Tag: jihadist
Niger: a new jihadist attack in the Tillabéri region kills around forty civilians
In Niger, 44 civilians were killed on Friday March 21 during an attack by an armed group in the Tillabéri region, according to the balance sheet announced by the authorities.…
Niger: a murderous jihadist attack against an army position in Ekadey
A position of the Nigerian army was the target of a jihadist attack on the night of Thursday to Friday, in Ekadey, a town northwest of Inabangaret, in the region…
Testimonials, expected penalty … Understanding the trial of the French jihadist
The trial of Mehdi Nemmouche, already sentenced to life for the attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels, and four other jihadists opens this Monday in Paris. They are accused…
Mali: a jihadist attack killed 16 in the Segou region
In Mali, 16 people were killed on Wednesday February 12 in a village in the Cercle de Macina, Ségou region, in the center of the country on Wednesday. This attack…
Mali: Léré, in the Timbuktu region, under jihadist blockade for two months
The JNIM (support group for Islam and Muslims), linked to Al-Qaeda, had declared an embargo on Léré on November 29. The city located about sixty kilometers from the Mauritanian border…
Burkina Faso: at least 18 soldiers killed in a jihadist attack in the northeast of the country
According to information made public on Wednesday January 15, a jihadist attack against a road convoy occurred four days earlier, Saturday January 11, in the northeast of the country. The…
The Somali branch of IS, a new strong link in the jihadist organization?
The Somali branch of the Islamic State organization occupies an increasingly important place on the chessboard of global jihadism. Marginal when it was created in 2015 in the remote mountains…
Benin: the jihadist group Jnim claims the attack against the Beninese army in the north of the country
The Support Group for Islam and Muslims (Jnim, in Arabic), affiliated with al-Qaeda, claimed responsibility on Friday January 10 in a press release for the attack that killed at least…
Olivier Christen, national anti-terrorism prosecutor: “The jihadist threat is still the greatest in France”
Ten years after the January 2015 attacks in Paris, Olivier Christen, national anti-terrorism prosecutor in France, is the major international guest of RFI, this January 9, 2025. At the microphone…
jihadist attack in Nioro amid doubts over the death of a religious leader in the town
In Mali, the town of Nioro du Sahel, near the Mauritanian border, in the southern part of Mali, suffered an attack on Monday January 6, claimed by Jnim, the Support…