The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/timbuktu/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Timbuktu | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/timbuktu/ 32 32 Mali ex-jihadist liable for Timbuktu destruction, ICC says https://www.timesofisrael.com/mali-ex-jihadist-liable-for-timbuktu-destruction-icc-says/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 14:25:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1678211 Court says Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi caused $3 million in damage to fabled shrines

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]]> Muslim radical convicted in destruction of ancient Timbuktu https://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-radical-convicted-in-destruction-of-ancient-timbuktu/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:50:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1470282 Landmark ruling finds schoolteacher-turned-'morality brigade' leader guilty of destruction of 'idolatrous' buildings in Mali

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]]> Malian jihadist says sorry for destroying ancient Timbuktu https://www.timesofisrael.com/malian-jihadist-says-sorry-for-destroying-ancient-timbuktu/ Mon, 22 Aug 2016 20:46:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1449659 Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleads guilty at international court to destruction of world heritage sites, could face 30 years in prison

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]]> Trial begins for Islamic radical accused of destroying Timbuktu relics https://www.timesofisrael.com/trial-begins-for-islamic-radical-accused-of-destroying-timbuktu-relics/ Sun, 21 Aug 2016 21:32:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1448924 Swift conviction at the ICC expected for Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, who could face up to 30 years' imprisonment

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]]> UN peacekeepers to guard heritage sites from Islamic State https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-peacekeepers-to-guard-heritage-sites-from-islamic-state/ Sun, 18 Oct 2015 02:03:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1268298 Spurred by destruction in Palmyra, UNESCO okays Italian plan to charge Blue Helmets with protecting sites in danger zones

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]]> Timbuktu rebuilds mausoleums destroyed by Islamists https://www.timesofisrael.com/timbuktu-rebuilds-mausoleums-destroyed-by-islamists/ Tue, 14 Apr 2015 05:09:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1166760 UNESCO estimates al-Qaeda-linked militants wrecked over a dozen of the fabled 15th and 16th century shrines

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]]> Al-Qaeda may possess feared surface-to-air missiles https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-qaeda-may-possess-feared-surface-to-air-missiles/ Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:37:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=547678 Training manual on how to use weapon found in Timbuktu; same missile was fired at a plane carrying 271 Israelis from Kenya in 2002

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]]> One injured in Mali suicide attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/one-injured-in-mali-suicide-attack/ Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:48:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=438716 Second bombing in a month targets French forces in Timbuktu

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]]> Mali’s last master calligrapher http://www.theworld.org/2013/02/mali-last-master-calligrapher/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:32:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=378860 Boubacar Sadek fled Timbuktu with his ancient manuscripts when al-Qaeda militants took over last year, PRI's The World reports

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]]> In Mali, Islamists torch ancient library as French move in https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-mali-islamists-torch-ancient-library-as-french-move-in/ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:12:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=357140 Timbuktu's mayor says historic archives burned and 'all the important ancient manuscripts' lost

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]]> Islamist rebels persist in destruction of heritage sites in Mali https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamist-rebels-persist-in-destruction-of-heritage-sites-in-mali/ Sun, 01 Jul 2012 23:49:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=148252 'We're going to destroy everything before we apply Shariah in this city,' says rebel spokesman

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]]> Mali: Islamists attack Timbuktu heritage sites https://www.timesofisrael.com/mali-islamists-attack-timbuktu-heritage-sites/ Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:03:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=146750 Local man says Islamists are destroying saints' tombs with shovels

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