Burkina Faso
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Sep- 2018 -17 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri
Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said
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15 SeptemberAfrica
Twin attacks in Burkina Faso’s Kompienga province leave at least 8 dead
At least eight civilians were killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso's Kompienga province, where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months
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5 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack
Two Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the southeastern Kompienga province the AIB news agency reported
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Aug- 2018 -28 AugustAfrica
Burkina Faso security forces personnel killed in roadside bomb blast
At least six members of the Burkina Faso security forces were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb between Pama and Fada in the eastern Kompienga province
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14 AugustAfrica
Six dead in Burkina Faso ‘terrorist’ attack near Boungou gold mine
Six people, five of them police, were killed in a "terrorist" bomb and gun attack near a gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.
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May- 2018 -13 MayAfrica
G5 Sahel force ready to launch operations, Niger’s defense minister says
The G5 Sahel joint force is ready to deploy to fight armed extremists in the region, Niger's defense minister Kalla Moutari said, days after U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the G5 countries to accelerate deployment
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Apr- 2018 -28 AprilAfrica
Sahel: Dozens of Tuareg killed on Mali-Niger border; 100 arrested, explosives seized in Burkina Faso
43 Tuareg were killed in attacks on Mali's border with Niger, while Burkina Faso authorities arrested 100 people and seized explosives near its Mali border
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5 AprilAfrica
The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram
The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, emphasizing operational activity
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Feb- 2018 -23 FebruaryAfrica
EU to double support for joint Sahel security force with €50 million contribution
The European Union is set to double its contribution to the G5 Sahel joint force, a multinational counter-terrorism force in West Africa's Sahel region.
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Nov- 2017 -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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