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Jan
02
War / Conflict / Security

Mali War Operation Barkhane Two French Army personnel are killed when their armoured personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Ménaka, Mali.

Mali War Operation Barkhane Two French Army personnel are killed when their armoured personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Ménaka, Mali. It is the second attack in the past few days that targeted French military personnel, the first being the December 28 JNIM-claimed bombing that killed three French military personnel. (Al Jazeera)

Jan
02
War / Conflict / Security

Operation Barkhane Two French Army personnel are killed when their armoured personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Ménaka, Mali.

Operation Barkhane Two French Army personnel are killed when their armoured personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Ménaka, Mali. It is the second attack in the past few days that targeted French military personnel, the first being the December 28 JNIM-claimed bombing that killed three French military personnel. (Al Jazeera)

Jan
02
War / Conflict / Security

Somali Civil War Five people are killed, including two Turkish nationals, after an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up near the Mogadishu-Afgooye road con

Somali Civil War Five people are killed, including two Turkish nationals, after an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up near the Mogadishu-Afgooye road construction work. Fourteen people are injured, including four other Turkish citizens. (The Guardian)

Jan
02
War / Conflict / Security

Two French Army personnel are killed when their armoured personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Ménaka, Mali.

Two French Army personnel are killed when their armoured personnel carrier hit a roadside bomb in Ménaka, Mali. It is the second attack in the past few days that targeted French military personnel, the first being the December 28 JNIM-claimed bombing that killed three French military personnel. (Al Jazeera)

Jan
03
War / Conflict / Security

War on terror Insurgency in the Maghreb 2021 Tillabéri attacks Twenty-one more people are found dead and others die of their injuries a day after the attacks in

War on terror Insurgency in the Maghreb 2021 Tillabéri attacks Twenty-one more people are found dead and others die of their injuries a day after the attacks in Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye, in Tillabéri, Niger, bringing the death toll to 100. More than 75 others are wounded. (DW) Mali War Mali wedding airstrike A group of Islamist insurgents take hostages in Mopti. While separating the victims by gender, an airstrike killed at least 20 people. (Global News)

Jan
03
War / Conflict / Security

Insurgency in the Maghreb 2021 Tillabéri attacks Twenty-one more people are found dead and others die of their injuries a day after the attacks in Tchombangou a

Insurgency in the Maghreb 2021 Tillabéri attacks Twenty-one more people are found dead and others die of their injuries a day after the attacks in Tchombangou and Zaroumdareye, in Tillabéri, Niger, bringing the death toll to 100. More than 75 others are wounded. (DW)

Jan
06
War / Conflict / Security

News networks project that Democrat Raphael Warnock will defeat Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, making him the state's first African-American Senator.

News networks project that Democrat Raphael Warnock will defeat Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, making him the state's first African-American Senator. Warnock claims victory, while Loeffler refuses to concede the race and vows to "fight on". (CNBC) (BuzzFeed News)

Jan
06
War / Conflict / Security

Stephanie Grisham resigns as the Chief of Staff to the First Lady as a result of the riots.

Stephanie Grisham resigns as the Chief of Staff to the First Lady as a result of the riots. Matt Pottinger resigns as deputy national security adviser; Mick Mulvaney, former chief of staff, resigns from his remaining duties as special envoy to Northern Ireland and Anna Cristina Niceta resigns as White House social secretary. (CNN) (CNN2)

Jan
11
War / Conflict / Security

An internal bulletin by the FBI warns of nationwide armed protests being planned from January 16 to 20, the day of Joe Biden's inauguration.

An internal bulletin by the FBI warns of nationwide armed protests being planned from January 16 to 20, the day of Joe Biden's inauguration. The bulletin also warned of an armed group threatening to start a "huge uprising" if there is an attempt to remove Donald Trump from office via the 25th Amendment. (ABC News) (AP)

Jan
22
War / Conflict / Security

Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in Israel In Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox town near Tel Aviv, ultra-Orthodox Jews attack an unmarked p

Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 pandemic in Israel In Bnei Brak, an ultra-Orthodox town near Tel Aviv, ultra-Orthodox Jews attack an unmarked police vehicle while officers were inside it, causing a riot in which at least six people were arrested. Israel is currently in a lockdown. (South China Morning Post)

Jan
22
War / Conflict / Security

Syrian civil war, Israel's role in the Syrian Civil War Syria missile strikes (January 2021) An Israeli airstrike in the city of Hama, Syria, destroys five Syri

Syrian civil war, Israel's role in the Syrian Civil War Syria missile strikes (January 2021) An Israeli airstrike in the city of Hama, Syria, destroys five Syrian military sites. According to SANA, four people from the same family, including two children, are killed in the strikes. (Deutsche Welle)

Jan
24
War / Conflict / Security

Cross-Strait relations For the second consecutive day, Taiwan reports an incursion of its air defense identification zone by China's People's Liberation Army Ai

Cross-Strait relations For the second consecutive day, Taiwan reports an incursion of its air defense identification zone by China's People's Liberation Army Air Force. The incursion involved 12 fighter jets, two anti-submarine aircraft and a reconnaissance plane. Taiwan deployed air defence missile systems in response, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense. (BBC News)

Jan
24
War / Conflict / Security

For the second consecutive day, Taiwan reports an incursion of its air defense identification zone by China's People's Liberation Army Air Force.

For the second consecutive day, Taiwan reports an incursion of its air defense identification zone by China's People's Liberation Army Air Force. The incursion involved 12 fighter jets, two anti-submarine aircraft and a reconnaissance plane. Taiwan deployed air defence missile systems in response, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense. (BBC News)

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