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More than 20 Tuaregs killed near Mali’s border with Niger

At least 25 Tuareg civilians were killed in Amalaoulaou near Mali’s frontier with Niger in the restive Menaka region in the country's east

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New G5 Sahel Joint Force commander moves HQ to Mali capital Bamako after June attack

The headquarters of the G5 Sahel joint counter-terrorism force was transferred to Mali's capital Bamako from the central town of Sevare

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Seven Mali soldiers and civilian driver killed in roadside bomb blast

Seven Malian soldiers and a civilian driver were killed in roadside bomb blast in central Mali near Mopti, the ministry of defense said

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Mali: More than 100 French troops parachute into Menaka

French paratroops conducted an airborne operation in the Ménaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border

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Eight Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Baraboulé

At least eight Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near Baraboule in Soum province near the Mali border

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At least 12 Mali Tuaregs killed in attack near Niger border

At least 12 Tuareg civilians were killed by armed assailants in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border

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Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri

Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said

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Twin attacks in Burkina Faso’s Kompienga province leave at least 8 dead

At least eight civilians were killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso's Kompienga province, where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months

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Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack

Two Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the southeastern Kompienga province the AIB news agency reported

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Burkina Faso security forces personnel killed in roadside bomb blast

At least six members of the Burkina Faso security forces were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb between Pama and Fada in the eastern Kompienga province

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