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Mar- 2021 -11 MarchAfrica
Burkina Faso Makes Tentative Steps Towards Dialogue With Jihadists
Sources say contacts between Burkina Faso's government and jihadists have taken part in the north. The initiative is limited in scope, they say, and Islamic State remains beyond the pale.
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10 MarchSpace
France Conducts First Military Drills in Space
France has begun its first military exercises in space to test its ability to defend its satellites, in a sign of the growing competition in Earth's orbit.
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4 MarchEurope
Nine Turkish Soldiers Killed in Military Helicopter Crash
Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and four wounded on Thursday when their military helicopter crashed in the southeast of the country, the defense ministry said.
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Feb- 2021 -24 FebruaryAfrica
Two Mali Soldiers Killed, Seven Injured in Ambush
Two soldiers were killed and seven others injured, Mali's military said, in an ambush in a central region regularly hit by jihadist attacks.
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23 FebruaryAfrica
Senegal Must Ready for ‘Battle’ With Jihadists, Says President
Senegal's president said his native country and neighboring West African states must "prepare to do battle" to stop jihadist expansion beyond the Sahel.
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17 FebruaryAir
Russian Fighters Intercept French Jets Over Black Sea
Russia scrambled Su-27 fighter jets to intercept three French military planes on Wednesday as they approached the Russian border over the Black Sea, the defense ministry in Moscow said.
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17 FebruaryAfrica
France Maintains Sahel Force to ‘Decapitate’ Al-Qaeda Groups
President Macron pledged to keep French troops in the Sahel region of western Africa, to help "decapitate" Al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups that local governments are struggling to hold back.
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16 FebruaryAfrica
Chad to Send Troops to Sahel Jihadist Flashpoint
Chad will send 1,200 troops to combat jihadists in a flashpoint Sahel border zone as France looks to reduce its longstanding military presence in the region.
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15 FebruaryAfrica
France to Meet Sahel Leaders as It Mulls Troop Drawdown
France and five allies gather on Monday to discuss the Sahel's jihadist insurgency, with Paris looking for support enabling it to cut French troop numbers in the strife-torn region.
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15 FebruaryAfrica
Two Malian Soldiers Killed in Highway Blast
Two Malian soldiers were killed on Sunday in the violence-torn center of the country when their vehicle hit a bomb placed by jihadists, Malian officials said.
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