Jihadists

Jihadist Attack Kills 20 Civilians in Mali

An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two officials from the provincial authority said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region. "At least 21 civilians have been killed" in the village of Djiguibombo, several dozen kilometres (miles) from the town of Bandiagara, one of the officials ...

Iran Says 14 IS Suspects Arrested for Planning Attacks

Iran has arrested 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group who were allegedly planning attacks in the country, authorities said on Friday. The 14 members of "Islamic State-Khorasan have been arrested" in a series of operations, the Intelligence Ministry said in a statement cited by state news agency IRNA. Islamic ...

Burkina Victims' Families Criticize Army Over Jihadist Massacre

Families of Burkina Faso civilians killed in a massacre have accused the army of exposing them to their jihadist killers by making them leave their village to dig a trench. Armed men carried out the attack in the village of Barsalogho in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday, killing dozens of civilians and security personnel, local sources ...

Jihadists Sieze Control of Mali's International Airport

An Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Mali's capital Bamako that saw them temporarily take control of part of the international airport. Images broadcast on the communication channels of the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) group showed fighters strolling around and firing randomly ...