Conflicting reports after coordinated attacks in Mali as army says situation under control
Militant Islamists and separatist Tuaregs have carried out new coordinated attacks in Mali. Conflicting reports are coming in about the situation.
WorldMilitant Islamists and separatist Tuaregs have carried out new coordinated attacks in Mali. Conflicting reports are coming in about the situation.
WorldJihadists and separatists recently carried out large-scale, coordinated attacks against the military junta in Mali. The groups have different reasons for attacking their common enemy, the military regime. If they succeed in bringing down the junta, the question is whether they would have a basis for continued cooperation.
WorldJihadists and separatists recently carried out large-scale and coordinated attacks against the military junta in Mali. The groups have different reasons for attacking their common enemy, the military regime. If they succeed in bringing down the junta, the question is whether they have a basis for continued cooperation.
WorldMore than 30 people have been killed in two attacks in central Mali, local sources told AFP.
WorldMali'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.
WorldAfter gunfire was heard in several parts of the country, the Malian military says it is fighting what it calls "terrorist groups." Both the jihadist movement JNIM and Tuareg rebels have claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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