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ICC to rule on damage of Timbuktu shrines by Islamist rebel
World
September 27, 2016
ICC to rule on damage of Timbuktu shrines by Islamist rebel
International war crimes judges are to rule on Tuesday in the case of a former Islamist rebel who pleaded guilty…
Mali Islamists suffer split as Africans prepare assault
World
January 24, 2013
Mali Islamists suffer split as Africans prepare assault
A split emerged on Thursday in the alliance of Islamist militant groups occupying northern Mali as French and African troops…
Military planners prepare for war in Mali
World
November 6, 2012
Military planners prepare for war in Mali
Military experts from Africa, the United Nations and Europe have drawn up preliminary plans to recapture northern Mali from Al-Qaeda-linked…
North Mali residents ready to resist Islamist groups
World
August 14, 2012
North Mali residents ready to resist Islamist groups
Residents of Gao, one of the three main towns in northern Mali occupied by armed Islamists since late March,…
Islamists destroy door of ancient Timbuktu mosque
Egypt
July 2, 2012
Islamists destroy door of ancient Timbuktu mosque
Islamist militants in northern Mali on Monday destroyed the ‘sacred’ door of one of Timbuktu’s three ancient mosques after smashing…
Mali Islamists destroy more holy Timbuktu sites
World
July 1, 2012
Mali Islamists destroy more holy Timbuktu sites
BAMAKO — Al-Qaeda-linked Mali Islamists armed with guns and pick-axes continued to destroy ancient mausoleums in the famed city of…
Malian rebels say their independent Islamic state will impose soft Sharia
World
May 27, 2012
Malian rebels say their independent Islamic state will impose soft Sharia
DAKAR — Malian rebels who declared an independent Islamic state in the country's north said on Sunday they would impose…
Mali’s Tuareg rebels declare independence
World
April 6, 2012
Mali’s Tuareg rebels declare independence
BAMAKO, Mali — Mali's Tuareg rebels, who have seized control of the country's distant north in the chaotic aftermath of…
Mali loses control of north as sanctions imposed
World
April 2, 2012
Mali loses control of north as sanctions imposed
BAMAKO, Mali — Just 12 days after they stormed the presidential palace, the young officers that seized control of Mali…