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Sahel: Jihadists ambush patrol in Oursi, Burkina Faso, kill eight troopsF

An attack on a military unit in Burkina Faso's jihadist-hit north has killed eight soldiers, the army said Wednesday. The unit "was ambushed" 11 kilometres (seven miles) from Oursi in Oudalan province in the Sahel region on Tuesday, the army said in a statement. "In...
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Sahel: Germany suspends reconnaissance patrols in Mali due to inability to get flyover rightF

Germany has again suspended its reconnaissance patrols in eastern Mali that are part of a UN peacekeeping mission after failing to get flyover rights, the military said Monday.  The permission is needed for flights between Gao, home to the German military's main base...
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Sahel: Senior Mali army officer admits defeat, calls for evacuation of part of the northF

A well-known Malian commander has urged civilians to flee part of a northern region recently attacked by Islamic State jihadists, in a rare admission of the security problems facing locals. "There are no armed forces or any entity to guarantee the security of the...
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Libya: Elusive US engagement in LibyaF

By Hamza Mrkouar Ten years after the US ambassador to Libya was killed in the eastern city of Benghazi, the country remains in turmoil and Washington is vying for influence with other foreign powers.  Islamist militants armed with automatic weapons and grenades...
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