VIDEO August 18 France withdraws its last soldiers from Mali After leaving Mali the French military said in a statement to AP: "the French armed forces continue to fight terrorism in the Sahel, in close coordination with our African and international partners." (CREDIT: ETAT-MAJOR DES ARMEES via APTN)
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.
