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Apr- 2023 -25 AprilTerrorism
Al-Qaeda Group Claims Deadly Mali Attacks
An Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the center of Mali, saying dozens of soldiers and Russian "mercenaries" were killed or wounded.
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24 AprilAfrica
Mali Army Conducts Operations in North and Center
Mali's army said it had arrested "12 terrorists" in the troubled northeast, where militants affiliated with IS have widened their control, but Tuareg ex-rebels claimed the fighters were theirs.
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23 AprilAfrica
60 Killed in Burkina Faso ‘By Men in Army Uniform’
About 60 civilians were killed in a village in northern Burkina Faso by men wearing military uniforms, the local prosecutor said.
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19 AprilAfrica
24 Killed in Two Attacks in Burkina Faso: Security Sources
At least 24 people including civilian defense volunteers were killed in two attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said.
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17 AprilMiddle East
US Raid in Syria Kills Senior IS Leader: CENTCOM
A US helicopter raid killed a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria suspected of plotting attacks in Europe and the Middle East, US Central Command said.
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17 AprilAfrica
Suspected Jihadists Kill 42 in Burkina Faso
At least 32 defense volunteers and 10 soldiers have died in suspected jihadist attacks in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, officials said.
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16 AprilMiddle East
Syria Attacks Blamed on IS Kill at Least 41
Suspected Islamic State fighters killed at least 36 truffle hunters and five shepherds in Syria, a monitor said.
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13 AprilAfrica
Germany Vows Further Support for Sahel After Mali Exit
Germany will stay committed to security in the Sahel after the planned withdrawal of its troops from Mali, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.
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12 AprilAfrica
IS Jihadists Take Key Northeastern Village in Mali
Jihadists affiliated to Islamic State have taken Tidermene in Mali, further isolating the regional capital Menaka in a region that has fallen almost entirely under their control.
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11 AprilAfrica
Five Niger Soldiers Die in Desert Attack on Gold Convoy
Gunmen have killed five Niger army troops protecting a convoy of gold miners in the remote north of the country near Algeria, a security source said.
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