Terrorism Bound

Sahel: Bomb attack in Ouakan, central Mali kills civiliansF

At least 12 civilians have been killed in Mali by suspected jihadists who lured victims into a bomb attack, two elected officials and a police source told AFP on Saturday. "The jihadists first killed two civilians in Ouakan (a town near Bankass in central Mali) before...

Libya: Fighting between rival militias rocks El Jebs, south of TripoliF

Clashes between armed groups erupted overnight in Tripoli, according to local media reports, the latest violence to hit the Libyan capital. An AFP journalist heard gunfire and explosions around 1:00 am Saturday (2300 GMT) in the city. The fighting, with light and...

Sahel: Attack kills dozen soldiers in the troubled Bourzanga region of northern BurkinaF

Suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso have killed four soldiers and nine civilian auxiliaries, the army said on Friday. The attack on Thursday by "an armed terrorist group" in Bourzanga district also wounded 10 others, military headquarters said in a...

Sahel: French forces withdraw from Menaka base in northern MaliF

French troops were on Monday handing back a military base in northeastern Mali ahead of a final withdrawal from the Sahel nation, France's army said, after nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency. The UN emissary there warned that the French withdrawal could leave...

Insurgencies: Boko Haram fighters pouring into Niger’s side of Lake ChadF

Sep 20, 2022

Hundreds of Boko Haram jihadists have fled a forest enclave in northeast Nigeria, escaping air strikes by the military...

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

Sep 19, 2022

An attack on a military unit in Burkina Faso's jihadist-hit north has killed eight soldiers, the army said Wednesday....

Sahel: Senior Mali army officer admits defeat, calls for evacuation of part of the northF

Sep 19, 2022

A well-known Malian commander has urged civilians to flee part of a northern region recently attacked by Islamic State...

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