Both al-Qaeda and Islamic State encourage local Fulani herders to wage a campaign of ethnic cleansing against their Dogon neighbours
Nigeria Governor Pleads for Military’s Help After 30 Killed
The governor of Nigeria’s Borno state has urged the military to better defend a town where suspected Islamic extremists killed more than 30 people who had been left to sleep in their cars over the
Somali troops still vulnerable to al-Shabaab outside Mogadishu, Pentagon says
Troops loyal to Somalia’s Federal Government in Mogadishu are not yet ready to stand on their own against al-Shabaab militants in the country’s south, the U.S. Defense Department said in a new report.
Islamic State claims Algeria border attack
Islamic State said on Tuesday that it was behind Sunday’s attack on an Algerian military barracks near the country’s border with Mali that killed one soldier.
Malian President Acknowledges Talk With Extremist Leaders
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has confirmed that his government is in contact with al-Qaida-linked extremist leaders as the West African country faces some of the worst violence since its crisis began in 2012, according
Libyan Military Police arrest Egyptian terrorist in Benghazi
Military police in the Libyan city of Benghazi have detained a terrorist named Mohamed Sobhi, who holds Egyptian citizenship and is a former officer of the Islamic State (IS) in the al-Naqleya district.
Egyptian forces kill 17 jihadists in north Sinai
Egyptian police have killed 17 jihadists in a shootout in the restive northern Sinai, the interior ministry said Tuesday.
US Military Downgrades Efforts Against Extremists in Sahel
The U.S. military has switched from trying to degrade Islamic extremist groups in West Africa’s sprawling Sahel region to merely trying to contain them as their deadly threat increases, a new U.S. government report says.
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen reports killing Lebanese Hezbollah operatives near Sana’a
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen reported that its airstrikes near the Yemeni capital Sana’a recently killed several members of Lebanese Hezbollah.
Trump: U.S. Forces Kill Leader of Yemeni Al-Qaeda In Counterterror Operation
President Donald Trump has announced that the United States killed the leader of the Al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) extremist group in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen.