Security & Defense Bound

Mali: In the absence of institutional security in Kidal, the Tuaregs are in chargeF

On a sandy street in a northern Malian town, armed guards take turns at a checkpoint next to two unmarked pickup trucks as dusk falls and the sky slowly fills with stars. The men are not army troops but fighters from the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) -- a...
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Sahel: Burkina Faso defense chief fired as the destabilization of Burkina Faso continuesF

Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took power in a January coup, has sacked his defence minister and assumed the role himself after a series of jihadist attacks, according to decrees published Monday. The first decree, read on...
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Sahel: Attack on army unit in Deou, Burkina Faso claims two troops and JihadistsF

Two soldiers died and a dozen "terrorists" were killed on Monday during an attack against a military detachment in Burkina Faso's jihadist-hit north, the army said. The landlocked African state is in the grip of a seven-year-old insurgency that has claimed more than...
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Sahel: Three UN peacekeepers hurt in blast near Timbuktu, MaliF

Three United Nations peacekeepers were hurt Sunday when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in northern Mali, the UN mission said on Twitter.  The incident happened on a road between Ber and Timbuktu, MINUSMA said late Sunday, without identifying...
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