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...
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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...
How Boko Haram terrorists hunt military and security personnel in Yobe
Boko Haram terrorists have continued to hunt military, police and government personnel, as they ambushed commuters along the Damaturu/Gashua road at the weekend. The terrorists...
French army forces near Hombori neutralize several terrorist fighters
The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted insurgents in Mali in a series of recent actions in the Hombori area, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces...