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Three French soldiers killed in Mali by explosive device
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], December 29 (ANI/Xinhua): Three French soldiers were killed on Monday when their armoured vehicle hit an explosive device during an operation in the Hombori region in Mali, the French presidency said.
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Railway Police Force launches 'Meri Saheli' for security of women in train
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 31 (ANI): In view of festival season, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Bengaluru Division on Friday launched 'Meri Saheli' or 'Nanna Sakhi' initiative for the security of women passengers in trains.
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Indian Embassy in Mali monitors developments in country: Ambassador
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Aug 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Indian Embassy in Mali is monitoring the station in the country and its personnel are not in danger, Ambassador Anjani Kumar Sahay told Sputnik on Tuesday following an army mutiny in the Sahel country.
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Gunfire heard at Mali army base, reports of possible mutiny
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], August 18 (ANI): Gunfire was heard on Tuesday at an army base near Mali's capital Bamako and the Norwegian Embassy signalled a possible military mutiny underway amid an ongoing political crisis in the Sahel state.
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18 killed, 11 injured in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon: ReportsYaounde
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Far North Region [Cameroon], August 2 (Sputnik/ANI): As many as 18 people are killed and 11 others are seriously injured in an attack by the Boko Haram group in northern Cameroon, L'Oeil du Sahel reported on Sunday.
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'Period Feast': Lunch hosted by menstruating women in Delhi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): To uphold the dignity of women, a Delhi based NGO, Sachhi Saheli, organised an event called 'Period Feast' in Mayur Vihar here on Sunday.
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EAM's visit to Niamey is reiteration of importance India attaches to its r
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that the visit by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Niamey is the "reiteration of importance India attaches to its relations Niger and with other countries in the Sahel."
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Mali: 13 French soldiers killed in helicopters collision
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Sahel [Mali], Nov 26 (ANI): Thirteen French soldiers were killed as two helicopters they were travelling in collided with each other during an operation against jihadists in Mali on Tuesday.
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USD 1.5bn announced for African Sahel by EU, France
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Nouakchott [Mauritania], Dec 6 (ANI): The European Union (EU) and France announced over USD 1.5 billion in aid for the countries falling in the African Sahel region on Thursday to combat armed groups.
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30 terrorists killed in Mali under Operation Barkhane
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali] Nov 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The French Armed Forces Ministry on Saturday informed that the French troops active under Operation Barkhane in Africa's Sahel region have managed to kill around 30 terrorists in Mali.
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6 killed in grenade attack at African military force HQ
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], Jun 30 (ANI): At least six people were killed when unidentified militants rammed into the headquarters of an African military taskforce, hurling explosives in its premises in Sevare town of central Mali on Friday (local time).
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Italy's PM to ask Parliament to transfer troops from Iraq to Niger
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Dec 25 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni has stated that he will ask the parliament to transfer some of the nation's troops based in Iraq to Niger to combat human trafficking and terrorism.
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