Al-Qaida tipsheet on avoiding drones found in Mali
One of the last things the bearded fighters did before leaving this city was to drive to the market where traders lay their carpets out in the sand.
Mali rebels fighting in Gao; car explodes in Kidal
Islamic extremists clashed with military in Mali's northern city of Gao, a military official said Thursday, as French forces continued their push to ...
Cameroon president orders urgent rescue of French
Military helicopters are searching for a vacationing French family of seven kidnapped in Cameroon, and security around the region is being increased ...
Moment of reckoning for French troops in Mali
It's crunch time in Mali for the French military. Radical Islamist fighters spent weeks on the run from Malian cities under a French ground and air ...
French family of 7 kidnapped in Cameroon
A French family of seven — including four children — was kidnapped on Tuesday in northern Cameroon, and officials suggested the involvement of one of ...
French soldier killed in Mali clash with radicals
A French soldier was shot to death on Tuesday in a clash with jihadists in a mountainous region of Mali's far north, a critical operation in France's ...
EU launches military training mission in Mali
Less than a year after Mali's military was heavily criticized for seizing power in a coup, it will now start receiving advice from European experts ...
Nigeria extremists claim abduction of 7 foreigners
A little-known Islamic extremist group claimed responsibility Monday for the kidnapping of seven foreign workers from northern Nigeria, threatening ...
US legislators in Mali on fact-finding mission
A delegation of U.S. lawmakers met with military officials in Mali's capital on Monday, and urged caution as the French-led military intervention to ...
French, Malian forces take control of Bourem
Hundreds of French and Malian soldiers have retaken the jihadist stronghold of Bourem, a town where many radical Islamic fighters were believed to ...
Mali military detains 8 Arab civilians in Timbuktu
Mali's military has detained eight Arab men in Timbuktu, throwing them into a pickup truck and covering it with a tarp in a sweep that has raised ...
In Timbuktu, al-Qaida left behind a manifesto
In their hurry to flee last month, al-Qaida fighters left behind a crucial document: Tucked under a pile of papers and trash is a confidential letter, ...
Excerpts from al-Qaida manifesto left in Timbuktu
The excerpts below are from a confidential letter from the emir of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, Abdelmalek Droukdel, to his fighters in Mali, that ...
Arab man arrested in Mali after giving interview
One of the last Arab men still living in the city of Timbuktu was seen being taken away Thursday by soldiers, who arrested him hours after he gave an ...
Tunisians head abroad to perform jihad
The cradle of the Arab Spring is increasingly looking like the birthplace of jihadists. Long before Tunisia ousted its dictator and inspired the North ...
French, Mali troops recover explosives in Gao
French soldiers on Wednesday recovered an enormous stash of explosives that authorities believe radical Islamic fighters were using to make bombs for ...
Mali soldiers step up presence in Gao after attack
Soldiers from Niger and Mali patrolled downtown Gao on foot Tuesday, combing the sand footpaths through empty market stalls to prevent radical Islamic ...
Health worker killings show north Nigeria dangers
North Korean doctors hacked to death by machete-wielding attackers. Women vaccinating children against polio gunned down in the street. A top Islamic ...
Obama OKs $50 million to assist France in Mali
President Barack Obama is spending up to $50 million from the Pentagon's budget to assist Chad and France in their efforts to combat militants in Mali ...
French, Malian troops control Gao; seek out rebels
Malian soldiers scoured the city of Gao on Monday for remnants of the radical Islamic fighters who invaded the town and engaged in an hours-long fight ...
Islamic extremists attack Malian troops in Gao
Black-robed Islamic extremists armed with AK-47 automatic rifles invaded Gao in wooden boats Sunday to launch a surprise attack on the most populous ...
Malian military battles militants outside Gao
Malian soldiers are fighting jihadists in their desert hideouts just outside Gao, the country's defense minister said Saturday, a day after a suicide ...
Near Timbuktu, 2 bodies show reprisal killings
The bodies are buried here, in the side of a dune less than a mile outside this desert capital, dumped out of sight in a forgotten and uninhabited ...
Locals: Mali suicide bomber tied to terror leader
A young militant who locals say had ties with terror leader Moktar Belmoktar blew himself up Friday near a military checkpoint on the outskirts of ...
Timbuktu mausoleums: Rebuilding takes money, mud
Mud, money and more security: The U.N.'s cultural agency said Friday that not much more is needed to help rebuild 11 mausoleums that Islamic ...
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