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Booby-trapped corpse kills 17 civilians in Mali

Feb 27, 2019 16:50

Seventeen civilians were killed and 15 were wounded in a blast caused by a booby-trapped corpse in central Mali, security sources and a local official said on Wednesday.
UN condemns ‘vile’ killing of 8 peacekeepers in Mali

Jan 21, 2019 02:02

The UN's spokesman in Mali condemned the killing of at least eight UN peacekeepers in a "vile and criminal attack" on their base in the northeast early Sunday.
Unknown gunmen ‘kill 12’ in eastern Mali

Sep 26, 2018 10:29

Unknown gunmen have attacked an area torn by tribal strife in eastern Mali, killing at least 12 people, security source say.
Malians vote in presidential runoff amid security crisis

Aug 12, 2018 12:14

Malians were voting on Sunday in a presidential runoff likely to see Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned to office despite criticism of his handling of the country's security crisis and allegations of election fraud.
Malians vote in presidential election amid insecurity

Jul 30, 2018 00:02

Malians voted on Sunday to decide whether or not to give President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita a second term, amid widespread ethnic and extremist violence that has dramatically worsened since he came to power five years ago.
UN warns about surge in Mali’s communal violence

Jul 18, 2018 03:56

The United Nations (UN) has expressed concern about an “alarming” rise in communal violence between Mali’s rival militant groups, which has left hundreds of civilians dead so far this year.
Car bomb kills 2 civilians, wounds French soldiers in Mali

Jul 02, 2018 00:59

An attack on a military patrol in northern Mali killed two civilians and wounded up to eight French soldiers on Sunday, Mali's defense ministry said.
Killed in (Peacekeeping) Action: 4 UN soldiers die in Mali

Mar 01, 2018 03:22

Four United Nations (UN) peacekeepers were killed in central Mali on Wednesday after their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected militants.
Fresh attack kills 4 soldiers in Mali’s troubled north

Jan 28, 2018 14:19

Militants have launched a fresh attack on military personnel in Mali’s lawless northern desert region, killing four soldiers.
Unidentified gunmen kill 14 soldiers in central Mali

Jan 27, 2018 14:58

At least 14 soldiers have been killed and 17 others sustained injuries in the central Malian city of Timbuktu after unknown gunmen attacked their camp, according to military sources.