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Jan- 2021 -

8 January

French Strike in Mali Targeted Jihadists, Says Bamako

Mali's government broke its silence in a controversy over a deadly attack, supporting France's assertion that its warplanes struck jihadists, while villagers say a wedding party was hit.

7 January

Africa

A Cameroonian policeman and a gendarme securing the perimeter of a polling station in Lysoka, near Buea, southwestern Cameroon, on October 7, 2018.

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Bomb Kills Four Soldiers, One Civilian in Cameroon

Four soldiers and a civilian were killed Wednesday when an official convoy was hit by makeshift explosives in a restive English-speaking region of Cameroon, the government said.

6 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

France Says Kills Dozens of Mali Jihadists, Villagers Say Wedding Party Hit

France said it had killed dozens of jihadists in an air strike in central Mali, while several villagers said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by fire from a helicopter.

5 January

Africa

French soldiers deployed to Operation Barkhane in the Sahel

Staff Writer With AFP

GSIM Jihadists Claim Killings of French Soldiers in Mali

The Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed two French soldiers in Mali.

4 January

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Brigadier-General Alireza Sabahifard, center, unveils the "Kian," a high-precision drone that can locate and attack targets far from the country's borders during a ceremony in the capital Tehran, September 2019.

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Iran Army Announces Large-Scale Drone Drill

Iran's army is set to hold a "joint and large-scale" drone drill with its different divisions primarily in central Iran on Tuesday, the state news agency IRNA reported.

4 January

Africa

Security during elections in Niger's capital Niamey

Staff Writer With AFP

100 Dead in Attacks on Two Western Niger Villages

"Terrorists" killed around 100 people in two villages in western Niger on Saturday, the latest in a string of civilian massacres that have rocked the jihadist-plagued Tillaberi region.

Dec- 2020 -

30 December

Middle East

Smoke billows from the airport building in Aden, Yemen.

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen’s Aden Airport Blasts Kill 26 as New Government Arrives

At least 26 people were killed as explosions rocked Yemen's Aden airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what officials charged was a "cowardly" attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

30 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

New Jihadist Attack in Mozambique’s Troubled Cabo Delgado Province

Jihadists on Tuesday attacked a village close to a huge gas project in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, in the latest assault by the shadowy group.

29 December

Europe