Africa
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Jan- 2021 -15 January
French Troops Kill 15 Jihadists in Mali
France's armed forces said Friday they had killed around 15 jihadists near Mali's border with Burkina Faso, where an al-Qaeda-linked group is active.
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15 January
46 Pygmies Killed in ADF Attack in Eastern DR Congo
Forty-six Pygmies have been massacred in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province by the notorious Allied Democratic Forces militia, local sources said on Friday.
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14 January
Three Ivorian UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali Attack
Three UN peacekeepers from Ivory Coast were killed in central Mali on Wednesday, the latest violence to hit the war-torn Sahel state.
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13 January
ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills Six Nigerian Troops in Borno: Military
Six Nigerian soldiers were killed when a jihadist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into them during a clash in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, two military sources said Tuesday.
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11 January
Cameroon Army Denies Civilian ‘Massacre’
Cameroon's army on Monday denied allegations from local media and aid groups that it had killed civilians during a raid in the country's anglophone Southwest region, saying the dead were "terrorists."
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11 January
How Qaeda-Friendly GSIM Became the Sahel’s Leading Jihadists
The Group to Support Islam and Muslims has emerged as the West's most formidable enemy in the Sahel, taking over from the Islamic State as the region's major threat.
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11 January
ISWAP Jihadists Kill 13 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria
Thirteen soldiers have died in an ambush by jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group in volatile northeastern Nigeria.
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11 January
At Least Six DR Congo Park Rangers Killed in Attack
At least six rangers in DR Congo's Virunga national park were killed Sunday in an attack officials blamed on a militia group.
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8 January
Jihadist Attack Kills 13 in Northern Cameroon
Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a jihadist attack on a village in northern Cameroon, a traditional chief and a police officer said.
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8 January
Ethiopia Army Says 4 Key Members of Tigray Party Killed
The Ethiopian army says it has killed four senior members of the Tigray region's ruling party targeted in a military offensive, state-affiliated media reported late Thursday.
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