Al-Qaeda

US targets Al-Qaeda leadership in northwestern Syria

US Central Command said it carried out airstrikes targeting al-Qaeda leadership at a training facility in northwest Syria

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Indian forces kill Zakir Musa, Kashmir militant linked to Al-Qaeda

Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir killed top militant Zakir Musa, the leader of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind who pledged allegiance to Al-Qaeda

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Tunisia soldier killed in IED explosion on Mount Chambi

A Tunisian soldier was killed and three others were wounded in a mine blast in an attack claimed by al-Qaeda-linked militants

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UN peacekeeper killed in IED attack on convoy in central Mali

A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy between Douentza and Boni in the Mopti region

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US Africa Command disputes rights group’s allegations of civilian casualties in Somalia

Amnesty International has accused U.S. forces of killing several civilians in Somalia as they “dramatically increased” the number of air strikes in the volatile country, but the U.S. military denied the deaths. U.S. Africa Command said it had carried out 110 strikes by drones and manned aircraft in the past two years in Somalia, killing over 800 people, but insisted every death was that of a “terrorist.” But Amnesty researchers who investigated five air strikes in detail reported at least 14 civilians had been killed, raising fears the total dead in the scores of attacks may be far higher. “The attacks appear to have violated international humanitarian law, and some may amount to war crimes,” Amnesty said in a Wednesday, March 20 report, titled “The Hidden U.S. War in Somalia.” The study is based on 150 interviews including witnesses, family members of those killed and security experts. Their reports were corroborated by satellite imagery, photographs of the deep craters of the explosions, as well as munition fragments collected from the sites. U.S. strikes, which included missiles fired by manned aircraft as well as drones, targeted Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked jihadist insurgent group, Al-Shabaab. Amnesty said that since April 2017, the U.S. …

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Fighting ends in Somalia capital after Al Shabaab attack leaves 19 dead

Security forces ended a siege by Al-Shabaab nearly 24 hours after insurgents mounted an attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu that left at least 19 dead

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French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says

French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said

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Mali: 10 UN peacekeepers killed in attack on Aguelhok base

Gunmen killed at least ten UN peacekeepers from Chad in an attack on a base in Aguelhok in northern Mali

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US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year

The US targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen with 36 airstrikes, CENTCOM said

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Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks

Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said

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