Terrorism Bound

Sahel: Burkina Faso to raise troop level to intensify war against insurgentsF

Burkina Faso announced Thursday a recruitment drive for 5,000 soldiers to serve in the army for at least five years to aid the country in its fight against jihadists. The country, one of the world's poorest, has been battling a deadly insurgency since 2015. "An...

Sahel: Nearly 70 troops killed in two jihadist attacks in troubled BurkinaF

By Armel Baily: Suspected jihadists killed at least 15 soldiers in troubled northern Burkina Faso, just three days after an ambush that claimed the lives of 51 troops, security sources said Tuesday. A unit in Tin-Akoff in Oudalan province near the border with Mali...

Sahel: IED kills three UN soldiers, injures five others in central MaliF

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali, the UN mission said.  "A MINUSMA Force convoy hit an Improvised Explosive Device #IED today," it said in a tweet that...

Sahel: Intense fight in northern Burkina Faso claims dozens of livesF

At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Monday, adding that 160 of the assailants died during counter-attacks. The ambush took place on Friday in Oudalan province near the restive frontier with...