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Malian army convoy ambushed by armed groups in northern Gao region

Malian army convoy ambushed by armed groups in northern Gao region

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A Malian army convoy has been ambushed by armed rebels in a remote area of the northern Gao region, the country’s military confirmed on Saturday. The attack underscores the persistent insecurity plaguing Mali’s vast northern and central territories, more than a decade after a Tuareg-led insurgency first destabilised the Sahel nation. Two armed groups claim […]

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Tuareg separatists and jihadist allies ambush convoy heading to besieged Mali military camp

Tuareg separatists and jihadist allies ambush convoy heading to besieged Mali military camp

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Tuareg separatists from the Azawad Liberation Front, operating alongside jihadist allies, ambushed a convoy carrying Russian soldiers and Malian troops as it moved to reinforce a military camp in the northern town of Anefis, according to reports from the region. The attack on Thursday highlighted the persistent insecurity across northern Mali, where a constellation of

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Mali in Crisis: Joint Jihadist-Tuareg Offensive Exposes the Limits of Russia-Backed Security

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Mali’s ruling military junta is facing the most serious security crisis in over a decade after a sweeping coordinated offensive by Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked jihadists killed the country’s defence minister, General Sadio Camara, and forced the withdrawal of Russian Africa Corps mercenaries from the historic northern city of Kidal. The attacks, launched on Saturday,

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France’s Sahel Retreat Opens Door for Islamists — Togo Is Now on the Front Line

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The void left by France’s military withdrawal from the Sahel has filled with something far more dangerous than a strategic vacuum — it has filled with armed men. Three years after Paris began winding down its counter-terrorism operations across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, the ideological and operational space once held by French forces has

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Mali Defence Minister Killed in Car Bomb Attack as Sahel Crisis Deepens

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Mali’s Defence Minister General Sadio Camara was killed along with family members when jihadist fighters detonated a car bomb at his home in the military stronghold of Kati, just outside the capital Bamako. The attack comes amid coordinated nationwide assaults on army positions, marking one of the deadliest strikes against the Malian junta since its

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Mali Militants Launch Coordinated Attacks Across Nation, Including Bamako

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Eyewitnesses reported heavy gunfire and explosions rocking multiple districts in Mali’s capital Bamako on April 25, 2026, as armed militants staged apparently coordinated attacks at several locations including the northeastern city of Kidal. The strikes targeted military installations and civilian areas simultaneously, in what Malian authorities described as a major assault by terrorist groups. The

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