Tag: Islamists
At least 18 killed in attacks in Burkina Faso and Mali
Suspected Islamists killed at least 18 people in attacks in northern Burkina Faso and central Mali on Wednesday and Thursday, government and security sources...
Suspected Islamists kill 16 in eastern Congo attack
Suspected Islamists killed three soldiers and 13 civilians and burnt down a church in a raid on a village in Democratic Republic of Congo’s...
Suspected Islamists kill ten villagers in eastern Congo
Attackers killed around ten people in an overnight raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities and the army said...
Suspected Islamists kill ten in eastern Congo machete attack
Suspected Islamists killed ten people in a raid on a village in eastern Democractic Republic of Congo and kidnapped several others, local authorities and...
Suspected Islamists kill 17 civilians in eastern Congo raid
Assailants killed at least 17 people in a raid on a village in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday night,...
Villagers killed in eastern DR Congo, Islamist militants suspected
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 53 villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province this week, a local official said.
Authorities blamed the...
Niger targets Islamist militants
Niger will launch a new military offensive against Islamist militants after an attack on an army base killed at least 25 soldiers, the defence...
Suspected militants killed in Mombasa
Kenyan police shot and killed three men suspected of planning militant attacks in Mombasa, ahead of national day celebrations in the city this month,...
Nigerian soldiers killed by Islamists
Islamist militants killed nine Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in the northeast of the country, soldiers and a security agency...
Islamist militants killed in Sinai shootout
Egyptian security forces killed 46 “dangerous” Islamist militants in shootouts in northern Sinai according to the military.
The armed forces say several hundred militants have...
Joint Standing Committee on Defence shows short memory span
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) publicly acknowledged the “exceptional leadership” of outgoing SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Solly Shoke last...
