Seven police officers, 4 soldiers die in Niger attacks

Seven Niger police officers and four soldiers were killed on Tuesday in two separate attacks near the countrys borders with Burkina Faso and Libya, the government said Wednesday.
#niger #libya #burkinafaso

Dozens dead after gunmen ransack central Nigerian villages

Gunmen have killed over 100 people after ransacking a group of villages in central Nigeria, local sources said, in one of worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs who terrorise parts of the country.
#gunmen #Nigeria

Tunisia sentences 16 to death over 2016 attacks

A Tunisian court sentenced 16 people to death in the first judgments against jihadists involved in 2016 attacks near the Libyan border that left scores dead, media reported Saturday. A total of 96 people stand accused in the trial relating to the March 2016 events that saw the town of Ben Guerdane become the stage of a bloody battle as members of the Islamic State group's Libya branch staged a series of deadly attacks.
#tunisia #libya #libyanborder

Insurgency-hit Palma District joins the rest of Mozambique for school opening

After a three-year hiatus due to extremist attacks by Islamic extremists, Cabo Delgado's Palma District has finally opened schools in line with the national school calendar. The opening ceremony was held on Monday in Quilaua village at 16 de Junho de Palma - Escola Primaria.
#palma #mozambique

Suspected Islamists kill at least 12 in eastern Congo attacks on villages

Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, two local human rights groups said on Wednesday.
#islamists #congo

Russian strikes in Syria kill 11 IS fighters: monitor

Russian air strikes in desert areas of eastern Syria have killed 11 suspected members of the Islamic State group, following deadly attacks by the jihadists, a war monitor reported Thursday.
#jihadist #russianairstrike #russia

Thousands flee Niassa as jihadist attacks spread to other parts of Mozambique

Nearly 4 000 Mozambicans have fled their villages in a month due to intensifying jihadist attacks in Niassa, a province neighbouring insurgency hotbed Cabo Delgado, a government official said Friday.
#mozambique #cabodelgado

Why Buhari Can't Visit Families, States Affected By Banditry - Maigari Dingyadi

The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, has said it is practically impossible for President Muhammadu Buhari to pay condolence visits to states and families affected by insecurity. In an interview with BBC Hausa, the minister said it is not possible for Buhari, as a president to visit all the places due to nature of his job and the occurrences of the attacks.
#buhari #attacks #insecurityinnigeria

Egyptian Court Sentences 22 Jihadists To Death By Hanging

An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging 22 Islamist militants for 54 attacks including the attempted assassination of a former interior minister. The men were found guilty of committing 54 "terrorist operations" across Egypt, including the murder of a senior police officer as well as trying to kill former interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim.
#egypt

Bill Gates Warns Of Terror-Sponsored Smallpox Pandemic, Seeks Research Funds

Bill Gates has warned that governments must prepare for future pandemics and smallpox terror attacks by investing billions in research and development. Mr Gates made the warning during a Policy Exchange interview with the chair of the Health Select Committee Jeremy Hunt.
#billgates #pandemic #smallpox

ISWAP Procures Military Uniforms From Libya Ahead Of December Attacks

Ahead of their December attacks, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly ordered military uniforms from Libya, Newspremises has gathered.

One the ISWAP top commander who stated this on Saturday, October 2021, noted that the purchase of the military uniforms have to be done ahead the attacks.
#iswap #libya
#iswap ISWAP Procures Military Uniforms From Libya Ahead Of December Attacks

Ahead of their December attacks, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly ordered milita

Bandits Ask Soldiers To Vacate Plateau Community Ahead Of Planned Attack

Gunmen have asked troops of the Nigerian army to vacate their post around a village in Miango, Bassa LGA, Plateau state. A company of soldiers was recently deployed to the area, following reported attacks on the villagers by gunmen.
#bandits #gunmen #plateaustate

Ethiopia conducts air attacks in Tigray region: Government

Ethiopia’s military has carried out a second air attack in the northern part of Tigray, according to a statement issued by the government shortly after it said it launched an air raid on a rebel-held facility in Tigray’s west.
#ethiopia #ethiopiamilitary #tigraywest

Several People Killed In Norway 'bow And Arrow Attack', Police Arrests Suspect

Several people were killed and others injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday, local police said.
#norway #bowandarrowattack #kongsberg

Rebel attacks kill 15 soldiers in troubled Cameroon

About 15 soldiers and several civilians have died in two attacks in English-speaking western areas of Cameroon in the grip of a breakaway campaign, the defence ministry said Monday.
#rebelattacks #cameroon

Burundi rebel group claims airport attack

A rebel group has claimed a series of mortar attacks launched overnight on the airport of Bujumbura, Burundi's economic capital, a day before President Evariste Ndayishimiye was due to fly out for the UN General Assembly in New York.
#un #newyork #burundi #bujumbura

One million Nigerian children to miss school due to insecurity:UN

One million Nigerian children will likely stay away from school because of the threat of violence after a series of mass kidnappings and attacks targeting students this year, the UN said on Wednesday.
#un #masskidnappings #insecurity #nigeriangovernment