Malian military
The Malian army retakes the town of Hombori after driving Islamist forces out.
Sources: AFP via Al Arabiya BBC RFI Xinhua
Sources: AFP via Al Arabiya BBC RFI Xinhua
Ethiopian forces capture the central Somali town of Beledweyne from al-Shabaab Islamist militants.
Kenya arrests six Somali Islamist al-Shabaab fighters in the border town of Mandera.
14 Islamist militants are killed in an operation by Russian forces in Dagestan.
The United Kingdom bans the Islamist organisation Al-Muhajiroun and an offshoot group, Islam4UK.