On July 29, French forces of Operation Barkhane conducted a military operation in the Tilemsi Valley, specifically in the area …
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Leading figures gathered for the announcement of the merger into Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wal-Muslimin (screen capture from the video released …
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On Thursday April 13, 2017, a pro-AQIM account on telegram and a pro-ISIS account on twitter respectively reported that a …
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“Mastermind” of Grand-Bassam shootings On January 11, RFI reported that one of the commanders who directed the Grand-Bassam attack in …
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From targeted killings to complex attack – The Irchad network Recent months have seen a significant increase in incidents of …
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Security-related incidents and key developments October has been a violent month in northern and central Mali on a similar level …
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