Mali: dozens killed in twin attacks on passenger boat and army base

Three days of mourning have been declared in Mali following attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in the northern part of the country on Thursday (7 September) by suspected jihadists, in which at least 64 people were reportedly killed. The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on […]

Iraq: US-led coalition hands Qayyarah airbase to army

The US-led coalition combating the Islamic state group (ISIS) and other terror groups in Iraq have surrendered Qayyarah in southern Mosul to the army, Turkish news agency Anadolu has learned. A military source who asked not to be named because of restrictions, told the news agency that the handover took place after French troops left […]

Libya at the brink of an imminent power crisis due to shortage of fuel

On September 9, the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) issued urgent alerts to both the Attorney General and the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation regarding a severe fuel shortage impacting power generation stations nationwide. In its letter to the Attorney General, GECOL outlined how the lack of natural gas and diesel is causing […]