Mali: France announced to have killed JNIM's Algeria-n deputy emir Djamel Okacha ("Yahya Abu al-Hammam") together with an unknown number of associates amidst an operation yesterday at an unspecified location
France says killed senior Al-Qaeda commander in Sahel
Nigeria elections to take place Saturday, no further postponement: election panel
At least 59 'bandits' killed in northwest Nigeria – AFP cites security sources and resident
1 year agoBurkina Faso: Presumed JNIM/AnsaroulIslam militants killed four Koglweogo yesterday evening in Boukouma (Arbinda), Soum Province
The police command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Yakubu Dauda, Village Head of Sabon Gida-Barkin Kogi in Lafia Local Government Area by unknown gunmen.
Boko Haram raided Dunge, a community in Mafa LGA last night, killing scores, abducting men and women. The attack triggered a stream of refugees flooding into Gongulon Lawan in Jere LGA, 8km from Maiduguri.
1 year agoBurkina Faso: Presumed JNIM/ISGS militants assassinated a merchant/Koglweogo yesterday in Pétabouli (Gorom-Gorom), Oudalan; the second merchant assassinated in the past four days in the area
Death toll from gunmen attack last week in northwestern Nigerian state of Kaduna doubles to over 130 people – Reuters cites state governor
Bandits kill 11 villagers, army captain in Katsina, Niger
Gunmen Kill Four NDLEA Officials In Ondo.
Nigeria: claimed attack on army in Gajiganna Borno
Mali Minusma: Fire exchange between German and Malian soldiers. One soldier of the FAMA („Forces de défense et de sécurité du Mali") is in critical condition. The reason for the incident is yet unclear. The German armed forces Bundeswehr and the FAMA are in fact allies.
1 year agoMali: JNIM claimed Friday's IED detonation that killed an MSA officer and wounded three others in Talataye (Ansongo), Gao, JNIM also claimed previous IED attacks that targeted MSA and GATIA in the area
1 year agoBurkina Faso: The police station in Namounou and a school in the nearby village of Timambadi set ablaze
Boko Haram attacks military base in Yobe State
10 dead, 15 injured in Maiduguri attacks
1 year agoMali: Suicide attack against an MSA vehicle in Talataye (Ansongo), Gao Region, one dead and two wounded according to an initial toll; attack comes amid ongoing negotiations between armed groups/factions in the area
[email protected] says there are still concerns about ISIS in Afghanistan Philippines Sahel and beyond "There is no one-size fits all approach to permanently defeating ISIS' influence across the globe. Our coalition is addressing the threat in each region."
Mali: Barkhane launched air strikes near Dialloubé in the Mopti region
1 year agoOfficial army statement claiming that a joint FAMas / Barkhane op killed more than ten militants and helped release two hostages (aid workers from CARE-Mali) in the Dialloube area in Central Mali
43 feared dead after overladen boat sinks on Niger River near border with Benin.
Suspected Boko Haram attack on state governor's convoy 'kills many'
1 year agoBurkina Faso: Presumed JNIM/ISGS militants seized medical supplies from a depot and burned the ranger station in Natiaboani, Gourma Province
1 year agoMali-Niger: Tuareg/Dawsahak and Fulani speakers articulate a strong pro-ISIS message, greeting ISIS fighters everywhere including in Mali and Niger, and threatening MSA and GATIA; nocturnal camp scenes, and the execution of an ambush
1 year agoLibya- photo of LAF airstrike on/near al-Feel Oil Field. LNA alleges that the airstrike was targeting the nearby airfield, as a small cargo plane carrying reinforcement and resupply for Chadian militias was approaching to land there
The Chadian army (Central Africa) announces the capture of 250 militants infiltrated from Libya
1 year agoUnknown number of children allegedly die in Borno IDP camp fire
"We can strike in Somalia. We can strike in Libya" against terror groups, per @USAfricaCommand's Gen Waldhauser "But not in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and the like"
1 year agoLibya- photo purportedly showing Chad ian militiamen captured by the LNA in southwestern Libya
Latest news from Sahel region: The Sahel part of Africa includes (from west to east) parts of northern Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali, northern Burkina Faso, the extreme south of Algeria, Niger, the extreme north of Nigeria, central Chad, central and southern Sudan, the extreme north of South Sudan, Eritrea, Cameroon, Central African Republic and extreme north of Ethiopia.
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