West Africa Al Qaeda affiliate claims attacks on army positions in Mali

DAKAR, July 4 (Reuters) - West Africa's al Qaeda affiliate, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), on Saturday claimed ...

Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Curb Their Brutality in Seized Malian Territory

Militants are assuming administrative roles, resolving festering land disputes between herders and farmers, allowing aid groups to come and go and letti ...
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CIA left him for dead: Shot after infiltrating Al-Qaeda-linked network

A former informant who says he infiltrated Al-Qaeda-linked circles for US agencies claims the mission ended with an ...

Attack on Niger airport kills 11 members of security forces, government says

NIAMEY, June 18 (Reuters) - An attack on Thursday on the airport and military airbase in Niger's capital killed 11 members of the security forces and two civilians, the government said in a statement, ...

Mali's al Qaeda branch offers €2 million bounty for president's capture

DAKAR, June 12 (Reuters) - Mali's local al Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has offered millions of euros for information on the whereabouts of the president and top ...