Massacre

January 28, 2020 — 01/28/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has become the fastest growing humanitarian crisis in Africa since the beginning of 2019. This is due to continued attacks by...

Burkina Faso Ranks 28 on World Watch List

January 27, 2020 — 01/27/2020 Burkina Faso (International Christian Concern) – Burkina Faso has been placed on World Watch Monitor’s World watch list. After not being on the list at all in the recent...

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...

Police Foiled Church Bomb Plot in Southern Philippines

January 20, 2020 — 01/20/2020 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Two suspected Abu Sayyaf militants tasked with carrying out a bomb attack at a Catholic cathedral in Basilan province in the southern Philippines were...

Nigeria Added to “Special Watch List” Due to Tolerance of Religious Persecution

December 22, 2019 — 12/22/2019 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – On Wednesday, December 18, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, announced that the US government has added Nigeria to a Special Watch list for countries...