Tag: AQIM
Niger mourns 28 soldiers killed by militants near Mali
Militants have killed 28 Nigerien soldiers in an ambush near the border with Mali, Niger government said. Earlier reports have announced that 17 soldiers were ... Read More
Tunisia: Four siblings handed 51 years in prison on terrorism charges
A court in Tunisia has pressed 48 years in prison against three brothers on terrorism charges and handed a three-year prison sentence to their sister ... 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
Algeria has Long Way to Go to Counter Terrorism Financing- U.S. Report
The scale of the informal market in Algeria dominated by cash transactions make it hard to counter terrorism financing, the U.S. department of state said ... Read More
Polisario Member Leads Terrorist Group Responsible for Killing US, Nigerian Soldiers in Sahel
“The group that claimed responsibility for the killing of four US and four Nigerian soldiers in Western Niger last October is led by Polisario member ... Read More
Libya: US Airstrikes Kill Top Al Qaeda Commander
The US conducted an airstrike that killed a senior leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in war-ravaged Libya, the Pentagon said. The ... Read More
Libya: Pentagon Strikes Jihadists with Drone
The US Army launched this weekend a drone strike targeting jihadists in southern Libya. According to the US military’s Africa Command, the attack killed two ... Read More
AQIM Confirms Death of Senior Leader in Algeria
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) confirmed that the Algerian army has killed one of its senior officials, Adel Seghiri also known as Abu Ruwaha ... Read More
Tunisian Security Forces Kill Senior Al Qaida Leader in Maghreb
Bilel Kobi, a senior Al Qaida member in North Africa on the run from Algerian authorities for two and a half decade, was killed in ... Read More
French Magazine Highlights Algeria’s Role in Perpetuating Sahara Dispute
Algeria's role in creating, funding and backing the Polisario separatists was highlighted in a detailed article by French magazine, L'incorrect, which sheds lights on facets ... Read More