Algeria Sowed Seeds of Hostage Crisis as It Nurtured Warlord

Timbuktu Endured Terror Under Harsh Shariah Law

According to an article in the Washington Post earlier this week, AQIM is leading the jihadist coalition in Mali.

Mali Tuareg rebels say they control Kidal, Islamists gone

A Tale of Two Islamisms

‘Darker Sides’: The Vast Islamist Sanctuary of ‘Sahelistan’

Mali conflict shakes country’s faith in its leaders

Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali?

‘Gates of Hell’: Mali Conflict Opens New Front in War on Terror

‘Lion of the Desert’: Ex-Partner of Germany Leads Malian Islamists

Jihadists’ Surge in North Africa Reveals Grim Side of Arab Spring

US Sees Hazy Threat From Mali Militants

How the French got to airstrikes in Mali: A briefing from Bamako

Analysis: French early strike shakes up Mali intervention plan

French aircraft and attack helicopters beat back a jihadist advance on the town of Mopti.

Ansar Dine, the Movement for Tawhid and Jihad in West Africa, and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb took control of towns in central Mali.

The al Qaeda-linked Movement for Tawhid [Unity] and Jihad in West Africa created the Abdullah Azzam, Al Zarqawi, and the Abu al Laith al Libi battalions, as well as the Martyrdom-Seekers Battalion. These join the previously established Osama bin Laden Battalion.

Ansar al-Din threat stokes Sahel fears

AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali

Mauritania braces for war next door

The sack of Timbuktu: “What can we do against armed men?”

Maghreb countries boost border security

Racism spurs Mali terrorist defections

Mali intervention by ECOWAS: Refugee fears

In northern Mali, Islamists’ attacks against civilians grow more brutal

Plan for military intervention in Mali stalls

Mali: Report on Situation in Areas Close to Frontline

Mali peace talks: Tuareg and Islamist leaders ‘chatted, cracked jokes’

Mali government, Islamists and separatists agree on peace talks
