Tag: army

Niger: Army killed 11 terrorists, arrested 6

January 26, 2023

The Nigerien army announced Tuesday it has killed 11 terrorists and arrested 6, in a restive region, near Burkina Faso, during offensive operations. The operations ... Read More

Man disguised as senior soldier arrested trying to enter army military installation in Ghana

December 8, 2022

The Ghana Armed forces has arrested a man using fake soldiers credentials to access the armed forces base in Burma Camp located in the capital ... Read More

Malian army, Jihadi groups committed massacres — UN report

November 12, 2022

Mali's army and jihadist groups have carried out massacres and hundreds of human rights violations, the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a ... Read More

DR Congo: Fighting flares up as army clashes with M23 rebels around strategic highway

October 29, 2022

Congolese army clashed with M23 rebels around a strategic highway in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday (27 October), following a recent flare-up between ... Read More

Ten soldiers killed, Fifty wounded in Burkina Faso army base attack

October 25, 2022

At least 10 soldiers died and around 50 were wounded in Burkina Faso on Monday (24 October) in an assault on an army base and ... Read More

Denmark to repatriate its soldiers from Mali

January 28, 2022

Denouncing "a dirty political game" by Bamako, Denmark announced on Thursday the repatriation of its hundred or so soldiers deployed in Mali as the Malian ... Read More

Tunisia: Three military personnel killed in helicopter crash

October 6, 2021

A helicopter belonging to the Tunisian army crashed Tuesday during a night drill, causing the death of three soldiers on board, the ministry of Defense ... Read More

Forest Fires: Algerian Army on the offensive again against Morocco

September 5, 2021

The monthly "El Djeich" magazine, the mouthpiece of the Algerian ruling military junta, joined other authorities to adamantly designate Morocco and Israel as responsible for ... Read More

Men in uniform protest in Algeria’s streets as crisis worsens

May 6, 2021

As civilian and peaceful pro-democracy hirak protest gain traction, Algeria’s fire fighters joined the wave of dissent and resentment against an inefficient government that acts ... Read More

Algerian army mocks itself by failed attempts to use Morocco to thwart the Hirak

February 21, 2021

Algeria’s aged military commanders- ruling behind a civilian curtain- have lost all senses in their desperate bid to portray Morocco as an enemy in order ... Read More