Sahel

Airstrikes reported after Burkina Faso soldier killed in bomb attack near Pama in restive East

A Burkina Faso military officer was killed and a soldier injured when their vehicle was hit in a roadside bomb attack near Pama in Kompienga province in the restive East

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Six Burkina Faso police killed in bomb and gun attack in Solle in the North region

At least six Burkina Faso police officers were killed in a bomb and gun attack in the northern town of Solle near the border with Mali

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Burkina Faso soldiers killed by roadside bomb in restive east

A Burkina Faso Defense and Security Forces vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Gayeri in the east near the border with Niger, killing at least five and injuring one

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Burkina Faso gendarme killed in attack on Inata gold mine in Soum province

A Burkina Faso gendarme was killed and another injured in an attack on a security post at the Inata gold mine in the north of the country

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More than 20 Tuaregs killed near Mali’s border with Niger

At least 25 Tuareg civilians were killed in Amalaoulaou near Mali’s frontier with Niger in the restive Menaka region in the country's east

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New G5 Sahel Joint Force commander moves HQ to Mali capital Bamako after June attack

The headquarters of the G5 Sahel joint counter-terrorism force was transferred to Mali's capital Bamako from the central town of Sevare

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Seven Mali soldiers and civilian driver killed in roadside bomb blast

Seven Malian soldiers and a civilian driver were killed in roadside bomb blast in central Mali near Mopti, the ministry of defense said

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Mali: More than 100 French troops parachute into Menaka

French paratroops conducted an airborne operation in the Ménaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border

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Eight Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Baraboulé

At least eight Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near Baraboule in Soum province near the Mali border

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At least 12 Mali Tuaregs killed in attack near Niger border

At least 12 Tuareg civilians were killed by armed assailants in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border

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