Mauritania junta frees president from house arrest

Mauritania's military junta on Sunday freed the country's ousted President, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, from house arrest.

Mauritanian police gas protesters

Police broke up an anti-government march by beating protesters with clubs and launching tear gas into the crowd in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott.

Mauritania political parties back coup

Most of Mauritania's political parties on Monday joined forces to back this month's military coup, as a rally supporting the coup drew thousands.

Mauritania considers trial for ousted president

Deputies in Mauritania's National Assembly have called for special moves that could open the way for a trial of the ousted president.

Defiant Mauritania junta to form new government

Mauritania's coup leaders have announced they will appoint a government to run the country until new elections.

Mauritania coup chief leads march through capital

The army general who successfully toppled Mauritania's government staged a show of force on Thursday.

Mauritania captures al-Qaeda suspects in sweep

Mauritanian security forces recaptured five suspected al-Qaeda militants on Wednesday, including a fugitive accused of killing four French tourists, officials said. The December 24 killing of the French tourists and a shooting attack against the Israeli embassy in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, in February raised fears of a rise in Islamic violence.

Militants escape Mauritania police raid

Police and troops in Mauritania, armed with tear gas and automatic weapons, on Tuesday stormed a building in Nouakchott hunting for Islamic extremists but their quarry managed to escape, security sources said. An operational bomb factory was found in the abandoned house, police said.

Gunmen attack Israeli embassy in Mauritania

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Israeli embassy in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott early on Friday, police said. The attackers exchanged fire with guards at the embassy. A nearby bar in the centre of Nouakchott was also hit before the assailants fled.

French family of five shot in Mauritania

Gunmen shot dead four members of a French family on Monday, including at least two children, and badly wounded the father in south-west Mauritania, the French embassy in Nouakchott said. The attack happened at Aleg, 250km east of the capital, a security source said, adding that the gunmen were unidentified.

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