2014 – The year of terrorism, bloodshed and violence

#bokoharam #crimea #ISIS #PakTaliban 2014 was a year of bloodshed, terrorism and violence from Syria to Ukraine and the atrocities of the ISIS in Iraq, the Boko Haram in Nigeria and the Pakistani Taliban in Pakistan.
While the civil population revolted against the authoritarian rule of its President Bashar al-Assad and the US and Russia took sides for and against President Assad, other countries were divided on which side to support. It became a daily war on the streets and loss of innocent lives with refugees spilling over to neighboring countries. Till the ISIS descended on the scene.
This was the new face of terror and its brutal methods sent shock waves throughout the world. In order to prove its intentions, it beheaded a number of American and British captives and sent across the videos. Then there were the atrocities committed on women with reports of them slaughtering the women en-masse if they refused to get converted to Islam or get married to members of the ISIS. Many women had been kept as sex slaves. As a result, the US and Europe began attacking ISIS hideouts and eliminating its leaders. The nature of bloodshed unleashed by the ISIS has no parallels in history.
The Boko-Haram in Nigeria is another dreaded terror setup - in April, it kidnapped a group of 250 schoolgirls from a school in Chibok. The girls are believed to have been kept prisoners in a jungle and, while a few of them have managed to escape, the fate of the others ae not known even after nine months. Unconfirmed reports have indicated that they might have been sold off as sex slaves. Recently, the terror group attacked a village and took away women and children as hostages after killing the men and burning down the village.
And, of course, the annexation of Crimea by Russia led to a fight with Ukraine in which Europe sided with Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Russia, it was a fight between the government forces of Ukraine against the pro-Russian supporters who had installed their own rule in Crimea and took over important towns. This fight has led to death of hundreds and thousands have been displaced from their homes.

Terrorism in Nigeria –Boko Haram strikes again, kidnaps 185 women and children

#BokoHaram Another incident of terrorism rocks Nigeria - Boko Haram insurgents are reported to have kidnapped at least 185 women and children, and killed 32 people in a raid in northeastern Nigeria.
The gunmen came in pickup trucks and attacked the village of Gumsuri, just north of Chibok – they shot down the men and herded away the women and children in the trucks. They also burned down the village by using petrol bombs.
The militants had stormed the village from two directions – that way, the local vigilantes who had repelled Boko Haram attacks over the course of the year, were caught by surprise.
It seems news of this attack took four days to emerge because of a serious lack of communication in the region – many telecommunications towers had been disabled by the militants in previous attacks.
Local officials came to know about the attack from residents who succeeded in fleeing out to Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
Boko Haram has been carrying out terror activities in northern Nigeria regularly since 2009 – they have attacked police, schools, churches and civilians, and bombed a number of government buildings. In April, the Boko Haram militants had kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from a school in Chibok and, while a few of the girls managed to escape, many have been sold into slavery.