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World March 20, 2023

Olivier Dubois, French journalist held by Islamic extremists for nearly 2 years, freed

French journalist Olivier Dubois, held hostage for nearly two years in Mali, was released Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Twitter.

Mali February 21, 2023

3 UN peacekeepers killed in Mali roadside bombing

Three United Nations peacekeepers were killed by a roadside bomb near Songobia, Mali, on Tuesday, with several others reported injured.

Mali August 18, 2020

Mali's president resigns after being detained by mutinous troops

The Mali president resigned Tuesday night after being detained with the prime minister in an apparent coup by mutinied soldiers who surrounded the presidential residence and fired shots into the air.

Mali January 16, 2020

DOJ charges Mali man with murdering American, supporting 2 terror groups

A Malian man was charged in federal court this week with playing a role in two 2016 terrorist attacks in West Africa that killed an American missionary and 29 other people.

Mali December 23, 2019

France's first-ever armed drone strike kills 7 Islamic militants in Mali

France's defense ministry announced Monday it had carried out its first armed drone strike, killing seven Islamic extremists in central Mali over the weekend.

France November 26, 2019

13 French soldiers killed in helicopter collision in Mali

Two helicopters assisting French soldiers in their pursuit of Islamic extremists collided in Mali and killed 13 men, in what is France’s single biggest loss of life since they began counterterrorism operations in the West African country in 2013.

Mali November 2, 2019

Mali army post targeted in deadly militant attack, dozens killed, officials say

A jihadist attack targeting military post in Mali killed least 53 soldiers and one civilian in the second such assault in a month, the government said Saturday.

Mali June 10, 2019

Nearly 100 killed in Mali village attack, official says

At least 95 people were killed in a central Mali village on Sunday in an overnight attack, the government said.

Mali June 18, 2017

Mali resort hit by terror attack, at least 2 people killed

Suspected jihadists in the West African country of Mali attacked a luxury resort popular with foreigners on the outskirts of the country's capital Sunday, killing at least two people.