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Mali Islamists say Algerian diplomat executed
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Mali Islamists say Algerian diplomat executed

Islamic extremists said Sunday they have executed an Algerian diplomat who was kidnapped during their takeover of northern Mali, according…
North Mali residents ready to resist Islamist groups
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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,…
Tens of thousands gather for peace rally in Mali
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Tens of thousands gather for peace rally in Mali

Up to 60,000 people gathered Sunday for a giant peace rally in Mali, a country split in two after Islamists…
Drums of war in northern Mali
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Drums of war in northern Mali

As Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist groups consolidate control in northern Mali, various communities are responding differently to life under occupation, with local…
Mauritania rules out Mali intervention
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Mauritania rules out Mali intervention

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday ruled out sending troops to Mali, where the embattled government has lost…
Islamists destroy door of ancient Timbuktu mosque
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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
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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…
Blast at Algerian army post kills 1, wounds 3
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Blast at Algerian army post kills 1, wounds 3

ALGIERS, Algeria— Algerian officials say a gendarme died and three more were wounded when an explosive-laden car was driven into…
Malian rebels say their independent Islamic state will impose soft Sharia
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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 president beaten during palace occupation
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Mali president beaten during palace occupation

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali's caretaker president Dioncounda Traore was beaten up and hospitalized after hundreds of protesters stormed his palace…
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