Mali Nightclub Attack

Concerns are rising that a deadly jihadist attack on a popular nightclub in Mali's capital may foreshadow moves by extremist groups that have been routed in the desert to sneak operatives into towns to mount strikes.

Malian special forces on Friday killed a suspect in last week's deadly jihadist attack on a nightclub in the capital, later identified as the flatmate of the heavily-armed gunman who stormed the venue.

Mali vowed today not to surrender to terror and to punish the jihadists behind a deadly nightclub attack in the capital, as local and French investigators joined forces to hunt the killers.

A peacekeeper and two children died on Sunday as militants shelled a UN base in northern Mali, heightening security fears as police hunted jihadists who launched a deadly Bamako nightclub assault.

The UN Security Council strongly condemned the "heinous" attack on a UN peacekeeping base in northern Mali on Sunday and warned that those responsible will be held accountable.

A peacekeeper and two children died on Sunday as militants shelled a UN base in northern Mali, heightening security fears as police hunted jihadists who launched a deadly Bamako nightclub assault.

The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned an attack on a Bamako nightclub that killed five people on Saturday, including two Europeans and a Malian policeman, calling for swift justice.

Five people including two Europeans and a Malian policeman died in an assault on a Bamako nightclub today, the first attack targeting Westerners in a city braced for jihadist violence since 2012.

US Secretary of State John Kerry denounced today's 'horrific and cowardly' attack on a nightclub in the Mali capital Bamako that left at least five people dead.

Concerns are rising that a deadly jihadist attack on a popular nightclub in Mali's capital may foreshadow moves by extremist groups that have been routed in the desert to sneak operatives into towns to mount strikes.

Malian special forces on Friday killed a suspect in last week's deadly jihadist attack on a nightclub in the capital, later identified as the flatmate of the heavily-armed gunman who stormed the venue.

Mali vowed today not to surrender to terror and to punish the jihadists behind a deadly nightclub attack in the capital, as local and French investigators joined forces to hunt the killers.

A peacekeeper and two children died on Sunday as militants shelled a UN base in northern Mali, heightening security fears as police hunted jihadists who launched a deadly Bamako nightclub assault.

The UN Security Council strongly condemned the "heinous" attack on a UN peacekeeping base in northern Mali on Sunday and warned that those responsible will be held accountable.

A peacekeeper and two children died on Sunday as militants shelled a UN base in northern Mali, heightening security fears as police hunted jihadists who launched a deadly Bamako nightclub assault.

The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned an attack on a Bamako nightclub that killed five people on Saturday, including two Europeans and a Malian policeman, calling for swift justice.

Five people including two Europeans and a Malian policeman died in an assault on a Bamako nightclub today, the first attack targeting Westerners in a city braced for jihadist violence since 2012.

US Secretary of State John Kerry denounced today's 'horrific and cowardly' attack on a nightclub in the Mali capital Bamako that left at least five people dead.