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The United States has agreed to withdraw its about 1,000 troops from Niger, where it built and operated a major drone base in the desert city of Agadez, in a move that effectively marks a new reg...

https://northafricapost.com/76837-us-to-pull-out-troops-from-key-drone-base-in-niger-amid-russias-growing-footprint-in-sahel.html

The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after at least 29 soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists near the country’s border with Mali, whose army is also waging b...

https://northafricapost.com/71730-mali-niger-in-meltdown-as-both-states-wage-multiple-battles-against-al-qaeda.html

In recent years, the Islamic State Terror Organization, which has forged an alliance with the Polisario separatist group, has increased its influence and presence in Africa, though the scope of t...

https://northafricapost.com/68563-africa-terrorism-polisario-daesh-wagner-a-real-threat-to-the-sahel-region.html

A terrorist attacking involving an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a security patrol in the city of Sousse, has been foiled, Tunisia’s Interior ministry said in a statement Thursday...

https://northafricapost.com/62119-terrorist-attempt-targeting-security-forces-in-tunisias-city-of-sousse-foiled.html

At least 11 soldiers have been killed and 50 civilians were missing in Burkina Faso after armed fighters attacked a 150-vehicle military-escorted convoy taking supplies to a northern town, the co...

https://northafricapost.com/61184-latest-jihadi-attack-on-burkina-faso-convoy-leaves-11-killed-dozens-missing.html

Six Iraqi police forces were slain Wednesday after their position was attacked by Islamic state group (ISIS) fighters, in north of capital Baghdad, AFP reports citing a military source. “Betwee...

https://northafricapost.com/59149-six-iraqi-police-forces-killed-in-north-of-capital-baghdad.html

Moroccan police announced on Wednesday the dismantling in the Northern city of Tangier of a jihadist cell that was planning to carry out terrorist attacks using explosives. The five members of th...

https://northafricapost.com/52975-morocco-dismantles-another-isis-cell.html

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, this Monday morning an ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell operating in the city of Tangier, part of Morocco’s continuous efforts to ...

https://northafricapost.com/44297-morocco-isis-affiliated-terrorist-cell-dismantled-in-tangier.html

The Islamic state group, ISIS, on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the suicide bomb attack on a military camp, on Sunday, near the border with Mali in which one soldier was killed. Sunday an IS...

https://northafricapost.com/37962-algeria-isis-claims-responsibility-for-suicide-bomb-attack-on-military-barracks.html

France is reconsidering its strategy in the Sahel after it lost 13 French soldiers in a collision of two helicopters on a combat mission this week. French president ordered the review of operatio...

https://northafricapost.com/35796-france-to-examine-strategic-options-in-sahel-after-losing-13-soldiers.html

The Islamic State group, ISIS, Thursday claimed credit for a deadly attack on the Algerian army near the border with Mali that the terror group has named “Algeria Province”. According to le36...

https://northafricapost.com/35629-isis-claims-deadly-attack-on-algerian-army-near-malian-border.html

Three Moroccan brothers are to appear in court this Tuesday October 1st for having allegedly sent money to a fourth brother who has joined the ranks of the Islamic State group (ISIS) in Syria.  ...

https://northafricapost.com/34355-spain-three-moroccan-siblings-stand-trial-over-alleged-financing-of-isis-in-syria.html

Two attacks claimed by the Islamic State group (ISIS) killed Wednesday several law enforcement agents near the city of al-Arich, in North Sinai, where the army has been waging war on militant gro...

https://northafricapost.com/31490-egypt-several-police-forces-killed-in-two-attacks-in-north-sinai.html

British intelligence agencies have warned that the ISIS terror group has plans to launch attacks this Summer on several Mediterranean countries, including Morocco, Tunisia, Spain, Greece, and Tur...

https://northafricapost.com/31438-isis-reportedly-planning-attacks-in-mediterranean-seaside-resorts.html

A court in Tunisia has pressed 48 years in prison against three brothers on terrorism charges and handed a three-year prison sentence to their sister for protecting terrorists and encouraging the...

https://northafricapost.com/30806-tunisia-four-siblings-handed-51-years-in-prison-on-terrorism-charges.html

Morocco has offered key intelligence to help Sri Lanka avert further attacks after offering tip offs that led to identifying the perpetrators of the Sunday Easter Bombing in the Island nation, In...

https://northafricapost.com/30530-morocco-helped-sri-lanka-avoid-further-attacks-indian-paper.html

Two Moroccan nationals appeared in the dock Monday in Spain for attempting to join the ranks of the Islamist State group (ISIS) in Syria. The men identified as Anouar Bensaddik and Abdelmounaim B...

https://northafricapost.com/29050-two-moroccans-on-trial-in-spain-for-attempting-to-join-isis.html

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), or Morocco’s FBI, as it is called, dismantled, this Thursday, a six-member terrorist cell in the cities of Sidi Bennour, El Jadida, Mohamme...

https://northafricapost.com/28926-morocco-dismantles-6-member-terror-cell.html

UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has said it allowed a US airstrike on al Qaeda fighters in the southern city of Ubari. The raid, according to spokesman for GNA leader Faiez Serraj, ...

https://northafricapost.com/28019-libya-us-airstrike-hits-al-qaeda-fighters-in-ubari.html

Three French nationals, including one of Algerian origin, were arrested Monday (Feb. 11) in Salé, Rabat’s twin city, for their alleged involvement in the financing of terrorism and for links w...

https://northafricapost.com/27956-counterterrorism-three-french-nationals-arrested-in-sale.html