Mali Islamists push south, threaten France amid new strikes
Bamako: Islamist forces on Monday seized control of a town in a fresh attack on Mali’s government-held south and vowed to strike “at the heart”...
Militants in Mali
Mali Islamists capture key town after clashes with army
by Areeb Hasni
Bamako: The Islamists who rule northern Mali have move towards the southern part of the country and captured a key town of Konna....
West Africa agrees on 3,300-strong force against Mali al-Qaeda militants
by AFP
Abuja: West African leaders at an emergency summit on Sunday agreed on a 3,300-strong force to wrest control of northern Mali from Islamist extremists as...
Mali: Militants execute their own member under Sharia law
by Areeb Hasni
Bamako: The Mali Islamist group has executed one of its own member accused of killing a fisherman in the Malian city of Timbuktu....
Sharia law: Islamist rebels cut off hand of theft suspect in Mali
by Areeb Hasni
Bamako: Islamist rebels have cut off the hand of a suspected cattle thief in Mali, the first amputation under sharia law imposed by insurgents controlling...