John Irish – Page 5 –

Al Qaeda commander Abou Zeid killed in Mali: Algeria’s Ennahar TV

August 24, 2021 at 12:10 a.m.

ALGIERS/DAKAR (Reuters) - French forces have killed Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, one of the most feared commanders of al Qaeda's north Africa wing, during an operation against Islamist fighters in mountainous...

Libya needs help to secure borders: foreign minister

August 23, 2021 at 11:10 p.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - Libya's foreign minister called on Tuesday for Western and Arab allies to help seal his country's borders to stop defeated Islamist rebels coming in from Mali and...

Libya needs help to secure borders: foreign minister

August 22, 2019 at 8:48 a.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - Libya's foreign minister called on Tuesday for Western and Arab allies to help seal his country's borders to stop defeated Islamist rebels coming in from Mali and...

France to host meeting on Libyan security next week

August 23, 2021 at 10:43 p.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - Countries that helped oust Muammar Gaddafi will meet in Paris next week to discuss how to stabilize Libya, which has been beset by security problems since the...

France to host meeting on Libyan security next week

August 22, 2019 at 8:39 a.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - Countries that helped oust Muammar Gaddafi will meet in Paris next week to discuss how to stabilize Libya, which has been beset by security problems since the...

Mali Tuaregs seize two fleeing Islamist leaders

August 23, 2021 at 10:35 p.m.

KIDAL, Mali/PARIS (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels in northern Mali said on Monday they had captured two senior Islamist insurgents fleeing French air strikes toward the Algerian border and France pressed...

Mali Tuaregs seize two fleeing Islamist leaders

August 22, 2019 at 8:37 a.m.

KIDAL, Mali/PARIS (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels in northern Mali said on Monday they had captured two senior Islamist insurgents fleeing French air strikes toward the Algerian border and France pressed...

France fears Islamist rise in Syria unless opposition helped

August 23, 2021 at 10:11 p.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Monday Syria risks falling into the hands of Islamist militant groups if supporters of the Syrian opposition do not do more to...

France fears Islamist rise in Syria unless opposition helped

August 22, 2019 at 8:30 a.m.

PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Monday Syria risks falling into the hands of Islamist militant groups if supporters of the Syrian opposition do not do more to...

France sees no sign Syria’s Assad will be toppled soon

August 22, 2019 at 8:24 a.m.

PARIS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - France said on Thursday there were no signs that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is about to be overthrown, something Paris has been saying for months was just...

All Stories