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28 January

Algeria Receives First C-130J Super Hercules Transport Aircraft

The Algerian Air Force has received the first of four C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft ordered from Lockheed Martin in 2018.

27 January

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Attack in Libya Kills 3 Security Personnel: Ministry

Fighters linked to Islamic State have killed three Libyan security personnel in the country's southwest.

27 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Denmark to Pull Troops Out of Mali After Junta Demands

Denmark will withdraw a newly deployed contingent of 100 troops from Mali after repeated demands, which Copenhagen denounced as a "political game" by the military junta.

27 January

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EU Urges Mali to Reconsider Troop Withdrawal Demand

European nations pushed back against Mali's demands that Danish special forces fighting jihadists immediately withdraw from the Sahel state.

26 January

Senegalese soldiers members of ECOWAS forces (Economic Community of West African States) patrol in Barra, on January 22, 2017.

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Nine Senegalese Soldiers ‘Missing’ in The Gambia

Nine Senegalese soldiers serving in a regional peacekeeping force in The Gambia have gone "missing" during an operation against illegal timber traffickers.

25 January

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US Approves $2.56 Billion in Military Sales to Egypt

The US State Department approved two major military equipment sales to Egypt of transport aircraft and radar systems, despite ongoing concerns over Cairo's human rights record.

24 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Senagalese Soldiers Killed in The Gambia: Senegal Army

Two Senegalese soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed Monday in a clash in the west of The Gambia, Senegal's army said.

24 January

Danish Merlin helicopters deployed to Operation Barkhane

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Mali Demands Denmark ‘Immediately’ Withdraw Its Forces

Mali's military government on Monday called on Denmark to "immediately" withdraw its roughly 100 recently arrived special forces troops deployed in the troubled Sahel country.

24 January