NIAMEY, Niger — An attack by Islamic extremists in western Niger killed at least a dozen soldiers and wounded seven others, the West African nation’s military junta said. The soldiers were on a mission in the Tillaberi region town of Kandadji when hundreds of jihadis on motorcycles attacked them Thursday, Gen. Salifou Mody, Niger’s defense minister, said in a statement. …
BAMAKO, Mali — At least 10 government soldiers were killed Tuesday during an attack by armed groups in northern Mali, the nation’s armed forces said, amid ongoing deadly violence in the hard-hit region and as United Nations peacekeepers continue their withdrawal. Malian security forces repelled “the attack with booby-trapped vehicles by several terrorists aboard several vehicles and motorcycles in the …
A police officer and a soldier stop a motorcyclist at a checkpoint in March outside Porga, Benin. The violence in Benin, a country of 12 million people, is largely a result of what’s happening in neighboring Burkina Faso, where jihadi attacks have killed hundreds and displaced nearly 2 million people. Benin’s government has ramped up its response, investing nearly $130 …
Allegedly, Burkina Faso has traded a gold mine for ensuring Wagner Group’s assistance. Jihadi violence, reportedly, has claimed thousands and displaced nearly 2 million people New Delhi: For six years West African nation of Burkina Faso has been struggling to keep it together against the rising tide of jihadi violence and terrorism from the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. He …
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