Mali Army Retreats From Military Bases as Rebels Gain Ground
Soldiers in the Malian army deserted the main military bases in the town of Gao on Saturday after sustained rebel assault, leading to further instability and a question of whether the coup will hold or descend the country into chaos. The Tuareg rebels have taken...
Mali Junta Calls for Foreign Help to Crush Tuaregs
Mali Junta Calls for Foreign Help to Crush Tuaregs | Save Mali’s ‘territorial integrity,’ urges new ruler
Tuareg Rebels Shelling Key Northern Mali Town
Tuareg Rebels Shelling Key Northern Mali Town | Already dealing with coup, northern secessionists gain ground
Mali Neighbors to Use ‘All Options’ to Reverse Coup
West African leaders neighboring Mali warned on Tuesday they would use "all options" to reverse the military coup that took place there last week, adding to the spiral of chaotic unintended consequences from the U.S.-led NATO war in Libya. A group of West African...
US Suspends Some Aid to Mali, Refuses to Call it a ‘Coup’
The United States said on Monday it will suspend up to $70 million in aid to Mali after last week's coup, but that aid for food and humanitarian assistance would continue. "We have now taken a decision to suspend our assistance to the government of Mali pending a...
Mali Coup Has US Interventionism Written All Over It
The military coup that took place last week in Mali is a monument to the consequences of U.S. interventionism, and the military junta now vying for control of the West African country threatens to roll back democracy and human rights for the 15 million people living...
Mali Coup Leader: President Has Been Arrested
The leader of the military coup in Mali said Friday that the president and other top government officials have been arrested and will soon be handed to the courts for trial, but refused to reveal their whereabouts. "These people are safe and sound. We will not touch a...
Coup in Mali Possible Consequence of Libyan War
Rebel troops have toppled the democratically elected government in Mali after Tuareg rebels in the north returned home from fighting as mercenaries for ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi. Late Thursday, Tuareg combatants fought a weakened government as the rebel...
Mali Soldiers Seize State Media, Attack Palace in Coup Bid
Mali Soldiers Seize State Media, Attack Palace in Coup Bid | Anger over mismanagement of northern secessionist war fuels violence
