http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/11/somalia-pm-says-fighters-flee-north/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/11/somalia-pm-says-fighters-flee-north/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:49:28 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130866 AP: Militant leaders and foot soldiers from the militant group al-Shabab are fleeing to hideouts in a mountainous region of northeastern Somalia after facing increasing military pressure around Somalia's capital, the prime minister said ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/11/somalia-pm-says-fighters-flee-north/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/somalia-christian-kidnapped-and-beheaded-by-islamists/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/somalia-christian-kidnapped-and-beheaded-by-islamists/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:20:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=113679 EuropeNews.dk (Google Translation): In the southwest of the country is a Christian from a Muslim background kidnapped and beheaded. As the information service Compass Direct reports, Juma Nuradin Kamil was on 21 August was abducted allegedly by supporters of the radical Islamic group Al Shabaab. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/09/15/somalia-christian-kidnapped-and-beheaded-by-islamists/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/26/somali-islamists-behead-11-civilians-in-capital/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/26/somali-islamists-behead-11-civilians-in-capital/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:00:02 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=111933 AP: Somali Islamist rebels have beheaded at least 11 civilians in the capital in the past two weeks, a campaign of terror that residents said Friday is designed to show the insurgency can still act in Mogadishu after withdrawing from their bases there earlier this month. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/26/somali-islamists-behead-11-civilians-in-capital/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/broke-us-set-to-announce-100m-in-somalia-famine-funding/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/broke-us-set-to-announce-100m-in-somalia-famine-funding/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:13:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=110158 AP: Hundreds of thousands of Somali children could die in the country's famine unless more help arrives, a top U.S. official said Monday as Washington prepared to announce $100 million in new famine aid ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/08/08/broke-us-set-to-announce-100m-in-somalia-famine-funding/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/somali-islamists-briefly-seize-puntland-town/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/somali-islamists-briefly-seize-puntland-town/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 18:33:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103333 AP: At least 25 people were killed on Wednesday when hundreds of Islamist insurgent fighters briefly seized a town in a region of northern Somalia that is usually relatively peaceful, an official said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/somali-islamists-briefly-seize-puntland-town/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/somalia-christian-convert-murdered-example-to-other-muslims/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/somalia-christian-convert-murdered-example-to-other-muslims/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:44:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101874 One News Now: Greg Musselman with Voice of the Martyrs, Canada says 21 year old Hassan Adawe Adan was gunned down by two Muslim extremists connected to the terrorist group. "He had converted from Islam to Christianity several months ago. And it was found out that he was a Christian. He was dragged out of his house, and he was shot and killed." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/25/somalia-christian-convert-murdered-example-to-other-muslims/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/27/somali-islamic-militant-group-recruiting-canadian-youth/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/27/somali-islamic-militant-group-recruiting-canadian-youth/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:02:17 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93812 CBC: "Top Canadian security officials say they have intercepted or intervened in a number of cases involving Canadian youths set to join the Somalia-based militant organization al-Shabaab, but in spite of their efforts many others may have joined the group." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/27/somali-islamic-militant-group-recruiting-canadian-youth/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/sunni-islamists-slit-the-throat-of-a-christian-mother-in-somalia/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/sunni-islamists-slit-the-throat-of-a-christian-mother-in-somalia/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:50:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92834 Pakistan Christian Post: "In Somalia, the Sunni Islamic fanatics called the Al-Shabaab (Al-Shabab) have once more killed a convert to Christianity and in true style the soldiers of Islam held down a Christian lady and slit her throat in front of many villagers. This hatred is clearly based on the teachings of Mohammed because he supported killing apostates and the ongoing Islamic inquisition continues in nations like Somalia." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/21/sunni-islamists-slit-the-throat-of-a-christian-mother-in-somalia/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/german-gets-4-years-for-making-porn-in-somalia/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/german-gets-4-years-for-making-porn-in-somalia/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:55:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=91235 AP: "A court official says a Somali judge sentenced a 72-year-old German man to four years in jail for making pornographic films and pictures in Somalia." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/13/german-gets-4-years-for-making-porn-in-somalia/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/islamic-countries-dominate-open-doors-2011-world-watch-list/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/islamic-countries-dominate-open-doors-2011-world-watch-list/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:11:40 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89907 ChristianNewsWire: "Despite Communist North Korea topping the annual Open Doors World Watch List (WWL) for the ninth consecutive year, the most dangerous countries in which to practice Christianity are overwhelmingly Islamic ones." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/05/islamic-countries-dominate-open-doors-2011-world-watch-list/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/dutch-arrest-12-somalis-on-suspicion-of-terrorism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/dutch-arrest-12-somalis-on-suspicion-of-terrorism/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:12:02 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88476 CNN: "Dutch authorities have arrested 12 men of Somali origin they believe were about to carry out a terrorist attack, authorities said Saturday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/dutch-arrest-12-somalis-on-suspicion-of-terrorism/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/somali-islamist-insurgents-threaten-us-attack/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/somali-islamist-insurgents-threaten-us-attack/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:05:05 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=88486 Associated Press: "A leader of Somalia's Islamist insurgency threatened to attack America during a speech broadcast Monday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/28/somali-islamist-insurgents-threaten-us-attack/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/10/somali-girl-shot-to-death-for-embracing-christ/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/10/somali-girl-shot-to-death-for-embracing-christ/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:08:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=85927 Crosswalk: "Nurta Mohamed Farah, who had fled her village of Bardher, Gedo Region to Galgadud Region to live with relatives after her parents tortured her for leaving Islam, died on Nov. 25. Area sources said they strongly suspected that the two unidentified men in Galgadud Region who shot her in the chest and head with a pistol were relatives or acting on their behest." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/10/somali-girl-shot-to-death-for-embracing-christ/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/controversy-over-christian-schools-in-somaliland/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/controversy-over-christian-schools-in-somaliland/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:08:03 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84687 Garowe Online: "Somali hardliners have accused the Horn of Africa country's separatist region of Somaliland for allowing Christian missionaries to open schools and commence Christian religious teaching in the predominantly Muslim country, Radio Garowe reports." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/02/controversy-over-christian-schools-in-somaliland/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/san-diego-muslim-leader-among-those-charged-with-aiding-somali-terrorists/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/san-diego-muslim-leader-among-those-charged-with-aiding-somali-terrorists/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:26:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=80456 San Diego Union Tribune: "The arrest of the leader of a City Heights mosque, a man described as a revered figure who was known for advocating nonviolence and tolerance, has stunned the close-knit Somali community in City Heights, where many refugees of the war-torn country live, work and pray." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/04/san-diego-muslim-leader-among-those-charged-with-aiding-somali-terrorists/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/somali-islamists-execute-2-girls-town-horrified/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/somali-islamists-execute-2-girls-town-horrified/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:01:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=79022 Associated Press: "The two accused spies died amid a fusillade of bullets from a firing squad organized by a hardline Islamist militia. The condemned pair were only girls, aged 15 and 18, and their grieving relatives say they were uneducated, usually stayed at home and could not have spied for anyone." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/28/somali-islamists-execute-2-girls-town-horrified/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/human-sex-trafficking-ring-allegedly-run-by-somali-gang-investigated-in-mn-tn/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/human-sex-trafficking-ring-allegedly-run-by-somali-gang-investigated-in-mn-tn/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:34:37 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73340 Pioneer Press: "Police are investigating a large Somali gang human trafficking ring that is based in Minnesota and has a Tennessee connection, according to a search warrant affidavit." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/human-sex-trafficking-ring-allegedly-run-by-somali-gang-investigated-in-mn-tn/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/islamist-militants-raid-2-independent-radio-stations-in-mogadishu/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/islamist-militants-raid-2-independent-radio-stations-in-mogadishu/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:00:22 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73295 CNN: "Armed Islamist militants raided and looted two radio stations in Somalia's beleaguered capital this weekend, according to statements issued Sunday by the government's Ministry of Information and a Somali journalists' group." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/22/islamist-militants-raid-2-independent-radio-stations-in-mogadishu/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/10/report-us-must-deal-with-homegrown-islamic-radical-problem/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/10/report-us-must-deal-with-homegrown-islamic-radical-problem/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:10:14 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71899 CNSNews: "The U.S. was slow to take seriously the threat posed by homegrown radicals and the government has failed to put systems in place to deal with the growing phenomenon, according to a new report compiled by the former heads of the Sept. 11 Commission. The report says U.S. authorities failed to realize that Somali-American youths traveling from Minnesota to Mogadishu in 2008 to join extremists was not an isolated issue. Instead, the movement was one among several instances of a broader, more diverse threat that has surfaced across the country." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/10/report-us-must-deal-with-homegrown-islamic-radical-problem/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/somali-christian-killed-4-children-kidnapped/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/somali-christian-killed-4-children-kidnapped/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:10:26 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71542 The Christian Post: "Another member of an underground Christian movement in Somalia has been murdered by Muslim insurgents in a continuing campaign to eliminate converts from Islam." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/08/somali-christian-killed-4-children-kidnapped/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/07/somalis-scramble-to-escape-fighting-in-capital/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/07/somalis-scramble-to-escape-fighting-in-capital/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:55:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=71317 Associated Press: "The continuous fighting started Aug. 23 after the militant group al-Shabab threatened a 'massive' war against government forces, who are backed by African Union peacekeepers . . . . Militants, some of whom have pledged allegiance to al-Qaida, are trying to overthrow Somalia's weak, U.N.-backed government and install a harsh interpretation of Islamic law." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/07/somalis-scramble-to-escape-fighting-in-capital/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/third-day-of-fighting-islamists-in-somalias-capital-leaves-8-dead/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/third-day-of-fighting-islamists-in-somalias-capital-leaves-8-dead/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:24:56 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=70189 Associated Press: "Fighting in Somalia's capital flared for a third straight day Wednesday, killing eight people and pushing the week's death toll past 80 as insurgents tried to force government troops back toward the presidential palace, officials said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/25/third-day-of-fighting-islamists-in-somalias-capital-leaves-8-dead/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/muslim-men-attack-somali-church-leader-in-ethiopia/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/muslim-men-attack-somali-church-leader-in-ethiopia/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:39:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69977 The Christian Post: "Two Somali Muslim men attacked a well-known Somali church leader in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa over the weekend, according to a Washington-based Christian human rights group." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/24/muslim-men-attack-somali-church-leader-in-ethiopia/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/somali-islamists-seize-and-burn-aid-food/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/somali-islamists-seize-and-burn-aid-food/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:56:16 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69583 Associated Press: "Islamist fighters in Somalia said Friday that they seized food from the World Food Program from markets in Mogadishu and burned more than 500 bags of maize and wheat." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/somali-islamists-seize-and-burn-aid-food/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/islamic-insurgents-expel-christian-aid-groups-from-southern-somalia/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/islamic-insurgents-expel-christian-aid-groups-from-southern-somalia/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:38:11 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69352 Catholic Culture: "Al-Shabaab, an Islamic insurgent group that controls most of southern and central Somalia, has expelled three Christian aid groups from the southern part of the nation. 'Acting as missionaries under the guise of humanitarian work, the organizations have been spreading their corrupted ideologies in order to taint the pure creed of the Muslims in Somalia,' Al-Shabaab said in a statement." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/18/islamic-insurgents-expel-christian-aid-groups-from-southern-somalia/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/17/somalias-christians-plead-for-prayers-during-ramadan/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/17/somalias-christians-plead-for-prayers-during-ramadan/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:09:19 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69170 The Christian Post: "Somalia’s underground Christian community is asking fellow believers worldwide to pray for their safety during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. The tiny Christian population is regularly persecuted by Islamic extremists. They are requesting that fellow Christians pray they can live in peace with their Muslim neighbors." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/17/somalias-christians-plead-for-prayers-during-ramadan/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/14-charged-for-supporting-somalia-terrorist-group/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/14-charged-for-supporting-somalia-terrorist-group/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:13:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67841 Associated Press: "The government announced Thursday that it has charged 14 people as participants in 'a deadly pipeline' to Somalia that routed money and fighters from the United States to the terrorist group al-Shabab." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/06/14-charged-for-supporting-somalia-terrorist-group/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/08/somali-islamists-execute-christian-convert/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/08/somali-islamists-execute-christian-convert/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:53:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/08/somali-islamists-execute-christian-convert/ Christian Today: "A human rights organisation has learned that members of the Al-Qaeda linked Somali Islamist group, Al-Shabaab, publicly executed a Christian convert from Islam. The execution occurred in Hudur district, Somalia, on July 1. International Christian Concern (ICC) reported that Muhammad Guul Hashim Idiris, a Christian convert from Islam, was travelling from Kalafo, an Ethiopian border town. He planned to visit his mother in Mogadishu." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/08/somali-islamists-execute-christian-convert/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/family-of-17-year-old-somali-girl-abuses-her-for-leaving-islam/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/family-of-17-year-old-somali-girl-abuses-her-for-leaving-islam/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:01:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/family-of-17-year-old-somali-girl-abuses-her-for-leaving-islam/ Christian Post: “'When the woman’s family found out that she converted to Christianity, she was beaten badly but insisted on her new-found religion,' said the source on condition of anonymity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/family-of-17-year-old-somali-girl-abuses-her-for-leaving-islam/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/15/somali-islamists-kill-two-for-watching-world-cup/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/15/somali-islamists-kill-two-for-watching-world-cup/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:59:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/15/somali-islamists-kill-two-for-watching-world-cup/ Reuters: "Somali Islamist militants killed two people and arrested dozens of others for breaking a ban on watching the World Cup on television, residents said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/15/somali-islamists-kill-two-for-watching-world-cup/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/islamic-extremists-in-somalia-kill-church-leader-torch-home/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/islamic-extremists-in-somalia-kill-church-leader-torch-home/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:59:58 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=56611 Compass Direct News: "Islamic militants in Somalia tracked down an underground church leader who had previously escaped a kidnapping attempt and killed him last week, Christian sources said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/25/islamic-extremists-in-somalia-kill-church-leader-torch-home/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/27/islamic-militants-in-somalia-murder-christian-leader/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/27/islamic-militants-in-somalia-murder-christian-leader/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:07:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=50003 Christian Post: "Islamic extremists shot the leader of an underground church to death outside the capital city of Somalia this month and have threatened to kill his wife, his tearful widow told Compass." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/27/islamic-militants-in-somalia-murder-christian-leader/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/07/open-doors-top-ten-list-of-countries-persecuting-christians-dominated-by-islamic-governments/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/07/open-doors-top-ten-list-of-countries-persecuting-christians-dominated-by-islamic-governments/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:21:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=47373 Catholic Culture: "The list compiled by Open Doors was dominated by Islamic governments. Conspicuously absent from the 'top 10' list were China and Vietnam . . The top 10 persecutors on the Open Doors list were . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/01/07/open-doors-top-ten-list-of-countries-persecuting-christians-dominated-by-islamic-governments/feed/ 1 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/24/islamic-extremists-execute-young-convert-in-somalia/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/24/islamic-extremists-execute-young-convert-in-somalia/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:31:24 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=43470 EuropeNews: "Christian accused of trying to convert Muslim teenager found shot on Mogadishu street. Islamic extremists controlling part of the Somali capital of Mogadishu this month executed a young Christian they accused of trying to convert a 15-year-old Muslim to Christianity." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/24/islamic-extremists-execute-young-convert-in-somalia/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/18/somali-woman-stoned-to-death-for-adultery/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/18/somali-woman-stoned-to-death-for-adultery/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:20:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=42663 AP: "A judge for an Islamic militant group in Somalia says a woman has been stoned to death and her boyfriend given 100 lashes for having an affair." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/11/18/somali-woman-stoned-to-death-for-adultery/feed/ 0