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21st Jun 2022

Mali: Terrorists kill 132 villagers in weekend attack

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): Suspected terrorists raided several villages in central Mali over the weekend, killing at least 132 civilians, the government confirmed Monday. The attack occurred on Saturday overnight and targeted the villages of Diallassagou, Dianweli, … Continued

16th Jun 2022

Mali: Daesh/ISIS terrorists kill 22 people in northeast

By Aurore Bonny DOUALA, Cameroon (AA): More than 20 people, including displaced people, were killed on Sunday near Menaka in northeastern Mali, a pro-government armed group said Wednesday. “Armed men broke into a camp not far from the locality of … Continued

20th Feb 2022

Mali: 40 civilians killed in northern Mali

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): About 40 civilians were killed this week when armed insurgents simultaneously attacked several villages in the northern Mali region, media reports said Friday. “Several armed men, probably from terror groups, attacked several villages … Continued

24th Jan 2022

Mali: French army officer killed, 9 soldiers injured in mortar attack

By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): A high-ranking French military personnel was killed in action and nine soldiers were injured when the Barkhane military camp in Mali was hit by rockets, a statement from the government said on Sunday. French … Continued

10th Aug 2021

Mali: Suspected terrorists kill 51 civilians in N Mali

By James Tasamba and Fatma Esma Arslan KIGALI, Rwanda /DAKAR, Senegal (AA): More than 51 people were killed over the weekend when armed assailants launched three simultaneous attacks in areas of northern Mali near the border with Niger, authorities … Continued

5th May 2021

Mali woman gives rare birth to 9 babies

By Jeyhun Aliyev (AA): A young Malian woman became a phenomenon in a single day by safely giving birth to nine babies at once at a hospital in Morocco on Tuesday. Halima Cisse, 25, from the West African country wrote … Continued

31st Mar 2021

French airstrike in Mali mostly killed civilians: UN

By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): In a report, the UN mission in the West African nation of Mali on Tuesday concluded that a January airstrike by the French army overwhelmingly killed civilians among suspected non-armed members of terrorist groups, … Continued

22nd Mar 2021

Niger: 30 civilians killed near Malian border

By Kane Illa NIAMEY, Niger (AA): At least 30 Nigerien civilians were killed on Sunday in a series of attacks on villages in northwestern Niger near the Malian border, said a security source on Monday. “Unidentified armed men attacked … Continued

17th Mar 2021

Niger: Dozens of civilians killed near Malian border

By Kane Illa and Rodrigue Forku NIAMEY, Niger (AA): About 40 Nigerien civilians were killed in an attack in southwestern Niger near the Malian border on Monday, a security source said. “They were villagers returning from a weekly market … Continued

17th Jan 2021

Mali to maintain support for French troops amid threats

By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): A top Malian official has said the country would continue supporting the French military presence in the West African nation amid threats of attacks against the troops engaged in anti-terror operations. In a statement Friday, … Continued

15th Oct 2020

Mali observes 3-day mourning after deadly terrorist attack

By Felix Tih (AA): Mali, which is 95% Muslim, on Thursday began a three-day national mourning to pay tributes to the victims of Tuesday’s terrorist attack that killed at least 11 soldiers and 12 civilians, according to an official statement. … Continued

12th Dec 2019

Niger: 70 soldiers killed in terrorist attack on military camp

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): Suspected terrorists attacked a military camp in western Niger, killing at least 70 soldiers, authorities said late Wednesday, according to local media. The overnight attack took place in the village of Inates near … Continued

1st Feb 2019

Mali: Muslim preacher stabbed, injured in Bamako

By Alaattin Dogru DAKAR, Senegal (AA): One of the leading Islamic preachers in Mali’s capital Bamako was stabbed and injured by six people on Wednesday, another leading imam said. Adam Sakho, one of the imams of Hippodrom-2 Mosque, was … Continued

29th Jul 2018

Mali: At least 18 killed in clashes ahead of polls

By Alaattin Dogru and Abdoulaye İbrahim Bachir DAKAR (AA): At least 18 people have been killed in clashes in Mali’s central Mopti region, local media said Friday. According to one report, 18 Fulani men were killed when fighting broke … Continued

26th Jan 2018

Mali: 28 killed in 2 separate attacks

(AA): At least 28 people, including two Malian soldiers, were killed and several others injured in two separate attacks in Central Mali on Thursday, according to Malian media Friday. In the first incident, 26 people, including women and children … Continued

19th Jan 2017

Mali: Death toll in suicide attack rises to 60, 115 injured

BAMAKO, (AA): The death toll from a suicide attack that targeted a military base in Mali’s northern city of Gao has risen to 60, along with 115 injured, the country’s president has said. “We will rise from every blow … … Continued

13th Aug 2016

Mali: ‘Dozens killed’ in clashes between rival groups

BAMAKO, (AA): Dozens of people have been killed in a violent clash between a pro-government militia group and a separatist umbrella organization in northern Mali, a local source told Anadolu Agency Friday. The clashes started on Tuesday in Kidal between … Continued

23rd Jul 2016

Mali: Dozens killed in clashes between rebel groups

KIDAL, (AA): Dozens of people were killed early Friday in a violent clash between a pro-government militia group and a Tuareg separatist movement in Kidal, in northern Mali, local sources told Anadolu Agency. The clashes took place between Thursday afternoon … Continued

13th Jun 2016

Mali: 11 killed in fresh violence in northern Mali

BAMAKO, (AA): At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in fresh violence that erupted over the weekend in northern Mali, local sources told Anadolu Agency. Clashes erupted between Gatia, a pro-government self-defense group, and Ganda Izo, a … Continued

6th Feb 2016

Mali: Siege ends in Hotel and UN base in Timbuktu

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AA) – A hotel and UN base siege in Mali’s Timbuktu that left at least one soldier and four attackers dead has ended, security sources have told Anadolu Agency. “A Malian soldier and at least four attackers died … Continued

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