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War in Gaza forces former Middle East foes to seek reconciliation
By Mondafrique: The war in Gaza is forcing feuding States in the Middle East and in the Gulf to seek the path of reconciliations. Faced with President Biden’s inability to impose a red line on Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the four most influential...
SECURITY & DEFENSE
Libya: Two killed in drone strike in Sirte, raid on Mitiga airport
Tripoli, Sept 16, 2019 - Drone strikes on Libya's coastal town of Sirte killed two pro-unity government fighters and wounded 18 others on Monday, their force said, blaming foreign powers backing military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The three raids on the former Islamic...
Sahel: Chad in the grip of violence and inter-communal clashes
Chad's parliament on Tuesday extended by three months a state of emergency in three eastern regions hit by rebel violence and deadly inter-communal clashes. In August, President Idriss Deby had declared a state of emergency for three months in the Sila and Ouaddai...
Sahel: Security agents kidnapped in Mopti, Mali
Bamako, Sept 6, 2019 - Armed men abducted 22 members of a military unit comprising mainly Tuareg ex-rebels and former members of armed pro-government groups in violence-wracked Mali, the driver of their bus said Friday. The group, set to be incorporated into a...
Sahel: Kidnappings intensify in southeast Niger
Niamey, Sept 5, 2019 - At least 66 civilians were kidnapped in July in southeastern Niger near the border with Nigeria where the jihadist group Boko Haram is active, a UN source said Thursday. "At least 66 civilians including 44 women were abducted in July 2019 alone...
Algeria: Purge in the military could undermine Algeria’s defensive effectiveness
Mass arrests have taken place in the ranks of the Algerian military in recent weeks, reliable sources said. Senior and high-ranking officers have been incarcerated at the Blida military prison for their alleged involvement in various criminal cases. At least 120...
Egypt: Military says it killed six alleged terrorists near Bahariya
Cairo, Sept 5, 2019 - Six suspected jihadists were killed on Thursday in a shootout with police near the Bahariya oasis southwest of the Egyptian capital, the interior ministry said. Police carried out a dawn raid against "terrorist elements" in a desert area near...
Tunisia: Four killed in army-insurgent clash in Kasserine
Tunis, Sept 2, 2019 (AFP) - A national guard officer and three suspected jihadist militants were killed in a gunbattle in northwest Tunisia on Monday, his force said. "Terrorists are still around but Tunisia is stronger," Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said, paying...
Sahel: Two generals sent to prison in Burkina Faso for alleged treason
Ouagadougou, Sept 2, 2019 (By Armel Baily with David Esnault in Abidjan) - A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday convicted and jailed two generals on charges of masterminding a coup in the fragile Sahel state in 2015. General Gilbert Diendere was convicted on...
Algeria: Heightened tension inside the Algerian military
Even before the official start date of the Hirak protest movement on 22 February 2019, the Algerian military experienced a purge at the leadership level that has been further accelerated by the political upheaval in Algiers. The cleansing operation performed among...
Algeria: Risk analyst firm MEA Risk warns of crisis reaching climax in Algeria this fall
A MEA Risk assessment of the Algerian political stalemate warns that the crisis in the North African nation could reach its peak in the upcoming autumn season. MEA Risk even estimated that the anti-government protest movement will galvanize as of mid-September and...
INSURGENCIES & TERRORISM
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