Terrorism – Page 145 – The Defense Post

Oct- 2020 -

5 October

A French soldier aims his rifle at the target.

Mali Frees Over 100 Jailed Jihadists

Mali has freed more than 100 suspected or convicted jihadists as part of negotiations for the release of a prominent Malian politician and a kidnapped French charity worker.

Sep- 2020 -

29 September

A member of the Saudi forces stands to attention during a presidential visit in Yemen.

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi Says Broke up Iran-Trained ‘Terrorist Cell’

Saudi Arabia has said it arrested 10 members of a "terrorist cell," some of whom underwent military and explosives training at Revolutionary Guard camps in Iran.

28 September

ISWAP pledges allegiance to new ISIS leader

Staff Writer With AFP

ISWAP Jihadists Attack Nigeria’s Borno State Governor’s Convoy

Jihadists have attacked a convoy of a regional governor in Nigeria's restive northeast, just two days after a similar ambush targeting him left 30 dead, two security sources said Monday.

25 September

Photo of medical workers in Paris after a knife attack killed two

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Injured in Paris Knife Attack by Former Charlie Hebdo Offices: PM

Four people were injured, two seriously, in a knife attack in Paris Friday outside the former offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

18 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Islamic State Expanding Globally Amid Setbacks: US Official

The Islamic State group continues to expand globally with some 20 affiliates, despite being forced out of Syria and the killing of its leaders, a top US counter-terror official said Thursday.

15 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina Army ‘Dismantles’ Jihadist Base, Says Kills Two

Two jihadists were killed during an operation to break up a jihadist base in northern Burkina Faso, the West African state's army said Tuesday.

10 September

Armed soldiers of the DR Congo army on a vehicle.

Staff Writer With AFP

Notorious ADF Militia Kill 58 in Eastern DR Congo’s Ituri Province

ADF militia killed 58 people in two massacres in the eastern DR Congo province of Ituri, the province's interior minister said.

10 September

Malian soldiers drive through the streets of Bamako, Mali on August 19, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Soldiers Killed in Central Mali Attack: Officials

Four Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in the country's restive central region on Wednesday.

9 September

A smoke plume rises following an explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh in Kabul

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan VP Lightly Wounded in Deadly Kabul Blast, Six Dead

Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries Wednesday when his convoy was targeted in Kabul in an explosion that killed at least six people and wounded a dozen more.

8 September