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Mali’s Defence Chief Killed as Militants Launch Coordinated Attacks Across the Country

Mali’s Defence Minister General Sadio Camara was killed in a suicide car bombing at his Kati residence as militants conducted coordinated attacks across Mali, including Bamako, Gao, and Kidal, by the al-Qaeda–linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg fighters. Camara, a central figure in the ruling military leadership post-2020 coups, was seen as a potential future leader; Interim President Goita remained safe, and international actors condemned the assaults as the security crisis unfolded.

via Al Jazeera|

#azawad #coordinated-attacks #jamaatnusratalislamwalmuslimin

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Coordinated assault hits Mali's capital and northeast cities

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.

via NBC News|

#azawad #bamako #insurgency

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Coordinated militant assault targets Mali’s capital and north

Armed groups attacked Bamako and several northern towns in what Mali’s army called a coordinated assault, with gunfire near the Modibo Keïta International Airport and fighting reported in Kidal and Gao. A Tuareg-led Azawad movement and the al-Qaeda–linked JNIM were cited as coordinating the operation; the U.S. Embassy warned citizens to shelter in place. Analysts described it as possibly Mali’s largest coordinated attack in years, highlighting the country’s long-running insurgency and broader Sahel security crisis after coups and shifting regional alliances.

via CBS News|

#azawad #bamako #jnim