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...
Mali rebels
Rebels forced from Gao city hall: French defence minister
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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...
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...
France bombs Islamist hideout in Mali
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GAO, Mali: France bombed Islamist targets in northern Mali on Monday following a string of guerrilla attacks by the extremists a month after Paris launched...
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...
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...
France seeks UN peacekeepers as Mali rebels hit back
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GAO, Mali: France urged the United Nations Wednesday to send peacekeepers to Mali, where French forces have killed hundreds of Islamist rebels but are still...
Hollande visits Mali to push for African takeover
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TIMBUKTU, Mali:Â French President Francois Hollande arrived in Mali on Saturday to push for African troops to replace French forces who led a lightning advance...