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Topic: Mali

Libya weapons are fuelling conflicts in Syria, Mali and beyond: UN

Military vehicles of a joint security force in charge of clearing Tripoli of armed militias are seen April 8, 2013. The force is part of a campaign launched by the government to flush out armed militias and impose security and stability in Tripoli. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) *** Local Caption *** ISM03_LIBYA-_0408_11.JPG

Apr 11, 2013

Weapons are spreading from Libya at an 'alarming rate', fuelling conflicts in Mali, Syria and elsewhere and boosting the arsenals of extremists and criminals in the region, UN report finds. Read Article Libya weapons are fuelling conflicts in Syria, Mali and beyond: UN

Hollande: France will have peacekeeping role in Mali

Apr 05, 2013

French troops will take part in a future UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, after they end their task of clearing rebels linked to Al Qaeda out of the west African country's vast northern region. Read Article Hollande: France will have peacekeeping role in Mali

Al Qaeda in Africa says it has beheaded French hostage

Mar 20, 2013

Philippe Verdon was beheaded on March 10 'in response to the French military intervention in the north of Mali', Mauritania news agency ANI reports. Read Article Al Qaeda in Africa says it has beheaded French hostage

Al Qaeda commander reported killed in northern Mali

This image released on December 25 by Sahara Media, shows Abou Zeid, one of the leaders of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Sahara Media / AFP

Mar 03, 2013

Algeria is trying to confirm the death of Abou Zeid, which would be one of the worst blows to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Read Article Al Qaeda commander reported killed in northern Mali

 

Islamist rebels recruited child soldiers from Mali schools

A Malian schoolgirl listens to her teacher as schools reopen in Gao. Jerome Delay / AP Photo

Feb 24, 2013

Nearly a month after the Al Qaeda-linked militants were driven out of Gao and into the surrounding villages, students are now returning to the city's Quranic schools. Read Article Islamist rebels recruited child soldiers from Mali schools

 

Video: Malian forces battle suspected Islamists holed up in Gao

Video: Malian forces battle suspected Islamists holed up in Gao(Video)

Feb 22, 2013

French and Malian troops battle Islamists on the streets of Gao in a relentless battle to regain control in northern Mali.  Watch Video Video: Malian forces battle suspected Islamists holed up in Gao

 

How Timbuktu’s heritage was saved in rice sacks and canoes

Men recover ancient manuscripts at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbutku that were burnt by militant Islamists last month. Eric Feferberg / AFP

Feb 22, 2013

Taking care to travel at prayer time and take back roads, four or five people working for two weeks gradually moved the ancient manuscripts to safety.  Read Article How Timbuktu’s heritage was saved in rice sacks and canoes

 

Extremists on the run, Mali free again to sing its song of tolerance

The Malian musician Baba Salah performs at Le Savana Club in Bamako last month. George Henton for The National

Feb 21, 2013

Militants linked to Al Qaeda banned music when they took over northern Mali, but their harsh brand of Islam was an affront to a people proud of their rich culture. Alice Fordham reports from Bamako Read Article Extremists on the run, Mali free again to sing its song of tolerance

 

Europe fears fight against militancy will shift to the home front

Islamist rebels of Ansar Dine during their seige of towns in northern Mali last year. France fears scores of its own citizens are potential recruits for Islamist militants after arrests in Paris this month of men alleged to be intent on fighting French and African forces in northern Mali. Romaric Ollo Hien / AFP

Feb 20, 2013

Meanwhile, moderate Muslim leaders are worried that political leaders may be playing into the hands of right-wing extremists by stigmatising followers of Islam. Colin Randall reports Read Article Europe fears fight against militancy will shift to the home front

 

Mali musician Bassekou Kouyate says music is more important as war rages

Bassekou Kouyate, a master of the ngoni, a lute made of wood and hide, performs in Wiltshire, England, in 2011. Samir Hussein / Getty Images

Feb 16, 2013

Bassekou Kouyate, one of Mali's best-known musicians, continues to make music despite the conflict in his country, writes Dave Stelfox. A virtuoso on the ngoni, his new album is a call for peace  Read Article Mali musician Bassekou Kouyate says music is more important as war rages

 

Malian and French forces retake Gao after firefight

Feb 12, 2013

French and Malian government forces yesterday regained control of Gao after Islamist fighters invaded through the city's harbour on Sunday. Read Article Malian and French forces retake Gao after firefight

 

Bodies point to reprisal killings by Malian forces

Ani Boka Arby watches and weeps as the body of her husband, Mohamed Lamine is unearthed in Timbuktu, Mali on Friday Feb. 8, 2013. Lamine, an Arab, was last seen being led away at gunpoint by Malian soldiers on Jan. 28. Children found his body and that of another Arab man days later, lying facedown in the side of a dune on the outskirts of this desert capital. Human rights groups have warned that the military intervention to take back the territory in Mali's north which was occupied by al-Qaida-linked extrem

Feb 10, 2013

The bodies of men believed to have been summarily executed by Malian forces have been found buried in the side of a dune less than a mile outside of Timbuktu. Read Article Bodies point to reprisal killings by Malian forces

 

French troops hunt extremists in Gao

Feb 08, 2013

French troops in northern Mali are searching out Islamic extremists who may be mixing among the population in Gao, after new clashes nearby raise questions about how solid a hold the French military has on the area. Read Article French troops hunt extremists in Gao

 

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