Tag: al-Qaida

Mali junta govt launches terror probe into Tuareg rebel leaders as 2015 peace deal crumbles

December 4, 2023

Mali has launched an investigation into several ethnic separatists and al-Qaida-linked jihadist leaders for terrorism and money laundering, which also includes a probe into the ... Read More

Mali, Niger in meltdown, as both states wage multiple battles against Al-Qaeda

October 4, 2023

The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after at least 29 soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists near the country’s border with ... Read More

Sahel ‘at crossroads’: conflict-ridden region needs support to fight armed groups, warns UN

May 18, 2023

International and regional efforts to combat armed groups linked to al-Qaeda, the Islamic State and other extremist groups have failed to stop their expansion in ... Read More

Al-Shabab looses its grip on Somalia, yet more terrorist attacks are expected

February 1, 2023

Al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat in Somalia since the announcement of a “total war” against the al-Qaida-affiliated militant group by Somali President Hassan ... Read More

ECOWAS mediator reaffirms commitment to Burkina Faso in wake of coup

October 5, 2022

The ECOWAS mediator for Burkina Faso has ended his visit to the country in the wake of last week's coup, the second in eight months, ... Read More

State-supported clan uprising bolsters offensive against al Shabab in central Somalia

September 27, 2022

Somali tribal militia backed by the Somali government have pushed al-Shabab terrorists out of large parts of the country's central area in the latest gains ... Read More

Al-Qaida claims to kill Russian mercenaries in Mali as French forces complete withdrawal

August 16, 2022

Al-Qaida's affiliate in Mali claimed Monday (15 August) it had killed four mercenaries from Russia's private military firm, Wagner Group, as France announced its forces ... Read More

Tunisian Security Forces Kill Senior Al Qaida Leader in Maghreb

January 22, 2018

Bilel Kobi, a senior Al Qaida member in North Africa on the run from Algerian authorities for two and a half decade, was killed in ... Read More

Morocco’s FBI busted 40 terrorist cells, arrested 548 since 2015

December 24, 2016

Director of the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame said that this security apparatus continues to show effectiveness at the national and international ... Read More

US Embassy Alerts of Terrorist Attacks in Mauritania

October 29, 2016

The US embassy in Mauritania warned of imminent terrorist attacks in the short-term targeting American nationals in Nouakchott. The embassy said in a statement that ... Read More