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Apr- 2024 -11 AprilAfrica
Bomb Kills Six Niger Soldiers Prompting Air Strikes
A bomb blast has killed six Nigerien soldiers near the border with Mali, Niger's army said Thursday, adding around 10 "terrorists" were later killed in air strikes.
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Mar- 2024 -28 MarchAfrica
Mali Army Killed 13 Civilians in Drone Strikes: Amnesty
Mali's army has killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in drone strikes in the north of the country, Amnesty said.
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7 MarchAfrica
Niger, Mali, Burkina Creating Joint Anti-Jihadist Force
The army chiefs of military-ruled Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced the creation of a joint force to battle long-running jihadist rebellions raging in their countries.
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Feb- 2024 -29 FebruaryAfrica
Suspected Jihadists Kill Several Soldiers in Mali
Several Malian soldiers died in a large-scale attack by suspected jihadists on a military outpost in the remote west of the landlockled west African nation.
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9 FebruaryAfrica
Suspected Jihadists Kill 9 in Volatile Niger Region
Suspected jihadists killed nine people in a raid on three villages in a Niger region bordering insurgency-hit Mali and Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.
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Jan- 2024 -29 JanuaryAfrica
Burkina, Mali, Niger Quit West African Bloc ECOWAS
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states.
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26 JanuaryAfrica
Mali Ends 2015 Peace Deal With Separatist Rebels: Military Rulers
Mali's military rulers announced the "end, with immediate effect" of a key 2015 peace deal signed with northern separatist groups.
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2 JanuaryAfrica
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.
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Dec- 2023 -22 DecemberAfrica
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.
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14 DecemberAfrica
Dozens Killed in Jihadist Attack in Central Mali: Local Sources
An attack in central Mali this week, blamed on jihadists, left dozens of soldiers and civilians dead, local sources said.
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