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Mali: five people killed in rare attack near capital Bamako

Armed men Monday (2 January) attacked a civil defense post in a small southwest town in Mali in what was a rare attack near the capital Bamako, killing five people, Mali’s security ministry has said. The ministry said in a statement Tuesday (3 January) the unidentified armed individuals attacked the defense post in the town […]

U.S. Jury awards Moroccan woman $3.25 Mln in compensation for medical error

Fatima Belhak, a U.S. citizen of Moroccan descent, has been awarded $3.25 million in a compensation lawsuit for a botched episiotomy when giving birth in 2014. She told The Quad-City Times that the verdict is an acknowledgment of the suffering she will deal with for the rest of her life and an injury that could […]

Chad: Army kills 1,000 Boko Haram fighters

The Chadian army neutralized about 1,000 Boko Haram fighters and lost 52 of its own soldiers in an operation launched 10 days ago. The operation codenamed “Operation Wrath of Bomo,” was launched after terrorists dealt the heaviest blow to the Chadian military after an assault killed over 90 soldiers. The offensive took place at Kelkoua […]