afp Bound

N'Djamena, Aug 21, 2019 - Three people were killed in northern Chad on 19 August after trying to attack a police station in Bardai, two military sources said Wednesday. The attack comes after a state of emergency was declared just days ago. "A soldier killed his boss...

Bamako, Aug 21, 2019 - Five troops were killed in central Mali on Wednesday when their convoy was ambushed by jihadists, the armed forces said. The army on its Twitter feed said that the attack occurred on a road between the villages of Boni and Hombori. "FAMA (the...

Los Angeles, Aug 20, 2019 - An international arms dealer was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Los Angeles federal court Monday for conspiring to sell surface-to-air missiles to Libyan militants and other customers in the Middle East. The trafficking operation run...

Cairo, Aug 20, 2019 - Egyptian security forces killed 11 militants in the restive North Sinai region, the interior ministry said Tuesday, 18 months into an operation against an Islamic State group affiliate based there. The "terrorist elements", armed with weapons and...