Africa
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Jan- 2021 -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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8 January
Death Toll in Niger Village Massacre Rises to 105
The death toll from a jihadist attack on two villages in western Niger at the weekend stands at 105, the UN said Thursday, adding that 10,000 people in the area had fled their homes.
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8 January
French Strike in Mali Targeted Jihadists, Says Bamako
Mali's government broke its silence in a controversy over a deadly attack, supporting France's assertion that its warplanes struck jihadists, while villagers say a wedding party was hit.
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7 January
Bomb Kills Four Soldiers, One Civilian in Cameroon
Four soldiers and a civilian were killed Wednesday when an official convoy was hit by makeshift explosives in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, the government said.
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6 January
After Eight Years of Mali Campaign, France Seeks Exit Strategy
Eight years after France sent troops to Mali to prevent jihadists from overrunning the country, it faces tough choices over how to keep pursuing Islamist extremists without becoming bogged down in a potentially unwinnable war.
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6 January
At Least 6 Killed in Northern Burkina Faso Attack
At least six people including two militiamen who back up anti-jihadist security forces in Burkina Faso were killed in an attack in the north of the country, a local elected official said Tuesday.
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6 January
France Says Kills Dozens of Mali Jihadists, Villagers Say Wedding Party Hit
France said it had killed dozens of jihadists in an air strike in central Mali, while several villagers said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by fire from a helicopter.
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5 January
ADF Militia Kills 21 Civilians in Eastern DR Congo
At least 21 civilians in eastern DR Congo have been massacred by the Allied Democratic Forces, a militia blamed for hundreds of killings in the past year.
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5 January
GSIM Jihadists Claim Killings of French Soldiers in Mali
The Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two French soldiers in Mali.
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