Africa
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Jan- 2021 -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
Bomb Kills Four Soldiers, One Civilian in Cameroon
Four soldiers and a civilian were killed Wednesday when an official convoy was hit by makeshift explosives in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, the government said.
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6 January
After Eight Years of Mali Campaign, France Seeks Exit Strategy
Eight years after France sent troops to Mali to prevent jihadists from overrunning the country, it faces tough choices over how to keep pursuing Islamist extremists without becoming bogged down in a potentially unwinnable war.
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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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6 January
France Says Kills Dozens of Mali Jihadists, Villagers Say Wedding Party Hit
France said it had killed dozens of jihadists in an air strike in central Mali, while several villagers said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by fire from a helicopter.
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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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4 January
Three Killed in Suspected Jihadist Attack in Cameroon
Jihadists crossing from Nigeria killed three members of a village self-defense force Monday in northern Cameroon, the local mayor said.
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4 January
100 Dead in Attacks on Two Western Niger Villages
"Terrorists" killed around 100 people in two villages in western Niger on Saturday, the latest in a string of civilian massacres that have rocked the jihadist-plagued Tillaberi region.
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Dec- 2020 -30 December
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.
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