Islamic State terrorism is growing quickly in the Sahel
The UN, EU, and individual western countries have all gone on the record in recent weeks admitting that terrorism is growing in the Sahel region,...
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Suspected jihadists kill 12 soldiers in central Mali
Suspected Islamist militants killed 12 soldiers in two attacks in central Mali, the army said on Tuesday, burning down an army base and ambushing troops...
Switzerland’s foreign ministry says its national held hostage in Mali killed by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam Muslimeen
Switzerland’s foreign ministry says a Swiss woman held hostage in Mali since 2016 has been killed by an armed group affiliated to al-Qaeda. The ministry...
Mali released 180 alleged members of terrorist group
Mali released 180 prisoners over the weekend who are alleged members of a terrorist group, according to an official. Seventy prisoners on Saturday and 110...
Two French soldiers killed in Mali during counterterrorism mission
Two French soldiers were killed in Mali on Saturday when their vehicle hit a bomb during operations under France’s counterterrorism mission in the region. France...
The coup in Mali opens power vacuum as radical Islamist insurgency expands in West Africa
Tuesday's stunning coup in Mali — in which mutinous soldiers stormed the capital and arrested the country's president — has opened a power vacuum that...
Boko Haram’s expansionary project in northwestern Nigeria
On June 15, Boko Haram released a video featuring English, French (Cameroonian), Fulani, and Hausa-speaking fighters “greeting” fellow fighters in Zamfara and Niger states. Three...