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Jan- 2021 -

19 January

A Niger soldier on patrol on April 3, 2015 in Malam Fatori, in northeastern Niger

Four Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb in Niger

Four soldiers were killed and eight others seriously injured by a roadside bomb in southeastern Niger, a region hit by jihadist attacks, the government said.

14 January

Africa

Senegalese soldiers from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, on July 24, 2019.

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Ivorian UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali Attack

Three UN peacekeepers from Ivory Coast were killed in central Mali on Wednesday, the latest violence to hit the war-torn Sahel state.

8 January

Africa

Security during elections in Niger's capital Niamey

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

Dec- 2020 -

30 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

New Jihadist Attack in Mozambique’s Troubled Cabo Delgado Province

Jihadists on Tuesday attacked a village close to a huge gas project in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, in the latest assault by the shadowy group.

15 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Boko Haram Claims Kidnapping of Hundreds of Nigerian Students

Jihadist group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school students in northwest Nigeria.

14 December

Commentary

Members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement march during a military parade in Gaza City on October 4, 2018

Joel Hodge

Understanding the Brutality and Resilience of Militant Jihadism

In jihadists' eyes, their indiscriminate violence or terrorism is a necessary means to total victory against monstrous enemies.

Nov- 2020 -

30 November

Africa

Mourners attend the funeral of 43 farm workers in Zabarmari, Nigeria on Nov 29, 2020 after they were killed by jihadists in rice fields near the village of Koshobe on November 28, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Massacre in Jihadist-Ravaged Northeast Nigeria Kills at Least 110

At least 110 people were killed in a weekend attack on farm workers in northeast Nigeria blamed on jihadists, making it the deadliest raid on civilians this year.

26 November

Africa

Burkina Faso's armed forces, pictured during training, have carried out security sweeps in an attempt to stem jihadist violence.

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Anti-Jihadist ‘Volunteer Militia’ Killed in Burkina Faso: Official

Five civilian fighters assisting Burkina Faso security forces against a jihadist insurgency were killed in an attack, a local elected official said.

16 November

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Questions Over Al-Qaeda Future After Leaders’ Reported Deaths

The reported deaths of Al-Qaeda's top two leaders in recent months have raised questions about the future strategy and strength of the terror network, already a shadow of the global force it was two decades ago.

12 November

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP