Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
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Nov- 2019 -18 NovemberAfrica
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 NovemberAfrica
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 NovemberAfrica
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 OctoberAfrica
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 SeptemberAfrica
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 SeptemberAfrica
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 AugustAfrica
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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Jul- 2019 -17 JulyAfrica
Seven Niger Tuareg leaders killed by Islamic State since April
Islamic State insurgents have killed seven leaders of the Tuareg ethnic group in southwestern Niger in less than three months
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Jun- 2019 -21 JuneAfrica
France-led cross-border Operation Aconit kills 18 more Islamic State fighters in Niger
Niger's defense minister said 18 Islamic State fighters were killed near the Mali border in the joint Operation Aconit involving US, French, Nigerien and Malian troops
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17 JuneAfrica
Joint Mali-France commando operation kills 20 ‘terrorists’ in Menaka
More than 20 "terrorists" were killed in joint operation against Islamic State in the Greater Sahara conducted by French and Malian forces in coordination with Niger's military
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