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08/05/2013

French press review 8 May 2013

There is something for eeryone in the French press today: a big miracle and a few political changes.

01/05/2013 - France - Mali

Suspected French jihadist arrested in Mali

A Frenchman suspected of having joined Al-Qaeda has been arrested in northern Mali.

09/04/2013 - France - Mali

France withdraws first soldiers from Mali

France has withdrawn around 100 soldiers from Mali, the army announced on Tuesday.

06/04/2013 - Mali - France

Al Qaeda denies Sahara chief killed in Mali

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim) on Saturday denied a French claim that its leader in the Sahara has been killed in the French-led offensive in northern Mali.

23/03/2013 - France - Mali - Algeria

France confirms death of Al Qaeda chief Abou Zeid

The French President, François Hollande, has confirmed that Abou Zeid, one of the chiefs of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Aqim), died last month during a French military operation in ...

Is Philippe Verdon dead?
21/03/2013 - African news explained

Is Philippe Verdon dead?

The French government is trying to verify a claim by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb that the group has executed a French hostage.

19/03/2013 - France - Mali

No more ransoms paid for French hostages, Hollande tells families

The wife of one of the French citizens being held captive in the Sahel, says French president François Hollande told families of hostages that France would not pay any ransom for their ...

A French soldier walks across an airstrip tarmac at a Malian air base in Gao, March 9, 2013
17/03/2013 - France - Mali

Fifth French soldier killed in Mali

Officials said earlier today that a French corporal was killed while tracking down jihadist fighters in their northern Mali mountain hideout.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) video of four of the French hostages kidnapped in Niger in 2010
16/03/2013 - France - Niger - Mali

Protests across France for Sahel hostages’ release

The relatives of four French hostages kidnapped two-and-a-half years ago in northern Niger protested across France on Saturday demanding their release.

11/03/2013 - France - Mali

Three more weeks for French troops to secure northern Mali

The French Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, believes it will take another three weeks for French troops to fully secure north-eastern Mali from Islamic militants, and warned there could be ...

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