French troops helped the Malian army to push back jihadists from northern Mali in 2013 One of Mali's top jihadist leaders has been killed in a raid by French forces, the Malian army says. It says ...

Prominent jihadist leader Amadou Koufa. Mali’s army said on Saturday it had confirmed the death of Koufa, in a raid by French forces on Thursday night. [Courtesy] Mali’s army said on Saturday it had ...

On the night of 22-23 November, French forces operating in Mali’s Mopti region reportedly killed one of the Sahel’s most prominent jihadist leaders, Amadou Koufa. He was a key figure in the growing ...

PARIS (Reuters) - 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, ...

In an internal note dated 3 February, analysts of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) expressed concern about the emergence in the Nampala region of central Mali of a new jihadist group.

Soldiers from the Waraba Battalion, an EU-trained Malian army battalion, ride in military vehicles in Gao July 8, 2013. Picture taken July 8, 2013. REUTERS/Malin Palm BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's ...

In a report by AFP, the slain Islamic cleric has been identified as Aladji Sekou, who had repeatedly refused advances to join the insurgents led by radical Islamic preacher Amadou Koufa. Gunmen attack ...

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BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's army said on Saturday it had confirmed the death of Amadou Koufa, one of the most prominent jihadist leaders in the country, in a raid by French forces on Thursday night. "I ...