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2023 Nouakchott Prison Break
The 2023 Nouakchott prison break was the result of a prison riot in the Nouakchott Civil Prison, the central prison of Mauritania. Four Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, AQMI members managed to escape from the Nouakchott civil prison, leading to Nouakchott enter a high-alert situation for the next days. Prison break At 21:00 local time (GMT) a mutiny occurred at the Nouakchott Civil Prison, located in the Tevragh-Zeina, Tevragh Zeina district of the city. During the mutiny two guards were killed and two others were injured as the mutiny was later revealed to be a prison break operation organised by Salafist convicts condemned for terrorism and belonging to Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI), who were able to use firearms after seizing one from the guards. The proceeded to clear and restrict access to key buildings in downtown Nouakchott, including the Central Bank of Mauritania, Central Bank, the National Assembly (Mauritania), National Assembly and Radio Nationale (Mauritan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamist Insurgency In The Sahel
A war in the Sahel region of West Africa has been ongoing since the 2011 Arab Spring. In particular, the intensive conflict in the three countries of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso has been referred to as the Sahel War. The conflict is generally seen to have begun during Tuareg rebellion (2012), the early stages of the Mali War, which itself was seen as a spillover conflict of the Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present), Insurgency in the Maghreb. As Islamist Tuareg people, Tuareg rebels overran Mali in 2012, a Boko Haram insurgency, concurrent insurgency in Nigeria, led by Boko Haram, began to spread to nearby countries. By 2015, the Mali war had spread to Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso and Jihadist insurgency in Niger, Niger, which led to heavy fighting and humanitarian crises in both countries. The conflict in Nigeria also reached a climax before 2015 West African offensive, a 2015 coalition offensive forced insurgents into remission. By 2019, the effects o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
