Mali conflict in bloodiest phase yet: France
Paris: France said Tuesday that dozens of Islamist militants have been killed in the bloodiest phase of the Mali conflict to date, but it remained...
Mali conflict
More suicide bombs hit Mali after battle that kills 20 Islamists
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Bamako: Five people, including two suicide bombers, died Friday in car bombings in northern Mali, a day after fierce urban battles between French-led forces and...
France bombs Islamist hideout in Mali
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GAO, Mali: France has bombed an Islamist rebel hideout in northern Mali’s largest city, intensifying a security lock-down against guerrilla attacks as the French-led campaign...
Fresh blast in Mali city hours after street battles
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GAO, Mali: An explosion shook the largest city in northern Mali early Monday, hours after Islamist gunmen battled French and Malian troops following two straight...
Suicide bomber hits north Mali, troops clash in capital
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GAO, Mali: A suicide bomber blew himself up in northern Mali on Friday as a dramatic turn towards guerrilla tactics by Islamists and an outbreak...
Suicide bomber blows himself up near Mali soldiers
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GAO, Mali: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of Malian soldiers in the northern city of Gao, where Islamist rebels driven from...
France seeks Mali exit, handover to UN peacekeepers
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GAO, Mali: Nearly a month after launching an offensive in Mali to drive out Islamist extremists, France mulled the withdrawal of its troops Thursday after...
UN mulls sending peacekeepers to Mali as rebels hit back
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GAO, Mali: The UN is considering sending peacekeepers to Mali, following a proposal from Paris which said that French forces have killed hundreds of Islamist...
Global players seek ‘to put Mali together again’
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Brussels: The UN, African Union and other global players meet in Brussels on Tuesday to seek ways of anchoring long-term peace and stability in Mali...
Mali aid offers pour in, army chief sets sights on Timbuktu
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DIABALY, Mali: Mali’s army chief said his French-backed forces could reclaim the northern towns of Gao and fabled Timbuktu from Islamists in a month, as...