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An armed attack on the prefect of Bilma's delegation on June 21 resulted in the kidnapping of Commander Amadou Torda and six others. The body of a National Guard officer was later found near the attack site. The incident occurred near Bilma as the delegation was returning from a peace event. This attack comes amid heightened security threats in the region, involving bandits and rebel movements, and just before the planned launch of oil [...]
Summary:The Patriotic Front for Sovereignty (FPS) expressed grave concern over the worsening security situation in western Niger, especially along the Niger River. The FPS urged the transitional authorities to enhance the operational capabilities of the army and strengthen regional cooperation under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to counter armed terrorist groups' abuses against civilians. Recent deadly attacks in Tillabéri region prompted the FPS's statement, [...]
Summary:Mecufi town in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province experienced panic as insurgents approached following their occupation of Namplimuity village for about 19 hours. The residents fled towards Pemba, with some bus drivers exploiting the situation to raise fares. The same terrorist group had recently ambushed Mozambican forces in the nearby Metuge district. Despite security reinforcements, residents fled towards Pemba, and the terrorists claimed to have killed [...]
Summary:The blockade imposed for more than a month on major roads leading to the Ménaka region by insurgents is beginning to suffocate the population of this desert area in northern Mali. According to various local sources, civil society in the region alerted the State representative, Governor Colonel Major Amadou Camara, to the absence of medicines in pharmaceutical depots, but also of cereals and fuel.
Summary:Insurgents killed two people and kidnapped another at the Chai administrative post in Macomia district, Cabo Delgado province. The attack took place at the headquarters of the Chai post, which has faced numerous terrorist attacks and raids recently. The terrorists previously targeted the administrative post in January, destroying and looting crops.
The Chai administrative post, situated on the N380 national road, is strategically important and [...]
Summary:Clashes between terrorists and Dan Na Ambassagou in Bankass: Several assailants neutralized according to the hunters. The village of Kessa Gourou, located in the Bankass circle, was the subject of a terrorist incursion last Friday, February 2nd.
Four policemen were killed, and a cache of ammunition stolen when suspected fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a police station in Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. The suspects went straight to the police quarters in Gajiram town and opened fire killing four policemen. Mobile policemen [...]
Location:Metuge, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, Mozambique, Southern Africa
Incident Date:
January 31, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
4.00
Deaths:
4
Fatalities type:
Civilian
Summary:In an attack by Islamist terrorists in Pulo village, Metuge district, northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, two people working in fields were killed. The assailants captured three individuals, with one escaping, while the two women were beheaded. The terrorists, also reported heading towards Mazeze in Chiúre district, kidnapped women and children in Impiri village, Metuge. Contradictory reports state one person killed, over 40, with [...]
At least 12 loggers were killed in Borno State near the border with Cameroon, when their vehicle hit a landmine in an area where Boko Haram jihadists are active.
The loggers were on their way to the bush to collect firewood when the flat-bed vehicle conveying them rolled over a mine suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram jihadists [...]
Summary:Insurgents attacked Pulo village in Metuge district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, killing two individuals working in their fields. The terrorists captured three people, beheading two women while one escaped after mistreatment. The same group was observed heading towards Mazeze administrative post in Chiúre district. Administrator Salésio Paulo confirmed one fatality, a man over 40, and mentioned the terrorists' departure towards Chiúre. Meanwhile, traffic on the [...]
Summary:Insurgents attacked a local militia in Mecufi district, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, killing two members. The assault occurred between Titimule and Naminaue villages, with suspicions that the same group targeted Pulo village earlier. The insurgents ambushed Mozambican Defense and Security Forces on patrol, resulting in injuries and vehicle destruction. Some injured individuals are receiving treatment in Pemba. President Filipe Nyusi urged terrorists to reconsider their [...]
Location:Mocímboa da Praia, Mozambique, Southern Africa
Incident Date:
January 29, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
3.50
Summary:The population of Mocímboa da Praia town, one of the regions plagued by islamist terrorism in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, experienced moments of panic at around midnight on Monday as a result of intense gunfire. According to a local paper, citing local sources, the causes of the gunfire “are still a mystery to be solved”, although it is believed that terrorists [...]
The Patriotic Front for Sovereignty (FPS) expressed grave concern over the worsening security situation in western Niger, especially along the Niger River. The FPS urged the transitional authorities to enhance the operational capabilities of the army and strengthen regional cooperation under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to counter armed terrorist groups' abuses against civilians. Recent deadly attacks in Tillabéri region prompted the FPS's statement, [...]
Mecufi town in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province experienced panic as insurgents approached following their occupation of Namplimuity village for about 19 hours. The residents fled towards Pemba, with some bus drivers exploiting the situation to raise fares. The same terrorist group had recently ambushed Mozambican forces in the nearby Metuge district. Despite security reinforcements, residents fled towards Pemba, and the terrorists claimed to have killed [...]
Clashes between terrorists and Dan Na Ambassagou in Bankass: Several assailants neutralized according to the hunters. The village of Kessa Gourou, located in the Bankass circle, was the subject of a terrorist incursion last Friday, February 2nd.