Terrorism • Page 44 of 130 • The Defense Post

Apr- 2023 -

9 April

Burkina Faso's armed forces, pictured during training, have carried out security sweeps in an attempt to stem jihadist violence.

‘Terrorist’ Attacks Kill 44 in Burkina Faso: Governor

Forty-four civilians have been killed by "armed terrorist groups" in two villages in northeastern Burkina Faso, near the Niger border, a regional governor said.

6 April

Malian National Guards patrol a military base in Bamako

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Jihadists Kill Five in Mali

Suspected jihadists killed five people at a checkpoint in southern Mali, a senior official in the regional governorate said.

4 April

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Chief Planning Europe Attacks Killed in US Syria Strike: Military

US forces have conducted a strike in Syria killing senior Islamic State group leader Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, "responsible for planning attacks into Europe," CENTCOM said.

3 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Gunmen Kill 12 People in Four Attacks

At least 12 people were killed and several others injured or kidnapped in a spate of attacks in northeast and central Nigeria, police and officials said.

Mar- 2023 -

30 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Roadside Bomb Attack by Pakistan Taliban Kills Four Police

Four policemen were killed by a roadside bomb as they scrambled to protect a police station under siege by Taliban militants in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

29 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Colombia Says ELN Rebels Killed Nine Soldiers

Colombia's ELN guerrilla group, which is in peace talks with the government, has killed nine soldiers in the country's northeast, the government said.

27 March

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stands guard on a hill overlooking a United Nations tank position near the village of Kibumba I, around 20km from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive North Kivu province on July 11, 2012.

Staff Writer With AFP

A Dozen Villagers Hacked to Death in West DR Congo

Fourteen people have been killed in western Democratic Republic of Congo, including 12 villagers hacked to death with machetes, a local official said.

27 March