A week after entering the stronghold of the independence rebels, Russian mercenaries flew their black flag over Kidal’s fort, in a symbolic act that contradicts the official discourse of Colonel Goïta ...

BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian rebels have planted their flag in the northern town of Timbuktu after government forces fled the ancient trading post, a local lawmaker and a resident told Reuters. "They ...

July 3 (Reuters) - Fighters from Ansar Dine, an al Qaeda-linked Islamist group in northern Mali, have destroyed historic Sufi shrines in the ancient desert city of Timbuktu, triggering international ...

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