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19 dead, hostages taken in Niger attacks

2013-05-23 16:15

Islamist militants have staged brazen twin car bomb attacks on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger, killing at least 19 people and taking trainee army officers hostage.

Anti-terrorism fight gets a boost

2013-05-14 21:08

South Africa will step up collaboration with other countries to fight terrorism and trans-national crime, State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele says.

Morocco arrests 'terror' cells

2013-05-05 22:00

Morocco's interior ministry says it had arrested two "terrorist" cells in the northern Nador region who were in contact with Islamist extremists in Mali.

Mali: French forces leaving Timbuktu

2013-04-29 10:16

Dozens of French forces have left the northern Malian town of Timbuktu several months after their military operation largely ousted radical Islamic fighters from the area, a French military official says.

Mali smashes Islamist cell in Bamako

2013-04-28 21:27

Malian security services have broken up a cell in the capital Bamako operated by one of the Islamist groups that had controlled northern Mali until a French-led military intervention.

Car bomb targets French Embassy in Libya

2013-04-23 19:31

A car bomb has targeted the French Embassy in the Libyan capital, wounding two French guards and a Libyan teenager.

France slams attack on embassy in Libya

2013-04-23 12:20

French President Francois Hollande has condemned the attack on his country's embassy in Libya, saying France expects the Libyan authorities to "shed light on this unacceptable act".

Defeated in Mali, Islamists reorganise

2013-04-17 12:28

Ousted from their major northern strongholds by a French-led military, Mali's Islamist militants are beginning to regroup at home and abroad.

Jihadists claim deadly Timbuktu attack

2013-03-22 16:31

One of the main armed Islamist groups in northern Mali has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing and armed assault on Timbuktu which left one soldier and 12 militants dead.

French hostage in Mali 'killed'

2013-03-20 14:13

France is investigating a claim by the North African offshoot of al-Qaeda that it killed French businessman Philippe Verdon who was kidnapped in Mali in 2011, an official says.

Islamist chief 'likely' killed in Mali

2013-03-04 14:42

Top Islamist leader Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has "likely" been killed in Mali as reported by Chadian forces, the French army’s chief of staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud says.

French hostages taken to Nigeria - official

2013-02-20 07:56

Kidnappers who seized seven members of a French family, including four young children in Cameroon, have taken them across the border into Nigeria, Cameroon's government says.

Algeria hostage-taker's brother charged

2013-02-13 09:56

Two Mauritanians including the brother of one of the hostage-takers who seized an Algerian gas field last month have been charged with trying to join al-Qaeda o fight in Mali, a judicial source says.

Niger ready to host US drones for Mali

2013-01-31 09:02

Niger says it is ready to host a base for US drones monitoring movements by al-Qaeda-linked groups currently based in northern Mali.

Timbuktu turning into a 'ghost town'

2013-01-25 11:09

Radical Islamists have left fabled Timbuktu in northern Mali, turning it into a "ghost town" with no electricity or drinking water for three days, residents and officials say.

Mali aid offers pour in

2013-01-23 11:40

Mali's army chief says French-backed forces could reclaim the northern towns of Gao and fabled Timbuktu from Islamists in a month, as more offers of aid pour in for the offensive.

Hostage siege: Mali war turning global

2013-01-17 11:34

Islamist fighters have opened an international front in Mali's civil war by taking dozens of Western hostages at a gas plant in the Algerian desert, a situation described by the UK as "dangerous".

Mali Islamists regroup to strike back

2013-01-15 22:05

Caught off guard by France's fierce offensive against their bases, Islamists occupying northern Mali have fled into the vast desert to regroup and plot their next move.

Islamists vow to strike 'at heart' of France

2013-01-14 12:38

Islamist forces based in northern Mali have vowed to avenge France’s military offensive against them on French soil.

Ecowas authorises troop deployment in Mali

2013-01-11 22:00

The chairperson of Ecowas has authorised the immediate deployment of troops to Mali as the country declared a state of emergency amid an offensive against Islamists who control the desert north.

Troops, Islamists clash in central Mali

2013-01-10 11:25

Malian troops have exchanged fire with armed Islamist groups that have been occupying the country’s vast desert north for nine months and appear to be trying to push further south.

Mali troops fire shots at Islamist fighters

2013-01-08 12:28

Malian soldiers have fired warning shots at Islamist fighters amid fears that they are planning to advance on the government-controlled south of the impoverished country, a military source says.

Morocco busts al-Qaeda recruitment cell

2012-12-25 18:54

Moroccan authorities say they have broken up a recruitment cell for Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the central Fez region, after announcing the discovery of a jihadist network last month.

Bouteflika backs foreign help in Mali

2012-12-11 14:10

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika says it is normal for Mali to get global support in its fight against “terrorism”, while urging talks with moderate rebels.

UN sanctions al-Qaeda linked Mali Islamists

2012-12-06 10:47

The UN Security Council has ordered sanctions against an al-Qaeda linked Islamist group in a new sign of a tougher line being taken with militants who have taken over much of Mali.

 

Qaeda warns Tunisia Salafists

2013-05-19 21:34

A top al-Qaeda leader has urged Tunisian Salafists to avoid falling to government provocations in order to retain public support, as clashes erupted between them and police.

French Islamist held in Mali arrives in Paris

2013-05-14 14:04

A French Islamist arrested in northern Mali has arrived in Paris and has been handed over to the DCRI intelligence agency for questioning, a security source says.

Mali flies French Islamist's family to Paris

2013-05-02 18:52

The wife and children of a French Islamist arrested in northern Mali have been "evacuated" to Paris, Malian airport and security sources say.

Algeria attack kills 3 auxiliary cops

2013-04-29 09:11

Three Algerian auxiliary policemen have been killed in what a security official called a "terrorist" attack, a term authorities use to refer to armed Islamists, a report says.

Libya in tough test over embassy attack

2013-04-24 21:13

The bomb attack on the French embassy has highlighted the security situation in Libya, with extremists and militias gaining influence.

Spain arrests 2 terror suspects

2013-04-23 16:50

Spanish police have arrested two suspected members of al-Qaeda's North African branch, one of whom Spanish authorities alleged, praised the Boston Marathon bombings.

At least 7 French hostages held in Africa

2013-04-19 14:13

At least seven French citizens are still held hostage in Africa after the release of seven members of a French family who were kidnapped in Cameroon in February.

Tunisia sets up cells to combat Qaeda

2013-03-27 19:35

Tunisia has announced it is setting up crisis cells to combat "terrorist activity," after the United States warned that al-Qaeda was seeking to establish a base in the country.

US puts Mali rebel group on terror blacklist

2013-03-22 07:46

The US has placed Mali’s Islamist Ansar Dine on its terror blacklist accusing the group of close links with al-Qaeda and of torturing and killing opponents in northern Mali.

Mali conflict in bloodiest phase

2013-03-05 22:29

France says that dozens of Islamist militants have been killed in the bloodiest phase of the Mali conflict to date, but it remained unclear if key commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar was among them.

Al-Qaeda plan for northern Mali revealed

2013-02-14 17:31

A document left behind in the bombed remains of an al-Qaeda training headquarters in the Malian city of Timbuktu gives a rare insight into the organisation's thinking.

Mali: France urges deployment of UN troops

2013-02-07 10:15

France has formerly asked the UN Security Council to consider the deployment of an international peacekeeping operation in Mali, once the situation allows French troops to leave that country.

US military plans drone base near Mali

2013-01-29 10:14

The US military plans to set up a base for drones in northwest Africa to bolster surveillance of al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the region as well as allied Islamic extremists, a US official says.

French destroy Islamist bases in Mali

2013-01-24 20:38

French aircraft have destroyed two Islamist bases in northern Mali as a leading al-Qaeda-linked group in the region split saying it wanted talks to end a Paris-led offensive.

Mali Islamists 'tougher than anticipated'

2013-01-18 10:04

French troops' initial clashes with Islamist militants in Mali have shown that the desert fighters are better trained and equipped than France had anticipated, diplomats say.

France to stay in Mali until stability restored

2013-01-16 07:39

France will end its intervention in Mali only once stability has returned to the West African country, French President Francois Hollande says.

US takes cautious view of Mali conflict

2013-01-15 14:14

The US has chosen to play a cautious supporting role to France's military action against Islamist fighters in Mali, after Washington’s own attempt to build up the African nation’s army backfired badly.

Mali: An African war France couldn't avoid

2013-01-14 12:20

France has been thrust onto the front line of one of the continent’s riskiest battlefields deep in the desert of Mali.

Mali army expects new Islamist attack

2013-01-09 22:29

Mali has sent soldiers to reinforce troops expecting an attack by Islamist rebels who have already seized the northern two-thirds of the country.

Mali crisis may lead to attacks on France

2013-01-06 22:30

The insurgency that has seized the north of Mali is paving the way for attacks on France as more French Muslims of African origin are finding a cause in the conflict, Paris's top anti-terrorism judge has warned.

UN approves Mali intervention force

2012-12-20 23:17

The UN Security Council has unanimously approved sending an African-led intervention force to help Mali's army reconquer much of the country from Islamist militants.

Ansar Dine: We're key to Mali peace talks

2012-12-06 13:35

Negotiators for Ansar Dine, one of three Islamist groups that control northern Mali, say military action to oust the extremists is futile and that they are key to peace talks, a report says.

AU appeals for UN funding for Mali force

2012-12-06 09:45

The African Union has appealed for UN funding for a military operation to combat Islamist extremists in northern Mali.

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