Tag: jihadists
IS jihadists on the run after Kurdish prison attack in northeast Syria
This photo, provided by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under Kurdish command, shows Islamic State group fighters who were arrested by the SDF after attacking Ghwayran prison in Hassakeh, northeastern…
Roubaix gang: who is Lionel Dumont, one of the first French jihadists released?
Considered one of the main members of the “Gang de Roubaix”, a criminal group responsible for numerous robberies and attempted attacks in the 1990s, Lionel Dumont was released from prison…
Nigeria: Jihadists kidnap twenty children and kill two people
A jihadist attack took place in Borno State, epicenter of the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria, Thursday, January 20, 2022. Twenty children were kidnapped and two people were killed, we learned…
Nigeria: Jihadists kidnap 20 children, kill 2, residents say
Jihadists killed two people and abducted 20 children in Borno state, the epicenter of the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria, AFP learned from a local official and residents of the region.…
IS militia tries to free captured jihadists
The IS terrorist militia tried to free thousands of imprisoned jihadists in the city of Hasaka. Even one day after the attack began, the Kurdish militias apparently still haven’t got…
Syria Islamic State attacks large prison, jihadists freed
It’s a rare attack. The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday launched an assault on a prison controlled by Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, freeing an unknown number of jihadists.…
In Syria, jihadists escape after the attack on a prison by the Islamic State
A snapshot of detainees suspected of being affiliated with the Islamic State, at Ghwayran prison in Hassaké, Syria, in October 2019. FADEL SENNA / AFP Ghwayran, one of the largest…
Boris Cyrulnik urges Emmanuel Macron to repatriate French children of jihadists detained in Syria
“The longer they stay there, the less they will like France. They are recoverable if we take care of them now,” says the neuropsychiatrist in the JDD. The famous neuropsychiatrist…
In Mozambique, despite victorious speeches, the battle against the jihadists is not over
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In Burkina Faso, the French army bears the brunt of the anger of the inhabitants against the jihadists
Burkinabe officers pass near one of the vehicles of the French military convoy, in Kaya, on November 20, 2021. OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP He is now nicknamed “the No.…
suspected jihadists kill at least 20 people in the north of the country
Inata is located in the province of Soum, not far from the border with Mali. GOOGLE MAPS At least 19 gendarmes and a civilian were killed Sunday (November 14) in…
US special forces associated with tracking down jihadists in eastern DRC
US Ambassador to Kinshasa Mike Hammer during a trip to Beni, eastern DRC, in October 2020. SEBASTIEN KITSA MUSAYI / AFP On Sunday August 15, President Félix Tshisekedi authorized American…