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Jun- 2021 -3 JuneAfrica
US Offers $7 Million for AQIM Leader Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi
The US State Department posted a $7 million reward for information leading to the location or identification of Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Anabi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
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May- 2021 -31 MayAfrica
At Least 50 Dead in Two Attacks in Eastern DR Congo
At least 50 people were killed in two new attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where hundreds have died in massacres since the start of the year.
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27 MayAfrica
Southern African Leaders Hold Summit on Jihadist Threat
Leaders of the southern African regional bloc SADC will hold an extraordinary summit on Thursday in Maputo to discuss the violence engulfing northern Mozambique.
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25 MayAfrica
Malian Army Detains Leaders, Triggering Condemnation, Coup Fears
Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital, triggering broad international condemnation and demands for their immediate release.
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20 MayAfrica
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Leader ‘Badly Wounded’: Sources
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists.
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20 MayAfrica
Twin Attacks in Burkina Faso Kill 16
Attacks on a village and troops in the north and east of Burkina Faso left 15 civilians and one soldier dead, a regional governor and security sources said Wednesday.
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18 MayAfrica
More Than 10,000 Flee Jihadist Attacks in Niger
More than 10,000 people have fled their homes in the west of Niger over the past two days, a UN agency said Monday, with local officials blaming jihadist attacks.
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13 MayAfrica
Five Villagers Killed in Niger Eid Attack
Five people were killed on Wednesday in an attack on a village in the western Tillaberi region of Niger, near the border with Mali.
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12 MayAfrica
Nigeria Repels Boko Haram Attack on Northeastern City of Maiduguri
Nigerian troops repelled an incursion by Boko Haram jihadists into the northeastern city of Maiduguri late on Tuesday, killing five insurgents, military sources and residents said.
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11 MayAfrica
Burkina Army Says 20 ‘Terrorists’ Killed in Joint Operation
Burkina Faso's army on Tuesday said it had killed at least 20 "terrorists" and destroyed four of their positions in a combined operation in two northern regions badly hit by jihadist insurgents.
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