Mali says 82 soldiers held by jihadists and separatists have been released
The Malian army says 82 soldiers held hostage by jihadists and separatists have been released.
WorldThe Malian army says 82 soldiers held hostage by jihadists and separatists have been released.
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.
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.
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