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The uncertain endgame of the war in Mali - Alarabiya.net English | Front Page

An upbeat narrative has permeated most military progress reports about French military intervention in Mali. Five weeks after the start of their milit

U.N. warns of risk of Mali war spillover in Western Sahara| Reuters

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The conflict in Mali threatens to spill over into the disputed territory of Western Sahara, with the possibility of infiltration by foreign militant groups, the U.N. chief warned

Families in Mali splintered by slavery as culture and conflict converge | Celeste Hicks

Wednesday 3 April 2013 09.59 BST Families in Mali splintered by slavery as culture and conflict converge Tuareg rebels are capitalising on fighting i

Cornelia Janke: Education for Children and Youth in Conflict

Hundreds of thousands of children have already sacrificed their education to conflict. Maybe post conflict reconstruction is precisely the time for innovation and change in basic education. If not now, then when?

Mali: First Assessment of the Human Rights Situation After Three-Week Conflict | Amnesty International USA

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Conflict in Mali: A survivor's story | Oxfam America First Person Blog

Citizens of Konna are now returning to their homes, but not without vivid memories of fleeing for their lives.

Insight: Islamist inroads in Mali may undo French war on al Qaeda| Reuters

TIMBUKTU, Mali (Reuters) - Residents who slipped into a non-descript mud-brick house after Islamist fighters fled Mali's desert town of Timbuktu uncovered a trove of arms, ammunition and documents - the

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Mali conflict in bloodiest phase yet: France - Yahoo!7

PARIS (AFP) - France said Tuesday that dozens of Islamist militants have been killed in the bloodiest phase of the Mali conflict to date, but it remained unclear if key commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar was among them.

Mali conflict in bloodiest phase: France

France says the conflict in Mali is undergoing its bloodiest phase to date, as doubt remains over whether a key Islamist commander has been killed.

Mali conflict in bloodiest phase yet: France - International - World - Ahram Online

Mali Conflict in Bloodiest Phase Yet | The Jakarta Globe

<b>Paris.</b> France said Tuesday that dozens of Islamist militants have been killed in the bloodiest phase of the Mali conflict to date, but it remained unclear if key commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar was among them.

Fear of returning home to Mali remains widespread | United Nations Radio

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United Nations News Centre - Reconciliation efforts urgently needed in Mali to address displacement – UN

The United Nations refugee agency today stressed that efforts to achieve reconciliation and combat impunity are needed to avoid long-term displacement in Mali, where hundreds of thousands of people have been uprooted since fighting broke out over a...

Rosemary McCarney: Mali: The People Behind the Headlines

We've seen an increasing amount in the news about Mali lately. A West African country in the grips of a conflict so brutal almost 400,000 people, mainly women and children, have had to flee their homes. With these concerns in mind, Plan has been...

Mali Conflict Disrupts Schooling for 700,000 Children

115 northern Mali schools looted or destroyed

Transition in Mali Dominates ECOWAS Meeting

West African leaders worry about shaky political situation and reports of abuse by Malian soldiers

Mali Conflict Enters New Phase - In Focus - The Atlantic

The president of France, Francois Hollande, has said that French troops are in the "final phase" of their fight against separatist and Islamic groups who had taken control of most of northern Mali

Ten Chadian soldiers killed fighting Islamists in Mali| Reuters

N'DJAMENA/GAO (Reuters) - Ten Chadian soldiers were killed in combat in northern Mali's mountainous border with Algeria where Islamist rebels regrouped after losing urban areas to a French-led offensive,

United Nations News Centre - Crisis in Mali disrupting schooling of 700,000 children – UNICEF

The education of some 700,000 children in Mali has been disrupted due to the violence in the country, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said today, adding that there is an urgent need to rebuild schools, train teachers and provide...

Coalition could get mired in Mali conflict - Politics Balla

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After Mali Comes Niger | Foreign Affairs

Mali Comes Niger After Mali Comes Niger West Africa's Problems Migrate East Sebastian Elischer February 12,

Mali: "We Will Not Abandon Our Patients Now" | Doctors Without Borders

MSF's Dr. Jose Bafoa explains how MSF is still trying to deliver care to as many people as possible in conflict-torn areas of Mali, particularly those who need malaria treatment.

War News Updates: Is The Conflict In Mali Now Shifting To Niger?

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Mali conflict: Fear overtakes joy in Gao « eastangliandivision

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Baird, Fantino and Fowler brief MPs on Mali conflict - Canada - CBC News

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, International Co-operation Minister Julian Fantino, and retired diplomat and former hostage Robert Fowler are briefing MPs on the Commons foreign affairs committee on the ongoing conflict in Mali.

Mali Confict | War in Mali: France and African Allies Take on Islamist Militants | TIME.com

In March 2012, separatist rebels and Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda exploited the political chaos following a coup in Mali and overran half of the northwest African country. Nine months later, after dawdling in the capital Bamako and...

WFP seeks funding to feed victims of Mali conflict - National Global Hunger | Examiner.com

The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released today, says it has restarted food aid in conflict-torn Northern Mali. The UN food agency also said today

Timbuktu: a byword for mystery brought into plain sight by Mali conflict - The National

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Second Mali suicide attack points to fragile security| Reuters

GAO, Mali (Reuters) - Malian troops foiled a second suicide bomber attack in the northern town of Gao late on Saturday, highlighting fragile security in zones recaptured by a French-led offensive that

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Town of Tessalit in Mali falls to French |News.com.au

FRENCH forces have surged into another town in north Mali, wresting Tessalit near the Algerian border, as the conflict's first suicide bombing increased fears of terror attacks.

Mali conflict: First suicide bombing since start of French-led intervention | GlobalPost

A suicide bomber blew himself up in northern Mali in the first such attack since the start of the French military intervention to oust Islamist extremists.

The Crisis in Mali: A Historical Perspective on the Tuareg People | Global Research

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Jane Labous: News Editors Are Suddenly Embracing the Mali Conflict; But Mali's Gentle, Modest People Will Find This New Violence Horrifying

Journalists love a war and have been quick to travel to cover the conflict, but most seem at best only vaguely informed about its political, geographical and humanitarian context.