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Royal Ransoms, Kidnappings: How Al-Qaeda Linked Group Wants To Rule Mali
At least $50 million for the freedom of an Emirati sheikh: that is the king's ransom paid two weeks ago to jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda who are pushing to topple the Malian government and impose Islamic law.
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Mali Hotel Siege: All 20 Indians in Building Evacuated, Says Government
Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako today, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking, the hotel chain said. At least three hostages have been killed, said Mali's security ministry.
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Mali Hotel Attack Claimed by Fighters Linked to Mokhtar Belmokhtar
A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died -- including five UN workers -- was claimed today by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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3 Mali Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack
Three Malian soldiers died Saturday in a jihadist attack on the southwestern town of Nara, on the Mauritania border, with several Islamist fighters also killed, officials said.
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Mali Rebels Begin Talks to Mull Peace Deal
Mali's Tuareg-led rebels met today in the northeast of the country to decide whether to sign a peace deal already accepted by the government and smaller armed groups, a participant told AFP.
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4 Killed in Gun Attack on Restaurant in Mali Capital
A gun attack on a restaurant in the capital of Mali has killed four people including two Malians, a citizen of France and a citizen of Belgium, a senior intelligence official told Reuters today.
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United Nations Declares Mali Ebola-Free
The Malian Government and the United Nations on Sunday declared the country free of Ebola after registering 42 days without any new cases of the deadly virus.
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Mali: 4 Prisoners Exchanged for French Hostage Serge Lazarevic
The Malian government says it exchanged four prisoners to secure the release of a French hostage held for three years by al-Qaida's North African branch.
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Nine UN Troops Killed in Worst Attack Yet on Mali Force
Nine United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed when heavily armed gunmen on motorbikes ambushed their convoy on Friday, the deadliest attack yet on U.N. troops in Mali, the mission said.
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Mali Peace Talks Postponed to September 1
Peace talks between the Malian government and mainly Tuareg rebels will not resume until September 1 after both sides asked for more time to prepare, mediator Algeria said on Wednesday.
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UN Presses for Mali Peace Talks Starting August 17th
The UN Security Council on Monday welcomed agreement on a roadmap for negotiations between the Malian government and Tuareg separatists and called on both sides to engage in follow-up peace talks starting August 17.
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Mali suicide bomber killed in accidental fireball: official
A suicide bomber was killed instantly when he accidentally detonated his explosives belt in the Malian rebel bastion of Kidal on Sunday, without killing or wounding anyone else, a local government official told AFP.
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Suicide bomber injures soldier at Mali checkpoint: source
A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up at a Malian government military checkpoint 100 km (60 miles) north of the northern city of Gao on Friday, injuring one soldier, a Mali military officer said.
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Malian army drives back Islamist rebels with French help
Malian government troops drove back Islamist rebels from a strategic central town after France intervened on Friday with air strikes to halt advances by the militants controlling the country's desert north.
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Mali Prime Minister Cheik Modibo Diarra resigns after army arrest
Malian Prime Minister Cheik Modibo Diarra announced the resignation of himself and his government early on Tuesday just hours after he was arrested at home by soldiers acting on the orders of ex-coup leader Amadou Sanogo.
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Royal Ransoms, Kidnappings: How Al-Qaeda Linked Group Wants To Rule Mali
At least $50 million for the freedom of an Emirati sheikh: that is the king's ransom paid two weeks ago to jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda who are pushing to topple the Malian government and impose Islamic law.
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Mali Hotel Siege: All 20 Indians in Building Evacuated, Says Government
Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako today, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking, the hotel chain said. At least three hostages have been killed, said Mali's security ministry.
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Mali Hotel Attack Claimed by Fighters Linked to Mokhtar Belmokhtar
A deadly hostage drama at a Mali hotel in which 13 people died -- including five UN workers -- was claimed today by fighters linked to the notorious one-eyed Algerian jihadi leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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3 Mali Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack
Three Malian soldiers died Saturday in a jihadist attack on the southwestern town of Nara, on the Mauritania border, with several Islamist fighters also killed, officials said.
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Mali Rebels Begin Talks to Mull Peace Deal
Mali's Tuareg-led rebels met today in the northeast of the country to decide whether to sign a peace deal already accepted by the government and smaller armed groups, a participant told AFP.
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4 Killed in Gun Attack on Restaurant in Mali Capital
A gun attack on a restaurant in the capital of Mali has killed four people including two Malians, a citizen of France and a citizen of Belgium, a senior intelligence official told Reuters today.
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United Nations Declares Mali Ebola-Free
The Malian Government and the United Nations on Sunday declared the country free of Ebola after registering 42 days without any new cases of the deadly virus.
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Mali: 4 Prisoners Exchanged for French Hostage Serge Lazarevic
The Malian government says it exchanged four prisoners to secure the release of a French hostage held for three years by al-Qaida's North African branch.
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Nine UN Troops Killed in Worst Attack Yet on Mali Force
Nine United Nations peacekeepers in Mali were killed when heavily armed gunmen on motorbikes ambushed their convoy on Friday, the deadliest attack yet on U.N. troops in Mali, the mission said.
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Mali Peace Talks Postponed to September 1
Peace talks between the Malian government and mainly Tuareg rebels will not resume until September 1 after both sides asked for more time to prepare, mediator Algeria said on Wednesday.
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UN Presses for Mali Peace Talks Starting August 17th
The UN Security Council on Monday welcomed agreement on a roadmap for negotiations between the Malian government and Tuareg separatists and called on both sides to engage in follow-up peace talks starting August 17.
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Mali suicide bomber killed in accidental fireball: official
A suicide bomber was killed instantly when he accidentally detonated his explosives belt in the Malian rebel bastion of Kidal on Sunday, without killing or wounding anyone else, a local government official told AFP.
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Suicide bomber injures soldier at Mali checkpoint: source
A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up at a Malian government military checkpoint 100 km (60 miles) north of the northern city of Gao on Friday, injuring one soldier, a Mali military officer said.
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Malian army drives back Islamist rebels with French help
Malian government troops drove back Islamist rebels from a strategic central town after France intervened on Friday with air strikes to halt advances by the militants controlling the country's desert north.
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Mali Prime Minister Cheik Modibo Diarra resigns after army arrest
Malian Prime Minister Cheik Modibo Diarra announced the resignation of himself and his government early on Tuesday just hours after he was arrested at home by soldiers acting on the orders of ex-coup leader Amadou Sanogo.
