The French Army announces that they have killed Soumana Boura, a leading member of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, the previous day. Boura was involved in the killings of six French aid workers and their two Nigerien guides in a mass shooting in August 2020 in Kouré, Niger. 2021-12-21
Gunmen attack a military outpost in the village of Anzourou, Tillabéri Region, Niger, killing fifteen soldiers. 2021-11-5
Swedish troops are deployed to Mali to join French-led counter-insurgency operations against jihadist groups. The Riksdag approved the deployment of up to 150 soldiers in June 2020. 2021-02-5
The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to extend the mandate of MINUSMA, the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali, until June 30, 2021. 2020-06-30
The armed forces say an ambush on a military convoy in central Mali has killed at least 24 troops and left others missing. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. 2020-06-15