Mali troops battle Islamists in Gao as car bomb targets camp
GAO, Mali: Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claimed a car bomb attack near a camp housing French troops on Thursday as Malian and foreign forces battled to secure...
French soldiers in Mali
Rebels forced from Gao city hall: French defence minister
by AFP
Brussels: Islamist rebels who seized the town hall and governor’s residence in the Malian city of Gao have been forced out, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves...
French-led troops advance on Timbuktu
by AFP
Bamako: French-led troops were advancing on Mali’s fabled desert city of Timbuktu on Sunday after capturing a string of other towns in their offensive against...