Published 1 year ago

Two kidnapped Red Cross workers released in Mali

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Two ICRC employees kidnapped in early March in northern Mali released. Mali gripped by security and political crisis since 2012 when jihadist and separatist insurgencies broke out in the country's north. Jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group have escalated their operations into central Mali.

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