ARTICLES RELATING TO
AQIM
A top al-Qaeda leader has urged Tunisian Salafists to avoid falling to government provocations in order to retain public support, as clashes erupted between them and police.
Malian soldiers fired warning shots at Islamist fighters amid fears that they are planning to advance on the government-controlled south.
From east to west Africa, a rise in Islamic extremism has led to a surge in deadly attacks and kidnappings by groups linked to al-Qaeda.
French President Francois Hollande warned there was a risk of "terrorist" groups setting up in northern Mali and said France would back African bodies seeking a UN mandate to intervene.
An outspoken Malian lawmaker who has criticized Mali's alleged role in providing refuge to al-Qaeda has been warned not to speak on issue.
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