LAGOS OCTOBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Up to 600 people were shot dead in a matter of hours by al Qaeda-linked militants in an August attack on a town in Burkina Faso, according to a French government security assessment that nearly doubles the death toll cited in earlier reports. The new figure would make the assault, in…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)- – Islamist militants in Mali began a blockade of Timbuktu by cutting road access in August and then shut off river and air routes in an offensive that has put the city once again on the frontline of a jihadist insurgency. The bombing began soon after. On Sept. 21, witnesses said…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Islamist militants have advanced further into eastern Mali in recent days, seizing territory, killing hundreds of civilians and forcing thousands to flee, regional Malian officials and analysts said. The gains by the militants highlight Mali’s struggle to fill the vacuum following the departure of French and other European forces, while relations with…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Footage of armed Taliban fighters marching in the city of Qalat was uploaded to social media on Thursday. Dressed in white head-to-toe uniforms and flak jackets, the Islamist militants carried firearms as they marched in a straight line through the city centre. Reuters was able to verify the videos by geo-locating monuments…
