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Feb- 2021 -15 February
France to Meet Sahel Leaders as It Mulls Troop Drawdown
France and five allies gather on Monday to discuss the Sahel's jihadist insurgency, with Paris looking for support enabling it to cut French troop numbers in the strife-torn region.
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15 February
Two Malian Soldiers Killed in Highway Blast
Two Malian soldiers were killed on Sunday in the violence-torn center of the country when their vehicle hit a bomb placed by jihadists, Malian officials said.
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12 February
Alleged Members of Jihadist Cell Remanded in Senegal
A Senegalese court has placed four alleged members of a jihadist cell in pre-trial detention, a legal official said.
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10 February
20 Peacekeepers Wounded in Mali Attack: UN
Around 20 United Nations peacekeepers were wounded in an attack on their base in central Mali on Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said, offering a provisional toll.
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8 February
Gunmen Kill 19 in Village Raids in Northwest Nigeria
Nineteen people were killed at the weekend when armed men raided two villages in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state, the government said, in the latest violence to hit the region.
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5 February
Burkina Faso Premier Floats Idea of Talks With Jihadists
Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Dabire floated the idea of negotiations with jihadist groups, an idea rejected until now by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
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5 February
Nigeria Troops Overrun ISWAP Jihadist Camps in Northeast
Nigerian troops backed by jets have taken control of several camps of IS-linked jihadists, with two senior commanders escaping after several other ranking militants were killed.
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2 February
Eight Killed in Gang Attack on Burkina Faso Gold Miners
Eight people, including a teenage schoolboy, were killed during an armed robbery on an informal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso, security and judicial sources say.
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Jan- 2021 -27 January
100 Jihadists Killed in French-Malian Offensive
A hundred jihadists were killed this month in a joint Franco-Malian offensive in the West African country's lawless center, the Malian army said Tuesday.
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20 January
Mali Security Forces Disperse Rally Against French Army
Mali's security forces fired tear gas at dozens of demonstrators in the capital Bamako during an unauthorized rally against France's military role in the country.
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