Al-Qaeda warlord in north Africa, Abdelmalek Droukdel, is pronounced dead by French authorites after an operation in Mali. Le 3 juin, les forces armées françaises, avec le soutien de leurs partenaires, ont neutralisé l’émir Al-Qaida au Maghreb islamique (AQMI), Abdelmalek Droukdal et plusieurs de ses proches collaborateurs, lors d’une opération dans le nord du Mali….
Category: Terrorism
Côte d’Ivoire joined counterterrorist operation
Soldiers from Cote d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso conducted their first joint operation against jihadists insurgency near their shared border, neutralising eight suspected militants and arresting 14 others, Ivorian army said on May 24. Burkina Faso and its neighbours Mali and Niger in West Africa’s vast Sahel zone are conducting operaions against Islamist insurgencies with links…
IS claim attacks in Libya
Islamic State fighters claim three attacks targeting Libyan National Army forces in the vicinity of Sabah, announcing it a part of “Battle of Attrition” military campaign. According to the Intelligence group SITE this claim is a first one since June 2019, adding that Sabha area is a past “hot spot” of Islamic State jihad operations….
Al-Shabaab claims governor assassination
Somalia Mudug region governor was killed with three of his bodyguards in a suicide car bombing on May 17. The explostion was claimed by Islamist group al Shabaab, police said. UPDATE: #Somalia’s #Puntland interior Minister Dhaban’ad tells @BBCSomali that explosive-laden Noah minivan was rammed into the vehicle of slain Mudug governor at the gate of…
Cameroon mayor on errand killed
In Cameroon the attack on the mayor’s convoy happened as he was travelling from Mamfe to the nearby village of Eshobi, state broadcaster CRTV said. Just two months into office, the Mayor of #Mamfe municipality in Manyu Division #southwest region, Ashu #Priestly Ojong, 35, has died. He was shot on Sunday after midday in the…
Italian hostage returned from Kenya
Liberated Italian hostage Silvia Romano landed at Rome’s Ciampino airport aboard a special flight at about 2 p.m. (1200 GMT). Silvia Romano conferma: "Mi sono convertita all'islam senza costrizioni. Non sono stata costretta a sposarmi e non ho avuto costrizioni fisiche" https://t.co/QIh2zAfl0S pic.twitter.com/92ah7LrrkO — ilGiornale (@ilgiornale) May 10, 2020 Escorted by masked men from the…
Kenya: Italian hostage liberated
President of the European Parliament David Sassoli thanked all those, involved in an operation of liberation of an Italian hostage – an NGO volunteer Silvia Romano (25) kidnapped in Kenya one and a half year ago. On his Twitter accounted Sassoli wrote that he received the news with joy, and expressed gratitude to everyone who…
Ukrainian soldier killed in Sahel
French Foreign Legion soldier died from injuries after anti-jihadist operation in Mali: Brigadier Dymyto Martynyouk was struck by an improvised explosive device during an “operation against terrorist groups” on April 23. He died from wounds on Mai 1, the Army announced in a communiqué. Le ministère des Armées a appris avec émotion et tristesse le…
Mozambique neutralised over 100 Islamists
Mozambique security forces killed at least 129 insurgents in the northern region Cabo Delgado that has been plagued by violence for at least the last three years, the interior minister said on April 28. Mozambique forces killed over 100 Islamist insurgents in past month -government https://t.co/fd8ah9Qyqd — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica) April 29, 2020 Since 2017,…
EU provides Sahel with €194M
The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell participated in the EU-G5 Sahel videoconference. The videoconference provided an opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s support to the region, including in facing the coronavirus…
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