Brussels 29.04.2021 “By assassinating journalists at Burkina Faso, terrorists have once again shown their cowardice and true criminal face: that of defenders of an obscurantism that destroys all freedom of expression and speech. Our full solidarity with bereaved families”, the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell wrote on his Twitter micro blog, reacting upon news about…
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MALI: 25 perished in attacks
Islamist militants are suspected to be a group behind the killing 25 people including 13 soldiers in multiple attacks in central Mali, burning down an army base and ambushing troops sent as reinforcements, the army and local authorities said on October 13. Suspected jihadists kill 25 in central Mali attacks https://t.co/buU3ubb9fj — Reuters Africa (@ReutersAfrica)…
France to pursue Barkhane operation in Sahel
France will pursue its military counter terrorist operations in Mali against Islamist insurgence despite the ousting of the country’s President two days ago by a coup d’état, the French armed force minister Florence Parly announced. L’opération Barkhane, demandée par les Maliens et autorisée par le Conseil de Sécurité de l'ONU, se poursuit. Les militaires français…
Mogadishu Elite Hotel blasts left 43 injured
At least 16 people were killed in an suicide bomb atttack on Sunday, August 16, by the Islamist group al Shabaab on a seaside hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, according to government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Omar. The toll includes 11 victims and five assailants, Omar underlind in a Tweet late on Sunday. At least 16…
Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Katsina
Nigeria states Borno and Katsina witnessed attacks from Boko Haram terrorist group. Both states recorded scores of deaths from the attacks on June 9. As Borno confirmed 81 deaths, Katsina recorded 40, with many sustaining degrees of injuries. Houses were reportedly set ablaze and dozens of women raped. Ethiopia’s parliament approved an extra year in…
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,…
Mozambique: Jihad strike in Cabo Delgado
Islamist militants have killed around 52 people in northern Mozambique Cabo Delgado province, police sourced confirmed. The villagers in Cabo Delgado province were “massacred”, with some beheaded, after some people refused to be recruited into the militant group, police clarified. Dozens Killed After Resisting to Join Mozambique Insurgent Group https://t.co/LoAtUkz4wK #Mozambique pic.twitter.com/VnM6UcGUZi — allAfrica.com (@allafrica)…
Boko Haram prisoners death mystery
In Chad, 44 suspected members of the Islamist militants Boko Haram have been found dead following a recent arrest. Coroners said they suspect that the prisoners ingested a substance which causeed breathing complications, and heart failure. Coroners suspect the Boko Haram prisoners ingested a substance that caused heart and breathing complications.https://t.co/reyWEXZ6JR — DW News (@dwnews)…
Egypt undertakes counter-terrorist raid
Egypt authorities accuse Hasm group ( Arabic: حسم), which emerged in 2016, deriving from the of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. The oldest Islamist movement of Egypt denies the allegations and insists it seeks change through peaceful means only. The Interior ministry said in a statement announced by state TV channels that its national security forces had information that leaders of…
French soldiers slain in Burkina Faso hostage operation
Four hostages have been rescued by the military in Burkina Faso, the Ministry of foreign affairs of France informed in a communique. #Bénin pic.twitter.com/uj4YttnGXC — Jean-Yves Le Drian (@JY_LeDrian) May 10, 2019 Two French, one American woman and one South Korean woman. It is with profound sadness that the government informed about the death of…