First suicide bombing reported in Mali
The bomber killed only himself in an attempted attack on security forces in Gao.
The bomber killed only himself in an attempted attack on security forces in Gao.
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French aircraft and attack helicopters beat back a jihadist advance on the town of Mopti.
Ansar Dine, the Movement for Tawhid and Jihad in West Africa, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb took control of towns in central Mali.
Ansar al-Din threat stokes Sahel fears
Several jihadists recruitment cells dismantled in the Maghreb
AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali
Al-Qaeda group: France endangers hostages by intervening in Mali
Racism spurs Mali terrorist defections
Mali intervention by ECOWAS: Refugee fears
Kidnappings Fuel Extremists in Western Africa
UN blacklists MUJAO
Plan for military intervention in Mali stalls
Mali peace talks: Tuareg and Islamist leaders ‘chatted, cracked jokes’
Islamists silence the musicians who guide rural Mali
Mali’s PM says talks with rebels ‘inevitable’
“The arrival of hundreds of young mujahideen from different areas across the Islamic world to support us in our war against the infidels and crusaders is not strange or surprising,” Ansar Dine’s spokesman said.
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Timbuktu: Islamist groups “are preparing for an army intervention”
Mali prepares for war with Islamists despite reticent neighbours