Timbuktu

Jul- 2020 -

15 July

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul-Aziz during a hearing in the preliminary phase of the case at the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, on 8 July 2019

Timbuktu Jihadist Police Chief on Trial For ‘Unimaginable Crimes’

Al Hassan, a Malian jihadist, committed "unimaginable crimes" during a reign of terror as put forth in the International Criminal Court.

Feb- 2020 -

19 February

Africa

Fergus Kelly

1

Mali: French actions near Hombori ‘neutralize several terrorist fighters’

A series of actions near Hombori in Mali conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane 'neutralized' insurgents and destroyed important logistical assets

3 February

Africa

Fergus Kelly

1

Mali to launch major new military Operation Maliko to counter terrorism and assert state authority

Mali is to launch a new military operation in seven troubled regions in the east and center to counter terrorist threats and assert state authority

Apr- 2018 -

21 April

Africa

Fergus Kelly

1

15 militants, 1 soldier killed in Mali counter-terror op, while al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claims Timbuktu attack

Mali's armed forces said 15 militants and one soldier were killed in a counter-terror operation, while the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM claimed an April 14 attack on an international military camp at Timbuktu's airport

15 April

Africa

Fergus Kelly

2

Mali militants disguised as peacekeepers attack French and UN bases killing one, injuring dozens

A rocket and car bomb attack by militants wearing blue helmets left one UN peacekeeper dead, a dozen wounded and another dozen French soldiers hurt at Timbuktu's airport area