Sahel region

Malian troops patrol on a pick-up car
Mali
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40 fuel tankers burned in al Qaeda-linked attack in Mali

The insurgent group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), announced a blockade of fuel imports into the country last week

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 September, 2025
Authorities say some 4,500 people of 46 different nationalities are being held in the Panorama prison complex, in Hasaka, without charge or trial, accused of affiliation to so-called IS
Islamic State group
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UN warned IS militants exploit instability in Africa and Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 August, 2025
Security measures are taken after an attack by the terrorist organisation called al-Shabaab on a hotel in Beledweyne city of Hirshabelle state in Hiran region
Islamic State group
MENA
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UN experts warn of IS, al-Qaeda's Africa threats, risks in Syria

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 July, 2025
The Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV performs during live-fire tests in Istanbul, Turkey
Algeria
MENA
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Airspace closures heighten Algeria-Mali tensions amid drone row

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 April, 2025
Army tanks were seen in the streets before and during the alleged attack by Boko Haram
Chad
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Assault on Chad presidential complex leaves 19 dead

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 January, 2025
United States
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Blinken announces $436m for displaced in Syria, neighbours

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 June, 2021
Colonel Assimi Goita Mali
Mali
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West Africa bloc 'reassured' Mali will restore civilian rule

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 June, 2021
Ahmed Gaid Salah
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Algerian military warns against intervention in Libya

Yaqin Hosamuddin
08 January, 2015