Eleven civilians are killed in an attack by insurgents in Séno Province, Burkina Faso. 2022-05-22
Gunmen burn down a Catholic church during mass and kill six people, including a priest, in Dablo, Burkina Faso. 2019-05-12
Four hostages, who were being held in northern Burkina Faso, are rescued by French naval commandos, with two French commandos killed during the rescue operation. Those freed include two Frenchmen who had been kidnapped in Benin on May 1 and a pair of women, one an American and the other a South Korean. 2019-05-10
An attack on a border post near Burkina Faso's border with Mali, leaves at least 12 Burkinabe troops dead and two others missing. 2016-12-16
Boko Haram and al-Qaeda kill four security force personnel in two separate attacks in Niger. 2016-03-18
At least 50 people are killed, including 33 militants, seven civilians and ten soldiers, in armed clashes between the Tunisian Army and Islamist militants in the town of Ben Gardane, near the border with Libya. 2016-03-7
Germany is considering sending troops to Tunisia to help train the Tunisian Army in the fight against Islamist militants, particularly ISIL who control territory in neighboring Libya. [http:--www.france24.com-en-20160221-germany-mulling-military-training-mission-tunisia?ns_campaign=reseaux_sociaux&ns_source=twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_linkname=editorial&aef_campaign_ref=partage_aef&aef_campaign_date=2016-02-21&dlvrit=66745 (France 24)]date=August 2019 2016-02-21
An explosion on a bus carrying Tunisian Presidential Guard personnel in Tunisia's capital Tunis leaves at least 15 people dead, as the country's government declares a state of emergency. 2015-11-24