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This photo taken March 1, 2013 and released on Tuesday March 5, 2013, by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows Chadian soldiers patrolling in the desert in Northern Mali. (AP Photo/Ghislain Mariette)

Mali Conflict in Bloodiest Phase Yet

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 5, 2013 | World

Paris, AFP—France said Tuesday that dozens of Islamist militants have been killed in the bloodiest phase of the Mali conflict to date, but it remained unclear if key commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar was among them. Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno on Monday reiterated...

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Algerian soldiers stand at the entrance of the gas plant in Ain Amenas. (AP Photo)

We Will Not Join the War in Mali – Algerian Official

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 23, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat – An Algerian official has implied that his country does not intend on participating in the current war in Mali against what he called “terrorist groups”. The official—who asked to remain anonymous—added that his country would not engage...

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French soldiers take up positions near Independence Plaza, formerly Sharia Square, during fighting with Islamists in Gao. (REUTERS/Joe Penney)

We Want to Give Terrorism a “Knockout” Blow-French Official

by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 22, 2013 | Middle East

Paris/London, Asharq Al-Awsat-A high-level French official, speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of anonymity, revealed that France’s major objective in Mali is to “strike a knockout blow against the terrorists” present on Malian territory, adding this...

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An Algerian soldier stands guard at the gas plant in Ain Amenas, Algeria. (AP Photo)

Algerian hostage Crisis Not Over – British PM David Cameron

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat – British Prime Minister David Cameron stressed that the Algerian hostage crisis was not over on Friday following a botched rescue attempt by Algerian security forces. Speaking before parliament on Friday, Cameron said, “We are still dealing...