Coordinated assault hits Mali's capital and northeast cities
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Gunmen attacked Mali's capital Bamako and several other cities in what authorities call a coordinated assault, with heavy gunfire near the main airport and reports of militants taking areas in Kidal and Gao as the army fights back amid a long-running insurgency linked to al-Qaida and Islamic State groups.
- Gunfire and blasts rock Mali as attackers hit capital and other cities, residents say NBC News
- Explosions and gunfire as armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali BBC
- New fighting in Mali's Kidal between army and rebels Yahoo
- Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali The New York Times
- Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali The Guardian
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