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Nigeria: 44 dead in Taraba after ‘Fulani attack’

April 12, 2016 Nigeria Benue, Fulani herdsmen, Genocide, Nigeria, Taraba

Dozens are feared killed in fresh attacks on Monday 11 April, 2016, by suspected Fulani militants on several villages in the Gashak area of the Nigerian central state of Taraba. Local media report that at least 44 have been killed (though the exact number of casualties is yet to be . . . Read More

Patriarch in ‘freed’ Syrian town: ‘IS killed 21’

April 11, 2016 Syria Islamic State, Jacques Mourad, Paolo Dall’Oglio, Qaryatain, Syria

A visit by the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch to the Syrian town of Qaryatain has shed light on on the town, . Twenty-one Christians were murdered and another 300 Christians remained in the town after IS over-ran it in August 2015, . The Syriac Orthodox Patriarch said some died while trying . . . Read More

Philippines: former missionary freed

April 11, 2016 Philippines Abu Sayyaf, Mindanao, Philippines, Zamboanga

Italian businessman and ex-missionary, Rolando Del Torchio, kidnapped in the Philippines last October, was released on Friday 8 April, . Police picked up the 57-year-old in the southern Philippine island of Jolo. After six months of captivity, he appeared much thinner and was immediately taken to hospital for a check-up. . . . Read More

Iraqi Christian militia fighting ISIS

April 11, 2016 Iraq Baghdad, Iraq, Islamic State, Nineveh Plains

A group of Christians in Iraq has formed its own militia to defend themselves against the so-called Islamic State, . The Babylon Brigade of the Iraq Christian Resistance, headquartered in Baghdad, is the only Christian militia among about 30 Shia and Sunni Muslim outfits that have sprung up over the . . . Read More

Bulldozers unearth church ruins, keep digging

April 8, 2016 Palestinian Territories Gaza, Israel, Palestinian Territories

When construction crews building a shopping centre in Gaza unearthed the ruins of what appeared to be a Byzantine church about 1,500 years old, local authorities did not halt the work to preserve the site. Instead, bulldozers continued in early April to prepare the site, wiping away the traces of . . . Read More

Uganda churches opposed to registration plan

April 6, 2016 Uganda Churches, Uganda

Uganda’s government intends to follow Kenya’s lead in demanding the registration of so-called FBOs (Faith-Based Organisations), a plan strongly contested by various Christian denominations. “If what we are doing is good, then why should we be registered? Why should a faith that has been in existence for centuries need an . . . Read More

Agatu: over 10 villages still under Fulani siege

April 6, 2016 Nigeria Agatu, Benue, Fulani herdsmen, Nasarawa, Nigeria

Nearly two months after the invasion of Agatu by Fulani herdsmen, more than 10 villages are still under siege by rampaging Fulani insurgents, according to Chief Elias Ekoyi Obekpa, traditional ruler of the Idoma tribe in Benue State, Nigeria. Several days of attacks in February’s final days killed hundreds of . . . Read More

ISIS loses Syrian town with Christian legacy

April 5, 2016 Syria Homs, Islamic State, Jacques Mourad, Paolo Dall’Oglio, Qaryatain, Syria

The Syrian government has claimed victory over the Islamic State in Qaryatain, a Syrian town with a notable Christian presence. “Army units, backed by the Syrian and Russian Air Forces, restored security to Qaryatain and the farms surrounding it in south-eastern Homs,” . Islamic State’s apparent loss of Qaryatain comes . . . Read More

UK Coptic bishop receives Welby’s highest award

April 4, 2016 Bishop Angaelos, Copts, Egypt, Justin Welby, Middle East, UK

The Archbishop of Canterbury has given his highest award to , for his “exceptional services to the cause of Christian unity”. Justin Welby said to Bishop Angaelos, in presenting the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism, “My encounter with Orthodoxy through you has been a really profound experience … It has changed . . . Read More

Head of Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru arrested

April 4, 2016 Nigeria Abuja, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Ansaru, Boko Haram, Kogi, Lokoja, Nigeria

The leader of Ansaru jihadist group, a Boko Haram splinter group, known for kidnapping foreigners and attacks against Christians, has been arrested. A military spokesman said Khalid al-Barnawi was captured in Lokoja, capital of the central Nigerian state of Kogi. “Security agents made a breakthrough on Friday in the fight . . . Read More

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Nigeria: 44 dead in Taraba after ‘Fulani attack’

Patriarch in ‘freed’ Syrian town: ‘IS killed 21’

Philippines: former missionary freed

Iraqi Christian militia fighting ISIS

Bulldozers unearth church ruins, keep digging

Uganda churches opposed to registration plan

Agatu: over 10 villages still under Fulani siege

ISIS loses Syrian town with Christian legacy

UK Coptic bishop receives Welby’s highest award

Head of Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru arrested

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