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How Qaeda-friendly GSIM became the Sahel's leading jihadists AFP 1/11/2021 © STR GSIM has come a long way in recent months A group of jihadists close to Al-Qaeda has emerged as the West's most formidable enemy in the Sahel, taking over from the Islamic State as the region's major threat. The Group to Support Islam and Muslims, also known by its Arabic acronym JNIM, is a sworn enemy of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS). It made headlines most recently when it killed five soldiers of the French-led Barkhane force in two attacks within a week. The killings are the latest exampl...

Spooked by mounting toll, France ponders way out of Mali France’s abrupt failure in Mali is likely to carry ripple effects, not just in the Sahel but also in the neighbouring Maghreb region. It is planning a gradual withdrawal instead. Thursday 07/01/2021 French Defence Minister Florence Parly speaks during a ceremony in eastern France, on January 5, 2021, held to honour three French soldiers who were killed in Mali. (AFP) PARIS - Eight years after France sent troops to Mali to prevent jihadists from overrunning the country, it faces tough choices over how to keep pursuing Islamist extre...

Taarifa Rwanda Published 3 months ago 0share France said it intends to withdraw troops from Mali Eight years after France sent troops to Mali to prevent jihadists from overrunning the country. Five French soldiers have been killed by roadside bombs in Mali over the past 10 days, bringing to 50 the number of troops killed across the Sahel since France launched a campaign to clear northern Mali of jihadists in January 2013. The latest victims included Sergeant Yvonne Huynh, the first female soldier killed since the French intervention began. Her death Saturday, claimed by a group linked to al-...

Civilian and French military casualties mount in Mali fighting The EU also has two military-training missions in the Sahel region (Photo: Defence Images) Brussels, 6. Jan, 07:22 More than 20 civilians were killed by an unidentified helicopter gunship in Mali this weekend, on top of mounting French army casualties, according to reports. The helicopter, flying at low altitude, opened fire on what was a wedding party in a remote desert region in central Mali on Sunday (3 January), according to health workers and locals speaking to the Reuters, AFP, and AP news agencies. Read and decide Get ins...

PARIS - Two French soldiers were killed Saturday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in northeastern Mali,