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Security forces in Mali free all hostages from luxury hotel, at least 27 dead

Victor Lupu Nov 20, 2015 0

Malian security forces have freed hostages after Islamist militants took at least 100 people hostage at a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako. At least 27 people have been killed. A hostage crisis at a luxury hotel in Bamako that claimed…

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US confirms target of Libya air strike was Algerian militant Belmokhtar. Two Romanians among the 38…

Victor Lupu Jun 15, 2015 0

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the veteran Islamist militant behind the Algerian gas field attack in 2013, has been reported killed in Libya. The US has confirmed he was the target of airstrikes at the weekend, Deutsche Welle reports. Mokhtar…

Jihadist group Al-Mourabitoun says holding kidnapped Romanian in Burkina Faso. Foreign Ministry’s…

Victor Lupu May 19, 2015 0

North African jihadist group Al-Mourabitoun said it was holding a Romanian mine worker who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso last month, in an audio message released Monday by Mauritanian media, timesofisrael.com informs. The Arabic…