http://www.mail.com/locations/111472-bamako.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/111472-bamako.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053364-terrorist-sleeper-cell-dismantled-mali.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — 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 confirmed on Tuesday. The presence of the cell confirms fears that the jihadist groups, which sprang up last year in northern Mali, have succeeded in travelling past the numerous roadblocks... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:11:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053364-terrorist-sleeper-cell-dismantled-mali.html 2013-04-30T15:11:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046462-french-defense-minister-visits-northern-mali.html GAO, Mali (AP) — France's defense minister reaffirmed Friday that his country will keep 1,000 troops in Mali to fight radical Islamic militants even after the arrival later this year of more than 12,000 U.N. peacekeepers. In a visit to the volatile northeastern city of Gao, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian addressed reporters a day after the U.N. Secur... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:48:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2046462-french-defense-minister-visits-northern-mali.html 2013-04-26T19:48:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043954-french-journalist-expelled-north-mali.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Malian military says it has expelled a French journalist from northern Mali who had documented civilian deaths blamed on Malian soldiers. Lt. Col. Nema Sagara said Thursday that Dorothee Thienot, who has worked for French newspapers, was ordered by soldiers to leave the northern town of Gao. Sagara said that Thienot had been trying... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:11:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2043954-french-journalist-expelled-north-mali.html 2013-04-25T13:11:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028474-family-24-hour-delay-to-report-us-pilot-missing.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — 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 searching for his missing plane. But the lead investigator on Sao Tome island says the coast guard was alerted after it was dark. The family of Jerry Krause, a missionary from Waseca, Minnesota,... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:17:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2028474-family-24-hour-delay-to-report-us-pilot-missing.html 2013-04-18T20:17:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015586-suicide-bombing-north-mali-kills-3-chad-troops.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A suicide bombing by Islamic militants has killed at least three Chad soldiers and injured civilians at a market, officials and a humanitarian worker said Friday. Lalla Maiga, a humanitarian worker in Kidal, said that two suicide bombers were also killed in the attack. She said the suicide bombers targeted the Chad soldiers in a market... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:44:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015586-suicide-bombing-north-mali-kills-3-chad-troops.html 2013-04-12T15:44:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013852-mali-mayor-accused-drug-trafficking-arrested.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities have arrested a mayor in northeastern Mali on drug trafficking charges three years after a plane full of cocaine landed near his town, officials said Thursday. Baba Ould Cheick was taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to Alassane S. Toure, who headed the operation. "We asked the headquarters in Gao to take all ne... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:23:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2013852-mali-mayor-accused-drug-trafficking-arrested.html 2013-04-11T18:23:19Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013494-eu-mission-trains-troops-mali.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In preparation for a drawdown of French troops from Mali, a European Union team started training Malian soldiers for battle against jihadists who overran much of this West African country before they were pushed back by a French military intervention. On a recent day, small groups of Malians stood in the burning heat and orange sands i... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:06:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2013494-eu-mission-trains-troops-mali.html 2013-04-11T17:06:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992962-us-senators-mccain-whitehouse-visit-mali.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — United States Sens. John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse arrived in Mali's capital, Bamako, Tuesday for a two-day visit to assess the country's battle against Islamic extremist rebels in the north. The Arizona Republican and the Rhode Island Democrat met with Mali's acting President Dioncounda Traore and interim Prime Minister Diango Cis... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:27:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1992962-us-senators-mccain-whitehouse-visit-mali.html 2013-04-02T16:27:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918412-mali-6-killed-bomb-fighting-rages-north.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A suicide car bombing killed six government allies in the northern city of Kidal, as French confirm that they are engaged in heavy fighting in northern Mali. The suicide bomber exploded his vehicle Tuesday evening at a checkpoint at an entrance to Kidal, said Ag Alghabas Intalla, a leader of the Islamic Movement of Azawad, or MIA, reac... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:35:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1918412-mali-6-killed-bomb-fighting-rages-north.html 2013-02-27T11:35:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899272-eu-launches-military-training-mission-mali.html BRUSSELS (AP) — 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 on how to maintain control of its vast territory. On Monday, the European Union officially launched a training mission to the African nation. Its goal is to make the disparaged Malian army good... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:07:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1899272-eu-launches-military-training-mission-mali.html 2013-02-18T18:07:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1882880-french-malian-troops-control-gao-seek-rebels.html GAO, Mali (AP) — 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 with soldiers before French and Malian forces regained control. Sunday's brazen assault marked the first time the jihadists had penetrated the city of mud-walled buildings since they fled t... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1882880-french-malian-troops-control-gao-seek-rebels.html 2013-02-11T18:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879560-malian-military-battles-militants-gao.html GAO, Mali (AP) — Malian soldiers are fighting jihadists in their desert hideouts just outside Gao, the country's defense minister said Saturday, a day after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a checkpoint on the city's outskirts. Defense Minister Yamoussa Camara said that at least two militants were killed during the fighting that took place Friday sever... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879560-malian-military-battles-militants-gao.html 2013-02-09T19:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1877082-locals-mali-suicide-bomber-tied-to-terror-leader.html GAO, Mali (AP) — 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 Gao, fueling fears of a looming insurgency by the jihadists who fled into the nearby desert just two weeks ago. The suicide attack, the first of its kind since the French-led mission began in J... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1877082-locals-mali-suicide-bomber-tied-to-terror-leader.html 2013-02-08T17:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865234-french-forces-launch-airstrikes-northern-mali.html GOSSI, Mali (AP) — French troops launched airstrikes on Islamic militant training camps and arms depots around Kidal and Tessalit in Mali's far north, defense officials said Sunday, as the first supply convoy of food, fuel and parts to eastern Mali headed across the country. French planes pounded extremist training camps as well as arms and fuel depots fr... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865234-french-forces-launch-airstrikes-northern-mali.html 2013-02-03T16:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850462-mali-military-enters-fabled-town-timbuktu.html SEVARE, Mali (AP) — Backed by French helicopters and paratroopers, Malian soldiers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants who ruled the outpost by fear for nearly 10 months fled into the desert, setting fire to a library that held thousands of manuscripts dating to the Middle Ages. French Col. Thierry Burkhard, chief... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850462-mali-military-enters-fabled-town-timbuktu.html 2013-01-28T19:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847648-french-mali-forces-head-toward-timbuktu.html SEVARE, Mali (AP) — French and Malian forces pushed toward the fabled desert town of Timbuktu on Sunday, as the two-week-long French mission gathered momentum against the Islamist extremists who have ruled the north for more than nine months. So far the French forces have met little resistance from the militants, though it remains unclear what battles may... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847648-french-mali-forces-head-toward-timbuktu.html 2013-01-27T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1839792-witness-describes-killings-malian-army.html DJENNE, Mali (AP) — Malian soldiers killed people accused of ties to radical Islamists at a bus stop around the time the French-led military intervention began, a witness told The Associated Press on Wednesday, detailing how the soldiers shot the victims and then threw their bodies into nearby wells. The account from the witness, who insisted on anonymity... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1839792-witness-describes-killings-malian-army.html 2013-01-23T16:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836846-us-transporting-french-troops-to-mali.html DJENNE, Mali (AP) — Pentagon officials say the U.S. airlift of French forces to Bamako could continue for another two weeks. It's expected to take about 30 C-17 flights to get everything there. The U.S. Air Force is keeping between eight and 10 people at the airport to help with the incoming and outgoing flights. These are the U.S. Air Force personnel who... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1836846-us-transporting-french-troops-to-mali.html 2013-01-23T06:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834382-french-seize-control-2-key-mali-towns.html DIABALY, Mali (AP) — French troops in armored personnel carriers rolled through the streets of Diabaly on Monday, winning praise from residents of this besieged town after Malian forces retook control of it with French help a week after radical Islamists invaded. The Islamists also have deserted the town of Douentza, which they had held since September, a... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834382-french-seize-control-2-key-mali-towns.html 2013-01-21T19:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832550-french-airstrikes-jolt-islamists-malian-town.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Backed by French air strikes, Malian forces appeared close to recapturing a key central town in Mali where bands of al-Qaida-linked fighters had holed up, France's defense minister said Sunday. The French military has spent the last nine days helping the West African nation of Mali quash a jihadist rebellion in its vast northern desert... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1832550-french-airstrikes-jolt-islamists-malian-town.html 2013-01-20T20:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831576-france-africans-to-take-lead-mali.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — France's foreign minister said Saturday that "our African friends need to take the lead" in a military intervention to oust extremists from power in northern Mali, though he acknowledged it could be weeks before neighbors are able to do so. Laurent Fabius spoke at a closely-watched summit in Ivory Coast focusing on ways that African fo... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831576-france-africans-to-take-lead-mali.html 2013-01-19T15:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1830340-africa-forces-role-mali-faces-diverse-snags.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — West African nations that promised to send troops to fight al-Qaida in Mali are finding it's a lot trickier than they'd hoped to actually get boots on the ground. Political debates, fears that fleeing militants might scatter abroad, and logistics — even feeding the troops— have stalled plans to deploy against the nimble jihadists in ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1830340-africa-forces-role-mali-faces-diverse-snags.html 2013-01-18T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823808-french-encircle-key-malian-town-diabaly.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — French troops encircled a key Malian town on Friday to stop radical Islamists from striking closer to the capital, a French official said. The move to surround Diabaly came as French and Malian authorities said they had retaken Konna, the central city whose capture prompted the French military intervention last week. The United Nations... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823808-french-encircle-key-malian-town-diabaly.html 2013-01-18T17:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1819370-what-countries-contributing-to-mali.html Here's a look at what countries are providing to help Mali's battle against armed Islamic extremists who have occupied the country's north since March. West African nations authorized immediate deployment and France launched attacks last week after fighters pushed even further south, toward the capital, Bamako. __ FRANCE France's resources in what they ca... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1819370-what-countries-contributing-to-mali.html 2013-01-15T18:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819050-mali-rebels-gains-vow-to-avenge-french-bombs.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Despite a punishing bombardment by French warplanes, al-Qaida-linked insurgents grabbed more territory in Mali on Monday, seizing a strategic military camp that brought them far closer to the government's seat of power. Declaring France had "opened the gates of hell" with its assault, the rebels threatened retribution. "France ... has ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819050-mali-rebels-gains-vow-to-avenge-french-bombs.html 2013-01-14T21:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820188-al-qaida-carves-country-mali.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Deep inside caves, in remote desert bases, in the escarpments and cliff faces of northern Mali, Islamic extremist fighters have been burrowing into the earth, erecting a formidable set of defenses to protect what has essentially become al-Qaida's new country. They have used the bulldozers, earth movers and Caterpillar machines left beh... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820188-al-qaida-carves-country-mali.html 2013-01-14T18:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819896-closer-west-african-nation-mali.html Here's a close look at the West African nation of Mali, where French forces launched a military operation last week to oust al-Qaida-linked militants who seized control of northern Mali about nine months ago: __ GEOGRAPHY: Mali is a vast, landlocked nation that straddles the Sahara Desert and whose borders touch Algeria to the north and Ivory Coast to the... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819896-closer-west-african-nation-mali.html 2013-01-14T18:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1811392-hundreds-french-troops-drive-mali-rebels.html BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The battle to retake Mali's north from the al-Qaida-linked groups controlling it began in earnest Saturday, after hundreds of French forces deployed to the country and began aerial bombardments to drive back the Islamic extremists. At the same time, nations in West Africa authorized the immediate deployment of troops to Mali, fast-forw... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1811392-hundreds-french-troops-drive-mali-rebels.html 2013-01-13T06:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815174-ap-interview-un-chief-mali-help.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that France, Senegal and Nigeria have responded to an appeal from Mali's president for help to counter an offensive by al-Qaida-linked militants who control the northern half of the country and are heading south. The U.N. chief said in an interview with The Associated Press that assisting the... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1815174-ap-interview-un-chief-mali-help.html 2013-01-12T00:26:00Z