Weapons and chocolate cake in Mali’s jihadist camps
INAIS VALLEY, Mali: Picking through the spartan remains of the jihadist camps dotting Inais valley in northern Mali, it is obvious to the French soldiers...
northern Mali
Paris confirms death of African Al-Qaeda leader Abou Zeid
by AFP
PARIS: France confirmed Saturday that one of the key leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, had been killed in fighting...
Fifth French soldier killed in Mali fighting
by AFP
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...
Major explosion near Gao, northern Mali: AFP
by AFP
GAO, Mali: A massive explosion near Gao in northern Mali late Saturday raised fears of an Islamist attack, hours after villagers near the city detained...
French-led assault against Mali Islamists into third week
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Bamako: A French-led offensive against radical Islamists occupying northern Mali entered its third week on Friday amid concerns over a worsening humanitarian situation, and rights...