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Mauritania: Army Seizes 475 Kg of Drugs from Armed Traffickers

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The Mauritanian army Wednesday snatched 475 kilograms of drugs from a group of traffickers after a chase and gun battle. According to army sources, the incident took place in the area of “Al Hank”, more than 250 km, north-east of the town of Zouerate. The traffickers were tracked by an army unit and a military […]
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Côte d’Ivoire: Morocco Helps Identify Grand Bassam Attacks Ringleader

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Ivorian security authorities have been able to identify the mastermind of the March 13 terrorist attacks thanks to Morocco’s valuable contribution. Moroccan daily in Arabic Al Ahdath Al Maghribia reported in its Friday edition that Ivorian security authorities were able to identify Kounta Dallaha as the ringleader of the March 13 massacre which left 19 […]
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Mauritania: AQIM announces execution of 3 spies “working” for Mauritania and France

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Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced in a video recording Tuesday the execution of three “spies” working for the Mauritanian and the French intelligence services, reports say. The group which has been battling the Mauritanian, Malian armies in the Sahel showed in the video recording entitled “traitors” it killed Cheikh Bay Ould Mohamed Ould Habib […]