Tuareg rebels free hostages seized in northern Mali
Bamako (AFP) - Tuareg rebels on Monday released 32 civil servants taken hostage in a deadly siege at government offices in northern Mali, the United Nations' MINUSMA peacekeeping force said. The...
View ArticleFrench Airstrikes Push Back Islamists and Regain Towns in Central Mali
SEGOU, Mali — Malian and French troops appeared to recapture two important central Malian towns on Monday, pushing back an advance by Islamist militants who have overrun the country’s northern half....
View ArticleInsecurity still engulfs northern Mali, hampering humanitarian effort
GAO/BAMAKO, 26 November 2013 (IRIN) - While security in some northern Mali towns has improved, continued sporadic attacks by militant groups in Timbuktu and Gao, as well as fighting between separatist...
View ArticleThree Mali soldiers killed in jihadist attack
Three Malian soldiers died Saturday in a jihadist attack on the southwestern town of Nara, on the Mauritania border, with several Islamist fighters also killed, officials said. "We deplore the death of...
View ArticleThreat of ethnic reprisals stalks liberated Mali towns
KONNA, Mali (Reuters) - Omar Sangare surveyed the wreckage in his hometown of Konna in central Mali, ravaged by battles between the army and Islamist rebels, and vowed his days of living peacefully...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills soldier at checkpoint in Mali
February 8, 2013 -- Updated 1223 GMT (2023 HKT) A man searches through the ruins of a building destroyed by French airstrikes in Douentza, Mali, on Tuesday, February 5. The town was retaken by French...
View ArticleTuareg rebels clash with Mali army in north
BAMAKO - Malian soldiers clashed with Tuareg separatists from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad Wednesday in a town south of the rebel-held regional capital of Kidal, military sources...
View ArticleMali army 'clashes with separatist MNLA rebels'
Malian soldiers have clashed with secular separatist Tuareg fighters near the northern town of Kidal, the army's spokesman has told the BBC. Kidal has been held by the National Movement for the...
View ArticleMali: The long, troubled desert road ahead
February 8, 2013 -- Updated 1802 GMT (0202 HKT) A convoy of French army vehicles head toward Gao on February 7. France is mulling over when to hand off its four-week-old intervention to U.N....
View ArticleFrench Airstrikes Push Back Islamists In Central Mali
SEGOU, Mali — Malian and French troops appeared to have recaptured two important central Malian towns Monday, pushing back an advance by Islamist militants who have overrun the country's northern half....
View ArticleMali says 11 killed during suspected separatist attack on central town
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suspected northern rebels attacked a town in central Mali on Tuesday, leading to clashes with government troops in which 10 assailants and one soldier died, the government said in a...
View Article3 Killed in Attack in Mali After Rebels Vow Action
Reuters BAMAKO— Two soldiers and a civilian were killed on Wednesday when gunmen attacked the village of Goundam in northern Mali, an army spokesman and local residents said, amid rising tensions after...
View ArticleThree killed in attack in Mali after rebels vow action
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Two soldiers and a civilian were killed on Wednesday when gunmen attacked the village of Goundam in northern Mali, an army spokesman and local residents said, amid rising tensions...
View ArticleTwo soldiers hurt in clash with 'bandits' in Mali
Published September 12, 2013AFP Malian soldiers patrol in Kidal on July 29, 2013. Two Malian soldiers were wounded as the army exchanged fire with "bandits" during security operations near the...
View ArticleFrench forces kill commander with al Qaeda branch in Mali
By Marine Pennetier and Kissima Diagana PARIS/NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - France's army confirmed on Tuesday that its special forces had killed a prominent commander with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb...
View ArticleAs Troops Advance in Mali, U.S. Begins Airlift
SÉGOU, Mali -- Malian and French forces were reported to be in control of two important central Malian towns on Tuesday after the French Defense Ministry said they recaptured them on Monday, pushing...
View ArticleIslamist group Ansar Dine claims multiple attacks in Mali
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - The Malian Islamist rebel group Ansar Dine claimed it carried out a series of attacks against U.N. peacekeepers and Malian army targets in the country's capital, Bamako, and...
View ArticleGunmen attack military camp near Mauritania border in Mali
Representational Image File Photo Gunmen attacked a military camp in western Mali on Saturday, exchanging...
View ArticleMali army says kills five in clash with militants
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian troops killed five gunmen during a clash with an armed group in the central Mopti region, the army and defense ministry said on Wednesday. Mali's desert north is home to a...
View ArticleUnknown militants attack western Mali town
Unidentified gunmen have carried out an attack on the town of Nara in western Mali, with no immediate reports on potential casualties or damage. “There was an exchange of gunfire. The attack was...
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