Rohingya Christians attacked by Muslims in refugee camp

Christians were harassed again at the end of January in the Rohingya refugee camps across the border from Myanmar, from which military persecution forced 700,000 Muslims and a smaller number of Christians to flee recently.

Church Attack Kills 24 in Burkina Faso

Suspected Islamic gunmen interrupted a weekly worship service at a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso, killing 24 people, authorities confirmed late Monday, February 17. Another 18 people were wounded in Sunday’s attack rocking Pansy town in Yagha province, the regional governor said.

Trump to Transfer $3.8B From Military to Fund Border Wall

The Trump administration is transferring $3.8 billion in recently passed military funding to finance construction of the president’s long-sought U.S.-Mexico border wall, angering not just Democrats but also GOP defense hawks.

Erdogan Threatens Military Escalation in Syria

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is threatening to escalate fighting against Syrian government forces following Monday’s killing of Turkish soldiers. The warning comes in the face of calls for restraint from Moscow, but Erdogan is facing growing domestic pressure for an uncompromising stance.

IDF attacks targets in Gaza following mortar launches

IAF aircraft attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight on Thursday, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported. The airstrikes were targeting underground infrastructure used by the organization’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades.

Netanyahu said to warn a Gaza war is possible before March 2 elections

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told municipal leaders in the Gaza area on Wednesday that Israel could launch extensive military operations in the Palestinian enclave before the upcoming Knesset elections if Palestinian terrorists continued launching rockets and airborne explosive devices at southern Israel.

US adds ‘low yield’ nuclear weapon to its submarine arsenal

The U.S. military has deployed a new addition to its nuclear arsenal — a long-range missile armed with a nuclear warhead of reduced destructive power. The so-called low-yield missile joins other, more powerful weapons aboard stealthy submarines prowling the oceans.

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