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20 April

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus

Assad-ISIS Collusion Threatens US and Its Allies

The Assad regime could look to weaponize ISIS fighters in the northeast to attack a joint SDF-US gathering, both pleasing Turkey and sealing that friendship by pushing back the SDF and possibly spurring a US withdrawal.

19 April

Staff Writer With AFP

24 Killed in Two Attacks in Burkina Faso: Security Sources

At least 24 people including civilian defense volunteers were killed in two attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said.

19 April

Cattle herders gather with their livestock on the outskirts of a cattle market

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Attack Village, Kill Dozens in Northwest Nigeria

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herders have killed 33 people in an attack on a farming village in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state, a local official said.

17 April

A battery of the Syrian Army's Russian made the BM-21 multiple rocket launcher is visible in Hama province, in the northwest of Syria on May 4, 2016.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Raid in Syria Kills Senior IS Leader: CENTCOM

A US helicopter raid killed a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria suspected of plotting attacks in Europe and the Middle East, US Central Command said.

17 April

A military personnel stands outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Jihadists Kill 42 in Burkina Faso

At least 32 defense volunteers and 10 soldiers have died in suspected jihadist attacks in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, officials said.

16 April

Syrian government forces at Tabqa air base in Syria's Raqqa region

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Attacks Blamed on IS Kill at Least 41

Suspected Islamic State fighters killed at least 36 truffle hunters and five shepherds in Syria, a monitor said.

13 April

Germans soldiers on the route from Gao to Gossi, Mali

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany Vows Further Support for Sahel After Mali Exit

Germany will stay committed to security in the Sahel after the planned withdrawal of its troops from Mali, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.

12 April

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Jihadists Take Key Northeastern Village in Mali

Jihadists affiliated to Islamic State have taken Tidermene in Mali, further isolating the regional capital Menaka in a region that has fallen almost entirely under their control.

11 April