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Beyond the Sahel: Jihadi contagion spreads to the Ivory CoastF

Korhogo, Ivory Coast, June 11, 2020 - Dozens of suspected jihadists attacked a frontier post on Ivory Coast's border with Burkina Faso before dawn on Thursday, killing around 10 soldiers, security sources said. It is the first assault by Islamist extremists on Ivorian...

Sahel: The who’s who of foreign forces in the SahelF

French troops who killed senior Al Qaeda leader Abdelmalek Droukdel in the Sahel region of Africa this week work alongside several allied military missions.  Here is a roundup of anti-jihadist operations in the area. Barkhane Operation Barkhane is the biggest French...

Chad: French troops wounded in N’Djamena shootingF

Paris, June 9, 2020 - Two French soldiers were shot and wounded Tuesday near the Chadian presidential palace in the capital N'Djamena, in what the French military described as an "accident." The two soldiers were on a reconnaissance patrol outside the palace to...

Libya: With their protégé warlord Haftar losing the war, Egypt and UAE want a ceasefireF

The United Arab Emirates on Monday backed an Egyptian peace initiative in Libya after a series of military victories by forces loyal to Tripoli's UN-recognised government against strongman Khalifa Haftar. Haftar -- who is backed by the UAE and Egypt -- also supported...

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