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French troops on patrol in northern Mali

French forces kill 19 Islamist fighters in Mali

French forces have killed 19 Islamist fighters during security operations in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu, according to a senior French officer in the West African nation..

News • 10 Dec 13

France hopes to reduce its presence in Mali

Malian troops search for rebels in Timbuktu

Malian troops searched house-to-house in Timbuktu this morning following hours of fighting with Islamist rebels who had infiltrated the northern desert town.

News • 01 Apr 13

A Malian soldier tries to disperse looters in the streets of Timbuktu

Ancient books burned as Mali rebels flee Timbuktu

French and Malian troops have entered the historic city of Timbuktu, after the Islamist rebels who controlled the city for ten months fled into the desert.

News • 29 Jan 13

The recovery of Timbuktu followed the swift capture by French and Malian forces at the weekend of Gao

France and Mali retake Timbuktu after rebels flee

French and Malian troops retook control of Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, after Islamist rebel occupiers fled the ancient Sahara trading town and torched several buildings, including a priceless manuscript library

News • 29 Jan 13

Malian troops have been advancing northwards since France intervened in the conflict

Malian and French forces move into Timbuktu

French and Malian troops are restoring government control over the Saharan trading town of Timbuktu, the latest gain in a fast-moving French-led offensive against al-Qaeda-allied fighters occupying northern Mali.

News • 28 Jan 13

A still from a video showing the destruction of an ancient shrine in Timbuktu

Ancient mosque damaged in Timbuktu attack

Mali's Islamist rebels have smashed the entrance of a 15th century Timbuktu mosque, escalating a campaign of destruction of the city's cultural treasures despite threats of prosecution for war crimes.

News • 03 Jul 12

Witnesses said Ansar Dine fighters have destroyed holy sites in Timbuktu

Mali insurgents destroy holy Timbuktu sites

Armed fighters of Mali's al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine Islamist group have destroyed mausoleums in the ancient trading city of Timbuktu.

News • 30 Jun 12

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