France bombs Islamist targets in Mali after Hollande visit
TIMBUKTU, Mali: France said it carried out major air strikes Sunday near Kidal, the last bastion of armed extremists chased from Mali’s desert north in...
French Mali intervention
Japan to close Mali embassy as security worsens
by Areeb Hasni
Tokyo: Japan has said on Wednesday that it was closing its embassy in Mali amid the worsening security situation in the African country....
French troops launch ‘total reconquest’ of Mali’s north
by AFP
Bamako: French troops on Sunday consolidated gains in Mali’s Islamist-held north as Paris said the aim was its “total reconquest” and Russia, Canada and Germany...