Africa
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Jul- 2020 -15 July
Senegal Builds Military Camp Near Border With Troubled Mali
Senegal began building a military camp near its border with violence-torn Mali to address "cross-border threats (and) trafficking," the defense ministry said.
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15 July
Timbuktu Jihadist Police Chief on Trial For ‘Unimaginable Crimes’
Al Hassan, a Malian jihadist, committed "unimaginable crimes" during a reign of terror as put forth in the International Criminal Court.
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14 July
Ivory Coast Creates Special Military Zone After Jihadist Attack
Ivory Coast has created a military zone in the north to prevent infiltration of militants from neighboring Burkina Faso.
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14 July
Jihadists Kill 10 Nigerian Soldiers: Sources
Jihadists shot dead 10 Nigerian soldiers near Maiduguri, continuing a decade-long insurgency that has displaced over two million.
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12 July
Pro-Haftar Forces Say Will Maintain Libya Oil Blockade
"The closure of ports and oil fields will be maintained until the demands of the Libyan people are satisfied," said a statement published late Saturday on Facebook by pro-Haftar forces spokesman Ahmad al-Mismari.
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10 July
35 Troops Killed in Nigeria Jihadist Ambush, 30 Missing: New Toll
The death toll from a jihadist attack on a military convoy in northeast Nigeria has risen from 23 to 35, while 30 troops are still missing, security sources said.
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9 July
How Islamic State Could Utilize COVID-19 Woes as Catalyst for African Resurgence
Islamic State appears to have rebounded from its defeat in the Levant and is utilizing security and economic gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to launch a resurgence in Africa.
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9 July
20 Civilians Killed in DR Congo’s Volatile North: Local Official
CODECO fighters are accused of yet another massacre in DR Congo's troubled Ituri region in the country's northeast. At least 20 civilians were killed in the pre-dawn attack.
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9 July
Jihadists Kill 23 Soldiers in Nigeria Ambush: Security Sources
Fighters affiliated with the Islamic State West African Province ambushed a Nigerian military convoy Tuesday, killing 23 soldiers, anonymous security sources say. The military downplayed its losses.
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7 July
Morocco Arrests Four Jihadist Suspects ‘Planning Attacks’
Morocco on Tuesday arrested four alleged members of a "terrorist cell" linked to the Islamic State group who had plotted to attack "sensitive sites" in the kingdom, the interior ministry said.
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