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Jul- 2021 -12 JulyAfrica
49 Killed in Niger Armed Attack
Five civilians, four soldiers, and 40 armed attackers were killed Sunday in a clash in Niger's restive southwest region near the border with Mali.
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Jun- 2021 -29 JuneAfrica
Four Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Botched ISWAP Jihadist Attack
Jihadists have killed four Nigerian soldiers in a botched attack on an army base in the volatile northeast near the Cameroon border, two military sources said Monday.
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25 JuneAfrica
At Least 10 Dead in Western Niger Attacks: Local Officials
At least 10 people were killed Thursday in Niger's western Tillaberi province, where civilians are increasingly falling prey to attacks blamed on jihadists, local officials said.
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24 JuneAfrica
Two Killed in Niger as Troops Foil Jihadist Attack
Two villagers were killed during a raid in Niger's troubled south as troops repulsed an attack by jihadists in another area, security sources said Wednesday.
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23 JuneAfrica
Five Catholics Kidnapped in Central Mali
Armed men in central Mali have abducted five Catholics, including an abbot, Church officials said, in the latest kidnapping in the war-torn Sahel state.
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17 JuneAfrica
France Arrests ‘High-Ranking’ ISGS Jihadist Abou Dardar in Mali
French forces in Mali have captured a man they describe as a "high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara," the French military said.
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14 JuneAfrica
Police Officer, Two Soldiers Killed in Ivory Coast Blast
Two soldiers and a police officer were killed when their vehicle hit an explosive device in northeast Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, the military said Sunday.
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8 JuneAfrica
Burkina Faso Bans Motorbikes in Region Hit by Jihadist Attacks
Burkina Faso has banned the use of motorbikes in a jihadist-hit northern region where 160 people were killed in a weekend raid.
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May- 2021 -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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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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