security upfront Bound

Algeria says army officer killed in clash with IslamistsF

An Algerian army officer has been killed in a clash with suspected Islamists during an operation southwest of the capital, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The captain died Wednesday during the operation to capture "a group of terrorists" in the wooded region of...
Read More

Tunisia: Five killed in terror attack on Jewish community in DjerbaF

By Fethi Belaid and Akim Rezgui: Tunisia's small Jewish community was in shock and mourning Wednesday after a bloody shooting rampage in which a police officer killed five people outside Africa's oldest synagogue.   The shooting Tuesday sparked mass panic during an...
Read More

Sahel: Clashes between Niger army and Boko Haram continue along border with NigeriaF

Niger's army said its troops had killed around 20 jihadists and arrested 83 others in an operation against militants on its southeastern border with Nigeria. Troops supported by air power attacked jihadists who have been using Matari forest in Nigeria as a rear base...
Read More

Sahel: Niger reports major offensive against Boko Haram near border with NigeriaF

Jihadist-hit Niger last week killed about 30 members of the Boko Haram group and detained 960 followers, most of them women and children, who had fled neighbouring Nigeria, official sources said. State TV channel Tele Sahel said late Tuesday that on March 7 aerial...
Read More

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.