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Al Qaeda
UN Security Council urges end to ransom payments to extremists
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Al Qaeda
Tough road for Sahel security
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France
France to bolster military presence in Africa
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Al Qaeda
Desert gives al Qaeda refuge after Mali defeat
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Niger
The first two of 12 French UAVs have been delivered to Niamey. The Reapers will support French operations in Mali, and are suspected to be earmarked for use in the Central African Republic soon as well.
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US adds Belmokhtar’s brigades to terrorist lists
Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s al-Mulathameen Brigade is behind terror attacks in Niger, Algeria, and Mali. Its “aliases,” the al-Murabitoon Brigade and al Mua’qi’oon Biddam, have also been added to the US’s lists of terror groups.
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Burkina Faso
Organised crime and terrorism among big threats facing the Sahel
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Niger
President Issoufou said he would attempt “to lock” his country’s borders to combat free access by Islamists and traffickers. He also warned that Libya may become like Somalia.
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Libya
Niger’s president says Libya risks becoming like Somalia
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US adds Boko Haram, Ansaru to list of foreign terrorist groups
Boko Haram has adopted al Qaeda’s tactics and has communicated with top al Qaeda leaders to coordinate in the global jihad. Ansaru, a Boko Haram splinter group, was also added to the terrorism list.
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Boko Haram
Boko Haram militants ‘Nigeria’s problem’ for now, say analysts
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Niger
Four Frenchmen taken hostage in September 2010 in Niger by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb were freed. The men are thought to have spent most of their captivity in Mali, where they were freed. AQIM has bases in northern Mali. President Hollande of France credited Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou with obtaining their release.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Exclusif : un repenti révèle le vrai visage de Mokhtar Belmokhtar
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Chad
Multi-national troops strike back against Mali terrorists
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France
France Begins New Anti-Islamist Sweep in Mali
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Al Qaeda
Niger confronts Sahara smugglers
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Mali
Laaouar turns to propaganda to boost image
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Al Qaeda group led by Belmokhtar, MUJAO unite to form al-Murabitoon
Mokhtar Belmokhtar united his group, the al-Mulathameen Brigade, with Ahmed el Tilemsi’s Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa to form the al-Murabitoon. The new group has praised the emirs of al Qaeda and the Taliban.
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Mauritania
Mauritania, Niger sign defence pact
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Mali
Extremists exploit Sahel unrest
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Niger
A heavily armed member of a MUJAO cell near the Nigerian border was arrested by Nigerien authorities in Madaoua. The French-run Somair uranium mine has fully resumed production after it was bombed in a MUJAO attack last month.
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Niger
President Issoufou is trying to form a unity government that is willing to confront the rising threat of Islamist terrorism in the Sahel region. Nigerien forces recently assisted the Nigerian JTF in the arrest of a Boko Haram leader who had fled to Karanga.
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US charges Belmokhtar with murder of Americans in Algerian gas plant attack
The Justice Department charged Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the leader of al Qaeda’s al Mua’qi’oon Biddam, or Those Who Sign in Blood Brigade, with eight terrorism-related charges.
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Niger
Drones in Niger Reflect New US Tack on Terrorism
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Africa
Drones in Niger Reflect New U.S. Approach in Terror Fight
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Niger
The Signed in Blood Brigade, led by al Qaeda-linked Mokhtar Belmokhtar, issued a statement claiming a June 1 jailbreak in Niamey. Several terrorists, including Cheibane Ould Hama of Mali, were said to be among at least 22 prisoners freed. Some 6,240 Nigerian refugees now in Niger who fled Boko Haram have been promised by Nigerian officials that they will soon be able to return to Borno state.
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Al Qaeda
Niger’s Bad Dream Approaches As Islamists Set Sights On Niamey
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda swaps Mali for Libya
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US offers rewards for Boko Haram, African al Qaeda leaders
The $7 million reward for Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram’s emir, puts him in the top echelon of wanted terrorist leaders. Rewards of $5 million are also offered for Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Yahya Abu Hammam.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
‘Inside help’ behind deadly Niger terror attack
