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Mali’s junta leader takes defence minister post after attack kills predecessor

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Source: BBC
Mali’s junta leader takes defence minister post after attack kills predecessor
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Gen. Assimi Goïta has been appointed Mali’s defence minister after the previous holder, Sadio Camara, was killed in a suicide truck bombing, a move aimed at consolidating power amid a mounting jihadist-separatist offensive and a broad security crisis in the Sahel.

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  1. Assimi Goïta: Mali junta leader names himself defence minister after predecessor killed  BBC
  2. Mali leader Goita takes defence post after minister killed  Al Jazeera
  3. Mali Rebels Deal Major Blow to Junta and Russian Mercenaries  The New York Times
  4. Mali leader Assimi Goïta assumes role of defence minister after attacks kill previous minister  France 24
  5. Mali investigates soldiers over role in coordinated insurgent attacks  Reuters

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