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International Criminal Court may probe Mali atrocities

ICC warns it may investigate atrocities reports since fighting began in January

Mali: Rebels seize north, declare independent Islamic state

Two rebel groups have seized control of the northern half of Mali and announced Saturday that they had joined forces and declared an independent Islamic state.

Mali: rebel plan for independent Islamic state collapses

Two rebel groups in northern Mali say their plan to join forces and establish an Islamic state has collapsed.

UN places Timbuktu on danger list due to Mali conflict

UN cultural agency says town and nearby Tomb of Askia 'threatened by armed conflict'

Mali Islamists damage Timbuktu shrines

Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group attacks mausoleum of Sidi Mahmoud, witnesses say

Mali crisis: French intervention begins with airstrikes

France will help Mali's government in fighting Islamist rebels, Hollande said Friday.

Mali's Tuareg rebels declare independent state of Azawad

Clone of mali rebels timbuktu 2012 04 01

Mali's Tuareg rebels have declared northern Mali to be the independent state of Azawad. The contested area includes the fabled center of Timbuktu. Here a resident of Timbuktu walks past the restored City of 333 Saints Djingareyber Mosque.

Issouf Sanogo

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