Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Al Qaeda challenges IS group in Africa
The terrorist attack that struck the capital of Burkina Faso last week was claimed by al Qaeda’s north African branch. Experts worry it was a show of force in response to the…
AQIM names fighters behind deadly Burkina attack
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou over the weekend that killed…
Burkina Faso starts three days of mourning after hotel attack
Burkina Faso began three days of national mourning Sunday and the president said security would be stepped up after al-Qaida militants killed at least 28 people in an attack on a…
French, Canadians killed in Burkina Faso hotel attack
At least 29 people, including several foreigners, were killed in an Al-Qaeda attack on a top hotel in Burkina Faso, an unprecedented strike in the capital illustrating the…
Macina liberation front also claims responsibility for Bamako hotel attack
The Macina Liberation Front and Ansar Dine claim responsibility for the Radisson hotel attack in Mali, this after a separate claim on Friday. Also, the US slaps sanctions on…
Al Qaeda denies Belmokhtar death reports
Al Qaeda's North Africa branch has denied reports that Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a major figure in insurgencies across North Africa and the Saharan border region, was…
Veteran Islamist militant ‘killed in US air strike’ in Libya
A veteran Islamist militant blamed for masterminding an Algerian gas field attack and running smuggling routes across North Africa has been killed in a US air strike inside…
Jihadist leader in Sahara pledges allegiance to IS group
A leading member of a Sahara desert-based terror group known for carrying out attacks in Algeria and Mali has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, according to an audio…
Islamists claim responsibility for killing French soldier in Mali
A spokesman for the Islamist militant group al-Mourabitoun, which is led by veteran jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide bombing earlier…
French forces kill Islamist chief Belmokhtar's No. 2
French forces in Mali have killed the No. 2 in command of the militant group, led by Islamist chief Mokhtar Belmokhtar (pictured), that claimed a January attack on an Algerian…