(Reuters) - Russia's mercenary Wagner group has told the family of a Russian fighter captured alive in Mali that he has now died, according to text messages seen by Reuters, contradicting information ...

(Reuters) - At least eight people including children were killed and 20 injured in a drone strike at a fair in Mali's northern Timbuktu region, Tuareg rebels said on Tuesday. The rebel coalition known ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Separatist Tuareg rebels launched an assault on the northern Mali city of Kidal over the weekend, killing eight soldiers, storming government buildings and taking 30 hostages in a ...

The hope was to bring stability to a region that was the cradle of several Tuareg uprisings and a sanctuary for Islamist fighters. Former Tuareg rebels on Thursday entered Gao, the main city in ...

TINZAOUATEN, Mali (Reuters) - Residents of Mali's northern town of Tinzaouaten, caught in the crossfire of a fierce July battle between Tuareg rebels and the army backed by Russian mercenaries, now ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) – The first thing the Malian soldiers heard at daybreak were the cries of “Allah Akbar” _ “God is great” _ ringing out over their camp in the lonely eastern town. Then shooting began ...

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