Fifth French soldier killed in Mali fighting
Paris: A French corporal was killed during fighting in northern Mali, bringing to five the number of French deaths since the January 11 intervention to...
Mali war
Mali conflict in bloodiest phase yet: France
by AFP
Paris: France said Tuesday that dozens of Islamist militants have been killed in the bloodiest phase of the Mali conflict to date, but it remained...
Mali troops battle Islamists in Gao as car bomb targets camp
by AFP
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...
Rebels forced from Gao city hall: French defence minister
by AFP
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...
‘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...