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Al-Qaeda's Inspire targets motorists, calls for France to pull back from Mali

4 Mar 2013

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Islamist movement's most active branch, has released the tenth edition of it English-language propaganda magazine Inspire, which advises would-be militants...

'Uncatchable' terror leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar reportedly killed in Mali

4 Mar 2013

The death of one of the world's most wanted jihadists would be a major blow to al-Qaeda in the region and to Islamist rebels already forced to flee towns they had seized in northern Mali by an...

Algeria hostage mastermind Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'killed in Mali'

3 Mar 2013

The death of one of the world’s most wanted jihadists would be a major blow to al-Qaeda in the region and to Islamist rebels already forced to flee towns they had seized in northern Mali by an...

French in tough fight in northern Mali

26 Feb 2013

France’s defence minister says French troops are involved in “very violent fighting” in the mountains of northern Mali, and that it’s too early to talk about a quick pullout from the West African...

Macabre exhibit at Gao city hall of defeated Islamist fighters body parts

25 Feb 2013

Mobile phones in hand, they wanted to record the defeat of the militants who attacked the city before rigging themselves with explosives and holing themselves up in the town hall. They died in a...

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New violence breaks out in Mali

Fresh fighting erupted yesterday in northern Mali between ethnic Tuareg and an unidentified armed group, security sources said, the latest violence in the wake of a French-led campaign that drove...

More Islamist attacks feared in Mali

Russia revealed on Wednesday it was supplying guns to Mali’s government, as French troops defused a massive bomb in the north of the country, the latest bid by Islamist rebels to strike back.

France bombs Islamist hideout as Mali insurgency deepens

France has bombed an Islamist rebel hideout in northern Mali’s largest city, intensifying a security lock-down against guerilla attacks as the French-led campaign entered its second month.

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Gunbattle rocks Gao after rebels surprise French, Malians

Islamist insurgents launched a surprise raid in the heart of the Malian town of Gao on Sunday, battling French and local troops in a blow to efforts to secure Mali’s recaptured north.

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French troops begin withdrawal from Timbuktu

French troops began to withdraw from Timbuktu on Thursday after securing the fabled city as they ramped up their mission in another northern Mali city, searching for Islamic extremists who may be...

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France to leave Mali from March

French-led forces have killed hundreds of militants in fighting to reclaim northern Mali and with the rebels’ last bastion secured, France said on Tuesday it will begin withdrawing troops in March...