Islamic State West Africa Province
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Dec- 2019 -11 December
‘At least 60’ killed in attack on Niger military camp in Inates
At least 60 people were killed in a militant attack on a military camp in Inates in the Tillaberi region of western Niger near the Mali border
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Nov- 2019 -29 November
France’s military chief of staff rejects ISIS claim for deadly Mali helicopter crash
An ISWAP ambush did not cause a collision between two French army helicopters which left 13 soldiers dead in Mali, General Francois Lecointre said
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26 November
Mali helicopter collision kills 13 French soldiers with Operation Barkhane
Thirteen soldiers from France's anti-terrorist Barkhane force in Mali were killed after two helicopters collided during an operation in the country's north
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18 November
At least 24 Mali soldiers, 17 ‘terrorists’ killed in Tabankort during joint operation with Niger
At least 24 soldiers were killed and 29 others injured in Tabankort in eastern Mali during a bilateral Mali-Niger military operation
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18 November
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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15 November
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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7 November
Nigeria soldiers killed in ISWAP ambush near Damboa in Borno state
At least 10 Nigerian soldiers were killed and others injured in clashes near Damboa as images ISWAP fighters pledging allegiance to new ISIS leader are released
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6 November
France expects new international task force Takuba to deploy in Mali ‘by 2020’
France expects a new international special operations Task Force Takuba to deploy in Mali by 2020 to help train local troops, defense minister Florence Parly said
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2 November
French soldier killed in Mali roadside bomb blast claimed by ISIS
A French soldier deployed to Operation Barkhane was killed between Gao and Menaka in Mali in an IED attack later claimed by Islamic State
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2 November
Mali: More than 50 killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Indelilmane in Menaka region
At least 53 Mali soldiers were killed in a "terrorist attack" on a military post outpost in Indelimane in the locality of Ansongo in the Ménaka region
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