French troops to pull out of Mali ‘from end’ of April: PM
Paris: French troops will begin pulling out of troubled Mali “from the end of April”, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told parliament on Wednesday....
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Mali troops battle Islamists in Gao as car bomb targets camp
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GAO, Mali: Al-Qaeda-linked rebels claimed a car bomb attack near a camp housing French troops on Thursday as Malian and foreign forces battled to secure...
Hollande visits Mali to push for African takeover
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TIMBUKTU, Mali:Â French President Francois Hollande arrived in Mali on Saturday to push for African troops to replace French forces who led a lightning advance...
Hollande visits Mali as French troops eye last bastion
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SAVARE, Mali: President Francois Hollande arrived in Mali on Saturday as French-led troops worked to secure the last Islamist stronghold in the north after a...
France calls for peace talks in Mali
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Bamako: France called for peace talks between Mali’s government and “legitimate representatives” from the north, after French troops took up positions at Kidal, the last...
French forces enter Mali city of Kidal
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Bamako: French troops have entered Kidal, the last major town in their lightning drive to rout Islamist fighters from northern Mali, military officials said Wednesday....
French troops at gates of last major city in north Mali
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Bamako: French troops were at the gates of the last major city in northern Mali still outside their control early Wednesday after their forces landed...
French-led troops surround fabled Timbuktu
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Bamako: French-led troops surrounded Mali’s fabled desert city of Timbuktu Monday after seizing its airport in a lightning advance against Islamists who have been driven...
French-led troops close in on Timbuktu
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Bamako: French-led troops were closing in on Mali’s fabled desert city of Timbuktu on Sunday after capturing a string of other towns in their offensive against...
French, Malian troops seize northern Islamist towns
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Bamako: French and Malian troops have captured another northern town in their advance on the Islamist stronghold of Gao, as the insurgents bombed a key...