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In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, Nigerian Muslims walk past an uncompleted mosque in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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In this Aug. 31, 2012 file photo, fighters from the al-Qaida-linked Islamist group Ansar Dine stand guard in Timbuktu, Mali. (AP Photo, File)
Timbuktu Suicide Attack Reopens Front for French in Mali
Bamako, Reuters—A suicide car-bomber killed a Malian soldier and wounded six others in a raid on the airport in Timbuktu overnight, just a day after Paris said a French-led campaign had nearly driven Islamists out of all of northern Mali. France said 10 Islamist...Caption:
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, center, is accompanied by Defense Minister Zahid Hamidi, right, as he shares a moment with soldiers at Tanduo village in Lahad Datu, Borneo’s Sabah state, Malaysia, Thursday, March 7, 2013. (AP Photo)
Malaysia Incursion Toll Rises to 60 After New Clashes
Felda Sahabat, Malaysia, AFP—Malaysia said clashes between intruding Filipino militants and its security forces had left 60 people dead as of late Thursday, as it rejected a ceasefire offer from the fighters’ leader. Police chief Ismail Omar said 32 followers of...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, identified by the Algerian interior ministry as the leader of a militant Islamic group, is pictured in a screen capture from an undated video distributed by the Belmokhtar Brigade obtained by Reuters January 16, 2013. (REUTERS/Belmokhtar Brigade/Handout)