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2018-07-24 Africa Subsaharan

Boko Haram Suicide Attack Kills Eight at Mosque

[AnNahar] Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria
... a particularly crimson stretch of Islam's bloody border...
on Monday when a jacket wallah detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said.

The blast happened in the Mainari area of Konduga, in Borno state, said Ibrahim Liman, from the civilian militia force assisting the military in the fight against Boko Haram

... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality...
"The male bomber walked into the mosque at about 5:15 am (0415 GMT) while prayers were on and went kaboom!, killing eight worshippers and injuring five others," he told AFP.

"Seven of the victims died in the mosque while another died on the way to (the Borno state capital) Maiduguri."

Suicide bombings against "soft" civilian targets such as mosques, markets and bus stations are the hallmark of the Boko Haram faction led by Abubakar Shekau

... the lunatic leader of Boko Haram who has been reported dead at least eleven times, pledged his body and soul to ISIS, told his fighters to hang it up once or twice, and been fired by the Caliph and refused to step down ...
Many of the bombers used are young women and girls. Liman said the latest attack appeared to be carried out by a man in his early 20s.

Umar Goni, who lives in Konduga, said he was on his way to the mosque when the blast occurred and he helped to rescue victims with members of the civilian volunteer force.

"We pulled out seven dead bodies and six injured worshippers. One of the six injured died on the way to hospital," he added.

The bomber was disguised as a worshipper, he said, adding: "There was no way anybody could have known his mission."

The latest attack comes as Nigeria's government is encouraging people displaced by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency to return home.

But aid agencies providing food, healthcare, clean water and shelter across the conflict-ravaged region have warned that security has not improved.

Last week, at least six traders were killed when a convoy of lorries under military escort were ambushed in Borno state near the border with Cameroon
...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there...
There have also been a number of attacks on military convoys and bases in Borno and neighbouring Yobe state, with undisclosed casualties.

Soldiers and civilians have also been targeted in separate attacks in neighbouring Chad and Niger.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-07-24 00:48|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top
File under: Boko Haram (ISIS)

#1 They must have a base and funding from somewhere...

Somone needs to arclight the base and the homes of the funders.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2018-07-24 05:05|| 2018-07-24 05:05|| Front Page Top

#2 BP,

Actually the Obama Administration Depts of Treasury, State and Justice did a fair amount of work on identifying the funding sources of Boko Haram. They specifically identified BNP Paribas, an international French Bank. The bank's money laundering also funded terrorist groups elsewhere (and also groups opposing the mullahs in Iran). This bank is, I think, still in the process of paying off a large judgement against it.

Unfortunately, this isn't the only financial company doing this and many of these are harder to investigate. With the advent of crypt currency the investigations will be even more difficult.

Posted by lord garth 2018-07-24 08:01|| 2018-07-24 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Bright Pebbles, Boko Haram are hiding in Sambisa Forest:

Part of the challenge is just how vast Sambisa is, covering parts of four Nigerian states. It's been called an ideal place for Boko Haram to hide because it's large, sparsely populated and has lots of tree cover that hampers aerial surveillance. It also has few roads and a rocky, hilly terrain, making access by land difficult to nearly impossible.

The Nigerian military has bombed the forest and succeeded in overrunning several Boko Haram camps, but the presence of kidnapped women and children remains a concern. Bakary says Boko Haram uses the captives as human shields. The forest, he said, is also infested with landmines.

So somewhat like finding marijuana farms hidden in America’s national parks in the western states.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-07-24 11:24|| 2018-07-24 11:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Identification of Cannabis plantations using hyperspectral technology

Posted by Skidmark 2018-07-24 12:44|| 2018-07-24 12:44|| Front Page Top

#5 They made good music before they became radicalized .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=valL7JWjVB4

Posted by jpal 2018-07-24 17:04|| 2018-07-24 17:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Identification of Cannabis plantations using hyperspectral technology

Bloody Israeli scientists, discovering answers before I even asked the question. That’s so cool, Skidmark. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2018-07-24 17:50|| 2018-07-24 17:50|| Front Page Top

#7 I was always fond of their "Conquistador" song

Posted by Frank G 2018-07-24 20:30|| 2018-07-24 20:30|| Front Page Top

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