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Tag: AFRICOM
Libya: US pulls out troops as fighting rages between GNA forces & rival LNA
US military command for Africa, AFRICOM, have temporally withdrawn US troops out of Libya amid deadly armed confrontation between militia forces aligned with UN-backed Government ...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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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