French army: Mirage fighter jet crashes in northern Mali, crew survives
1 week agoMali: 2 armed men, including one brandishing a knife, attacked the interim president of Mali Assimi Goita on Tuesday, an AFP journalist noted, during prayers for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha in the great mosque of the capital Bamako
Mali's interim President Assimi Goita was attacked by two armed men, one of whom wielded a knife, during prayers on Tuesday, AFP reports
1 week agoBurkinaFaso: In its weekly report, the army announces that it has dismantled a terrorist base and killed a dozen militants in Toulfe and Tougreboule. Also recovered weapons and ammunition
Several Facebook users claim soldiers of the Nigerian Army intercepted a sand truck which concealed sophisticated weapons and ammunition allegedly billed for delivery to bandits in Birnin Gwari forest of Kaduna State
2 week agoKoutiala- The army announces that it has neutralized "eight militants" and recovered "large batches of equipment" during an operation in the Tièrè sector. "The sweeps continue in the forests of the zone against the possible sanctuaries of the militants" (Communiuqé)
2 week agoJuly 14: the Takuba task force, deployed in Mali as part of Operation Barkhane, goes up the Champs-Élysées
ISIS has claimed responsibility for attacking a Nigerian army post in the town of Damasak in Nigeria's northeastern Borno State, allegedly killing 2
2 week agoNiger: LQ photos showing yesterday's seizure in Tchomabangou, Tillaberi, 1 Type 77 HMG, 4 RPG warheads, 12 AK-pattern rifles, 14 motorcycles, magazines, belted and boxed ammunition, communications equipment, gear; and corpses of 10 militants seen recovered on photos available
Macron: Our presence in the Sahel was aimed at maintaining stability and helping local forces
Macron: Defending the Sahel countries from terrorism is the reason for the military operation
France: We will not withdraw from the Sahel countries, but we will intervene in a different way
3 week agoThe President of the Transitional Military Council, General @mahamat_deby received this morning in audience Mr. @SidikouMaman, Executive Secretary of the G5 Sahel, whose successor will be appointed at the summit of Heads of State of the G5 Sahel scheduled for tomorrow by videoconference
Mali: Following the attack that caused the death of four soldiers, last Sunday: The FAMa dismantle a jihadist hideout in the sector of Léré Bamako Mali
An increased ISWAP activity west of Maiduguri, along the road to Damaturu. In the last two weeks, the group claimed two ambushes in the Auno-Jakana area. NA confirmed one of them in one of their reports as well
Other areas where we'll see more ISWAP attack claims would be northern Adamawa. Specifically at Hong LGA, where the group had claimed attacks in the recent past. Just today 24 people were killed in Dabna.
US Department of State: Niger: There is an unspecified kidnapping threat to Westerners in Diffa, Diffa Region, Niger targeting residences. We have no further information regarding the timing, target, specific location, or method of the alleged kidnapping plan
Gunmen kill seven Nigerian soldiers, injure five others in Kebbi
In 2020, 58% of the French airstrikes in Sahel were conducted by MQ-9 Reaper drones. (29% for the jet fighters, 13% for the attack helicopters)
President Buhari has ordered the military & police to rescue the 140 kidnapped Kaduna school students
Mali: Heavy blows to terrorist groups in Gourma and the three border area: Several lieutenants of Abu Sahraoui (EIGS) and jihadists affiliated to GSIM put out of harm's way Mali
Police arrest nine suspects for armed robbery in Jigawa
ISIS/ISWAP took responsibility for firing 3 Katyusha rockets at the Diffa Airfield in Niger
Sahel Mali: JNIM claims the last three attacks against international forces in Mali, (Operation Gossi against Barkhane, Operation in Meneka against the Tokuba Force and Operation Tarkint, which targeted a German unit of MINUSMA)
4 week agoISWAP's recent communiqué on the 06/26 attack also includes images of 2 arms (12.7) and packs of ammunition as earlier reported by @SembeTv . Items which however do not reflect a recovery made after the killing of 26 soldiers
Igboho escapes death as Soldiers attack home, 2 killed
A member of the Zamfara State House of Assembly representing Shinkafi constituency, Alhaji Mohammed G. Ahmed, has been reportedly killed by bandits, on Tuesday night. It was gathered that the gunmen, after killing the lawmaker, also abducted his son and the driver
1 month agoNigeria: A politician was killed while traveling between 2 cities in the north of the country. In addition, the escort of a senior official from one of the federal states was attacked in another armed incident in which 3 police officers were injured
1 month agoNigeria: ISWA posted images of an attack against the NA on the Kotembe-Bolungu road. Once again, this was carried out by ex-JAS fighters. Two NA can be seen dead (ofc didn't include), 1x T56, 1x AKM, 3x PG-7V plus magazines, expelling charges, kit and likely RPG offscreen
1 month ago"The African continent is undergoing severe security crisis" Portuguese Minister of National Defense João Gomes Cravinho tells @CSIS EUDefense Washington Forum "We're finding an enormous arc of instability & state disaggregation." from Sahel to Mauritania to Sudan
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
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