Africa – Page 179 – The Defense Post

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24 February

Two Mali Soldiers Killed, Seven Injured in Ambush

Two soldiers were killed and seven others injured, Mali's military said, in an ambush in a central region regularly hit by jihadist attacks.

23 February

Senegal special forces soldier fires an M249 machine gun

Staff Writer With AFP

Senegal Must Ready for ‘Battle’ With Jihadists, Says President

Senegal's president said his native country and neighboring West African states must "prepare to do battle" to stop jihadist expansion beyond the Sahel.

22 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Italian Ambassador Killed in DR Congo Attack

Italy's ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday when a UN convoy came under attack in the troubled east, DRC sources and the government in Rome said.

22 February

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ISWAP Jihadists Overrun Nigerian Army Base as Residents Flee

A jihadist attack in northeast Nigeria has forced many people to flee after Islamic State-affiliated insurgents overran a key army base, military sources and residents said Sunday.

19 February

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Claims Killing of 4 Tunisia Soldiers, Beheading: SITE

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the February 3 killing of four soldiers in a rugged region of central Tunisia, SITE Intelligence Group reported.

18 February

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Eight Killed in Attack in Northern Burkina Faso

At least eight people were killed on Thursday near Burkina Faso's northern border with Niger, an area notorious for jihadist attacks, a security source and local official said.

18 February

Forces loyal to Libya Government of National Accord.

Staff Writer With AFP

Child Killed, 29 Wounded in Libya Mortar Attack: UN

The United Nations condemned a suspected "targeted mortar attack" in southern Libya that it said killed a child and wounded 29 people.

17 February

Nigerian soldiers traveling on the back of a pick-up truck.

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Kidnap ‘Hundreds’ of Schoolboys in Central Nigeria

Gunmen believed to belong to a criminal gang stormed a school in central Nigeria, killing one student and kidnapping hundreds of others along with some teachers, sources said Wednesday.

17 February

French and Estonian troops train in Mali

Staff Writer With AFP

France Maintains Sahel Force to ‘Decapitate’ Al-Qaeda Groups

President Macron pledged to keep French troops in the Sahel region of western Africa, to help "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups that local governments are struggling to hold back.

16 February