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Jan- 2024 -2 JanuaryAfrica
UN Mission Ends Decade of Deployment in Mali
The UN mission in Mali ended a decade of deployment in the crisis-wracked country, meeting a December 31 deadline agreed after Mali's military leaders ordered it to leave.
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2 JanuaryAfrica
‘Dozens’ Dead in Week of Burkina Attacks: Security Sources
At least four suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso have killed dozens of soldiers and civilians in a week, security and local sources said.
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Dec- 2023 -22 DecemberAfrica
Last French Troops Bow Out of Africa’s Sahel
The last French troops withdrew from Niger, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.
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14 DecemberAfrica
Dozens Killed in Jihadist Attack in Central Mali: Local Sources
An attack in central Mali this week, blamed on jihadists, left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead, local sources said.
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13 DecemberAfrica
Niger Says All French Troops Will Have Left by December 22
The ongoing withdrawal of French troops participating in an anti-jihadist mission in Niger will be complete by December 22, the Sahel country's army said.
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Oct- 2023 -3 OctoberAfrica
29 Niger Soldiers Killed by Suspected Jihadists: Defense Ministry
Twenty-nine soldiers were killed in western Niger in an attack by suspected jihadists, the defense ministry said, declaring a three-day national mourning period.
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Sep- 2023 -29 SeptemberAfrica
7 Nigerien Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack, 5 More in Ensuing Accident
Seven soldiers were killed in Niger's southwest in an attack by suspected jihadists, and five others died in a traffic accident while trying to respond to the assault.
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28 SeptemberAfrica
Mali Military Reports Two Attacks on Army Posts
The Malian army has reported attacks on two of its posts, with an Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group claiming responsibility for one of them.
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25 SeptemberAfrica
Somalia Bombing Toll Climbs to 21
The death toll from a truck bombing in central Somalia rose to 21 after emergency workers dug through rubble to recover more bodies buried under broken bricks, concrete, and metal.
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18 SeptemberAfrica
Armed Men Seize Two Army Camps in Northern Mali: Officials
Armed men took over two military camps in northern Mali, two officials said, with a spokesman for an alliance of predominantly Tuareg armed groups claiming the attack.
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