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2015-11-20

Siege

Mali security forces launch an assault on the gunmen and all surviving hostages are freed.

Sources: BBC UPI

Mali declares a 10-day state of emergency effective at midnight, following a series of threats from unnamed jihadist groups, and last month's siege at a Bamako hotel, where 20 people were killed.
2015-12-22

Malian forces arrest two men in their early 30s linked to a cell phone found at the scene of last week's deadly hotel attack. No details are provided on what their exact role was.
2015-11-27

Olivier Salgado, a spokesman for the U.N. mission in Mali, says at least 19 people were killed in the attack along with two of the attackers. Earlier reports indicated that 27 people died.
2015-11-21

Ten gunmen storm the five-star Radisson Blu Hotel in the Malian capital Bamako, taking 170 hostages with at least 27 people killed. The grenade-toting assailants free captives who are able to recite the Quran. The hotel is "often used" by Air France staff.
2015-11-20

African militant jihadist organization Al-Murabitoun and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claim responsibility.
2015-11-20

Mali declares a 10-day state of emergency following the attack.
2015-11-20

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2015-11-20

Siege

Mali security forces launch an assault on the gunmen and all surviving hostages are freed.

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