Mali troops move to retake Kidal
Reuters Mali sends troops to retake town from Tuareg separatists By Adama Diarra KIDAL Mali Mon May 19, 2014 (Reuters) – Mali sent in troops on Sunday to retake Kidal from Tuareg separatists after six...
View ArticleMali asks for UN rapid intervention force
BBC Mali conflict: UN urged to send more troops Ten UN soldiers have died in the past week, taking the total killed since the mission began in 2013 to 31 Mali has asked the UN to send a rapid...
View ArticleUN peacekeeper killed in attack on base in Mali
MALI – Terrorist attack against UN base in Mali The Minusma blue helmets are a regular target of deadly attacks in Mali. Pierre René-Worms/RFI By RFI Gunman launched an attack against UN troops, the...
View ArticleMali’s Tuareg MNLA hit by suicide bomb attacks
BBC Tuareg rebels have been in conflict with the government since independence Suicide bombers and armed attackers have killed about a dozen people in an assault on rebel positions in northern Mali,...
View ArticleMali – investigation of abuse and executions by UN
Reuters The United Nations said on Friday it was investigating reports of serious human rights abuses, including the execution of civilians, in northern Mali following clashes this week between...
View ArticleAnsar Dine claims attack on UN base in Mali
Reuters DAKAR Malian soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint at the entrance to Timbuktu, Mali, after unknown assailants attacked and withdrew from inside a U.N. police base in the city, February 5, 2016....
View ArticleMali – AQIM reports battle again “crusader occupation forces” in north
Reuters AQIM claims ‘battle’ in northern Mali – SITE monitoring Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said on social media that they had engaged in “battle” with “crusader occupation forces” in the northern...
View ArticleMali – government foot dragging traps peacekeepers in endless conflict
Reuters left right left right Children stand in front of a health clinic in Kidal, Mali, July 23, 2015. The graffiti reads, ‘You who say you’re a health worker, be careful, nothing is hidden. Long live...
View ArticleMali – peace conference says talks should start with Islamist groups
Reuters Mali should start talks with Islamist groups – peace conference A Malian soldier stands guard next to Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s portrait at the international conference center...
View ArticleMali president vows to keep fighting “terrorists”
Al Jazeera There are 11,000 UN peacekeepers in Mali [Joe Penney/Reuters] Mali will keep fighting “terrorist groups” in the country until they engage in serious peace talks, the country’s President...
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