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May- 2023 -

11 May

Six Troops Killed in Rare West Mali Attack: Local Sources

Six Malian soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after a rare attack in the country's west, police and local sources said.

10 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Says It Has Picked Up 1,400 Boko Haram Followers

Nearly 1,400 followers of Nigeria's notorious Boko Haram jihadist group have been intercepted fleeing into Niger.

5 May

Africa

A child plays in an alley at the Port of Paquitequete near Pemba, March 29, 2021, where sailing boats are expected to arrive with people displaced from the coasts of Palma and Afung

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan Vows to Help Mozambique Fight ‘Terrorism’

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Tokyo would help Mozambique counter Islamist insurgents in the restive north.

2 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

IS-Linked Rebels Kill 6 in DR Congo’s Troubled East: Locals

Rebels linked to the Islamic State group attacked a village in DR Congo's volatile east killing at least six people, local authorities said.

1 May

Terrorism

A discarded Islamic State flag lying on the ground in the Syrian village of Baghouz

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Turkey Offers Details of Islamic State Chief’s Death

Turkey released details about its operation against the Islamic State's global chief, saying he died by setting off a suicide vest to avoid being detained.

1 May

Middle East

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Islamic State Group Chief Killed in Syria: Erdogan

The suspected leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency, Erdogan said.

Apr- 2023 -

25 April

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Kill IS ‘Mastermind’ of Kabul Airport Attack: White House

The Taliban government has killed the alleged mastermind of a devastating suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport during the chaotic withdrawal of US forces in 2021, the White House said.

25 April

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Decrease in IS Attacks in Iraq, Syria: Coalition

The international coalition fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria said there has been a "reduction in attacks" by jihadists in both countries this year.

24 April

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Army Conducts Operations in North and Center

Mali's army said it had arrested "12 terrorists" in the troubled northeast, where militants affiliated with IS have widened their control, but Tuareg ex-rebels claimed the fighters were theirs.

23 April

Africa