JNIM released a video claiming to be the attack at Léry, in Didougou province where in a previous communique the group stated they killed 14 Burkinabè soldiers
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27.03 #Niger
16 civilians were killed at Taroum, north of Ouallam, when the vehicles were stopped by as yet unidentified terrorists as they returned to their villages from Friday prayers.
The female passengers were released, 03 of the men were executed on the spot and the others later.
28.03 #BurkinaFaso
During a march against the presence of the European Union in Ouagadougou 04 Russian journalists from Russia Today channel (RT) were assaulted by protesters who thought they were French journalists and had to be evacuated to the Russian embassy.
25.03 #Morocco #Spain
Moroccan Security Services in coordination with its Spanish counterpart arrested two individuals in Tangier, northern Morocco, while Spanish authorities arrested the cell's leader in the city of Mallorca.
The Islamic State affiliated cell was planning attacks in Spain.
27.03 #Mali
IS-SP reportedly attacked and seized control of a Security Forces position near Menaka.
Fighting appears to have taken place between IS-SP and Security Forces / Africa Corps and pro- Government Milita supported by a drone in the Inkadewane area north of Menaka.
25.03 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM have stated that 14 soldiers were killed in an attack on a Security Post at Léré in the Dedougou area.
A Malian army patrol entered several villages on the Mauritanian side of the commune of Gogui, in the Hodh El Gharbi region.
This incursion follows several episodes that have caused high tension between Mali and Mauritania over the past ten days, which Nouakchott is trying to contain.
25.03 #Mauritania
Malian soldiers entered Mauritanian villages
According to information published in the Mauritanian press and confirmed to RFI by Mauritanian and Malian security sources.
www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/2...
Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA) Militia now part of the Security Forces reportedly carrying out operations against IS-SP in the Menaka region close to the border with Niger.
Yeah, an old shot from after the battle of Tin Zaoutine.
They're still turning up bodies apparently.
26.03 #Niger
Local sources are reporting that 08 members of the Security Forces were killed when a police post at the entrance of Tillaberi city.
26.03 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM has posted a statement claiming to have taken control of a VDP militia checkpoint in Pensa.
26.03 #Mali
JNIM have issued a statement claiming an IED between Kimparana and San against a Security Forces vehicle.
Accounts who spent time analyzing the footage from the drone strikes have pointed to the destruction of an anti-drone radar, probably something like the Chinese-made Zhejiang Fanshuang which the Russians use in Ukraine, & a Konkurs anti-tank missile launcher. A 2nd drone struck a bunker.
The FLA have claimed in a statement that 10 members of the Security Forces / Africa Corps were killed in the mortar and drone attack.
The FLA have claimed that 08 members of the Security Forces in this attack.
24.03 #BurkinaFaso
Local sources have reported that the village of Kantchari was struck by several bombs dropped by drones apparently coming from Niger (17kms to the East)
25.03 #BurkinaFaso
According to local sources JNIM have been attacking the area to the west between Sabsé & Kongussi with repeated calls by local villagers for assistance.
The geolocated site of the FLA attack on Security Forces, a small camp 500m from the main Security forces base.
24.03 #Niger
IS-SP killed 07 members of the Security Forces and seriously injured 02 in an ambush 25kms north of Sanam.
JNIM infographic for operations during the month of Ramadan.
24.03 #Mali
The FLA has issued a statement that they carried out an attack using rockets and drones against Security Forces / Africa Corps positions in Aguelhok in the Kidal region.
24.03 #Mali
There are reports, with several videos being posted that the Security Forces / Africa Corps carried out an FPV drone strike on a fuel depot in the Ber area of the Timbuktu region.
Awaiting clarification.
23.03 #Niger
IS-SP militants entered the villages of Boundissima and Sakal Gonga in the Dosso region and ordered the local inhabitants to leave.
02 civilians were killed during the incursion.
23.03 #Mauritania
The U.S. Embassy issued a security alert warning of an elevated risk of terror attacks against its facility in the capital, Nouakchott, and against U.S. citizens.
The State Department maintains a Level 3 Travel Advisory ("Reconsider Travel") for Mauritania.
24.03 #BurkinaFaso / #Niger
There are reports that the Niger Security Forces have accidentally shot down a helicopter belonging the the Burkinabe Military a few kilometers from Dolbél in Nigerien territory killing all 06 onboard.
24.03 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM issued a statement claiming responsibility for the ambush of a Security Forces patrol in the Dedougou area.