The midair collision of two helicopters was the deadliest incident in decades for the French military. The troops were part of a French force combating Islamist extremists.
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Gunmen in Burkina Faso Attack Canadian Mining Company Convoy, Killing 37
The ambush, which also wounded 60 people, was the third deadly attack on the Semafo mining company in 15 months.
Mali Says 54 Are Killed in Jihadist Attack on Army; ISIS Claims Responsibility
At least 53 soldiers and one civilian died in one of the deadliest attacks to hit the nation’s military in recent memory.
Massacre in Mali Leaves at Least 95 Dead, Government Says
An attack on a village of the Dogon ethnic group in central Mali is the latest in violence that has displaced tens of thousands of civilians.
Navy SEAL Pleads Guilty in Case of Strangled Green Beret
The Navy SEAL said he had restrained Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar with duct tape as Sergeant Melgar was being strangled by another commando in Mali in 2017.
Navy SEAL Pleads Guilty in Case of Strangled Green Beret
The Navy SEAL said he had restrained Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar with duct tape as he was being strangled by another commando in Mali in 2017.
Ethnic Violence Leads to the Fall of Mali’s Government
As many as 600 people have been killed in ethnic clashes over the last 13 months, and the central government was blamed for failing to stop it.
More Than 100 Killed Amid Escalating Violence in Mali
Gunmen killed dozens of Fulani herders in one of the deadliest such attacks in a region reeling from worsening ethnic and jihadist violence.
A Battle Cry Seldom Heard These Days: The Palestinian Cause
Two recent militant attacks in Africa invoked the plight of the Palestinians, after the United States moved its Israel embassy to Jerusalem.
Al Qaeda Claims U.N. Peacekeeper Attack That Killed 10 in Mali
The United Nations said the peacekeepers were killed, and 25 others wounded, while repelling an attack.