Mali conflict
France halts joint military operations with Mali over coup
The decision comes after Mali's military strongman Assimi Goita, who led last year's coup, ousted the country's civilian transitional president and prime...
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Attacks, ethnic massacres leave ghost villages in central Mali
An Islamist insurgency erupted in the north of the vast west African state in 2012, claiming thousands of military and civilian lives since.
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Mali police fire teargas to break up banned opposition march
Opposition supporters, who gathered outside the headquarters of an opposition party in the city centre, were met by police carrying riot shields and batons.
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Mine explosion kills five civilians, wounds 18 in Mali
Late last month, a landmine explosion in Mopti region killed 26 people and wounded several others, many of them from Burkina Faso.
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German military helicopter crashes in Mali, two peacekeepers killed
The Tiger helicopter crashed around midday about 70 km north of Gao, burning out completely with no survivors.
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France kills more than 20 militants on Mali, Burkina border
The operation followed the death of a French soldier nearby earlier this month. It involved both air and ground strikes, the statement said.
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Around 10 killed in northern Mali in fighting between militias
Officials said around 10 people from CMA died in the clashes, which took place on Friday and Saturday.
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2 Dutch soldiers killed in Mali peacekeeping accident
At least 103 peaeckeepers have died since the start of the mission in April 2013.
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UN adds 2,500 peacekeepers to Mali mission
The increase will bring the force’s maximum size to 13,289 military personnel and 1,920 police.
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Five UN soldiers killed in central Mali attack
The nationalities of the soldiers were not released & so far no group had taken responsibility for the attack.
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French forces 'neutralise' 10 militants in Mali operation
Nineteen victims and two gunmen died in the 20 November assault on Bamako’s Radisson Blu hotel.
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Military, witnesses: Rockets fired at north Mali's Gao
The United Nations said there had been four explosions but no reports so far of injuries or damage.
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Militant group publishes photo of Mali hotel attackers
The image shows the young men holding AK47 rifles and standing in front of a truck bearing a black flag.
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Reports: South Africans part of group held captive in Mali
International Relations is yet to confirm whether there are in fact South Africans among the hostages.
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Debate over signing of Mali peace deal
A northern Tuareg separatist group denies that any deal has been struck.
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Mali rebels reject proposed peace deal
The group said in a statement the proposal failed to meet expectations.
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Militants kill five in attack on restaurant in Mali capital
The deceased include a French citizen and a Belgian security officer with the EU delegation.
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French troops kill militants in Mali
French forces have killed around a dozen militants in the region of the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains.
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Suicide bomb kills 4 UN soldiers in Mali
The mission said a car packed with explosives was driven up to the entrance of the UN base and detonated.
