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Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
Middle East
July 23, 2017
Mali confirms arrest of key jihadist near Timbuktu
Malian and French troops have arrested a close associate of a preacher whose jihadist group has claimed dozens of attacks…
Mali forces kill five militants involved in hotel attack: minister
Middle East
June 19, 2017
Mali forces kill five militants involved in hotel attack: minister
Malian security forces have killed five militants involved in an attack at the weekend on a luxury resort popular with…
Macron heads to Mali to reaffirm French commitment to battle jihadists
World
May 19, 2017
Macron heads to Mali to reaffirm French commitment to battle jihadists
French President Emmanuel Macron undertakes his first trip as commander-in-chief on Friday when he meets troops fighting Islamist militants in…
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
World
May 16, 2017
UN: Sexual violence increasingly used as ‘terrorism’ tactic
Sexual violence is increasingly being used as “a tactic of terrorism” from Iraq, Syria and Yemen in the Middle East…
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
World
April 30, 2017
Mali extends state of emergency in bid to quell Islamist attacks
Mali's National Assembly has voted to extend a state of emergency by six months in a bid to quell an…
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 extends state of emergency by 10 days as Islamist violence surges
World
July 21, 2016
Mali extends state of emergency by 10 days as Islamist violence surges
Mali extended a state of emergency for 10 days on Wednesday, the council of ministers said, after a spate of…
Suspected Islamist militants attack Mali UN base, several dead
World
February 12, 2016
Suspected Islamist militants attack Mali UN base, several dead
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a UN peacekeepers' base in the northern Mali town of Kidal on Friday, killing several people…
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attack on U.N. base in Mali
World
February 6, 2016
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attack on U.N. base in Mali
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for Friday's deadly attack on a U.N. police base in the…
Burkina Faso and Mali to coordinate forces after deadly attacks
World
January 18, 2016
Burkina Faso and Mali to coordinate forces after deadly attacks
Burkina Faso and Mali have agreed to work together to counter the growing threat of Islamic militants in West Africa…