Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
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Jul- 2020 -1 July
Sahel Allies, France Highlight Progress in Anti-Jihad Campaign
Sahel countries and their ally France on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with a tactical shift in their campaign against an eight-year-old jihadist insurgency.
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Jun- 2020 -19 June
Al-Qaeda North Africa Confirms Chief Is Dead: SITE
Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing has confirmed that its Algerian chief Abdelmalek Droukdel is dead, according to SITE, the US watchdog for extremist groups.
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12 June
‘Capture Not Possible:’ France’s Desert Operation Against Al-Qaeda Chief
The French military, for the first time, provided details on Thursday of how late last week it 'neutralized' Abdelmalek Droukdel, the 'the third deputy' of Al-Qaeda's leader.
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11 June
About 10 Dead in Jihadist Attack on I.Coast Border Post: Security Sources
Suspected jihadists attacked a frontier post on Ivory Coast's border with Burkina Faso overnight, killing around 10 people, security sources said Thursday.
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8 June
Three Top Jihadists Dominate Sahel After Al-Qaeda Leader Death
Three leaders have been left dominating the jihadist insurgency in the Sahel, following the death of a top al-Qaeda commander in the West African state of Mali last week.
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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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