By Mark Ellis
The recent terror attack in Brussels was the latest reminder that Islamic
terrorism is now a perpetual, ongoing threat to life throughout the
world.
“Not a single day now goes by without an Islamist suicide bombing, rocket
attack, shooting spree, kidnapping or stabbing somewhere in the world,” writes
Sohrab Ahmari, a Wall Street Journal editorial writer based in
London.
He asked readers to consider a recent 10-day period.
On March 13, al Qaeda terrorists leveled gunfire on sunbathers in Grand
Bassam, a resort town in the Ivory Coast popular with Westerners and wealthy
Ivorians. The attack killed 16.
On March 14, two Palestinians fired on Israelis waiting at a bus stop in
the West Bank, wounding one soldier before Israeli forces killed both attackers.
A third terrorist rammed his car into an Israeli army vehicle nearby and was
shot dead.
On March 15, al Qaeda’s branch in Somalia kidnapped three Red Crescent
aid workers.
On March 16, two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mosque in
Nigeria, killing 24. The attack has been attributed to Boko Haram, an Islamic
State affiliate.
On March 17, a pair of Palestinian terrorists stabbed an Israeli soldier
with a knife in Ariel, in the West Bank. Israeli security forces killed both
assailants.
On March 18, suspected al Qaeda fighters fired rockets at a gas facility
in Algeria.
On March 19, a bomb went off in a high-end shopping area of Istanbul,
killing three Israelis (two of whom were U.S. citizens) and one Iranian, and
wounding 39 others. It was attributed to Islamic State. The same day, a mortar
assault on a checkpoint in Egypt killed 15 policemen. An Islamic State affiliate
claimed credit. Christian News.
