Somali outlets identified Ahmed Maeleminine, described as a senior recruiter, financier and external-operations organizer for ISIL, as the target killed in a February 1 US airstrike in Puntland.
France transferred its final base in Chad to local authorities on 2025-01-30, closing a long military chapter in one of its last major African footholds.
About 280 Romanian contractors fighting for Congo’s army surrendered as M23 tightened its grip on Goma and regional leaders struggled to broker a response.
Event date 2025-01-29: reports from eastern Congo say Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have deepened control of Goma while holding prisoners at a city stadium and moving toward Bukavu.
Félix Tshisekedi skipped a regional crisis summit and addressed the nation after insurgents seized Goma, as fighting displaced hundreds of thousands and prompted calls for a ceasefire.
Pakistani authorities said militants attacked a security post in Qila Abdullah district, setting off a firefight that left two soldiers and five attackers dead.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces will remain in the buffer zone near Mount Hermon, a statement that suggests a longer-term military posture in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Puntland’s Military Court handed prison terms of 10 and 5 years to two well-known Somali social media personalities after convicting them of supporting ISIS propaganda online.
Authorities in Somalia's Puntland region are barring illegal foreign entry and cutting off mobile and banking access in a bid to disrupt Islamic State networks.
Local officials in northeastern Colombia said they recovered 13 bodies in rural Teorama, including minors, as fighting between armed groups deepened across Catatumbo.
The Rwanda-backed M23 movement said it had captured the eastern Congolese city, while government forces disputed full control and Kinshasa accused Rwandan troops of operating inside Goma.
Russian officials said forces took Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk oblast on the event date, a claim that points to continued pressure on Ukraine’s southern Donetsk front.