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US considering military operations against Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists in Mali - report

An independent expert on the region, Corinne Dufka, told The Washington Post that any US action in Mali has the potential to backfire and lead to the targeting of American citizens.

A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026; Illustrative.
A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026.

Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for attacks on military sites in Mali

Daily life of french soldiers of barkhane military operation in Mali (Africa) launch in 2013 against terrorism in the area. Ilustrative.

French national gets 20 years in Mali over alleged destabilization plot

Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition gather at the Kidal roundabout in Kidal, on April 26, 2026.

'Rise up and unite': Al Qaeda-linked insurgents call on Malians to establish Sharia law


Militants kill at least 31 in central Mali

A bus was attacked by unidentified gunmen as it traveled its twice-weekly route from the village of Songho to a market in Bandiagara.

Malian soldiers of the 614th Artillery Battery are pictured during a training session on a D-30 howitzer with the European Union Training Mission (EUTM), to fight jihadists, in the camp of Sevare, Mopti region, in Mali, March 23, 2021.

Rwandan genocide 'kingpin' Bagosora dies in Mali prison

Theoneste Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the then International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

Rwanda Remembrance Day

Military detain Mali's president, prime minister & defense minister

President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane & defense minister Souleymane Doucoure were all taken to a military base in Kati outside the capital Bamako, the sources said.

The new interim president of Mali Bah Ndaw is sworn in during the Inauguration ceremony in Bamako, Mali September 25, 2020.

UN says four peacekeepers killed in north Mali terrorist attack

"The attack started with mortar fire, followed by an attempted car bomb and then a direct attack," a UN spokeswoman said.

Members of MINUSMA Chadian contingent patrol in Kidal, Mali

France says it has killed senior al-Qaeda North Africa operative in Mali

"A historic figure of the jihadist movement in the Sahel, Bah ag Moussa is considered responsible for several attacks against Malian and international forces," Parly said in a statement.

Chief of the Defence Staff of the French Army General Francois Lecointre arrives at Gao French Army base, Mali November 27, 2019

Former Mali president Toure, democratic icon toppled in coup, has died

Toure's life, in many ways, symbolized the stop-start nature of democracy in the West African country.

Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure 370 (R)

West African States Economic Community tries to deal with the Mali coup

Intervention is always a tricky business, because the tangled ethnic and political details are different for each of the 15 member states.

COL. ISMAEL WAGUE, the spokesman of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People, addresses the media after meeting with the Economic Community of West African States in Bamako, Mali, earlier this week.

West African mediators arrive in Mali seeking reversal of coup

The presidents of Ivory Coast and Guinea are among those pushing for a tough response.

Supporters of Imam Mahmoud Dicko and other opposition political parties protest after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keit rejected concessions, aimed at resolving a months-long political stand-off, in Bamako, Mali July 10, 2020

Malian colonel declares himself as junta head after president ousted

Junta members met government ministry officials late on Wednesday to map out a return to stability, a day after detaining President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in a coup.

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Mali soldiers promise elections after coup condemned abroad

It was still not clear early on Wednesday who was leading the revolt.

Supporters of Imam Mahmoud Dicko and other opposition political parties protest after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keit rejected concessions, aimed at resolving a months-long political stand-off, in Bamako, Mali July 10, 2020