Tag: Mali
BRIEFS
French Journalist Held Captive by JNIM Jihadists in Mali Freed
French Journalist Olivier Dubois, who was kidnapped by al-Qaeda...
Three UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali IED Attack
Three Senegalese MINUSMA peacekeepers were killed and five others...
Malian Junta Bans All French NGOs
An interesting piece of news broke this past Monday...
ISIS Claims to Have Killed 80 al-Qaeda Militants, Burkina Faso-Mali Border
The Islamic State has claimed in a press release...
STORIES
JNIM Releases Proof of Life Video of South African Hostage Gerco Van Deventer
Last week, the al-Qaeda affiliated militant group Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) released a proof of life video of kidnapped South African paramedic Gerco Van Deventer, who is now believed to be in Mali.
Deventer started his medical career in the military, where he served as a medic for...
Video of Wagner PMCs Landing in Mali Released
A video showing the landing of new Wagner paramilitary contractors (PMCs) in Mali has
surfaced online today, as Russia continues to spread its influence throughout the African
continent and especially the Sahel region.
The video from Russian state-owned media source Sputnik shows an official Malian delegation welcoming the PMCs in an airport....
Senior Al-Qaeda Official Killed By French Forces
France has announced that senior Al-Qaeda Emir Yahia Djouadi was killed during an overnight operation last month north of Timbuktu, Mali, that was carried out by ground forces backed by a Tiger attack helicopter and two drones. Djouadi has a prominent figure in Algerian Jihad back in the 1990s,...
Week's Recap
Paul Rusesabagina to be Released from Prison Today
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame has, through presidential order,...
The U.S. and ROK Begin Operation ‘Freedom Shield’
On Tuesday of last week, Marine Corps forces from...
Active Shooter Situation, Covenant School, Nashville, TN
Update (1710 EST): victims identified as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie...
Zelensky Visited Troops Near Bakhmut Front: Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office reported that he recently...
