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
