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May- 2019 -30 MayAfrica
Islamic State puts the Sahel in West Africa – for now
Islamic State recently began to attribute attacks in the Sahel to its West Africa Province affiliate. Robert Postings asks: what does this mean for Islamic State in the Greater Sahara?
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16 MayAfrica
ISIS claims Niger attacks, attributing them to West Africa Province
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa Province affiliate carried out two attacks in western Niger earlier in the week
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15 MayAfrica
Niger soldiers missing after ambush near Tongo Tongo
A search was under way in western Niger for soldiers missing since an ambush by armed men near Tongo Tongo in the Tillaberi region near the Mali border
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14 MayAfrica
Niger soldier wounded in Koutoukalé prison attack dies
A Niger soldier injured in what officials say was a terrorist attack on the high-security Koutoukale prison has died of his wounds, authorities said
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13 MayAfrica
‘Terrorist’ attack on Niger high-security Koutoukalé prison foiled
Authorities in Niger on Monday foiled a "terrorist" attack on a high-security prison near the capital Niamey, Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum said
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10 MayAfrica
German parliament extends Africa military missions
The Bundestag extended German deployments to UN and EU missions in Mali and to the EU's Operation Atalanta anti-piracy mission until May 2020
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Apr- 2019 -15 AprilAfrica
Nigeria-Chad operation ‘kills 27 terrorists’ near Wulgo as ISIS claims multiple attacks
A joint Nigeria-Chad military operation against "Boko Haram terrorists" in the Wulgo area of Borno state as ISIS claimed multiple attacks in the Lake Chad area
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14 AprilWar
ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’
Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign
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10 AprilAfrica
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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Mar- 2019 -27 MarchAfrica
Niger: Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack in Diffa region kills at least 10
At least 10 people were killed along with at least two suicide bombers in a coordinated Boko Haram attack in N'Guigmi in the Diffa region of eastern Niger
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