Five soldiers killed in checkpoint attack in central Mali
Five Malian soldiers were killed when militants armed with rocket launchers attacked a checkpoint in a central region of the conflict-torn nation, a military source...
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Al-Qaeda and Islamic State terrorists are cooperating in Africa
The only place in the world where fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are cooperating is in West Africa’s sprawling Sahel region,...
The terrorism threat in West Africa soars as the U.S. weighs troop cuts
The Pentagon and the State Department are sending mixed messages about reducing America’s presence in a region bloodied by terrorist violence. The Trump administration is...
Three Irish soldiers injured in Mali roadside bomb attack
Three Irish soldiers were injured in a roadside bomb attack on a multinational convoy of United Nations peacekeepers in Mali, the German military said Wednesday....
Amadou Koufa’s fighters joined the Islamic State terrorist group
In an internal note dated 3 February, analysts of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) expressed concern about the emergence in the Nampala...
British authorities sanctioned the African Islamic State-affiliate groups
The UK on Monday moved to add the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) & Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) to terrorist designation...
The Islamic State and al-Qaeda joined forces in West Africa
Groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, at war with each other in the Middle East, are working together to take control of territory...