The attacks, which have been claimed by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), followed last month’s heavy assaults on the government by the group and a Tuareg separatist group, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). The FLA has been seeking to secede from the northern region of the West African nation.
Mali has been ruled by a military junta that took power in a 2020 coup, promising to restore security amid a surge of extremist attacks. Since seizing the country, the junta turned to Russia as its new security partner, forcing traditional allies like France and a UN peacekeeping mission to leave.
Mali’s security crisis has worsened since last month, when the alliance of JNIM and FLA launched what has been called the biggest attack on the government since 2012. Several people were killed last month, including the former defense minister, Sadio Camara, who was a key figure in the junta.
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Deadly Double Attack Hits 2 Central Mali Villages as Violence Spreads
07/05/2026
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