Islamist militants

Burkina Faso's military leader sacks defence minister amid jihadist attacks

Somali forces end deadly al-Shabaab hotel siege

Death toll mounts as Somali forces battle to end al-Shabaab hotel siege

Togo army says it was behind blast that killed several civilians

Dozens killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso

Somali president picks lawmaker Hamza Abdi Barre as prime minister

At least 50 civilians killed in suspected jihadist raid on Burkina Faso village

Burkina tries 'dialogue' tack in search for solutions against jihadists

Macron announces French troop withdrawal from Mali

France will leave Mali if price of staying too high, defence minister says

Syria Hasakeh prison assault: Australian teen held for years in Islamic State group jail

Widening rift between Mali and France is 'very good news for jihadists'

France says standoff with ‘out of control’ Mali junta untenable

Denmark to start pulling troops out of Mali after junta's demand

Syria Kurds retake Hasaka prison, ending six-day IS attack

France and European allies urge Mali to let Danish troops stay, but junta insists on withdrawal

Syria prison raid: Kurdish fighters close in on 'IS' group-held prison

Coup in Burkina Faso: 'We can already see a pattern emerging' in the region

Coup in Burkina Faso: 'The military takeover is likely well welcomed'

Syrian Kurdish forces tighten siege after Islamic State prison break

Kurdish security forces killed, IS fighters freed in major Syrian prison break

Kurdish security forces killed, IS fighters freed in major Syrian prison break

Niger and Burkina Faso kill scores of 'terrorists' in joint operation, armies say

Several dead in suspected jihadist attack on Burkina Faso security forces