Al-Qaeda
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Jan- 2018 -11 JanuaryAfrica
Mali to deploy army patrols against al-Qaeda linked groups in restive center
Mali is to deploy army patrols in an effort to fight al-Qaeda-linked groups as government concerns grow over instability
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Dec- 2017 -28 DecemberAfrica
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills four and destroys a car bomb, Africom says
A US airstrike in Somalia targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab killed four people and destroyed a car bomb, the US military’s Africa Command said
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18 DecemberAfrica
US airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 8
A U.S. airstrike targeting Al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab conducted on Friday, December 15, killed eight people, the U.S. military's Africa Command said
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Nov- 2017 -27 NovemberAfrica
US conducts airstrike against ISIS in northeast Somalia
U.S. forces carried out an airstrike in northeastern Somalia on Monday, killing a suspected Islamic State militant, according to an Africa Command press release.
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21 NovemberAfrica
US airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab kills “more than 100 militants” – AFRICOM
A U.S. airstrike in Somalia against al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab killed "more than 100 militants," the U.S. military's Africa Command said.
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12 NovemberAfrica
US conducts 3 airstrikes in 24 hours in Somalia against al-Qaeda and Islamic State
U.S. forces struck three times in 24 hours in Somalia, increasing the intensity of the campaign against al-Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates in Somalia
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9 NovemberAfrica
US airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab kills ‘several militants’ – AFRICOM
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike against Somalia's al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, "killing several militants," U.S. Africa Command said
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8 NovemberAfrica
Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali claims attacks as France pledges more aid for Sahel
An Al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali claimed responsibility for attacks on Malian and UN troops, while France pledged to increase aid to the Sahel by one third
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7 NovemberAfrica
Sahel anti-terror force faces logistical problems in first mission
The maiden mission of the G5 Sahel counterterrorism force experienced "logistical problems" but they are not "insurmountable"
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6 NovemberCommentary
“You’ve got to tell us more”: The 9/11 blank check, 16 years on
Sixteen years after the US Congress authorized the president to go after terrorists in Afghanistan, the AUMF exists as a blank check to wage war
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