October 24, 2011: For the last four months, troops from Mauritania and Mali have been seeking out and killing al Qaeda members hiding in the Wagadou Forest (actually a thousand hectares/2,500 acres of ...

The Mauritanian military said Thursday its aircraft had carried out air strikes just across the border with Mali to prevent a planned attack by militants linked to the al Qaeda terrorist network.

Wagadou FC on Sunday regained promotion to The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) Division Two League after defeating Sateba FC 1-0 in their provincial promotion play-off final clash played at the Jarra ...

The Mauritanian army said it had destroyed a camp in neighbouring Mali Friday night that was sheltering militants linked to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Al Qaeda ’s North African offshoot carries ...

Residents of eastern Mauritania fear al-Qaeda could launch a repeat of last year's Ramadan terrorist attack. Mauritania stepped up security patrols across eastern sections of the country last week ...