Mali

Small US Troop Contingent Remains in Mali

Pfc. Damien Davis, left, and Staff Sgt. James Bates, both of the Operations Group at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif.,

Stars and Stripes  | May 01, 2013

STUTTGART, Germany -- A small team of U.S. troops remains on the ground in war-torn Mali as part of a 4-month-old effort presses on to support French and African forces engaged in a fight against Islamic militants, Africa Command said Wednesday. "Today, there are about 10 U.S. military personnel providing liaison support to French and AFISMA (t... more

Al-Qaida Takes Responsibility for Timbuktu Attack

Associated Press | Apr 01, 2013

BAMAKO, Mali - Al-Qaida's local chapter took responsibility for an attack on Timbuktu this weekend, as French and Malian forces Monday continued to hunt down the jihadists who infiltrated the ancient, northern Malian town. The claim of responsibility and the boldness of the attack renews fears that al-Qaida's local fighters are regrouping and h... more

Rights Group Documents Torture by Malian Military

Associated Press | Mar 27, 2013

DAKAR, Senegal - An investigation by Human Rights Watch has found evidence that Mali's military tortured seven men accused of links to the al-Qaida group that occupied the country's north last year, prompting a French military intervention. Human Rights Watch senior researcher Corinne Dufka spent hours interviewing each of the seven victims, al... more

French Troops to Quit Timbuktu This Week

A French soldier secures a perimeter on the outskirts of Diabaly, Mali, about 320 miles north of the capital Bamako on Jan. 21, 2013. Photo: Jerome Delay

Associated Press | Feb 04, 2013

TIMBUKTU, Mali - In a new phase of the Mali conflict, French airstrikes targeted the fuel depots and desert hideouts of Islamic extremists in northern Mali overnight Monday, as French forces planned to hand control of Timbuktu to the Malian army this week. After taking control of the key cities of northern Mali, forcing the Islamic rebels to re... more

US Airmen Sent to Mali to Ferry in Supplies

Associated Press | Jan 22, 2013

A small group of U.S. airmen is on the ground in Mali to guide and unload an increasing flow of U.S. military aircraft ferrying French troops and supplies to the fight against Al Qaeda-backed rebels, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. Five C-17 Globemasters flying out of a French military have already arrived and departed from Bamako, Mali after ... more

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