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Civilian and French military casualties mount in Mali fighting The EU also has two military-training missions in the Sahel region (Photo: Defence Images) Brussels, 6. Jan, 07:22 More than 20 civilians were killed by an unidentified helicopter gunship in Mali this weekend, on top of mounting French army casualties, according to reports. The helicopter, flying at low altitude, opened fire on what was a wedding party in a remote desert region in central Mali on Sunday (3 January), according to he...

At least 20 people have been killed in an airstrike on a village in central Mali where Islamic extremists had confronted a wedding party, witnesses said Tuesday. The French military said “several dozens” of extremists were killed in a Sunday afternoon airstrike led by&#x...

PARIS: A French soldier deployed to Mali as part of the Barkhane force fighting Jihadist insurgents has wounded two comrades with a pistol while drunk, the army headquarters said on Saturday.The...

December 14, 2020 Share On November 30, 2020, cities of Kidal, Gao and Menaka in northern Mali were hit by simultaneous rocket attacks. The attacks targeted the military camps housing international forces. A camp for peacekeepers belonging to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and soldiers for France’s Operation Barkhane was targeted along with two other military camps. The attacks were condemned by head of MINUSMA, Mahamat Saleh Ann...