Islamic State affiliates turning Africa into new jihadist battleground
More than a year after the defeat of ISIS in Syria, the Islamic terror group is turning its sights on Africa. The continent is currently...
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Africa is home to some of the world’s worst terrorism hotspots
Sub-Saharan Africa is now home to some of the world’s worst terrorism hotspots, according to a new index released today. Seven African countries are among...
French army says it has killed senior al Qaeda operative in Mali
French forces have killed Bah ag Moussa, a military leader of al Qaeda's North Africa wing, during an operation in northeastern Mali, Armed Forces Minister...
Seven soldiers killed in the latest attack in Burkina Faso
Seven soldiers were killed and others wounded or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, the center of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency,...
Two terrorists get death sentences for multiple terror attacks including 2015 Mali hotel slaughter
Two Islamic extremist terrorists were sentenced to death Wednesday in Mali for carrying out one terror attack and planning two others, including the 2015 hostage...
Suspected terrorist freed by Mali is detained in Algeria
Algeria's defence ministry said on Wednesday it had detained a suspected jihadist militant who was released this month by Mali as part of a prisoner...
The growing African terrorism threat
Maj. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, the commander of US Special Operations Command Africa, gave a sobering assessment of the increasing security threats posed by al Qaeda,...