ISIL/ISIS

Burkina Faso says 28 soldiers, civilians killed in rebel attacks
Rebel fighters conducted separate attacks on Sunday and Monday, including 15 men killed after a minibus was stopped.
Published On 31 Jan 2023
Conflict survivors to meet Pope Francis on his DR Congo trip
Pope’s long-awaited visit to DRC and South Sudan where two of the world’s most neglected crises are ongoing.
Published On 30 Jan 2023
US military operation kills top ISIL leader in Somalia
The US said the operation was carried out on January 25 on al-Sudani, ‘a key facilitator for ISIS’s global network’.
Published On 27 Jan 2023
Mali court sentences man to death over UN peacekeeper deaths
The peacekeeping mission has recorded 281 deaths of its soldiers since it became operational in Mali in 2013.
Published On 26 Jan 2023

The move comes after the Sahel country’s military rulers demanded that Paris withdraw its forces.

Burkina Faso gov’t spokesman says the country wants to defend itself and France has one month to pull out troops.

Military-ruled Burkina Faso suspends accord with France, orders troops to leave within a month, reports state media.

Move comes after the citizens, currently detained in camps for ISIL family members in Syria, challenged Ottawa in court.

The attack on al-Tanf, where US troops are based, injures two allied Syrian opposition fighters, the coalition says.

Burkina Faso has been struggling to contain violence by armed groups with links to al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS) since 2015.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says foreign forces still needed in training capacity to combat ISIL (ISIS).

The reinforcements in response to the latest attacks led to the killing of 31 rebels, the army said in a statement.

The ISIL (ISIS) group claims the attack that left 20 dead, as Taliban is accused of underreporting casualty figures.

Joint action comes amid strained relations between US and Turkey that have complicated the fight against ISIL (ISIS).

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