Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
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Feb- 2020 -12 February
AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says
United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread
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Apr- 2019 -27 April
Tunisia soldier killed in IED explosion on Mount Chambi
A Tunisian soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a mine blast in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked militants
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Feb- 2019 -25 February
Mali: France airstrike kills 15 in Mopti as EU training base in Koulikoro attacked
French forces with Operation Barkhane and Malian forces killed 15 suspected members of Katiba Macina in an airstrike in Mopti
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22 February
French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says
French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said
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4 February
US gives control center to Niger for Boko Haram operations
The US turned over a communications and operations center to the Niger army to help the African nation battle Boko Haram
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Jan- 2019 -20 January
Mali: 10 UN peacekeepers killed in attack on Aguelhok base
Gunmen killed at least ten UN peacekeepers from Chad in an attack on a base in Aguelhok in northern Mali
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Dec- 2018 -31 December
Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks
Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said
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