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Ansar Dine
‘Gates of Hell’: Mali Conflict Opens New Front in War on Terror
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Nigerien jihadist identified as commander of Algerian hostage operation
Abdul Rahman al Nigeri is leader of the special operations group in Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s Those who Sign with Blood Brigade. He began his career in jihad with GSPC, and then joined al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
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ECOWAS
African troops bound for Mali as France battles militants
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France
Analysis: Mali – one African war France could not avoid
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Al Qaeda
Sahel security global threat, 8-14,000 Jihadists now in Mali, region, to double in year: Study
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Al Qaeda
Several jihadists recruitment cells dismantled in the Maghreb
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Al Qaeda
In Nigeria, trapped between Islamist radicals and security forces
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Al Qaeda
Maghreb countries boost border security
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Al Qaeda
Sahel insecurity poses global threat, study finds
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Al Qaeda
Kidnappings Fuel Extremists in Western Africa
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Niger
President Mahamadou Issoufou said Niger is ready to help Mali retake areas seized by Islamists this spring. Issoufou and Malian president Dioncounda Traore called on the UN to endorse a planned military intervention in Mali, and urged Malian rebel movements to lay down their arms, sever ties with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, and recognize Malian boundaries.
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MNLA
Islamists silence the musicians who guide rural Mali
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Al Qaeda
Sahel terror alliances start to fray
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Mali
More People Displaced By Turmoil in Mali Than Previously Estimated – UN Refugee Agency
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Algeria wins Berber help to root out al-Qaida
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Boko Haram
Boko Haram: Nigeria, Niger agree on joint border patrols
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Boko Haram
How Boko Haram started – Gov Aliyu
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Niger
Gunmen kidnapped five aid workers and their driver in southeast Niger and headed for the Agadez region near the Malian border. Arabic was spoken by the gunmen. Al Qaeda-linked militants are suspected in the kidnapping.
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Niger
The Justice Minister called for joint patrols with Nigerian forces along Niger’s southern border to keep al Qaeda-linked insurgents out of Niger. Currently 3,000 Nigerien troops are deployed near the border with Mali, Algeria, and Libya, and special forces monitor the border with Nigeria. Five Boko Haram fighters were recently arrested in Zinder.
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Algeria
Mali prepares for war with Islamists despite reticent neighbours
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Niger
Security officials say militants from the al Qaeda-linked Boko Haram in Nigeria are transitting through Niger on their way to fight with Ansar Dine in Mali. Officials are concerned about the threat of radical Islam as Niger suffers increasing pressure from regional turmoil. US special forces are helping train Nigerien troops.
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Al Qaeda
Niger struggles against militant Islam
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Al Qaeda
West Africa ‘ignoring underlying causes of hunger’
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Niger
The European Union deployed a Capacity Building Mission team to Niger to help combat the spread of Islamist terror groups in the Sahel region. The 50-man-strong EUCAP team is described as a civilian mission, but includes military advisers.
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Niger
The European Union will send 50 experts to Niger to train its security forces to counter the emerging al Qaeda threat in Africa’s Sahel region. Niger, a major uranium exporter, needs assistance securing its border with Mali, where Islamists have seized half the country.
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Al Qaeda
Destroying Timbuktu: The Jihadist who Inspires the Demolition of the Shrines
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Al Qaeda
In Niger refugee camp, anger deepens against Mali’s al-Qaeda-linked Islamists
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Al Qaeda
ECOWAS has Mali force troop pledge, still lacks backing
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Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US expands secret intelligence operations in Africa
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Al Qaeda
In Timbuktu, Mali Rebels and Islamists Impose Harsh Rule
