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Jan- 2024 -

5 January

Mourners hold up pictures of General Qassem Soleimani at his funeral in January 2020.

Islamic State Claims Iran Suicide Bombings That Killed 84

Islamic State said it carried out twin bombings that killed at least 84 people at a memorial ceremony in Iran for slain Revolutionary Guards general Soleimani.

2 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Mission Ends Decade of Deployment in Mali

The UN mission in Mali ended a decade of deployment in the crisis-wracked country, meeting a December 31 deadline agreed after Mali's military leaders ordered it to leave.

2 January

Africa

A military personnel stands outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Dozens’ Dead in Week of Burkina Attacks: Security Sources

At least four suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso have killed dozens of soldiers and civilians in a week, security and local sources said.

Dec- 2023 -

28 December

Africa

Nigerian soldiers patrolling Borno state near a former Boko Haram camp

Staff Writer With AFP

Toll Rises in Central Nigeria Attacks to 198: Authorities

The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in central Nigeria has climbed to almost 200, local authorities said, as survivors began to bury the dead.

26 December

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New Drone Attack Against US Troops in Iraq, Injuries Reported

A new drone attack targeted a military base in northern Iraq used by US and anti-jihadist coalition forces.

22 December

Africa

France desert troops take to boats in Mali

Staff Writer With AFP

Last French Troops Bow Out of Africa’s Sahel

The last French troops withdrew from Niger, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

21 December

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Landmine Kills Seven Syrian Government Forces: Monitor

Seven members of Syria's security forces were killed when their bus struck an Islamic State landmine in the Badia desert, a monitor said.

20 December

Africa

Members of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) position themselves on the Ugandan side of the border town in Bunagana, Democratic Republic of Congo, while awaiting deployment

Staff Writer With AFP

IS-Linked ADF Militants Kill 10 in Uganda

Militants linked to Islamic State have burned at least 10 civilians to death in an attack on a southwestern town in Uganda, police said.

13 December

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Says All French Troops Will Have Left by December 22

The ongoing withdrawal of French troops participating in an anti-jihadist mission in Niger will be complete by December 22, the Sahel country's army said.

9 December

Middle East