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Islamic Militants

France says backs West African cooperation against Islamists

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (L) and Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz meet in Nouakchott, Mauritania, April 6, 2017. PHOTO BY REUTERS/John Irish

By John Irish

07/04/2017

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - France backs efforts by West African states to boost security in their Sahel region, including a plan for a 5,000-strong multinational force to combat Islamist fighters, its foreign minister said on Thursday.

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Obama pick to lead U.S. military in Africa favors powers to strike Islamic State

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., June 14, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Carlos Barria

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali

21/06/2016

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. military in Africa on Tuesday backed the idea of gaining greater power to strike Islamic State, including in Libya, which he described as the group's Plan B as it loses territory in Iraq and Syria.

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Niger leader asks France to boost operations against Islamist militants

French President Francois Hollande (R) shakes hands with Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou during a meeting at teh Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 14, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Thibault Camus

14/06/2016

PARIS (Reuters) - President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger called on Tuesday for France to strengthen military operations against West African Islamist militants, including Boko Haram after its fighters carried out a deadly attack on a Nigerien town.

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West African troops join up in hunt for militants in Sahel wastes

French soldiers from Operation Barkhane stand outside their armored personnel carrier during a sandstorm in Inat, Mali, May 26, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Media Coulibaly

By Marine Pennetier

10/06/2016

ON THE MALI/NIGER BORDER (Reuters) - The troops joined up at midday on a patch of cracked earth where Mali and Niger meet. Nothing marked the spot, beyond a few shrubs and acacia trees offering scant shade to their military pickups.

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War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia's young democracy

Sofiane Melliti, 38, a Tunisian soccer player who says he has been harassed by authorities because of suspected ties to militant attacks, poses for a photograph in Tunis, Tunisia, April 15, 2016. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

By Patrick Markey and Tarek Amara

13/05/2016

TUNIS (Reuters) - Four days after Islamist militants shot dead 21 tourists in Tunisia's Bardo museum last year, police rounded up dozens of people suspected of links with the gunmen.