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Rising Storms: The Pact Uniting Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Against Jihadists and Isolation
The military rulers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have banded together in a joint defence pact to fight jihadists and present a united political front in their declared aim to restore sovereignty. Against a backdrop of a bloody jihadist insurgency in West Africa's...
SECURITY & DEFENSE
Africa: Nigeria halts all oil exploration in Borno as Boko Haram kills researchers and
The North Africa Journal: July 28, 2017: The Nigerian government is cancelling all exploration activity in northeast of the country. Security information firm MEA Risk LLC reports that the decision came after six civilians who were part of an oil exploration team,...
Libya: The unlikely return of peace with Haftar and Serraj in the driving seat
The North Africa Journal- July 27, 2017: By Arezki Daoud: Two Libyan leaders, UN-backed, Tripoli-based Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and the self-promoted Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the man whose stronghold is in the east of the country, met in Paris this week under the...
China focuses on its military footprint in Africa, setting stage for new rivalry with West
The North Africa Journal - July 13, 2017: While the United States is scaling back its international positions amid a significant reduction in State Department’s budget that will affect international aid, another superpower, China, is working to substantially increase...
Egypt: Militants challenge state of emergency, kill 23 soldiers in third attack this week
The North Africa Journal- July 7, 2017: At least 40 insurgents and 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb attack and subsequent battle in North Sinai on July 7, 2017. The suicide bomb attack targeted the military, after the bomber rammed his vehicle into...
Mali: At least 30 dead in clashes between Tuareg groups in Kidal
The North Africa Journal- June 13, 2017: Threat tracking and assessment company MEA Risk says at least 30 Tuareg fighters were killed last week after a very violent skirmish between the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) and the pro-Bamako Gatia platform in Kidal....
Libya: Shifting sands in the militia and insurgency movements
The North Africa Journal - June 12, 2017: Tracking and understanding the various militias and insurgent groups involved in the Libya conflict is no trivial exercise. This is because the situation shifts quickly in reaction to the many events that force continuous...
Libya/Egypt: Egyptian air strikes target Derna’s al-Jabilah neighborhood
Egypt has launched air strikes on Derna’s al-Jabilah neighborhood on 26 May in retaliation for the attack on Coptic Christians in Minia on the same day. It is believed that al-Jabilah harbors Islamic State training camps. In a televised address, President Abdelfattah...
Libya: Rival militias skirmish in several Tripoli neighborhoods
Armed clashes between rival militias were reported throughout the Tripoli neighborhoods of bu Salim, Hai Damscus, Al-Hadba, Salah Eddine, Hai Akhwakh, Hai Nasir and Bab Ben Ghashir on 26 May. Security sources revealed that a shell fell on the HQ of the Libyan branch...
Morocco: Three IS suspects captured
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) has dismantled an Islamic State-tied terror cell active in Nador, Driouch and Martil on 26 May. Three suspects were captured on charges of manufacturing homemade bombs and contacting IS operatives in the Middle-East.
Tunisia: Eight businessmen, two smugglers arrested in corruption crackdown
Eight businessmen were arrested in a nationwide crackdown on contraband smuggling and corruption in Tunisia. The businessmen are Mongi Ben Rebah, Kamel Ben Ghoulem Fradj, Chafik Jarraya, Yassine Channoufi, Nejib Ben Ismail, Ali Krioui, Helel Ben Messaoud Bchar and...
INSURGENCIES & TERRORISM
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