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…
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Niger strikes Boko Haram along Komadugu river
Niger governmental troops have eliminated more than 280 Boko Haram militants in combat and in air strikes since an operation against the radical Islam group last week, the defence ministry said. Niger Army Kills 280 Boko Haram Militants – Defence Ministry. https://t.co/mmiCg7X6iH pic.twitter.com/YHXcMsGpi0 — Channels Television (@channelstv) January 3, 2019 Boko Haram has intruded Niger, Chad…
Morocco anti-terrorist raids continue
Morocco arrested a Swiss-Spanish double national on December 29 in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian tourists (pictured above), the counter-terrorism agency confirmed. Swiss-Spanish ‘instructor’ arrested in IS-inspired slaughter of Scandinavian tourists in Morocco https://t.co/TkUXSXHi65 — RT (@RT_com) December 30, 2018 The authorities said he also held Spanish nationality with residence in Morocco. The suspect…
Tuaregs killed in Menaka region
More than 40 people from the Tuareg community have been killed in two separate attacks by suspected jihadist offensive in north-eastern Mali, officials say. Majority of the victims were young men. Suspected jihadists kill 40 Tuaregs in north Mali – governor https://t.co/rEfzUeEILi pic.twitter.com/TybDD853DH — Africa Report (@africa_report) April 29, 2018 The attacks happened in the remote…
Benghazi reconstruction conference in March
Authorities in eastern Libya have announced a conference in March to enforce support to rebuild the country’s second-largest city Benghazi heavily damaged during three years of fighting between Marshal Khalifa Haftar troops and Islamists. The announcement signals a desire to demonstrate a return to normality in the port, where top military commander Khalifa Haftar declared…
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