Mali’s Government Forces Capture Strategic City of Kidal
Mali's government forces have captured the strategically important city of Kidal in the country's northeast.
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Mali's junta is under pressure - Russian-backed allies are pulling out
Mali's military junta is suffering major setbacks in an escalating war - three years after Swedish soldiers were expelled from the country. Jihadists and rebels are seizing new strongholds. The junta's allies, the neighboring governments that also have Russia as their main guarantor, are trying to stop them with airstrikes.
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New fighting in Mali - separatists claim control
New fighting broke out on Sunday in Kidal, northern Mali. A separatist group claims control of the city. The military junta's defense minister is reported to have been killed.
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Embassy staff leave besieged capital
Britain and the United States are now sending embassy staff home from Mali, where the capital Bamako is under siege by jihadists. The Swedish Foreign Ministry writes in an update that the extremists are trying to "put pressure on the military junta that rules the country."
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