jihadists • Page 11 of 59

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.

3 January

Africa

Nigerian troops patrolling the streets in the northeast town of Baga, Borno State, Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Kill 15 in Nigeria New Year Attacks: Residents

Jihadists have killed at least 15 people in New Year's Day attacks on two villages near the town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria's Borno State, residents said.

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 -

27 December

Commentary

Raphael Lapin

Breaking the Chains of History: Crafting a Fresh Approach to Middle East Peace

The UN Trusteeship System used during the decolonization era of the 1950s and 60s could be used as a mechanism to resolve the future of Gaza and a potential Palestinian state alongside Israel.

22 December

Americas

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

Somali, US Forces Kill Al-Shabaab Commander With $10M Bounty

Somali troops and US forces this week killed a senior commander of the Al-Shabaab militant group with a $10 million American bounty on his head.

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.

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.

15 December

Middle East

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC)

Staff Writer With AFP

11 Iran Police Killed in Jihadist-Claimed Attack: State TV

At least 11 Iranian police officers were killed in a jihadist-claimed attack on a police station in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, an official told state television.

14 December

Africa