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Feb- 2023 -

19 February

Suspected IS Attack in Syria Death Toll Rises to 68: Monitor

The death toll from an attack blamed on Islamic State in Syria has risen to 68, a war monitor said Saturday, the deadliest attack in over a year.

10 February

Africa

Soldiers sit in a truck on the main road of the Electoral Commission, in Accra, Ghana

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Attempted Bombing in North Ghana Fuels Jihadist Fears

Criminals in northern Ghana tried to blow up a bridge in a region where the government fears spillover from a jihadist war across the border in Burkina Faso.

6 February

Middle East

This aerial view shows residents searching for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings following an earthquake in the village of Besnia near the twon of Harim, in Syria's rebel-held northhwestern Idlib

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At Least 20 Escape Syria Prison Holding IS Inmates After Quake

Prisoners mutinied in a northwestern Syria prison following a deadly earthquake, with at least 20 escaping the jail holding mostly Islamic State group members.

6 February

Africa

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At Least 18 Killed in Burkina Attacks

At least 18 people were killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso, sources briefed on the incidents said, as violence rages in the Sahel nation.

6 February

Africa

Niger Armed Forces at Nigerien Air Base 201

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Nine Killed in Jihadist Attack on Niger Refugee Camp: Sources

Heavily armed jihadists stormed a camp housing refugees from neighboring Mali in western Niger and killed nine people.

3 February

Africa

Burkina Faso's armed forces, pictured during training, have carried out security sweeps in an attempt to stem jihadist violence.

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Junta Sets Plan for ‘Stabilizing’ Jihadist-Hit Burkina

Burkina Faso's four-month-old military junta has set down a blueprint for "stabilizing" the jihadist-torn country.

2 February

Middle East

Fighters affiliated to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group in the countryside of Syria's northwestern Latakia province

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Jihadists Kill 11 Soldiers in Northwest Syria Attacks: Monitor

Eleven Syrian soldiers were killed in the country's northwest in separate attacks carried out by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group.

1 February

Africa

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Mali Jihadist Leader in Secret Talks With Northern Groups

An Al-Qaeda leader in the Sahel has been in talks with armed groups in northern Mali which, like him, are fighting Islamic State militants.

Jan- 2023 -

31 January

Africa

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Suspected Jihadists Kill 28 in Troubled Burkina Faso

Twenty-eight people have died in new attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, including 15 who had been abducted at the weekend, authorities said.

31 January

Africa