Tag: Gao
RAF extends Chinook deployment in Mali
The Royal Air Force (RAF) deployment in Mali has been extended, with three CH-47 Chinook helicopters set to continue working with French forces in...
Three British Chinook helicopters fully operational in Gao
The three British CH-47 Chinook helicopters deployed to Gao, Mali, are now officially cleared to perform operational missions for the benefit of...
Trial of Islamist Mali police chief charged with amputations underway
The trial of a Mali Islamist former police chief accused of committing amputations during an occupation in 2012-13 by rebels who imposed...
Militants strike airports in northern Mali
Militants struck at two airports in northern Mali with an explosives-laden truck and rockets, residents and a security source said, in attacks...
Malian troops fire on protest in Gao, two killed
Malian soldiers opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the volatile northern city of Gao on Tuesday, killing two and wounding several, two...
AQIM claims “battle” in northern Mali: SITE monitoring
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said on social media that they had engaged in "battle" with "crusader occupation forces" in the...
Mortar rounds fired at north Mali town of Gao
Unknown attackers fired at least three mortar rounds on Sunday at the town of Gao in Mali's desert north, which suffers frequent...
Suspected bomb makers killed in northern Mali blast
One or two suspected bomb makers were killed in the northern Mali town of Gao on Monday when the explosives they were...
Inter-ethnic fighting in north Mali leaves 30 dead
Around 30 ethnic Tuaregs were killed in northern Mali's Gao region in localized fighting with ethnic Peuls, the Ministry of Defence said...
Violent protest in Mali’s Gao over talks to heal north
Thousands of residents in Mali's northern city of Gao fought street battles with the police on Friday and torched the mayor's house...
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Communicate don’t abrogate!
The senior officer cadre of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) communications component, officially the Directorate: Corporate Communication (DCC), employed a barely plausible excuse...
