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Views: Visits 9 The attack came just days after three French soldiers were killed in Mali by the al-Qaida-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM). Two French soldiers were killed in northwestern Mali when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on Saturday, according to the French presidency. A similar attack on French troops based in Mali killed three troops just days earlier. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed grief over the deaths of Sergeant Yvonne Huynh and Brigadier Loic Risser in the Menaka region, his office said in a statement. Another soldier was w...

Al-Qaeda-linked Group Claims Deaths of French Soldiers in Mali, Cites Macron's Defence of Prophet Cartoons FOLLOW US ON: The Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed three French soldiers in Mali, a statement released by its propaganda platform Al-Zallaqa said. The three died on Monday when their armoured vehicle struck an explosive device in the centre of the poor Sahel state. The group, the main jihadist alliance in the Sahel, cited a string of reasons for the attack including the continuing French military presence in th...

Text size The Al-Qaeda-linked Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed three French soldiers in Mali, a statement released by its propaganda platform Al-Zallaqa said. The three died on Monday when their armoured vehicle struck an explosive device in the centre of the poor Sahel state. The group, the main jihadist alliance in the Sahel, cited a string of reasons for the attack including the continuing French military presence in the region, cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published by a French newspaper and French President Emmanuel ...

France could back talks with some jihadist elements in Africa’s restive Sahel region, a source in President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Monday. A dialogue with some elements of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) would be “possible”, the source said, because their agenda was more local and opportunistic than other groups. France has more than 5,000 troops fighting jihadists in the region, which runs the width of Africa to the south of the Sahara. Overlapping insurgencies severely affect Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Macron ruled out negotiating with jihadist groups in t...

Text size France could back talks with some jihadist elements in Africa's restive Sahel region, a source in President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Monday. A dialogue with some elements of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) would be "possible", the source said, because their agenda was more local and opportunistic than other groups. France has more than 5,000 troops fighting jihadists in the region, which runs the width of Africa to the south of the Sahara. Overlapping insurgencies severely affect Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Macron ruled out negotiating with jihadist gro...