Terrorism
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Jan- 2021 -11 January
How Qaeda-Friendly GSIM Became the Sahel’s Leading Jihadists
The Group to Support Islam and Muslims has emerged as the West's most formidable enemy in the Sahel, taking over from the Islamic State as the region's major threat.
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11 January
ISWAP Jihadists Kill 13 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria
Thirteen soldiers have died in an ambush by jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group in volatile northeastern Nigeria.
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8 January
Jihadist Attack Kills 13 in Northern Cameroon
Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a jihadist attack on a village in northern Cameroon, a traditional chief and a police officer said.
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8 January
Death Toll in Niger Village Massacre Rises to 105
The death toll from a jihadist attack on two villages in western Niger at the weekend stands at 105, the UN said Thursday, adding that 10,000 people in the area had fled their homes.
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8 January
French Strike in Mali Targeted Jihadists, Says Bamako
Mali's government broke its silence in a controversy over a deadly attack, supporting France's assertion that its warplanes struck jihadists, while villagers say a wedding party was hit.
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7 January
Thousands of Afghan Families Flee Fighting in Insurgent Bastion Kandahar
About 17,000 Afghan families from the Taliban bastion of Kandahar have fled following months of heavy fighting between the insurgents and government forces.
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6 January
At Least 6 Killed in Northern Burkina Faso Attack
At least six people including two militiamen who back up anti-jihadist security forces in Burkina Faso were killed in an attack in the north of the country, a local elected official said Tuesday.
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5 January
ADF Militia Kills 21 Civilians in Eastern DR Congo
At least 21 civilians in eastern DR Congo have been massacred by the Allied Democratic Forces, a militia blamed for hundreds of killings in the past year.
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5 January
GSIM Jihadists Claim Killings of French Soldiers in Mali
The Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two French soldiers in Mali.
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5 January
US Military Blames Taliban for Spate of Afghan Assassinations
The US military on Monday blamed the Taliban for a spate of assassinations of prominent Afghans, the first time Washington has directly accused the insurgent group of the killings.
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