The strikes Sunday targeted a pharmacy, then other strikes followed that targeted people gathering in the vicinity of the initial damage, the coalition said in a statement.
Mali is one of the countries in the West African region which has long battled an insurgency by armed terror groups including ISIS and al-Qaeda. Al Hassan was accused of involvement in rape, torture, persecution, enforced marriages and sexual slavery under the Ansar Dine group.
Artisanal mining is a common activity across much of West Africa and has risen in recent years due to growing demand for metals and rising prices. Deadly accidents are frequent as artisanal miners often use old-fashioned and unregulated methods of digging.
The latest death toll came on Wednesday as the local authorities found the bodies of 73 people from the gold mine site.
Mali came to the Philippines as a gift from the Sri Lankan government in 1981, when she was 11 months old. After the passing of another elephant Shiva in 1990, Mali remains the sole elephant in the Manila Zoo, becoming a star attraction for children and adults.
Malian forces killed 50 assailants in response to the attacks. Three days of national mourning will be observed in Mali to honour the deceased civilians and soldiers.
13 Security Council members voted in favour of a resolution, drafted by France and UAE, to extend the sanctions by the United Nations and independent monitoring for another year. Russia, during voting, cast a veto, while China abstained from voting on Wednesday.
"In particular, [they] emphasized the need to settle the situation around the Republic of Niger exclusively by peaceful political and diplomatic means," said the Kremlin in a statement.
The accident occurred Tuesday morning between Fana and Konobougou cities in the country’s south, said Mama Djenepo, the secretary general for Mali’s ministry of transport.
The incident took place not far from the eastern Malian town of Bandiagara, the Mopti region, according to the source.
Being put on FATF's gray list can scare away investors and creditors, hurting exports, output and consumption. It also can make global banks wary of doing business with a country.
Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister on Monday, hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months earlier.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric reiterated Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' salute on Friday to the bravery of Chadian peacekeepers who defended their camp in Aguelhok in the Kidal region, and his tribute to the four Chadians who lost their lives in the attack.
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly announced on Friday that the country's forces have killed Bah ag Moussa, a military leader of Al Qaeda's North Africa wing, in Mali.
Over 50 militants linked to the terror group Al-Qaeda were killed in central Mali in an airstrike launched by a French anti-jihadist force last week, claimed the government of France on Monday.
Spain coach Luis Enrique includes Traore in his squad on Friday for three upcoming matches, three days after Mali did the same.
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation late Tuesday on state television, hours after mutinous soldiers fired shots into the air outside his home before detaining him and the prime minister.
ISIS has claimed the responsibility of the terror attack in Mali which resulted in deaths of 53 soldiers and one civilian.
The country's Communication Minister, Yaya Sangare, said on Twitter that reinforcements sent to the area had recovered 54 bodies, including a civilian, and found 10 survivors as well as significant material damage.
The women's team of Mali registered an unwanted record - lowest women's T20 international score, against Rwanda.
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