PARIS (Reuters) - France wants to cut its forces in Mali sharply by the year-end and is urging its ex-colony to hold elections in July, but an Islamist insurgency is threatening that timetable.Full story
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Malian troops searched house-to-house in Timbuktu on Monday morning following hours of fighting with Islamist rebels who had infiltrated the northern desert town. Full story
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 workings of the local al Qaeda recruitment office. Full story
The legendary Timbuktu has come back to life after the French drove Islamist extremists out. Many priceless manuscripts were saved from being destroyed— some hidden or smuggled to safety. NBC’s Rohit Kachroo reports.
Three weeks after French troops began their assault on northern Mali, Timbuktu is no longer controlled by an extremist group linked to al-Qaida. NBC’s Rohit Kachroo reports.
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President Francois Hollande went on a sort of victory tour through Timbuktu, in Mali, recently held by extremists connected with al-Qaida. NBC’s Rohit Kachroo reports from Mali.
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum hears the brutal and distressing testimony of those who lived through the rule of Al Qaeda in the Maghreb in Gao. After liberating the cities of Gao and Timbuktu, French forces have now taken control of the airport of Kidal, the last remaining northern urban stron
Brigade General Gregoire de Saint-Quentin , head of Operation Serval in Mali, stands with General Nabere Honore Traore, army chief of Burkina Faso, during a handover ceremony of the Timbuktu mission from France to Burkina Faso at Timbuktu airport April 23, 2013. France intervened dramatically in Jan
Burkina Faso's troops of African-led International Support Mission in Mali stand during a handover ceremony of the Timbuktu mission from France to Burkin Faso at Timbuktu airport April 23, 2013. France intervened dramatically in January against Islamist rebels controlling Mali's north, saying they
Burkina Faso's troops of African-led International Support Mission in Mali walk during a handover ceremony of the Timbuktu mission from France to Burkin Faso at Timbuktu airport April 23, 2013. France intervened dramatically in January against Islamist rebels controlling Mali's north, saying they w
Armed troops from Burkina Faso of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali walk during a handover ceremony of the Timbuktu mission from France to Burkin Faso at Timbuktu airport April 23, 2013. France intervened dramatically in January against Islamist rebels controlling Mali's north,
