Daesh has repeatedly threatened to launch attacks within the USA but this is the first time it has actually claimed responsibility for any kind of attempted strike.

Army advances against Boko Haram positions. No Chibok girls among the girls rescued.

Prime minister valls says Christianity is “the very essence of France”. Jihadists will target churches because they are symbolic of European culture but not yet under surveillance, says expert.

Daesh (ISIS) shows two separate videos in which they cowardly behead and shoot 28 migrants in Libya because of their faith in God.

The conflict has killed more than 700 and caused 121,000 to flee their homes. 

In 2014, the world asked #SaveOurGirls after waking up to the brutality of Boko Haram. Amnesty International now shares the stories of hundreds of other victims in the last 12 months.

Foreign officials of 29 countries met in Barcelona to address “the heartrending drama of illegal migration.” Italy overwhelmed after 5.600 new migrants arrived at their coasts only in last weekend.

IFES in Kenya held a memorial service for twenty-two students of the Garissa Christian Union. Most were attending a prayer meeting on Campus the day of the attack. 

She died of suffocation. “Christian witnesses did not take the law into their hands”, the president of a Christian organization said.

Coptic Church was attacked on Sunday. “Almost every day new bombs are found in Cairo”, says a Christian living in the capital. 

The Religious Liberty Commission has published a statement warning about the terrorist groups that “compete with each other in revealing their evil intent.”

Kenyan rescuers find christian student survivor who hid from al-Shabaab gunmen in a cupboard for two days.

“They killed about 50 of them before leaving” on Tuesday, families said. International alliance hopes to defeat the group in weeks.

Daesh (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack. Four gunmen shot 20 tourists dead after trying to storm the Tunisian Parliament. PM fears attack will affect tourism. 

Both the media and mosques have been accused of escalating the situation with hate messages. Riots erupted in reaction to explosions which killed at least 14 in two churches. Christians have asked the government to take real action to protect churches.

French Foreign Minister called a meeting on March 27 to protect Christian minorities from the threats they face in Iraq and Syria.

Three evangelicals in Egypt describe the atmosphere after the death of the 21 martyrs. “Christians have more freedom, and are more protected now than before.”

France will double the funds for Islamic studies in their Universities. UK invests money in areas with big Muslim communities. 

A study has found that hundreds tweet more than 150 messages per day. One in five ISIS supporters write in the English language.

The police are asking Evangelical, Jewish and Catholic authorities about their activities and security, within the framework of preventive anti-terrorist measures.

U.N. rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt suggests preventing violence in the name of religion through trust building and a political agenda based on freedom of conscience

Bert de Ruiter, Consultant Christian Muslim Relations for Operation Mobilisation Netherlands, talks about how to achieve a better understanding between Christians and Muslims.

Parliament approved initiative to stop radicalisation of Muslim leaders in the country. Imams will also be asked to speak German. 

A child received 60 lashes to his back for simply referring to Daesh by the very term they hate.

Assyrian Christian minority was the target, says Syrian Human Rights group based in London. “I feel so helpless. Cannot do anything for them but pray,” say relatives.