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More than 20 Tuaregs killed near Mali’s border with Niger

At least 25 Tuareg civilians were killed in Amalaoulaou near Mali’s frontier with Niger in the restive Menaka region in the country's east

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New G5 Sahel Joint Force commander moves HQ to Mali capital Bamako after June attack

The headquarters of the G5 Sahel joint counter-terrorism force was transferred to Mali's capital Bamako from the central town of Sevare

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Seven Mali soldiers and civilian driver killed in roadside bomb blast

Seven Malian soldiers and a civilian driver were killed in roadside bomb blast in central Mali near Mopti, the ministry of defense said

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Mali: More than 100 French troops parachute into Menaka

French paratroops conducted an airborne operation in the Ménaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border

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At least 12 Mali Tuaregs killed in attack near Niger border

At least 12 Tuareg civilians were killed by armed assailants in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali near the Niger border

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Mali: Two civilians, ‘senior ISIS official’ among 4 killed in French airstrike

A senior official of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, a bodyguard and two civilians were killed in northeastern Mali in a French airstrike, the French Armed Forces said

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French desert troops take to boats in Mali

French desert troops recently took to boats to patrol the Niger River in Mali, the first time that they have been used in France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in the Sahel

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Mali: Estonia troops to begin operations in Gao

Estonian troops in Mali have finalized their preparations and will begin their support of France's Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission

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UK Chinook helicopters in Mali ‘fully operational’

Three RAF Chinook heavy lift helicopters are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terrorism operations in Mali, the UK Ministry of Defence said

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Mali: At least 11 Fulani people kidnapped and killed in ethnic attack in Mopti

Eleven Fulani civilians were kidnapped and killed in the latest bout of ethnic violence to hit Mali's restive central region of Mopti, an attack to hunters from the Dogon community

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