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May- 2023 -

10 May

Africa

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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.

7 May

Africa

Nigerian soldiers traveling on the back of a pick-up truck.

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Suspected Jihadists Kill Seven, Kidnap 22 in Nigeria

Seven people have been killed and 22 others kidnapped by jihadists in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno State.

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

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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.

3 May

Africa

Germans soldiers on the route from Gao to Gossi, Mali

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Germany to Pull Troops Out of Mali by May 2024

The German government has decided to end its participation in the UN mission in Mali by next May over problems with the ruling junta.

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

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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

Terrorism

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Al-Qaeda Group Claims Deadly Mali Attacks

An Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the center of Mali, saying dozens of soldiers and Russian "mercenaries" were killed or wounded.

24 April

Africa

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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