Sahel & Egypt Bound

Mali: French forces in Mali set up base near Burkina border after major clean up operation

April 10, 2019  - French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a jihadist training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso, the French military told AFP on Friday. The operation is the...

Sahel: Mali soldier mistakenly shoots and kills civilian in moment of panic

Bamako, April 9, 2019 - Malian soldiers shot dead at least one villager and injured others after a detonation they mistook for an attack in a region plagued by jihadist violence, residents and a military source said Tuesday. The shooting took place Monday in Dioura in...

Sahel: Jihadists attack army camp in Mali’s Mopti region, kill scores of soldiers

Bamako, March 17, 2019  - An attack by suspected jihadists Sunday on an army camp in central Mali killed 23 soldiers, military sources said Monday, raising an initial toll of 21. A local politician and military sources had given the initial toll after a dawn attack...

Sahel: Niger-Boko Haram conflict intensifies, scores killed in Diffa

Niamey, March 13, 2019  - Niger said Wednesday it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast. "Offensive actions carried out on Tuesday inflicted heavy losses on the enemy,"...

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