ISWAP fighters are rumored to have been regrouping in the Nigerian locality of Tanglanga with plans to attack the advanced military post of Koumche MayoSava Cameroon
18 civilians killed in Niger in an attack near the border with Mali
At least 18 civilians were killed and wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen this morning on a village near Banibongu in the Tillaberi region
Early morning downpour kills two, floods 1,500 houses, roads in Katsina
Burkinabè army charges terrorist groups in Madjoari and Pama
2 month agoMali: JNIM militants discovered an external fighter jet fuel tank, likely from the Mirage 2000D that crashed between Hombori and Mondoro on 20 July; the footage was geolocated to the vicinity of Ouari village, about 12km southeast of Hombori town
2 month agoMali JNIM claims several IEDs against Minusma in Gao
2 month agoOperation Barkhane: Two EIGS executives have just been neutralized by the French armed forces
Following incessant crashes in Nigerian Air Force (NAF) a Civil Society Organisation, Nigerian Advocates for Peace (NAP), has solicited support from Nigerians for the military in their bid to tackle insecurity in the country
2 month agoMali: Video showing the moment when security forces arrested 2 men during the Eid al-Adha prayer in Bamako after what the authorities described as an "attempted knife attack" against Colonel Assimi Goita , interim president
French army: Mirage fighter jet crashes in northern Mali, crew survives
2 month 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
2 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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
2 month 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
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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