Terrorism Bound

France's defence minister said Tuesday she was "optimistic" European forces would step up to bolster the fight against militancy in Mali, as the country reels from a devastating jihadist attack that killed dozens of soldiers. Mali's military is struggling to contain...

Tripoli, Nov 6, 2019 - Two Libyan policemen were killed in an air strike on a police station in the suburbs of Tripoli late Tuesday, the UN-recognised Government of National Accord said. Its interior ministry blamed the strike on the forces of east Libyan strongman...

A "terrorist attack" on a military post in strife-torn northeastern Mali has left 49 soldiers dead, the army said Saturday, revising downward an earlier death toll.  The assault on Friday at Indelimane, in the Menaka region, close to the border with Niger, was one of...

Ouagadougou, Nov 1, 2019 - A police commissioner was killed during a brutal assault by gunmen on a police station in northwestern Burkina Faso, security sources said Friday. It marks the latest deadly attack in the troubled north of the West African country, which is...