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Tajikistan announces that it killed three Jamaat Ansarullah Islamist militants on 29–30 August after the militants crossed the border from Afghanistan to carry out terrorist attacks in Tajikistan.
2023-09-6

Seven people are killed when suspected Islamists attack the city of Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2022-07-12

Citizens in Niger head to the polls to elect their President in their first democratic power transfer since the country's independence from France. The election comes amidst a growing Islamist insurgency as Mohamed Bazoum is the favourite to succeed incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou, who is stepping down after serving two five-year terms.
2020-12-27

The Military of Mali recaptures the town of Konna three days after French jets drove out Islamist militants.
2013-01-18

Nigeria's military kill 13 members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and lose one soldier in a gun battle in Maiduguri.
2013-01-1

2012 Northern Mali conflict: The United Nations Security Council unanimously passes a resolution approving an African-led force to assist the army of Mali in ousting Islamist militants who have seized the north of the country.
2012-10-12

African Union troops enter the Somali port town of Kismayo following the withdrawal of Al-Shabaab Islamist militants during the Battle of Kismayo.
2012-10-1

Following Tunisia's first election since the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January, the moderate Islamist Renaissance Party declares victory, with their centre-left rivals, the Progressive Democratic Party, conceding defeat. The official results of the election are due to be released next week.
2011-10-24

A Nigeria Police Force station in the northern city of Maiduguri is destroyed in an attack blamed on the Boko Haram Islamist group.
2010-10-12

The pro-government militia group of Ahlu Sunnah Waljama (ASW) in Somalia claims to have killed at least 91 Islamist fighters and wounded 170 others in Thursday's fierce clashes.
2010-06-4