Prince Harry claims to have killed 25 Taliban in Afghanistan in his memoir Spare. A British military veteran has accused the Duke of Sussex of putting himself and his family at risk. Prince Harry’s memoir was published five days earlier than planned in Spain on January 5, 2023. Prince Harry has put himself and his … Read more
Gunmen clashed with Togo troops outside a military post in the Goulingoushi area. There were no deaths or wounded on the “Togo side”, the official said. In early May, eight Togolese soldiers were killed and 13 others injured in the first official deadly terrorist attack in Togo. Togo army repelled another attack in the northwest … Read more
At least 50 civilians were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists. The landlocked Sahel state is in the grip of a seven-year-old jihadist insurgency. It claimed more than 2,000 lives and forced some 1.9 million to flee their homes. At least 50 civilians were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists on a village … Read more
“No to the abandonment of the Kompienga province” Protesters. They accuse the government of leaving them to face jihadist attacks. More than 2,000 people have been killed and 1.8 million displaced. Several hundred people demonstrated in southeastern Burkina Faso on Saturday, accusing the government of leaving them to fend for themselves in the face of … Read more
The site near Najaf has seen more than four decades of conflict and turmoil. Dictator Saddam Hussein went to war with Iran from 1980 to 1988. Hassan al-Anazi, asked for the missing person database. A noisy backhoe excavates earth to uncover yet another mass grave in Iraq, human remains are exhumed, and forensics experts begin … Read more
Jihadists have killed at least 23 men in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state. There were fears that the missing men had been taken hostage by the militants. The jihadist violence killed over 40,000 people and displaced around two million. Jihadists have killed at least 23 men in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state in the latest violence to … Read more
An unidentified gunman killed a soldier and a civilian in an attack on a gold mine. More than 2,000 people died and some 1.8 million people have fled their homes. Karma mine produced 88,000 ounces of gold — worth $25 million. An unidentified gunman killed a soldier and a civilian in an attack on a … Read more
Security forces in Burkina Faso have killed a jihadist commander blamed for some of the country’s bloodiest attacks in the country’s troubled north, according to security sources. Tidiane Djibrilou Dicko “was neutralized with around ten other terrorists in an airstrike on May 26,” a source close to military headquarters told AFP, confirming AIB’s report. The … Read more
In two operations, a multinational group police the turbulent Lake Chad basin announced it had killed more than 30 ‘jihadists.’ The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) said ground and air attacks in the Tumbun Rago area in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno had “neutralized more than 25 terrorists”. Five more were killed in Kirta Wulgo, also … Read more
Chad’s main rebel groups demanded on Saturday the release of a group of opposition activists detained earlier this month after violent anti-France protests. In a joint statement, the rebel groups demanded their “immediate and unconditional” release. On Monday, five senior members of the main opposition coalition Wakit Tamma were arrested and charged with public order … Read more
Awatef Massud longs to see her Iraqi family after years spent in Syria, but first she must spend time in a vetting camp to ensure she has no ties to jihadists. The 35-year-old mother of five fled to neighboring Syria in 2014 to escape domestic violence as the Islamic State group swept across large swaths of … Read more
Colonel reputed to be close to Mali’s ruling junta had been arrested following what the authorities described as an attempted coup, two sources confirmed on Tuesday. The junta announced late Monday that it had foiled a putsch last week led by army officers and “supported by a Western state.” The mysterious incident is the latest … Read more
Somali lawmakers began voting in the country’s long-delayed presidential election, on Sunday. with dozens of candidates vying for the top job in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, which is fighting an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine. The poll has been plagued by claims of irregularities and is running more than a year … Read more
The United Nations said Sunday that more Syrian children are in need than at any point since a terrible civil war erupted over a decade ago, yet assistance for them is “dwindling.” “Syria’s children have suffered for far too long and should not suffer any longer,” In a statement, the UN Children’s Fund noted that … Read more
At least 12 people were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, including 10 army auxiliary and two civilians, according to security and local reports. “Yesterday (Saturday) morning, a food convoy escorted by volunteers for the defense of the fatherland (VDP) was the target of an ambush on the Dori-Gorgadji road,” … Read more
Shortly after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in the turbulent region for a visit, jihadists raided a town in northeast Nigeria, murdering seven people and seizing supplies, according to local sources. Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), arriving on motorbikes and in trucks fitted with machine guns, stormed Kautikeri village near the … Read more
Two rockets focused on a base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops on Saturday crashed close to the complex without inflicting casualties or damage, security resources stated. “Two rockets fell outside the Iraqi base of Ain al-Asad,” a security forces statement said, adding there were no “losses”. The base, controlled by Iraq, is located … Read more
Troops from a west African navy pressure killed a few 20 jihadists in 3 days during an operation inside the Lake Chad Basin, the coalition stated Sunday. The lake basin, shared by using Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, and Niger, and its countless islets have turned out to be one of the fundamental havens for jihadists from … Read more
Mali accused France of espionage and violating the West African country’s airspace, which the French army denied on Thursday. Mali had accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” on Tuesday after it used a drone to record mercenaries burying remains near a military installation.. The drone flew over the Gossi base “illegally” on April … Read more
A retired Bosnian Muslim forces general became sentenced to 8 years in jail on Thursday for battle crimes devoted by overseas jihadists during Bosnia’s brutal Nineties struggle. Sakib Mahmuljin, 69 tried for his position on the pinnacle of the command chain of foreign opponents that done greater than 50 Bosnian Serb prisoners of struggle in … Read more
Seven Niger police officers allegedly have been killed and 16 wounded on Tuesday in an attack by suspected jihadists near Burkina Faso border, local sources said Wednesday. “The attack was carried out Tuesday afternoon by heavily armed men, who arrived in large crowed and targeted the Petelkole police station on the border with Burkina Faso,” … Read more
According to the UN’s peacekeeping force in Mali, jihadist strikes at a known hotspot in eastern-central Mali have claimed scores of deaths. “The security situation in the tri-border area between Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso has worsened significantly in recent weeks, notably in the communities of Tessit, Talataye, Ansongo, and the Menaka region,” the MINUSMA … Read more
Concerns about human rights violations by Mali’s military in its fight against jihadists have prompted the UN Secretary-General to call on the West African country’s “bilateral partners” to follow their international duties. In a confidential report acquired by AFP on Thursday, Antonio Guterres warned the UN Security Council that Mali’s counter-terrorism measures had “disastrous effects … Read more
PARIS – French police shot dead a man who lunged at them early on Monday with a long-blade knife at Paris’s Gare du Nord train station, police sources said. The man attacked two police officers on patrol at the station, one of Europe’s busiest, with a 30-centimetre (12-inch) knife with the English slogan ACAB (All … Read more
MÉNAKA, Mali, Nov 26, 2021 (AFP) – Security forces in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali are struggling with a kaleidoscope of militia groups as they strive to bring order to the violence-torn area. Almost every important armed group in Mali has a foothold in Menaka, from the so-called Islamic State group to Al-Qaeda affiliates and … Read more
