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France Says ’20 Fighters Killed’ In Northern Mali

France says it has killed about 20 suspected fighters in a forest near Mali's border with Burkina Faso. French Mirage...

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Mali ‘Islamist Militant Attack’ Kills Five

Five Malian soldiers have been killed by suspected Islamist militants on Tuesday in the northern city of Timbuktu, BBC...

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Mali, France Rule Out Talks With Jihadists After Attacks

France and Mali on Friday ruled out any talks with jihadist groups responsible for repeated attacks on Malian and...

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Five Dead In Jihadist Attack In Mali

A Tuareg-led group in Mali said five of its fighters were killed Saturday in an attack blamed on jihadists, a week...

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Mali Peace Conference Urges Talks With Islamist Groups

Mali’s government should start talks with the leaders of two Islamist groups that have staged deadly attacks on...

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Mali Peace Conference Calls For Talks With Jihadists

A national peace summit in Mali ended Sunday with a call for negotiations with jihadists in the country's north,...

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New Jihadist Alliance Claims Border Attack In Mali

A new jihadist alliance claimed responsibility Saturday for an attack that killed three members of Mali's security...

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Mali’s Former Rebels Agree To Join Peace Conference

Former rebels in Mali on Tuesday reversed a decision to boycott a national reconciliation conference after receiving...

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Mali Peace Conference Hit By Boycott

Former rebels and Mali's opposition parties Monday boycotted a national summit enshrined in the country's 2015 peace...

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Jihadist Alliance Claims Mali Attack That Killed 11 Soldiers

A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11...

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Steps To Peace Falter In Mali’s Timbuktu As Militias Squabble

Tensions between armed groups who encircled Mali's fabled Timbuktu have prevented the head of a new regional body from...

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11 Malian Soldiers Killed In Attack On Border Base

At least 11 soldiers were killed in Mali on Sunday in an attack on an army base near the border with Burkina Faso, as...

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Three Jihadist Groups In Africa’s Sahel Announce Merger

Three jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region have merged to form one single organisation, Mauritania's private...

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Long-Delayed Interim Authority Installed In North Mali

An interim authority for Mali's troubled northern Kidal region, a stronghold of the former Tuareg rebellion, was...

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Timbuktu Bars Smashed By Muslim Protesters In Mali

Dozens of young Muslims opposed to alcoholic beverages smashed bars and liquor stalls in the northern Malian city of...

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Interim Authorities To Begin Work In Mali’s North

A key step on the road to peace in northern Mali will take place Saturday when interim local authorities begin work,...

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Hundreds Flee Malian Village After Deadly Clash

Clashes have forced 600 people to flee their homes in central Mali as traditional herding communities battle with...

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Key Parts of Mali Peace Deal To Roll Out This Month

Key provisions of a peace deal signed by the Malian government and ex-rebels in 2015 are finally due to be rolled out...

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Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Mali Car Bomb Attack In Gao

Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50...