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Irish 🇮🇪 Remote Operations Security Advisor. Based in Africa, monitoring conflict principally in North Africa & the Sahel Region. https://www.instagram.com/conflict_watch68

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · Jun 16

This is a sideline project from my actual day job, the idea is to focus on the largely unreported events primarily in the Sahel but also covering other countries in North Africa.
I am occasionally offline, I do occasionally miss events (tips are welcome via DM).
Questions are ALWAYS welcome.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13h

Women and children represent 80 percent of those forcibly displaced in countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

Around four million people displaced across Africa’s Sahel, UN warns

Women and children represent 80 percent of those forcibly displaced in countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.

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Matthew Ford @warmatters.bsky.social · 13h

Back to Blighty next week. Two talks.

One at the @theturing.bsky.social the other at @cvtrc.bsky.social

Both on my book. Different audiences. Will be good fun.

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 16h

09.10 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM has stated that they killed 11 police officers in yesterday's attack along with several civilians.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 17h

Algeria has qualified for the World Cup after more than a decade, following a commanding 3–0 win over Somalia. The victory secured 22 points, making them the fourth African nation to reach next year’s finals.

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 20h

Curtesy of #Libya24_7OSINT on X
Exclusive pics show cargo planes arriving at Kufra Airport in SE Libya. These aircraft are moving military supplies daily from Benghazi to the LNA’s Subul al-Salam Battalion, while other Emirati planes are delivering military support to the RSF militia in Sudan.

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 20h

10.10 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM has issued a statement claiming to have seized 02 Security Forces positions on the outskirts of Djibo.

Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 21h

06.10 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM attacked a transport vehicle between Bourasso & Kossi in the Boucle du Mouhoun Region killing 9 civilians.

Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 21h

05.10 #Niger
IS-SP has claimed responsibility and released an image of the corpse, the mayor Aliou Oumarou was also a captain in the Nigerien army.

Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 5d

05.10 #Niger
The Mayor of Ayorou, Aliou Oumarou (pictured), and the Mayor of Inates are reportedly among the dead following a suspected Islamic State-Sahel Province ambush.
Local dignitaries were travelling back to their villages following meeting with General Tiani, the head of the junta (pictured)

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 23h

#Belgium #EuropeanSecurity
www.politico.eu/article/belg...

3 arrested in suspected terror plot targeting Belgian PM Bart De Wever

Federal investigators are probing evidence of plans to use a drone to deploy an explosive device.

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 23h

It's a beautiful area, I spent some time there in the mid/late 90's

Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 1d

Right back to the 90's that area along the border has been a hold out for AQIM and their predecessors, when they came under pressure in Algeria they'd cross the border into the Kasserine area and then vice versa.
Security Forces mount fairly regular operations along there against the few hanging on

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 1d

08.10 #Algeria
In ongoing Security Forces operations in the Tlidjene area near Tébessa 01 terrorist was killed and a weapon plus other items recovered according to a statement by the Ministry of Defense.
This brings the number to 07 terrorists killed in the area in the past 2 weeks.

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 1d

09.10 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM has issued a statement claiming responsibility for ambushing a Security Forces convoy between Djibo and Namsiguia.

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09.10 #BurkinaFaso
A JNIM attack on Koumbri was reportedly pushed back by Security Forces and resulting in several JNIM fighters being killed.

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 1d

09.10 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM carried out an attack on Sabcé (Bam Province), a town located on the Ouagadougou-Kongoussi axis.
JNIM fighters apparently took control of the town for several hours.
40 seriously injured people were later transferred to Kongussi by ambulance.

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09.10 #Mali
JNIM has released video of their fighters attacking a Security Forces base at Kelhoussa/Kel-Houssa (Tonka commune, Goundam cercle, Timbuktu region).

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 2d

08.10 #Benin
Security Forces pushed back an attack at the hamlet of Dangazi (part of the Kalalé complex) killing 02 fighters in the process.

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08.10 #Benin
JNIM have issued a statement that they killed 03 members of the Security Forces when they seized a post at Ouara (06.10), 8kms from the Nigerian border.
In a second attack a number of civilians were kidnapped at Bessassi.

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 2d

08.10 #Mali
JNIM has issued a statement claiming to have taken of a Security Forces position between Fatoma and Sevare in the Mopti region.

Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 2d

Territorial Control Of Mali (#Seb_Masson on X)

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Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 2d

08.10 #BurkinaFaso
JNIM attacked Pibaoré (Sanmatenga) North-Central Region.
Casualty figures are unknown so far.

Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 2d

If they don't start getting fuel supplies back into Bamako and other population centers then I won't be surprised to see civil unrest.
Plus they need the fuel for their own mobility which means if they don't manage to negotiate something with JNIM they have to commit more and more assets to escorts

Conflict Research @conflictwatch.bsky.social · 2d

Junta attempts to negotiate with JNIM have failed & attacks continue, quadrupling the cost of fuel.

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