Islamic Radical Ideology Sweeps Across Burkina Faso, Targeting Christians

The entire Christian population of a town in Burkina Faso was forced to flee following two attacks by radicals as the shadow of Islamism creeps across the Western African nation.

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Family continues ministry of missionary killed in Africa 3 years ago; 1,000 kids helped

It’s been over three years since American missionary Michael Riddering was among dozens of Christians killed by al-Qaeda in West Africa. But today, his ministry to the orphaned and poor there continues with national partners and the help of his family.

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Senate pushes back against Trump over Syria troop pullout

The Senate voted Monday to oppose the withdrawal of US troops from Syria and Afghanistan, breaking with President Donald Trump as he calls for a military drawdown in those countries.

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Al-Qaeda leader: Moving embassy to Jerusalem is proof the US is enemy of Islam

Marking the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the leader of al-Qaeda on Tuesday called on Muslims to wage war against the United States throughout the world.

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UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Syria, Iraq

The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and Iraq and its global network poses a rising threat — as does al-Qaeda, which is much stronger in places, a United Nations report says.

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U.S. has more than 2,000 probes into potential or suspected terrorists: FBI Director

The FBI is pursuing 1,000 investigations into suspected ‘lone wolf’ militants and another 1,000 into ‘domestic terrorists,’ FBI director Christopher Wray told a congressional committee on Wednesday.

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