US ‘kinetic strike’ takes out senior leader of terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda in Syria
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US ‘kinetic strike’ takes out senior leader of terrorist group aligned with al Qaeda in Syria

US Central Command announced Friday that forces in Syria had successfully killed terrorist group senior leader Abu-‘Abd al-Rahman al-Makki. According to CENTCOM, al-Makki was killed in a “targeted kinetic strike” in Syria. Al-Makki was a council member and senior leader with Hurras al-Din, which is ideologically aligned with Al-Qaeda in Syria. He…

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso | Conflict News

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for June attack in Burkina Faso | Conflict News

The attack on June 11 was one of the deadliest suffered by the West African nation’s army. An armed group linked to al-Qaeda, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), has claimed responsibility for what it said was an attack on June 11 that killed more than 100 Burkina Faso soldiers in…

UN rights chief decries death of 50 people in Mali attacks | Military News

UN rights chief decries death of 50 people in Mali attacks | Military News

The UN official said he was ‘appalled’ by the killings in central Mali. The UN rights chief on Thursday said he was “appalled” by alleged summary executions of 25 people by Mali’s army and “foreign military personnel” last week in a region plagued by violence from armed groups. Volker Turk…

Al-Shabab captures UN helicopter with 6 aid workers in central Somalia | Al-Shabab News

Al-Shabab captures UN helicopter with 6 aid workers in central Somalia | Al-Shabab News

BREAKINGBREAKING, This is a breaking news story, more details to follow. A helicopter belonging to the United Nations mission in Somalia has been captured by al-Shabab after accidentally landing on Wednesday afternoon in territory held by the armed group, according to multiple local reports. At least six aid workers who…