Mali, Niger
Mali Claims Death of Terrorist Who Helped Lead Deadly Ambush in Niger
The West African country said it killed Abu Huzeifa, a commander in an Islamic State affiliate who was involved in a 2017 attack in neighboring Niger that killed American Green Berets and Nigerien forces.
ISIS leader from Niger ambush that killed 4 US troops may be dead
Mali forces say they killed Abu Huzeifa, who was known to brandish a rifle he said belonged to dead Green Berets in a 2017 ambush in Niger.
Airstrikes killed terrorists responsible for Niger ambush – NAF
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has said that there was strong evidence that the terrorists responsible for the recent attacks on troops of the Nigerian Army at Bassa in Niger State have been eliminated by airstrikes.
Gunmen kill six Nigerian soldiers in ambush, army says
Six soldiers of the Nigerian army were ambushed and killed by gunmen while on patrol in the northern Niger state on Friday, the army said, the latest loss inflicted on the military by armed criminal gangs.
Malian army says it killed an Islamic State group commander who attacked U.S., Niger forces
Mali’s army says a senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with the deaths of U.S. forces in Niger has been killed in an operation by Malian state forces
IS commander wanted for deaths of US forces in Niger killed in operation
Malian state forces confirmed the death of Abu Huzeifa, who was believed to have helped carry out 2017 attack
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