Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
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Dec- 2019 -11 December
‘At least 60’ killed in attack on Niger military camp in Inates
At least 60 people were killed in a militant attack on a military camp in Inates in the Tillaberi region of western Niger near the Mali border
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Nov- 2019 -26 November
Mali helicopter collision kills 13 French soldiers with Operation Barkhane
Thirteen soldiers from France's anti-terrorist Barkhane force in Mali were killed after two helicopters collided during an operation in the country's north
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18 November
At least 24 Mali soldiers, 17 ‘terrorists’ killed in Tabankort during joint operation with Niger
At least 24 soldiers were killed and 29 others injured in Tabankort in eastern Mali during a bilateral Mali-Niger military operation
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18 November
French commando seriously injured in Mali counter-ISIS operation that killed 5 ‘terrorists’ near Indelimane
A French solider was seriously injured during a counter-Islamic State operation near Indelimane in Mali's Menaka region in which five 'terrorists' were killed
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15 November
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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6 November
France expects new international task force Takuba to deploy in Mali ‘by 2020’
France expects a new international special operations Task Force Takuba to deploy in Mali by 2020 to help train local troops, defense minister Florence Parly said
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Oct- 2019 -25 October
Barkhane force ‘neutralizes’ 8 ISIS fighters during 9-day Mali operation
Commandos deployed to the France-led Operation Barkane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel 'neutralized' eight Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Mali
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Sep- 2019 -20 September
Burkina Faso: ISIS claims ISWAP conducted Koutougou attack that killed 24 soldiers
ISIS said Islamic State West Africa Province fighters carried out the attack in Koutougou that killed 24 Burkina Faso soldiers on August 19
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18 September
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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Aug- 2019 -1 August
US signals shift to Africa in counter-ISIS Coalition campaign
The United States will seek additional international cooperation to fight Islamic State on a global scale, with a particular focus on Africa
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