Islamists dismiss ceasefire report

An al Qaeda-linked militant group has said it is still waging war in Mali, dismissing a report that it had agreed a ceasefire as “completely baseless”. Ansar Dine released a statement expressing its “utmost surprise” at the announcement by the head of the West African nation’s top Islamic authority. Mahmoud Dicko, president of Mali’s High […]

An al Qaeda-linked militant group has said it is still waging war in Mali, dismissing a report that it had agreed a ceasefire as “completely baseless”.
Ansar Dine released a statement expressing its “utmost surprise” at the announcement by the head of the West African nation’s top Islamic authority. Mahmoud Dicko, president of Mali’s High Islamic Council, had said on Monday that he had received news from Ansar Dine’s Tuareg commander Iyad Ag Ghali that it would halt attacks that have killed dozens of civilians, soldiers and U.N. peacekeepers.