Un compte télégramme proche du groupe AQMI et un compte twitter proche de l'État islamique ont rapporté le 13 avril, qu'un groupe jihadiste burkinabè pourrait prêter allégeance (bay'ah) au soi-disant État islamique (EI). Bien que ce groupe n’ait pas été nommé, des informations (considérées...
Leading figures gathered for the announcement of the merger into Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wal-Muslimin (screen capture from the video released by al-Zaleqa Foundation for Media Productions) By Héni Nsaibia In the midst of a faltering peace process in Mali that are characterized by quarrels and cleavages...
From targeted killings to complex attack - The Irchad network Recent months have seen a significant increase in incidents of suspected jihadist activity in the Soum Province of Burkina Faso's far north. Spillover from the Mali conflict in the border areas is nothing new, but the...
Security-related incidents and key developments October has been a violent month in northern and central Mali on a similar level as previous month, although there was a notable increase in more complex attacks, with attacks and activity recorded in zones pertaining to AQIM, Ansar Dine and...
Approximate location of the attack On the evening of October 10, around 20h00 local time, a suicide bomber targeted a Swedish MINUSMA patrol in the town of Timbuktu. While the patrol were conducting a routine mission an unidentified man approached the patrol and detonated an explosive...
Convoy of HCUA and MAA (separatist) fighters On Thursday October 6, unidentified gunmen carried out an attack targeting security forces at the Tazalite refugee camp in the Tahoua Region, Niger. As many as 22 of the camps security forces composed of Nigerien soldiers, gendarmes and guards were...
On October 6, around 14h00 local time (13h00 GMT), unidentified gunmen aboard light trucks and possibly motorcycles attacked the refugee camp of Tazalite in the Department of Tassara, Tahoua Region. The camp is inhabited by around 900 families numbering a total of approximately 4.000 Malian...
In northern Mali, in the town of Kidal, violent clashes erupted in the afternoon on Thursday July 21, between the pro-Bamako militia GATIA and fighters from the CMA, an alliance consisting of several factions of former Tuareg rebels, those that were engaged in the clashes...
Ansar Dine's media channel Al-Rimaah Foundation released a communiqué on June 27 with Ansar Dine claiming to have targeted the UN MINUSMA base in Aguelhok with a barrage of mortar shells totalling 10 shells that according to the statement landed inside the base. The Global Islamic...