The Islamic State group, defeated in Iraq and Syria, announced on Wednesday the death of its leader, the Iraqi Abu Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, specifying that he had been killed “while fighting the enemies of God”. In an audio message, the spokesperson for the jihadist group announced that a new “caliph …
Read More »Burkina Faso: at least 100 killed by gunmen over the week-end
Armed men killed at least 100 civilians in a rural district of northern Burkina Faso close to the border with Niger over the weekend, Reuters agency citing security source. According to the soucrces, the attackers targeted men but appeared to spare women and children in Seytenga district on Saturday night. …
Read More »ISIS video allegedly shows executions of Nigerian Christians
The Islamic State group has published a video which it says shows the execution of 20 Christian civilians in north-eastern Nigeria’s Borno state. Speaking in the Hausa language, one of the masked militants who was brandishing a knife said it was to avenge the killing of the group’s leaders in …
Read More »Burkina Faso: several soldiers killed in a jihadist attack
More than 10 members of the security forces died in eastern Burkina Faso after an attack by suspected jihadists, military sources said. It followed Sunday’s attack on a military patrol and security team in Natiaboni, a rural town in the east. The region is among those hit by rising insecurity …
Read More »Niger: dozens killed in bus attack
At least 21 people have been killed and several others wounded in an attack by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, local media reported. The mayor of the town of Tera near Niger’s border with Burkina Faso said that gunmen on motorbikes had forced a bus to stop. They then ordered …
Read More »Burkina Faso: French-backed army kills at least 60 Islamist militants
France says dozens of militants have been killed in Burkina Faso in operations involving local and French troops, the BBC reports. The assaults were conducted as part of the French-led Operation Barkhane against Islamist groups in the Sahel region of Africa – before the 23 January coup. The French military …
Read More »Mozambique: arrest of Tanzanian jihadist leader
A Tanzanian terrorist leader known as Ali has been arrested in Nangade district in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, Mozambican troops said. Ali, 39-year-old was captured with six other Islamic State group-linked insurgents, military officials say. The terrorist’s capture comes amid a deteriorating security situation in the district, with …
Read More »Mali: UN mission suspends its flights
The United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Mali ( MINUSMA) has suspended its flights amid discussions over sanctions that have shut air and land borders to the West African country. “MINUSMA has to temporarily suspend all flights. We are in discussion with our Malian partners on the new mechanism for approving …
Read More »Niger: French army kills Islamic State leader
The French armed forces ministry said on Tuesday that its “Operation Barkhane” unit had killed Soumana Boura, a leading member of Islamic State in Niger. The French army said Boura had been killed by an air strike that took place on December 20. Read also: Central African Republic: United States …
Read More »Niger: 12 soldiers killed during clash with jihadists
At least 12 Nigerien soldiers have been killed in a clash between them and jihadists in the southwest of the country, a government official announced on Sunday. The official said dozens of militants had also been killed. Read also: Gambia: Adama Barrow declared winner for a second term Militants linked …
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