Tag: ISIL
Nigerian forces kill over 50 gunmen in sweeping operations across troubled regions
Nigerian troops have killed more than 50 armed men in separate operations in the country’s conflict-ridden northeast and northwest, according to official statements released Thursday. ... Read More
US to pull out troops from key drone base in Niger amid Russia’s growing footprint in Sahel
The United States has agreed to withdraw its about 1,000 troops from Niger, where it built and operated a major drone base in the desert ... Read More
Mali, Niger in meltdown, as both states wage multiple battles against Al-Qaeda
The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after at least 29 soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists near the country’s border with ... Read More
Latest jihadi attack on Burkina Faso convoy leaves 11 killed, dozens missing
At least 11 soldiers have been killed and 50 civilians were missing in Burkina Faso after armed fighters attacked a 150-vehicle military-escorted convoy taking supplies ... Read More
Washington Warns U.S. Citizen against Travel to Algeria
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to Algeria due to a high threat of terrorist attacks and kidnappings in this ... Read More
Morocco Takes Part in Meeting of Global Coalition to Counter ISIL in Washington
Morocco will participate in the first joint ministerial meeting of the international coalition against ISIL convened in Washington on Thursday July 21, under the co-chairmanship ... Read More
Tunisia: NATO plans to set up intelligence fusion center
The National Atlantic Treaty Organization announced from Warsaw, Saturday, a plan to set up an intelligence Fusion Centre in Tunisia, which was hit last year ... Read More
U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Counterterrorism Efforts & Cooperation
The United States has commended Morocco’s sustained efforts made in the fights against terrorism, saying the North African country has worked out a comprehensive counterterrorism ... Read More
Congressmen Support Morocco’s Response to US Report on Human Rights
After Morocco expressed concerns last month that the US State Department’s 2016 human rights report contained factual errors and misrepresented the Kingdom’s efforts in that ... Read More
Libya: Washington Ready to Loosen Arms Embargo
The Obama Administration is willing to untighten the arms embargo on Libya to help fight the Islamic State group if the Presidency Council makes concrete ... Read More