Bamako's military junta has accused Paris of supporting the Azawad Liberation Front (ALF), which launched an offensive in northern Mali at the end of April. These claims are based on the French ...

A new analysis published in World Politics Review argues that Mali’s dominant jihadist group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), may be drawing lessons from the evolution of Syria’s Hayat ...

Gunmen attacked several locations in Mali's capital and other cities early Saturday in a possible coordinated assault, residents and authorities said. Mali's army said in a statement that ...

Jihadist fighters have been burning vehicles on major roads leading to the capital Dozens of vehicles, including fuel tankers ...

Mali's military rulers faced a security crisis Sunday after coordinated nationwide attacks by jihadist fighters and ...

The military came to power to bolster security but the weekend's attacks have brought that into question.

Malian Minister of Defense Gen. Sadio Camara was killed in an attack as jihadi and rebel forces seized towns and military ...

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Russian forces are withdrawing from the city of Kidal, Mali after a weekend of attacks across the country by Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

Gunmen have kidnapped five Indian nationals in Mali, their company and a security source said Friday, as the west African country reels from mounting unrest and jihadist violence. Five Indians taken ...

Badou Zaki is among five candidates shortlisted for the position of head coach of Mali national football team, following the dismissal of Tom Saintfiet in late April, the Malian Football Federation ...

Mali’s junta leader and the country's president has assumed the duties of defense minister after the incumbent was killed in sweeping, coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadi forces that stunned ...