Al-Qaeda

At least 17 dead as Somali army and al-Shabab clash, says witness
Since 2006, the al-Qaeda linked rebels have been trying to topple the Somalian government and establish sovereignty.
Published On 30 May 2023
Al-Shabab attacks AU peacekeeper mission base in Somalia
The AU mission is yet to confirm the number of casualties although al-Shabab claims to have killed 137 soldiers.
Published On 26 May 2023
ICC prosecutors: Mali rebel ‘enthusiastic’ war crimes perpetrator
Defendant called key figure in al Qaeda-linked group that tormented Malians in closing arguments of war crimes trial.
Published On 23 May 2023
Australian doctor freed 7 years after abduction in West Africa
Kenneth Elliott was taken captive in Burkina Faso in 2016 along with his wife who was released shortly afterwards.
Published On 19 May 2023

International community criticised after joint force battling armed groups left without sufficient funding and support.

Ibrahim Traore speaks about conflict in Sahel, denies Russian mercenaries are helping his government fight rebels.

Questions are raised at a UN human rights meeting about the role of the Russian private military contractor

Rebels linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL have been active in parts of Mali and the Sahel for more than a decade now.

Paris and Ouagadougou’s relations have deteriorated sharply since Burkinabe military seized power in an October coup.

Twenty years on from the start of the Iraq war, we look at how the US and UK media helped sell the war to the public.

Never charged with a crime, Ghassan Al Sharbi, 48, returns to Saudi Arabia after being held for 21 years at Guantanamo.

The peacekeeping mission has recorded 281 deaths of its soldiers since it became operational in Mali in 2013.

The move comes after the Sahel country’s military rulers demanded that Paris withdraw its forces.

Burkina Faso gov’t spokesman says the country wants to defend itself and France has one month to pull out troops.

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