counter-terrorism
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Feb- 2020 -3 FebruaryAfrica
Mali to launch major new military Operation Maliko to counter terrorism and assert state authority
Mali is to launch a new military operation in seven troubled regions in the east and center to counter terrorist threats and assert state authority
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Jan- 2020 -31 JanuaryAfrica
Africa offers US a ‘competitive edge’ over Russia and China, Townsend says
US AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend said the US military presence in Africa should remain as part of the strategy to counter Russia and China
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28 JanuaryAfrica
Esper: Europe should ‘offset’ changes in US support for France’s West Africa mission
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Europe could 'offset any changes' in future support for France's counter-terror mission in Africa's Sahel region
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22 JanuaryAfrica
Burkina Faso to recruit and arm volunteers to protect communities from militants
Burkina Faso's parliament adopted a law allowing for the recruitment of local volunteers who will act as auxiliaries in the fight against militants
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21 JanuaryAmericas
US cyber war against ISIS faced bureaucratic hurdles, newly declassified documents reveal
US Cyber Command's operation against Islamic State faced a number of problems, including difficulties with interagency coordination
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14 JanuaryAfrica
Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State
France and the G5 Sahel will form a military coalition under joint command and focus counter-insurgency efforts against ISIS
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Dec- 2019 -30 DecemberMiddle East
Turkey arrests 100 ISIS suspects in raids in 6 provinces
Turkey arrested more than 40 Iraqis, around 20 Syrians and a Moroccan and other ISIS suspects across six provinces in recent days
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4 DecemberAfrica
Morocco and Spain arrest 4 suspected ISIS supporters in joint raids
Moroccan police said they arrested three suspected supporters of Islamic State, in a joint operation with Spain
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Nov- 2019 -18 NovemberAfrica
French commando seriously injured in Mali counter-ISIS operation that killed 5 ‘terrorists’ near Indelimane
A French solider was seriously injured during a counter-Islamic State operation near Indelimane in Mali's Menaka region in which five 'terrorists' were killed
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18 NovemberAfrica
France and Sahel partner forces conduct ‘unprecedented’ operation in Burkina Faso and Mali
Forces from the France-led Operation Barkhane and its partner forces in the Sahel region carried out an 'unprecedented' 17-day counter-terror operation
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