Mali Clash

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  Mali Stay Top, Tunisia Back In Contention After Drab AFCON Draw

  Mali stayed top of Group E and Tunisia clawed back into contention for a last-16 place after a 1-1 draw in a drab Africa Cup of Nations clash that petered out following a lively start on Saturday

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  U-17 WC: Abel Ruiz Strikes Twice As Spain Beat Mali To Enter Final

  Spain has entered the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the fourth time and their first appearance in the title clash after 2007.

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  At least 14 Killed In Clash Over Land In Central Mali: Police

  A police official says 14 people have been killed in a clash over land in central Mali.

• France Calls for 'Immediate' Release of Mali Hostages

  French President Francois Hollande on Monday demanded the release of top civil servants and others taken hostage in Mali's north after deadly clashes between separatists and the army.

• Mali 'At War With Terrorists' After Dozens Die in Clashes: PM

  Mali's Prime Minister Moussa Mara warned Sunday the country was "at war" with terrorists in the northern city of Kidal, after clashes between separatist militants and the army left dozens dead.

• French soldier, about 10 rebels die in Mali clash

  French and Malian forces moving into far eastern Mali clashed with jihadist fighters in a spontaneous gunbattle on Wednesday, leaving a French soldier and about 10 insurgents dead, a French military spokesman said.

• 50 rebels, French soldier killed in 'heavy' Mali fighting

  Heavy clashes in northern Mali have left at least 50 rebel fighters and a French soldier dead, officials said Sunday, following reports that two top Islamist militants were killed in recent days.

• French bomb Islamists in Mali, four wounded: rebels

  French warplanes attacked an Islamist base in north Mali at the weekend, wounding four members of the Arab Movement of the Azawad (MAA), after the extremists clashed with Tuareg rebels, MAA and security sources said on Monday.

• French, Malian troops fight Islamist rebels inside Gao

  French and Malian troops fought running gun battles with Islamist rebel guerrillas in the north Mali town of Gao on Sunday, in clashes that showed up big gaps in security in a zone recently recaptured by a French-led military offensive.

• Mali hit by first suicide bombing

  An Islamist suicide bomber blew himself up in northern Mali on Friday, the first such attack in the country, while rival factions of the Malian army clashed in the capital Bamako.

• Troops, Islamists clash in central Mali

  Malian troops exchanged fire on Wednesday with armed Islamist groups that have been occupying the country's vast desert north for nine months and appear to be trying to push farther south.