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Aug- 2020 -

10 August

A Niger soldier on patrol on April 3, 2015 in Malam Fatori, in northeastern Niger

French Aid Workers Among Eight Killed by Gunmen in Niger

Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French aid workers as they visited a part of Niger popular with tourists for its wildlife, officials said.

Jun- 2020 -

26 June

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Abduct 10 Aid Workers in Niger: NGO

Armed jihadists abducted 10 humanitarian workers as they were distributing food in a village in southwestern Niger, their NGO said.

12 June

Middle East

French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel

Staff Writer With AFP

‘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.

Feb- 2020 -

21 February

Africa

Armed Reaper drones support Operation Barkhane

Fergus Kelly

French actions ‘neutralize 50 terrorists’ near Mopti in central Mali

The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters near Mopti in central Mali, 'neutralizing' around 50 militants

12 February

Africa

Fergus Kelly

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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

8 February

Africa

Fergus Kelly

3

French operations in Mali put 30 militants ‘out of action,’ as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition coordination

French military operations against Islamic State and al-Qaeda groups in Mali put 30 militants "out of action" as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition mechanisms

Jan- 2020 -

24 January

Africa

Fergus Kelly

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