Tag: AFRICOM

Libya: US pulls out troops as fighting rages between GNA forces & rival LNA

April 8, 2019

US military command for Africa, AFRICOM, have temporally withdrawn US troops out of Libya amid deadly armed confrontation between militia forces aligned with UN-backed Government ... Read More

U.S. Confirms Killing Eleven AQIM Terrorists in Airstrike in South Libya

December 3, 2018

The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has confirmed that eleven al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) terrorists were killed in “a precision airstrike”, conducted near Al ... Read More

Libya: U.S. Airstrike kills ISIS Commander

August 29, 2018

The U.S. command for Africa AFRICOM Tuesday said it conducted an airstrike that killed an Islamic State group (ISIS) militant in the town of Bani ... Read More

Morocco Takes Part in AFRICOM Meeting in Abuja

April 16, 2018

A high-level delegation from the Royal Armed Forces and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is taking part in the sixth Africa Land Forces Summit meeting ... Read More

Libya: US airstrikes hit again IS fighters near Sirte

September 29, 2017

US military command for Africa AFRICOM said Thursday it conducted several strikes against the Islamic State (IS) fighters near the city of Sirte following last ... Read More

Libya: US airstrikes kill 17 ISIS fighters near Sirte

September 25, 2017

US African command AFRICOM announced it killed 17 Islamic State group (IS) fighters in six air strikes on terrorist training camps of the group located ... Read More

Morocco, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire conduct Naval Exercise

April 3, 2017

Morocco’s Royal Navy conducted an at sea military exercise with Senegalese and Ivorian Navies focusing on improving maritime safety and hostage rescue operations. Ivorian news ... Read More

Libya: US Alarmed over Russia’s Growing Influence

March 25, 2017

The US defense department once again sounded the alarm over Moscow’s growing interest in Libya, indicating that ties between Russians and head of the Libyan ... Read More

Number of Tunisian IS-Affiliated Terrorists in Libya in Sharp Decline, AFRICOM

February 20, 2017

The US Defense Department’s military section for Africa, AFRICOM has told Associated Press (AP) that the number of Tunisian terrorists affiliated to the Islamic State ... Read More

AFRICOM, Morocco Conduct Military Drills in Agadir

February 13, 2017

U.S. Africa Command, AFRICOM, together with the Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) and members of armies from sub-Saharan African countries are currently conducting military exercises focusing ... Read More