Mali

Mali Denies Freeing 200 Jihadists to Stop Fuel Tanker Attacks

The Malian army denied on Monday releasing around 200 suspected jihadists in mid-March to secure an end to attacks on fuel convoys that are crippling the landlocked nation's economy.

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Locals in Niger Say ‘Terrorists’ Killed 25 Near Mali

Local sources in western Niger said "terrorists" killed 25 members of a militia in several villages near the Mali border.

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NGO Says Sahel-Based Jihadists Spilling Into Africa’s West Coast

Jihadist violence in the Sahel region is spreading to countries along Africa's western coast, the conflict monitoring group ACLED said.

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Burkina Faso Releases 8 NGO Members Arrested for ‘Spying’

An international NGO in Burkina Faso said Friday that eight of its members had been released, months after the country's military rulers arrested them on accusations of spying.

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Mali’s JNIM Jihadists: Armed Fighters or Politically Ambitious Belligerents?

Jihadist group JNIM has made itself the arch nemesis of Mali's junta, weakening the country's central government in an unprecedented manner.

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Malian Woman Who Posted on TikTok Abducted, Executed

Suspected jihadists in northern Mali kidnapped a young woman who had been posting on TikTok and then publicly executed her, her family and local officials said Sunday.

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Mali Ruler Fires Commanders After Battlefield Setbacks

Mali's military ruler fired three senior commanders in the armed forces, a cabinet meeting report showed Wednesday, with a source blaming battlefield failings in the campaign against jihadists.

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Jihadist Attacks Spread Across Africa’s Sahel Region

Jihadists in Africa's Sahel region have doubled the scope of their attacks in recent years and now operate in an area twice the size of Spain, leading to 77,000 deaths, according to an AFP analysis of ACLED data.

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France Halts Counter-Terror Ties With Mali, Expels Diplomats

Paris has suspended counter-terrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered diplomats to leave after the arrest of a French envoy in Bamako.

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Senegal Says Truckers Kidnapped in Mali as Jihadists Declare Blockade

Senegalese truckers have been kidnapped in western Mali, where a jihadist group has declared a transport blockade.

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