Six people were killed late Friday when unknown assailants attacked a post held by armed pro-government groups in strife-torn northeastern Mali, the groups said in a statement.

Six killed in Mali attack on pro-government forces

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Sunday rejected as speculation talk of a military coup after recent jihadist attacks left dozens of soldiers dead. Keita said lessons would be learned after 38 soldiers were killed in two attacks last week near the border with Burkina Faso, a death toll that observers say is probably an underestimate.

Mali president dismisses coup speculation

Sandstorms, thunderstorms and villagers reluctant to speak -- these were the conditions faced by hundreds of French troops and 100 allied Malians who were searching for 50-odd jihadists in Mali's savannas during an operation in Gourma district.

French troops face heat, silence during hunt for jihadists in Mali

Mali's council of ministers has fired the governor of its central Mopti region after gunmen killed dozens of people in the latest of a spate of ethnic killings there, it said in a statement.

Mali fires regional governor after attack that killed dozens

Ninety-five people in a central Malian village inhabited by the Dogon community were killed by gunmen in an overnight attack, a local official and a security source said Monday, giving a provisional toll.

95 killed in attack on central Mali village

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Mali's president has named a new government after its predecessor resigned last month amid widespread protests over an upsurge of deadly inter-communal violence, a presidency statement said.

Mali gets new government after protests

Mali's prime minister and his whole government resigned on Thursday, four weeks after a massacre of some 160 Fulani herders by an ethnic vigilante group shocked the nation.

Mali government resigns after massacre of 160 Fulani herders

Dogon hunters killed more than 100 people in an attack on a Fulani village in central Mali on Saturday, local officials said, as a UN delegation visited the country.

More than 100 killed in Mali massacre as UN visits

An offensive by Islamists in northern Burkina Faso has left dozens of civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

Dozens dead in Islamist attack in Burkina Faso: Human Rights Watch

Suspected jihadists killed 21 Malian soldiers in a raid on an army camp in central Mali on Sunday, military sources said, after a dawn attack that the armed forces believe was led by a deserter.

21 soldiers dead as gunmen storm Mali army camp

Three UN peacekeepers in Mali have been killed by suspected bandits while travelling on leave along the road from the capital Bamako to neighbouring Guinea, sources said.

Three UN peacekeepers killed by suspected bandits in Mali

Two peacekeepers from Sri Lanka died and six were wounded in central Mali Friday when their vehicle hit a mine, the UN said, urging a swift investigation to "bring the perpetrators to justice".

UN urges probe as mines kill peacekeepers in Mali

French forces have "put out of action" some 30 Islamist militants, possibly including veteran Malian jihadist leader Amadou Koufa, during a raid in the central Mali region of Mopti, the army said on Friday.

France says puts 30 jihadists 'out of action' in Mali

Mali`s army said on Saturday it had killed 14 jihadist suspects who were trying to escape detention in its central region, the latest in a string of killings by the armed forces that have provoked condemnation from rights groups

Mali army kills 14 jihadist suspects in 'attempted escape'

Mali to investigate extra-judicial killings following the discovery last week of a mass grave containing six bodies

Amnesty calls on Mali to probe extrajudicial killings

England got the better of South American champions Brazil 3-1 in the first semi-final

U-17 World Cup: Spain beat Mali, will play England in final

Officials said the couple was killed by 'Islamists'

Mali: Unmarried couple living together stoned to death

115 were injured after a vehicle packed with explosives detonated in Mali's northern city of Gao, according to the army

Mali: Car bomb attack on military camp kills at least 47

This is the first verdict to focus solely on cultural destruction as a war crime

Malian jihadist to be sentenced today for razing nine Timbuktu monuments

The government had declared emergency on July 21, a day after an attack at an army base in central Nampala left 17 soldiers dead

Mali extends emergency by 8 months

This is the latest in a series of of assaults on security forces in Mali. The government condemned it as a 'coordinated terrorist attack'

Mali opens terrorism inquiry after 17 soldiers killed

The extension comes after 17 soldiers were killed in an 'Islamist' attack on an army base on Tuesday

Mali extends emergency by 10 days amid 'Islamist' attacks

Northern Mali has seen violence escalate since Tuareg-led rebels, allied with groups linked to Al-Qaeda, took control of the area in 2012

Armed group kills 17 soldiers at Mali base

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