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French soldier killed in Mali

Jill LangloisApril 29, 2013 16:36

The death brings France's toll to six in Mali, where the European country has been intervening since January to help Malian forces fight an offensive by Islamist rebels.

France begins withdrawal of troops from Mali

Alexander BesantApril 9, 2013 09:34

French troops have begun their withdrawal from Mali after four months of fighting with Islamist militants.

Mali: Suicide bomber attacks Timbuktu

Jill LangloisMarch 31, 2013 11:12

A Malian soldier was injured in the Saturday attack on an army barricade, Timbuktu's second in nine days.

France to cut troops in Mali

Jill Langlois and Tristan McConnellMarch 28, 2013 20:28

"We will start withdrawing at the end of April," French President Francois Hollande said in an interview with France 2 television on Thursday.

Suicide bombing kills Mali soldier in Timbuktu

Jill Langlois and Tristan McConnellMarch 21, 2013 12:11

NAIROBI — "It happened at the Malian army checkpoint, just before the French checkpoint ... we are mopping up to see if there are any other attackers in the area," said Captain Samba Coulibaly, spokesman for Mali's army in Timbuktu.

Chad president confirms Al Qaeda senior militant Abu Zeid's death

Priyanka BoghaniMarch 1, 2013 16:11

A US official, speaking anonymously, told AFP that Washington thought the reports of Abu Zeid's death were "very credible."

Leader of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb reported killed in Mali airstrike

Erin Cunningham and Priyanka BoghaniFebruary 28, 2013 12:08

ALGIERS, Algeria — French military forces have killed Abu Zeid, a field commander of the militant group Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb, Algerian television reported. Ennahar television said on Thursday that 40 militants, including Abu Zeid, were killed during airstrikes in the region of Tigargara in northern Mali three days ago.