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Mali : AU suspends Mali until constitutional order returns
on 2012/3/23 22:35:52
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Press TV
The African Union on Friday suspended Mali following a military coup and said it would send a joint team with the West African bloc ECOWAS to urge a return to constitutional order.

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Mali : UN condemns Mali coup, calls for return of constitutional rule
on 2012/3/23 22:29:47
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Press TV
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the coup in Mali, demanding that coup leaders return their forces to the barracks and immediately restore constitutional rule.

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Mali : Mali soldiers mutiny, spread fears of coup
on 2012/3/22 22:51:49
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Malian soldiers have mutinied, attacked the presidential palace in capital Bamako, and taken full control of the state broadcaster, spreading fears of a coup d’etat
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Mali : Mali renegade soldiers claim control of government
on 2012/3/22 22:49:24
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Renegade Malian soldiers say they have toppled the government of President Amadou Toumani Toure and seized power in the West African state.

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Mali : Officials: Malians displaced by Tuareg strikes
on 2012/3/18 16:12:48
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AP
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have been displaced in Mali after Tuareg rebels began attacking towns, the Red Cross and an Algerian official said.

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Mali : Red Cross says Mali fighting displaced need aid fast
on 2012/3/17 11:05:08
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AFP
Nearly 72,000 people displaced by fighting in northern Mali between the army and Tuareg rebels are living rough and need help, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday.

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Mali : Islamist fighters call for Sharia law in Mali
on 2012/3/14 9:56:03
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AFP
An armed Islamist group led by an influential Tuareg rebel fighting for autonomy in northern Mali called for the national imposition of Sharia law in a video seen Tuesday by AFP.

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Mali : Tuareg rebels seize key military base in northern Mali
on 2012/3/12 11:59:25
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AFP
After weeks of battles at a military base near the town of Tessalit in northern Mali, Tuareg rebels seized control of the camp while the army said they had only made a strategic retreat.

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Mali : Mali clashes force 126,400 to flee their homes: UN
on 2012/2/25 10:14:39
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AFP
Clashes between the army and Tuareg rebels in northern Mali have forced 126,400 people to flee their homes since mid-January, the United Nations said in a statement on Friday.

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Mali : Thousands of refugees flee Mali fighting
on 2012/2/21 9:52:40
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AFP
More than 35,000 refugees from Mali have crossed into neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger to flee fighting between Tuareg rebels and government forces, officials said Monday.

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Mali : Mali faces worst rights crisis in 20 years: Amnesty
on 2012/2/18 9:56:25
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AFP
Amnesty International said Friday that a Tuareg offensive raging in northern Mali is causing a human rights crisis, with scores killed and thousands fleeing into neighbouring countries.

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Mali : Mali says soldiers, civilians executed during Tuareg clashes
on 2012/2/14 12:20:38
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AFP
The Malian army said Monday that soldiers and civilians had been summarily executed during a Tuareg offensive in the town of Aguelhok, as France accused the killers of adopting Al-Qaeda-style tactics.

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Mali : Thousands fleeing Mali create regional strain
on 2012/2/12 16:20:59
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AP
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Days ago, Bahi Ag Mohamed was living comfortably as a trader in Mali's capital. Now he is hungry and living in a small room with eight others in a remote border town of Mauritania.

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Mali : Mali violence forces 20,000 into exile: UN
on 2012/2/8 15:47:52
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The UN refugee agency said Tuesday it has sent emergency teams to countries surrounding Mali to help them deal with an influx of more than 20,000 people who have fled the fighting there.

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Mali : Major Mali city on high alert for Tuareg attacks
on 2012/2/7 14:06:58
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The city of Kidal in the far north of Mali is on high alert after Tuareg rebels said Monday they have taken up strategic positions around the locality, setting the stage for the first aggression against a major city.

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Mali : Aid groups: 15,000 flee Mali amid Tuareg rebellion
on 2012/2/6 11:16:01
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — More than 15,000 people including Malian military personnel have fled into neighboring countries since members of the nomadic Tuareg ethnic group launched a new rebellion against the Malian government last month, aid officials say.

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Mali : Mali army says it killed 20 Tuareg rebels
on 2012/2/5 10:41:38
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AFP
The Mali army said it had killed some 20 Tuareg rebels on Friday and Saturday in the northern city of Timbuktu and taken a dozen prisoners.

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Mali : Mali seeks to cool anger over Tuareg rebellion
on 2012/2/4 13:01:48
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AFP
Mali sought Friday to stamp out growing fury over a Tuareg rebellion in the troubled north which has sparked protests over the government's response to the offensive and attacks on light-skinned citizens.

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Mali : Mali urges Tuareg to express concerns without violence
on 2012/1/25 10:18:02
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AFP
Mali's government is ready to listen to Tuareg concerns but will not accept violence, the foreign minister warned on Tuesday after last week's first major rebel offensive in three years.

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Mali : Mali enacts new family law rolling back women's rights
on 2012/1/21 10:11:57
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AFP
Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure has signed a new family law, an official said Friday, after it was revised due to pressure from Muslim groups to cut out sections providing for greater women's freedoms.

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