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US steps up involvement in Mali as French, Malian forces retake airport

The United States will provide additional support to the French military in its war against Al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali by conducting aerial refueling missions, the Pentagon announced Saturday.Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has told the French defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, that U.S. Africa Command will provide the aerial refueling support, according to Pentagon spokesman George Little.Little said the two defense officials discussed the refueling missions and other topics during a phone conversation Saturday."The leaders also discussed plans for the United States to transport troops from African nations, including Chad and Togo, to support the international effort in Mali," Little said in a statement released by the Pentagon late Saturday.U.S. aerial refueling planes would be a boost to air support for French ground forces as they enter areas of Mali that are controlled by al-Qaida-linked extremists.The announcement comes a day after the Obama administration announce it ha...

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  1. Military helicopter in Mali crashes, kills five Malian soldiers

    Officials say five Malian soldiers including a senior officer are dead after a combat helicopter crash in central Mali.Lt. Col.  Souleymane Maiga says the crash took...

  2. Mali leader: Presidential election set for July 28

    Mali's interim leader says the country's presidential vote will take place on July 28 after months of speculation about the date.On a visit to Belgium ahead of a don...

  3. Int'l community meets in effort to rebuild Mali

    Representatives of 103 countries and organizations are meeting in Brussels to consider the rebuilding of the west African country of Mali as a viable state rather th...

  4. French minister in Mali , presses for July poll

    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius urged Mali on Friday to stick to a July date for its upcoming presidential election, stressing that the poll is a crucial step...

  5. Tuareg leaders announce new group in northern Mali

    A new group of Tuareg leaders in northern Mali says it wants to hold negotiations with the Malian government.A statement from Tuareg leaders in the Kidal region anno...

  6. French president raises terror threat level after Mali , Somalia military action

    The French president says the country will raise its domestic terror threat level after military action in Mali and Somalia, promising to increase protection at publ...

  7. French Foreign Ministry confirms explosion at embassy in Bamako , Mali

    French Foreign Ministry confirms explosion at embassy in Bamako, Mali.

  8. France to 'gradually deploy' 2,500 troops to Mali following all-night bombing mission

    France's defense ministry said the country will "gradually deploy" 2,500 troops to Mali, following an all all-night aerial bombing campaign Tuesday to wrest control ...

  9. EU pledges $675 billion toward Mali reconstruction

    On the eve of a major international donors' conference, the European Union is pledging 520 million euros ($674.8 million) over the next two years to help recreate th...

  10. US starts transporting French troops to Mali

    American planes transported French troops and equipment to Mali, a U.S. military spokesman said Tuesday, as Malian and French forces pushed into the Islamist-held no...

  11. Mali local leader arrested for drug trafficking

    A police officer says that the Malian army has arrested the leader of a village in the country's north on drug trafficking charges.Chief Warrant officer Alassane Tou...

  12. French ordered to evacuate Mali as bombing against extremists continues

    Despite intensive aerial bombardments by French warplanes, Islamist insurgents grabbed more territory in Mali Monday and moved closer to the capital, French and Mali...

  1. A terrorist cell dismantled in Mali : Official

    A spokesman for Mali's ministry in charge of security confirmed that a terrorist sleeper cell belonging to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa was disc...

  2. EU mission trains troops in Mali

    In preparation for a drawdown of French troops from Mali, a European Union team started training Malian soldiers for battle against jihadists who overran much of thi...

  3. Malian military prepares for Kidal offensive

    The spokesman for the Malian military confirms that the army is preparing for an assault on Kidal, the last rebel-held town in northern Mali.Lt. Col. Souleymane Maig...

  4. Malian military prepares for final push on Kidal

    Mali is in the final stages of preparation for an assault on the northern provincial capital of Kidal, the last rebel-held town in the country's north, a military sp...

  5. French Foreign Ministry confirms explosion at embassy in Bamako , Mali

    An unidentified assailant hurled a homemade bomb and fired several gunshots at the French embassy in Mali's capital late Wednesday, wounding two Malian citizens. The...

  6. French journalist expelled from north Mali

    The Malian military says it has expelled a French journalist from northern Mali who had documented civilian deaths blamed on Malian soldiers.Lt. Col. Nema Sagara sai...

  7. Son of 'disappeared' Arab in Mali also arrested

    Relatives say Mohamed Ould Ali, an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has been arrested in Mali's capital. He had been attempting to sue the M...

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