Malian Army

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  64 Killed In Terrorist Attacks On Passenger Boat, Army Base In Mali

  Attacks on an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali on Thursday by suspected jihadists killed 64 people, a Malian official said.

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  Russian Military "Advisor" In Mali Killed By Road Bomb

  A Russian national operating alongside Malian soldiers was killed by a roadside bomb in the centre of the conflict-torn Sahel state, an army document and officials said on Wednesday.

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  UN Police Base Under Attack In Mali's Timbuktu: United Nations

  Unknown assailants attacked and withdrew inside a UN police base in the Malian city of Timbuktu today morning, the United Nations said, while security sources said a Malian army checkpoint in the city had also come under fire.

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  Gunmen Attack UN Base, Army Checkpoint In Mali's Timbuktu: Sources

  Unknown assailants attacked a UN peacekeeping base and a Malian army checkpoint on the outskirts of Mali's northern city of Timbuktu early on Friday, residents and military sources said.

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  Foreigners Rescued as Mali Hotel Siege Leaves Seven Dead

  Five foreigners have been evacuated and a "number" of hostages freed after they were trapped by gunmen in a hotel standoff with soldiers in central Mali that left at least seven people dead, military sources said early Saturday.

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  Malian Troops Kill Jihadists on Ivory Coast Border: Defence Source

  Malian troops killed several jihadists near the country's southern border with Ivory Coast and destroyed the insurgents' camp in a forest straddling the frontier, a Malian army officer said Thursday.

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  Mali Makes Arrests Linked to Islamist Attacks: Sources

  The Malian army captured two people linked to Islamist group Ansar Dine and seized evidence linking them to planned attacks, security sources said on Saturday.

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  Armed Men Ambush Police Base in Southern Mali

  Dozens of armed men on motorbikes suspected of being Islamic militants attacked a police base in southern Mali early today, security sources said.

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  Under Siege: Villagers in Fear in Mali's Bandit Country

  Only the poor, old and sick have stuck around, holed up at home, trembling at the slightest noise, in the once-thriving Malian settlement of Bintagoungou, now little more than a ghost town.

• Six UN Peacekeepers Wounded by Roadside Bomb in North Mali

  At least six United Nations peacekeepers were wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in northern Mali on Sunday, the UN mission in Mali said.

• Malian Army Flees Kidal Amid Rebel Fighting

  Malian soldiers retreated from the northern town of Kidal on Wednesday after heavy gunbattles with ethnic Tuareg separatists, a major setback for the army less than a year after its highly unpopular return to the rebel stronghold.

• Explosion in Gao, northern Mali, hours after gunbattle

  An explosion shook the largest city in northern Mali early on Monday, hours after Islamist gunmen battled French and Malian troops following two straight days of suicide bombings.

• 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.

• French troops to quit Timbuktu this week

  French airstrikes targeted the fuel depots and desert hideouts of Islamic extremists in northern Mali overnight on Monday, as a military spokeswoman said that French forces plan to hand control of Timbuktu to the Malian army this week.

• Malian army drives back Islamist rebels with French help

  Malian government troops drove back Islamist rebels from a strategic central town after France intervened on Friday with air strikes to halt advances by the militants controlling the country's desert north.