northern mali

Mali army attacked by Islamist rebels in Timbuktu

Mali’s army has been fighting Islamist rebels in the northern city of Timbuktu after a suicide bomber attempted to attack…

12 years ago

Mokhtar Belmokhtar killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali

Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a top Islamist militant, has been killed by Chadian soldiers in Mali, Chad's armed forces have announced. His…

12 years ago

Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, top al-Qaeda leader, killed in northern Mali

Senior al-Qaeda militant Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in northern Mali, Chadian President Idriss Deby has announced. Idriss Deby…

12 years ago

Mali military operation reaches final phase

France’s President Francois Hollande has said his country's forces are engaged in the "final phase" of the fight against militants…

12 years ago

French jets bomb northern Mali

French jets have carried out air strikes in Mali's far north as they try to secure the final rebel stronghold…

12 years ago

Francois Hollande hailed in Timbuktu

France's President Francois Hollande is visiting Mali, three weeks after French-led troops launched an offensive to oust Islamist rebels from…

12 years ago

Francois Hollande to visit Mali

President Francois Hollande is to visit Mali, where three weeks of targeted French air strikes have forced Islamist militants to…

12 years ago

UK sends troops to Mali to support French forces

The UK has decided to deploy about 330 military personnel to Mali and West Africa to support French forces, No…

12 years ago

French-led troops take control of Timbuktu airport in Mali

French-led troops in Mali have taken control of the airport in the key northern city of Timbuktu, French military officials…

12 years ago

Mali: French-led troops target Timbuktu

French-led forces in Mali are advancing on the key northern city of Timbuktu, as they press on with their offensive…

12 years ago

French troops take control of Gao in northern Mali

French-led troops in Mali have taken control of the northern town of Gao, France’s defence ministry has said. Town of…

12 years ago

Mali: French troops seize towns Diabaly and Douentza from militant Islamists

French and Malian troops have seized the key towns of Diabaly and Douentza from militant Islamists, France’s defence minister has…

12 years ago

Algeria hostage takers came from Mali

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has said the 32 militants who took dozens of people hostage at In Amenas gas plant had…

12 years ago

Francois Hollande orders security stepped up because of military operations in Mali and Somalia

France’s President Francois Hollande has ordered security stepped up around public buildings and transport because of military operations in Africa.…

12 years ago

France ready to stop Islamist militants by sending troops to Mali if needed

France is ready to stop Islamist militants who control northern Mali if they continue their offensive, President Francois Hollande has…

12 years ago

Ansar Dine Islamist group destroys Timbuktu mausoleums

Islamists in Mali have begun destroying remaining mausoleums in the historic city of Timbuktu, an Islamist leader and a tourism…

12 years ago

Tuareg rebels have declared independence of nothern Malian region Azawad

A group of Tuareg rebels has declared independence for a northern Malian region called Azawad, after seizing control of the…

13 years ago