Niger begins three-day national mourning for killed soldiers

Niger began three days of national mourning Tuesday after 29 soldiers were killed in a suspected jihadist attack, the deadliest since the military took power in July. 

Dozens of soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attack in Niger

At least a dozen Niger soldiers were killed following an attack by hundreds of armed insurgents on motorbikes in the country’s southwest on Thursday morning, the West African nation’s defense ministry said in a statement.

Netanyahu Claims Israel Destroyed Entire Islamic Jihad Command In Gaza Strip

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed the entire Islamic Jihad leadership in the Gaza Strip during the five-day Shield and Arrow operation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

Dozens of soldiers killed in jihadi attack on Burkina Faso army unit

 The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, military officials said Monday, after 43 new bodies were found.

Two police officers serving with UN's Mali mission killed

 Two police officers serving with the UN's MINUSMA mission in Mali were killed and four others wounded on Friday, the force said on social media, the latest blow to the deployment.

Macron menace de retirer les soldats français si le Mali "va dans le sens" de l'islamisme radical

 

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