Authorities in Niger say unknown assailants have killed 13 soldiers in the West African country.
Saturday’s attack occurred in the town of Ayorou near the border with Mali, according to a government communique. It says five others were wounded.
Sunday, 22 October, 2017
Niger: 13 soldiers killed in latest attack, blamed Islamic State in the Sahel new terrorist group
Saturday, 21 October, 2017
Afghanistan: Islamic State (ISIS) claims responsibility for mosque attack
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in the capital as Afghan officials on Saturday raised the number of casualties from the attack to at least 39 dead and at least 41 wounded.
In a statement on its website late Friday, ISIS said claimed its fighter Abu Ammar al-Turkmani “detonated his explosive vest among the apostates” during Friday prayers in the Imam Zaman mosque in western Kabul.
Iraq: Iraqi forces clash with Peshmerga Kurdish fighters in Altun Kupri
Clashes between Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters broke out Friday as Iraqi units moved north of Kirkuk to the town of Altun Kupri.
Fighting began when Iraqi troops and Shia militias entered Altun Kupri in an operation “to impose law and order,” according to the Iraqi military.
Friday, 20 October, 2017
Egypt: 14 policemen killed in clashes in Giza province
At least 14 policemen were killed Friday in clashes with “outlawed” gunmen in Egypt’s Giza province, a government newspaper said.
Government daily Akhbar El-Yom quoted a security source saying: “14 policemen were martyred in [armed] confrontations with outlawed individuals at the 135-kilometer mark on the Oases Road,” southwest of Cairo.
Thursday, 19 October, 2017
Afghanistan: Taliban kill dozens of Afghan troops in a Kandahar military base
The Afghanistan Taliban killed at least 43 troops at a southern military base on Thursday, taking the death toll from attacks by the insurgents this week past 120.
Of 60 soldiers manning the base in Kandahar province, 43 were killed, nine were wounded and six were missing after the militants attacked in the middle of the night, the defence ministry said.
Wednesday, 18 October, 2017
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Jihadists claiming to be Islamic State in Central Africa (ISCA) call for militants to join them in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as Middle East caliphate crumbles
Jihadists claiming to be ‘Islamic State in Central Africa’ have called for militants to join them in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the extremist group’s self-styled ‘capital’, Raqqa, was reclaimed by US-backed Syrian forces.
A video circulating on pro-ISIS sites purports to be a message from dedicated jihadis, although ISIS has not expanded its official media output to the central African country.
Tuesday, 17 October, 2017
Philippines: President Duterte declares Marawi freed from Maute and Abu Sayyaf terrorists
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday declared the liberation of the southern city of Marawi from Daesh-linked Maute terrorists after nearly five months of fighting that has left more than 1,000 people dead.
Duterte’s announcement came a day after the deaths of Abu Sayyaf head Isnilon Hapilon, the “emir” of Daesh for Southeast Asia, and Omarkhayam Maute, one of the Maute group’s key leaders, in a military assault in the main battle area.