More suicide bombs hit Mali after battle that kills 20 Islamists
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...
Mali unrest
Mali troops battle Islamists in Gao as car bomb targets camp
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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...
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...
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 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...
‘Hundreds’ of rebels killed, France to leave Mali from March
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GAO, Mali: French-led forces have killed hundreds of Islamists in fighting to reclaim northern Mali and with the rebels’ last bastion secured, France said Tuesday...
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...