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• Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal

  Mali is in the final stages of preparation for an assault on the northern provincial capital of Kidal, the last rebel-held town in the country's ... 

• Malian military prepares for Kidal offensive

  The spokesman for the Malian military confirms that the army is preparing for an assault on Kidal, the last rebel-held town in northern Mali. Lt. Col. 

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  Weapons of war spill blood in Nigeria's insurgency

  At first, the Islamic extremists in Nigeria's dusty northeast rode on the backs of motorcycles, firing on government officials and other perceived ... 

• Al-Qaida offshoot threatens French interests

  An Algeria-based al-Qaida offshoot said in an online video on Tuesday that Muslims have an obligation to attack French interests around the world ... 

• Mali military gains control of Ber in north

  Soldiers from Mali and Burkina Faso pushed into the village of Ber, located 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Timbuktu, which had previously been ... 

• Nigerian military plane crashes in Niger; 2 dead

  An airport official in the capital of Niger says a military plane from Nigeria has crashed, killing the two people aboard. Chaibou Massalatchi, the ... 

• Tuareg leaders announce new group in northern Mali

  Tuareg leaders in northern Mali have formed a new group which they say will aim to negotiate with the Malian government, as questions linger over the ... 

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  France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali

  French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video ... 

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  A terrorist sleeper cell dismantled in Mali

  Police in Mali's capital have dismantled a terrorist cell belonging to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, three officials ... 

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  Lonely year for French president at time of crisis

  The sounds of raucous protest echo in the Presidential Palace, unemployment is rising to levels not seen in over a decade, and his country's economy ... 

• UN approves peacekeeping force for Mali

  The Security Council unanimously approved a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali on Thursday to help restore democracy and stabilize the northern half ... 

• French journalist expelled from north Mali

  The Malian military says it has expelled a French journalist from northern Mali who had documented civilian deaths blamed on Malian soldiers. Lt. Col. 

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  Car bomb at French Embassy in Libya wounds 3

  A car bomb exploded Tuesday outside the French Embassy in Tripoli, wounding three people and partially setting the building on fire in the worst ... 

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  Spain: 2 suspected al-Qaida branch members held

  Police have arrested two suspected members of al-Qaida's North African branch in Spain, one of whom Spanish authorities alleged praised the Boston ... 

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  Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter

  Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign ... 

• President: Mali will be ready for July vote

  Mali's interim president on Friday sought to reassure international partners that the country fighting a war against radical Islamic fighters will be ... 

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  French family of 7 taken hostage in Cameroon freed

  A French family with four young children kidnapped at gunpoint by Islamic extremists in northern Cameroon was freed after two months of captivity in ... 

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  Family: 24-hour delay to report US pilot missing

  The family of a U.S. missionary pilot who has disappeared off the coast of West Africa says aviation officials waited nearly 24 hours to start ... 

• Report: Ansar Dine spokesman seeks surrender

  A spokesman for an al-Qaida-linked group in northern Mali wants to surrender and be extradited to face trial in his home country of Mauritania, ... 

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  Chad's leader: Troops to leave Mali guerrilla war

  The war against armed Islamic extremists in Mali will lose some 2,000 Chadian soldiers, the president of Chad said, leaving Malian cities more ... 

• Suicide bombing in north Mali kills 3 Chad troops

  A suicide bombing by Islamic militants has killed at least three Chad soldiers and injured civilians at a market, officials and a humanitarian worker ... 

• Mali mayor accused of drug trafficking arrested

  Authorities have arrested a mayor in northeastern Mali on drug trafficking charges three years after a plane full of cocaine landed near his town, ... 

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  EU mission trains troops in Mali

  In preparation for a drawdown of French troops from Mali, a European Union team started training Malian soldiers for battle against jihadists who ...