Mali car bomb kills 50 in fresh blow to peace efforts
The group of Algerian jihadist and al Qaeda ally Mokhtar Belmokhtar claimed responsibility, in a statement, for the suicide bombing.
Jan 19, 2017, 11:25 AM IST
French strike thought to kill Al-Qaeda ally Belmokhtar
But neither top official confirmed the strike, said to have taken place in southern Libya earlier this month.
Nov 29, 2016, 01:44 AM IST
Mali declares 10-day state of emergency following hotel attack
The emergency was declared following a jihadist attack on a hotel in the capital Bamako that left least 27 people dead.
Nov 21, 2015, 10:06 AM IST
Al-Murabitoun: one-eyed jihadist chief Belmokhtar's group
Al-Murabitoun was born of the fusion of Belmokhtar's al-Qaeda breakaway group "Signatories in Blood" and MUJAO.
Nov 21, 2015, 05:42 AM IST
