Months of talks between Saudi Arabia and an Iranian-allied rebel group in Yemen have led to rare goodwill gestures between the bitter battlefield adversaries and presented what Western diplomats hope might be a long-awaited opportunity
Islamic State claims purported attack on Egypt-Israel gas pipeline in Sinai
Though sources said attacked pipe was a domestic one, jihadist group insists it ‘targeted… the natural gas line linking the Jews and the apostate Egyptian government’
199 Nigerians Killed By Bandits, Boko Haram, Herdsmen In Nigeria In January
The deaths were caused by insurgent groups, herdsmen including Lassa Fever. In the research carried out by the Civic Media Lab, 24 persons were kidnapped by bandits in the month.
Militants kill 18 civilians in Burkina Faso
Suspected militants have killed 18 civilians in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, the governor of Sahel region said.
Mozambique insurgency drives fears of Islamist jihad in S Africa
A brutal insurgency under way in Mozambique’s northernmost province that escalated in 2019 has raised fears that an Islamist jihad movement is seeking to establish itself in southern Africa.
Trump: U.S. Forces Kill Leader of Yemeni Al-Qaeda In Counterterror Operation
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States killed the leader of the Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) extremist group in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen.
Mali: Dynamique coopération bilatérale : Le Mali et les Emirats Arabes Unis signent deux conventions
Le Mali et les Emirats Arabes Unis viennent de signer deux conventions dont la première concerne la construction d’une centrale solaire d’une capacité de 50 mégawatts à Sélingué et la deuxième porte sur un contrat
Mali: 400 combattants de la nouvelle armée reconstituée déployés à #Kidal
Environ 400 combattants de la nouvelle armée malienne reconstituée devront être déployés à Kidal, dans le nord du Mali, d’ici lundi, a annoncé la Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation au Mali
Mali: Urgent – la ville de Niono attaquée (témoins)
La ville de Niono dans la région de ségou est sous le feu des groupes armés terroristes depuis 19H. L’attaque est dirigée contre le poste de Soroweli. Une première attaque aurait été répoussée !
Shekau’s Boko Haram Raids Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) Base Camp To Reclaim “Their Women” at Sunnawa village in Abadam district, Borno State, Nigeria – 22 January 2020
TRAC Analyst Michael Quinones continues to follow activities in Nigeria. On 15 January, after tracking their ‘missing females’ to an ISWA base camp, Boko Haram stormed the ISWA camp on pickup trucks in Sunnawa village