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Tag: army
Nigeria: more than 150 kidnapped students rescued days before ransom deadline
Nigerian army has, over the past two days, successfully rescued more than 150 “unharmed" pupils and teachers who were abducted by gunmen from a school ... Read More
Mozambique: insurgency in resource-rich Cabo Delgado fueled by influx of foreign jihadists
The recent surge of new attacks by an Islamic State-affiliated group in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province has been fueled by an influx of Islamist fighters ... Read More
Sudan’s govt suspends ties with IGAD, pulls out of summit with paramilitary chief
Sudan’s army-aligned government has announced it won't attend an extraordinary summit scheduled for 18 January and organized by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), saying ... Read More
Mali: Army claims destruction of jihadist positions in wake of Mourdiah Military Base attack
The Malian armed forces, FAMA, announced Tuesday December 26 they dealt blows to radical Islamist militants of Ansar Dine militant group that attacked the Mourdiah ... Read More
85 civilians killed in a drone strike by the Nigerian army
A Nigerian army drone accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in the Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, according to official sources, ... Read More
Mali’s army recaptures strategic northern rebel stronghold of Kidal
Mali’s army has reportedly recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, which has been a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist rebel groups that has long posed ... Read More
Tunisian military helicopter crashes at sea killing the crew
A helicopter of the Tunisian army has crashed near the northern city of Bizerte, killing members of the crew. The army in a statement Thursday ... Read More
Algerian army in disarray as Russian supplies plummet
Algeria is rushing to find an alternative to Russian arms which has fallen sharply due to the war effort in Ukraine. Algeria has for long ... Read More
Sudan: Egyptian embassy’s staff member injured by gunshot
The Egyptian Foreign ministry Sunday said one member of its staff at the country’s mission in the Sudanese capital Khartoum has sustained injuries after suffering ... Read More
Sudan: Fears of confrontation between army and paramilitary
The mobilization in capital Khartoum and other cities of a paramilitary force headed by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, generally referred to as Hemetti, had raised ... Read More