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Eight Months Later, Doubt Persists On Whether 'The Uncatchable' Was Caught
The debate about Mokhtar Belmokhtar's fate illustrates the challenges of targeted attacks in places where the U.S. has little military presence.
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French Forces Kill Or Capture 'About 10' Jihadists In Mali
French forces killed or captured around 10 members of a jihadist movement in heavy fighting at the weekend in northern Mali, the French defence ministry said on Tuesday.
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Mali Hotel Attack Probe Delayed Over Investigators' Differences: Sources
A probe into last month's hostage taking at a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako has been slowed by procedural differences between Malian investigators and their foreign counterparts, sources said on Saturday.
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Mali and Neighbours in Mourning as Siege Hotel Yields Clues
Mali today started three days of national mourning for the victims of the jihadist siege at a luxury hotel that left 19 people dead in the capital Bamako, with neighbouring Senegal, Mauritania and Guinea joining in a show of solidarity.
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Barack Obama Condemns 'Appalling' Mali Jihadist Attack
US President Barack Obama today condemned what he called the "appalling" jihadist hostage seige in Mali that left at least 27 people dead, including an American citizen.
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Mali Hotel Attack Claimed by Fighters Linked to Mokhtar Belmokhtar
A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died -- including five UN workers -- was claimed today by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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Al Qaeda in North Africa Denies US Strike Killed Ex-Chief Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Al Qaeda in North Africa has denied reports its former leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar was killed in a US air strike last week in Libya, in a statement posted online overnight.
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Militant Group Denies US Air Strike Killed Algerian Belmokhtar
The Sahara-based Islamist group al-Mourabitoun on Thursday denied reports that veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of its leaders, was killed in a U.S. air strike in eastern Libya last week.
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Libyan Militants Appear to Deny Veteran Fighter Killed in US Strike
A Libyan militant group appeared to deny reports that a U.S. strike had killed veteran Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, in a statement published on Twitter.
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US F-15s, Guided Bombs, Drones Targeted Belmokhtar
The United States deployed two F-15 fighter jets equipped with guided bombs, along with spotter drones, to try to kill one-eyed Islamist leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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The 'Uncatchable' One-Eyed Jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist reported to have been killed in a US airstrike in Libya Monday, was an Al-Qaeda veteran and the mastermind behind a devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013.
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One-Eyed Jihadist Belmokhtar was Target of US Air Strike, Confirms Pentagon
Notorious jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar was the target of a US air strike, the Pentagon said on Sunday, without immediately confirming claims in Libya that he was killed.
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Al-Qaeda-Linked Jihadists Claim UN Suicide Attack in Mali: Recording
A jihadist group led by Al-Qaeda-linked Mokhtar Belmokhtar has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide attack on the United Nations in Mali, in a recording released Friday by Mauritanian news agency Alakhbar.
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French troops kill deputy to veteran Islamist
French Special Forces have killed the second-in-command of the veteran Islamist commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar in an operation in Mali's northern region of Tessalit, security sources said on Thursday.
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Al Qaeda commander behind Algeria hostage crisis killed: Chad army
Chadian soldiers in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al Qaeda commander who masterminded a bloody hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant in January, Chad's military said on Saturday.
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Eight Months Later, Doubt Persists On Whether 'The Uncatchable' Was Caught
The debate about Mokhtar Belmokhtar's fate illustrates the challenges of targeted attacks in places where the U.S. has little military presence.
-
French Forces Kill Or Capture 'About 10' Jihadists In Mali
French forces killed or captured around 10 members of a jihadist movement in heavy fighting at the weekend in northern Mali, the French defence ministry said on Tuesday.
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Mali Hotel Attack Probe Delayed Over Investigators' Differences: Sources
A probe into last month's hostage taking at a hotel in Mali's capital Bamako has been slowed by procedural differences between Malian investigators and their foreign counterparts, sources said on Saturday.
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Mali and Neighbours in Mourning as Siege Hotel Yields Clues
Mali today started three days of national mourning for the victims of the jihadist siege at a luxury hotel that left 19 people dead in the capital Bamako, with neighbouring Senegal, Mauritania and Guinea joining in a show of solidarity.
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Barack Obama Condemns 'Appalling' Mali Jihadist Attack
US President Barack Obama today condemned what he called the "appalling" jihadist hostage seige in Mali that left at least 27 people dead, including an American citizen.
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Mali Hotel Attack Claimed by Fighters Linked to Mokhtar Belmokhtar
A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died -- including five UN workers -- was claimed today by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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Al Qaeda in North Africa Denies US Strike Killed Ex-Chief Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Al Qaeda in North Africa has denied reports its former leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar was killed in a US air strike last week in Libya, in a statement posted online overnight.
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Militant Group Denies US Air Strike Killed Algerian Belmokhtar
The Sahara-based Islamist group al-Mourabitoun on Thursday denied reports that veteran Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of its leaders, was killed in a U.S. air strike in eastern Libya last week.
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Libyan Militants Appear to Deny Veteran Fighter Killed in US Strike
A Libyan militant group appeared to deny reports that a U.S. strike had killed veteran Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, in a statement published on Twitter.
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US F-15s, Guided Bombs, Drones Targeted Belmokhtar
The United States deployed two F-15 fighter jets equipped with guided bombs, along with spotter drones, to try to kill one-eyed Islamist leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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The 'Uncatchable' One-Eyed Jihadi Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed Islamist reported to have been killed in a US airstrike in Libya Monday, was an Al-Qaeda veteran and the mastermind behind a devastating attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013.
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One-Eyed Jihadist Belmokhtar was Target of US Air Strike, Confirms Pentagon
Notorious jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar was the target of a US air strike, the Pentagon said on Sunday, without immediately confirming claims in Libya that he was killed.
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Al-Qaeda-Linked Jihadists Claim UN Suicide Attack in Mali: Recording
A jihadist group led by Al-Qaeda-linked Mokhtar Belmokhtar has claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide attack on the United Nations in Mali, in a recording released Friday by Mauritanian news agency Alakhbar.
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French troops kill deputy to veteran Islamist
French Special Forces have killed the second-in-command of the veteran Islamist commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar in an operation in Mali's northern region of Tessalit, security sources said on Thursday.
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Al Qaeda commander behind Algeria hostage crisis killed: Chad army
Chadian soldiers in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al Qaeda commander who masterminded a bloody hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant in January, Chad's military said on Saturday.
