Tag: #Bamako
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Woman in Mali gives birth to nine, joins tiny ranks of nonuplet mothers
Malian woman gives birth to nine children
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40 killed in attacks in restive central Mali
Bamako, Feb 15 (AFP/APP): Forty people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in a spate of attacks in central Mali, authorities said Friday, with most of the deaths caused by inter-ethnic violence in the deeply troubled region. Thirty-one people were killed in an attack overnight in Ogossagou, a village mainly inhabited by Fulani people where…
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Militant attack on Mali military camp leaves 20 dead: army
Bamako, Jan 27 (AFP/APP): Twenty members of the security forces were killed on Sunday in a major assault by suspected militants at a military camp in Mali near the border with Mauritania. The attack on the Sokolo camp around dawn left “20 dead and five wounded” and “four dead on the enemy’s side,” the army…
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In Mali, dreams and sadness for the Sahel express
Bamako, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): The sign above the station entrance declares that this is the Dakar-Niger Railway: the start of a trek from the arid Sahel to the tropical Atlantic, 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) away.But for those hoping to buy a ticket for a legendary journey, disappointment awaits. Not a single train has travelled on…
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Number of soldiers killed in Mali clash rises to 43
Bamako, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): The number of soldiers killed in clashes with militants in eastern Mali earlier this week rose to 43 on Thursday, security sources said. Mali and Niger forces were carrying out a joint operation on Monday when a patrol was attacked by “terrorists” near the northeastern town of Tabankort. The death toll…
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24 Mali soldiers and 17 militants die in clashes in east
Bamako, Nov 19 (AFP/APP): Twenty-four Malian soldiers and 17 militants fighters were killed in clashes in the east of the country, the army said, as security in the west African nation deteriorates further. Mali and Niger forces were carrying out a joint operation when a patrol was attacked Monday by “terrorists” near the northeastern town…
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Foreign forces in Sahel struggle with flagging public support
Bamako, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): If military operations depend on winning hearts and minds, the thousands of foreign troops deployed to the Sahel to combat jihadism seem to be on losing ground. At first welcomed, these troops find themselves today in the crosshairs as a growing number of locals in this fragile region accuse them of…
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Fresh attack pushes Mali army death toll to 51
Bamako, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): A day after dozens of Malian soldiers died in a devastating militant raid on a military base, a roadside bomb killed two more troops in the violence-wracked West African country, the army said Sunday. Six soldiers were also injured in the latest in a string of attacks underscoring the fragility of…
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IS claims responsibility for deadly Mali attacks
Bamako, Nov 2 (AFP/APP): The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for a devastating raid that killed 49 Malian troops as well as a blast that led to the death of a French soldier who became the latest casualty in the conflict-torn region. The strikes underscored the fragility of an area straddling several West African…
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Mali army in major clash with militants
Bamako, Oct 2 (AFP/APP):At least 25 Malian soldiers have been killed and about 60 are missing after militants attacked two military posts in the country’s fragile central region, the Malian government said on Tuesday. The military camps came under attack on Monday at Boulkessy and Mondoro, towns near the border with Burkina Faso, and intense…