Christians slain by Islamists in Democratic Republic of Congo
Eleven Christians were murdered by Islamists in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on February 18, as the majority Christian nation is beset by a former rebel group now allied to ISIS.
Military
‘We are ready, and the plans have been formulated’: Israeli defense minister foreshadows new war
Israeli defense minister Naftali Bennett virtually announced a new war with Hamas in Gaza Tuesday, a day after the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group launched 80 rockets and mortars into Israel.
Israel threatens full war with Palestinian Islamic Jihad in response to rocket attacks
A barrage of rockets and mortars fell on Israel Sunday night and Monday morning, all engineered by the Iran-linked Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group, and now Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is threatening all-out war.
Israeli defense minister: 95% chance country will launch ‘large’ military campaign in Gaza
Israel’s defense minister warned that he wants Hamas to have a ‘painful spring’ and placed high odds of a major military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
IDF chief warns Gaza clash may not be over, could spiral into greater conflict
Amid reports of an emerging ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic Jihad terror group in the Gaza Strip, IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi warned Monday evening that the fighting may not be over yet.
Israeli Jets Fire at Islamic Jihad Targets in Gaza and Damascus
Israel’s military says its warplanes struck Islamic Jihad targets in Palestinian-ruled Gaza and near Damascus in Syria after a barrage of rocket fire into Israel from Gaza Sunday.
US Military Orders Company to Stop Putting Bible Verses on Military Dog Tags
The official US motto is ‘In God We Trust,’ but a Texas company is under fire for printing scripture on military dog tags.
‘Israeli missile is only guarantee of survival from potential Iran nukes’
In the face of a potential Iranian nuclear weapon, ‘only the Arrow missile-defense system guarantees Israeli survival,’ Dov Raviv, former head of the Arrow project at Israel Aircraft Industries, said Tuesday.
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.
Rockets hit U.S. coalition base in Baghdad, no casualties
Rockets hit a U.S.-led military coalition’s Baghdad headquarters early on Sunday but caused no casualties, a coalition spokesman said, in the latest attack to target U.S. facilities in Iraq.
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.
Efforts Under Way in US Senate to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers
U.S. lawmakers are poised to revive the debate over ground rules for a potential conflict with Iran, more than five weeks after President Donald Trump ordered the airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Suleimani.
Russian envoy: Israeli strikes in Syria ‘increase possibility of conflict’
Russian Ambassador to Syria Alexander Yefimov on Monday condemned Israel for its alleged strikes in Syria, the latest of which was reported to have killed more than 20 Syrian and Iranian military officials.
President’s budget plan aims to cut deficit by $4.6 trillion in 10 years, balance budget in 15
President Donald Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal presented to Congress today boosts funds for the military and veterans and implements mandatory reforms for all agencies in an attempt to cut the deficit by $4.6 trillion over the next decade.
More than 100 U.S. troops suffered brain injuries in Iranian attack, Pentagon says
The number of U.S. troops who suffered brain injuries during a Jan. 8 Iranian attack on an American military base in Iraq has topped 100, the Pentagon said Monday night.
Hamas calls for new uprising against Israel, leading to three terror attacks
Israel has seen a rash of terror attacks since Wednesday, with three isolated incidents occurring over a period of just 12 hours that left soldiers and police wounded, in the wake of Hamas’ call for a new Palestinian uprising.
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.