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Sep- 2020 -10 SeptemberAfrica
Four Soldiers Killed in Central Mali Attack: Officials
Four Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in the country's restive central region on Wednesday.
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5 SeptemberAfrica
Niger Soldiers Executed Dozens of Civilians, Probe Says
Soldiers in Niger executed dozens of civilians during the counterinsurgency campaign against jihadists in the country's troubled Tillaberi region earlier this year, a probe into the deaths reported.
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4 SeptemberAfrica
Ten Soldiers Killed in Overnight Ambush in Central Mali
At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an overnight ambush in a central region near the Mauritanian border where armed jihadist groups are rampant, security and local sources said Friday.
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2 SeptemberAfrica
French Anti-Jihadist Forces Kill Civilian in Mali
French anti-jihadist troops in Mali killed a civilian on Tuesday and wounded two others after a bus refused to slow down in a volatile area despite their orders, the French army command said.
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Aug- 2020 -28 AugustAfrica
Four Mali Troops Killed in Attack Blamed on Jihadists
Four troops were killed and 12 were wounded on Thursday in an ambush in central Mali, the army said, blaming the attack on jihadists who launched an insurgency eight years ago.
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18 AugustAfrica
Mutineering Troops Seize Mali’s President and Prime Minister
Rebel troops seized Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse in a dramatic escalation Tuesday of a months-long crisis.
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18 AugustAfrica
Mutiny Fears After Gunfire Heard at Army Base in Mali
Gunfire broke out at a key army base near Mali's capital Bamako on Tuesday, witnesses and a security official said, triggering fears of a mutiny in the crisis-stricken Sahel state.
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13 AugustAfrica
Niger Attack Raises Stakes for French Forces in West Africa
Six French nationals were among eight people killed in a suspected jihadist attack in Niger on Sunday, raising fresh questions about a massive French troop deployment aimed at bolstering security in West Africa's Sahel region.
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11 AugustAfrica
Militants in Central Mali Set Jail Ablaze in Attack Killing Two
Militants in volatile central Mali killed a prison officer and a gendarme late Monday night in a raid that saw a jail set ablaze and five inmates escape.
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10 AugustAfrica
French Aid Workers Among Eight Killed by Gunmen in Niger
Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French aid workers as they visited a part of Niger popular with tourists for its wildlife, officials said.
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