Africa
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Nov- 2020 -13 November
French Forces Kill Jihadist Commander Ba Ag Moussa in Mali
France announced its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Ba Ag Moussa, the military commander of the Al-Qaeda-aligned Group to Support Islam and Muslims linked to attacks in the region.
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13 November
Moroccan Army Launches Operation in Western Sahara Border Zone
Morocco announced that its troops had launched an operation in no man's land on the southern border of the Western Sahara to end "provocations" by the pro-independence Polisario Front.
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12 November
Seven Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso Attack
Seven soldiers were killed and others wounded or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said on Thursday.
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11 November
Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Risks Spreading South
Fears mount of increasing conflict in Ethiopia, where PM Ahmed last week ordered a military campaign in Tigray that has the nation careening towards a potential civil war.
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10 November
Ethiopia PM Says Conflict in Tigray Nearing End as Thousands Flee Fighting
PM Ahmed said the end of military operations in Ethiopia's north is "coming within reach," as thousands fled the violence into neighboring Sudan.
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10 November
Nigeria Takes Delivery of Chinese Drones to Combat Insurgency, Armed Banditry
Four Chinese-made Wing Loong II combat drones have reportedly arrived in Nigeria to take part in ongoing counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations in the country’s restive northwest region.
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9 November
ADF Militia Kill More Than a Dozen in Attacks Near DR Congo’s Beni
More than a dozen people have been killed in two attacks near Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that were blamed on the Islamist ADF group, local sources said Sunday.
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9 November
Ethiopia’s Abiy Vows Military Operation in Tigray to ‘Wrap up Soon’
Ethiopia's PM Ahmed vowed his military operation in the northern Tigray region would be over soon, seeking to placate foreign allies that the country was not on a path to all-out war.
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6 November
France Said to Plan Cuts in Sahel Force
France is hoping to cut back its military presence in the restive Sahel region to make room for a stronger European commitment, army sources say.
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6 November
Abiy Says ‘Clear, Limited’ Aims to Ethiopia Military Operation in Tigray
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday that military operations launched in the northern region of Tigray had limited objectives, as concern mounts over a possible slide into war.
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