Terrorism • Page 110 of 129 • The Defense Post

Mar- 2021 -

11 March

Tactical training at the Russian University of Spetsnaz (Special Operations Forces) in the Chechen Republic

Russia Says Foiled ‘Terror’ Attack in North Caucasus

Russia said Thursday it had killed a suspected militant planning a terror attack in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.

8 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Civilian Volunteers, One Soldier Killed in Burkina Faso Ambush

Six people including civilians were killed when a military detachment was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said Sunday.

3 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Six Dead in Jihadist Attacks in Northeast Nigeria: Aid Groups

Aid groups in Nigeria said six civilians died in a suspected jihadist attack on a northeastern town that, according to the UN, "directly targeted" aid facilities.

3 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina Faso Road Bomb Kills Six in Ambulance

Six people, including a pregnant woman and a young girl, were killed in northern Burkina Faso when the ambulance they were traveling in struck a highway bomb, authorities said Wednesday.

2 March

Nigerian soldiers patrol on October 12, 2019, after gunmen suspected of belonging to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group carried out a deadly attack in the village of Tungushe, Borno state

Staff Writer With AFP

ISWAP Jihadists Attack UN Base in Nigeria, Trapping 25 Aid Workers

Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said.

1 March

Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

Staff Writer With AFP

US Envoy in Kabul as Questions Over Troop Withdrawal Swirl

The US special envoy to Afghanistan touched down in Kabul for meetings with Afghan leaders, in a bid to revive a flagging peace process as violence soars in the war-weary country and a deadline for US troop withdrawal draws closer.

1 March

Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers march on December 31, 2013 in Eringeti towards the front line in Beni to fight against the Allied Democratic Forces.

Staff Writer With AFP

ADF Militia Raids in Eastern DR Congo Kill 10 Civilians: Army

Fighters thought to belong to the notorious Allied Democratic Forces militia killed 10 civilians in two overnight attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said Sunday.

Feb- 2021 -

25 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Burkina Faso Military Kills 11 ‘Terrorists’ in Jihadist-Plagued North

Burkina Faso's armed forces said Thursday they had killed 11 "terrorists" during an operation in the country's jihadist-plagued north after a recent surge in attacks.

24 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigerian Troops Reclaim Town Seized by Jihadists: Army

Nigerian soldiers backed by fighter jets on Tuesday recaptured a town in the restive northeast seized last week by jihadists after they overran a military base, the army said.

24 February