Rebels forced from Gao city hall: French defence minister
Brussels: Islamist rebels who seized the town hall and governor’s residence in the Malian city of Gao have been forced out, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves...
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France bombs Islamist hideout in Mali
by AFP
GAO, Mali: France has bombed an Islamist rebel hideout in northern Mali’s largest city, intensifying a security lock-down against guerrilla attacks as the French-led campaign...
France bombs Islamist hideout in Mali
by AFP
GAO, Mali: France bombed Islamist targets in northern Mali on Monday following a string of guerrilla attacks by the extremists a month after Paris launched...
Fresh blast in Mali city hours after street battles
by AFP
GAO, Mali: An explosion shook the largest city in northern Mali early Monday, hours after Islamist gunmen battled French and Malian troops following two straight...
Suicide bomber hits north Mali, troops clash in capital
by AFP
GAO, Mali: A suicide bomber blew himself up in northern Mali on Friday as a dramatic turn towards guerrilla tactics by Islamists and an outbreak...
Suicide bomber blows himself up near Mali soldiers
by AFP
GAO, Mali: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a group of Malian soldiers in the northern city of Gao, where Islamist rebels driven from...
France seeks Mali exit, handover to UN peacekeepers
by AFP
GAO, Mali: Nearly a month after launching an offensive in Mali to drive out Islamist extremists, France mulled the withdrawal of its troops Thursday after...
UN mulls sending peacekeepers to Mali as rebels hit back
by AFP
GAO, Mali: The UN is considering sending peacekeepers to Mali, following a proposal from Paris which said that French forces have killed hundreds of Islamist...
‘Hundreds’ of Mali rebels dead: Paris
by AFP
GAO, Mali: French and Malian troops clashed with Islamist rebels near the large town of Gao, Paris said Wednesday after reporting that hundreds of insurgents...
‘Hundreds’ of rebels killed, France to leave Mali from March
by AFP
GAO, Mali: French-led forces have killed hundreds of Islamists in fighting to reclaim northern Mali and with the rebels’ last bastion secured, France said Tuesday...