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Over 100 missing after Nigeria jihadist kidnapping: OfficialsMore than 100 people are missing after jihadists carried out a mass kidnapping in northeast Nigeria, targeting women and children from disp...07 Mar, 2024, 04.28 PM IST- Niger ends security and defence partnerships with the EUNiger's military leaders announced the termination of two EU security missions, opting to strengthen military ties with Russia. They ended ...05 Dec, 2023, 06.09 PM IST
- Algeria bans French military planes from airspace: French armyFrance's jets regularly fly over Algerian territory to reach the Sahel region of western Africa, where its soldiers are helping to battle j...03 Oct, 2021, 05.41 PM IST
- Norway joins anti-jihadist taskforce in MaliA member of NATO but not the EU, Norway will become the ninth country to take part in Takuba, an operation that aims to play a central role...14 Jul, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
- European Union launches military mission to train Mozambique armyA deadly insurgency by militants linked to the Islamic State group has ravaged the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province since late 2017, claiming...12 Jul, 2021, 03.44 PM IST
- Mozambique urged to use force wisely, aid and dialogue to tackle insurgency"There needs to be an appropriate level of military support to pressure this group... to consider surrendering, but also to offer them a pa...11 Jun, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
- The Sahel's intractable conflictFighting in the vast semi-arid region began in 2012, when Islamist militants joined a local insurgency in northern Mali, capturing swathes ...11 Jun, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
- After attack on rival, Islamic State jihadists battle for control in northeast NigeriaIslamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is now targeting Boko Haram's soldiers after raiding Shekau's stronghold in Sambisa forest in Bo...04 Jun, 2021, 02.34 PM IST
- Nigerian troops suffer heavy losses in drawn-out battles with jihadistsFighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the convoy with rocket-propelled grenades on Sunday in the town of Ma...27 Apr, 2021, 03.08 PM IST
- Jihadists kill at least eleven in northeast Nigeria attackFighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in eight trucks fitted with machine guns stormed the town of Geidam as residen...26 Apr, 2021, 01.33 PM IST
- Twin Burkina Faso attacks kill threeThe jihadist insurgency began in neighbouring Mali in 2012 and spread into its territory in 2015, killing more than 1,200 people and displa...15 Mar, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
- French forces in Mali kill jihadist commander of an Al-Qaeda-aligned groupAg Moussa, alias 'Bamoussa', is "believed to be responsible for several attacks against Malian and international forces," she said in a sta...13 Nov, 2020, 02.32 PM IST
- Seven soldiers killed in northern Burkina Faso attackThe troops were attacked on Wednesday between Tin Akoff and Beldiabe in Oudalan province, which borders Mali and Niger, one source said. "T...12 Nov, 2020, 03.27 PM IST
- Elite European anti-jihadist force takes first steps in SahelTakuba troops are tasked with supporting elite Malian soldiers, who use motorbikes and pick-up trucks to zip into territory lost to jihadis...05 Nov, 2020, 12.31 PM IST
- French airstrikes kill over 50 Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists in central MaliThe offensive took place on Friday in an area near the borders of Burkina Faso and Niger, where government troops are struggling to rout an...03 Nov, 2020, 10.30 AM IST
- Pakistan to use US weapons in fight against India, not jihadists: Hussain Haqqani, former diplomatHaqqani said the equipment will "fuel conflict in South Asia without fulfilling the objective of helping the country fight extremists."21 Apr, 2015, 04.44 PM IST
- India may face another major terrorist attack: US think tankWith the extremist elements in Pakistan expanding their sphere of influence, an American think tank on Friday warned that there could be an...18 Apr, 2009, 01.38 AM IST
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