Armed groups in Mali attack capital, other cities in possible coordinated effort, army says

Residents in other cities in Mali reported gunfire and blasts on Saturday morning, suggesting a possible coordinated attack by armed groups.

ISIS-Al Qaeda civil war erupts as terror group slaughters 35 in huge attack

Islamic State's Sahel affiliate claims its fighters launched an attack on Al-Qaeda militia positions in Niger's Téra region, reportedly killing 35 fighters.

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The Black Flags of Jihad: Extremists Use Similar Banners

Extremists ranging from ISIS to Boko Haram to al Qaeda all use a variation of a black banner with white Arabic text that says "There is only one God and Mohammad is his prophet." What's the logic behind the logo?
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Al-Qaeda branch kills Mali defense chief in suicide attack

Mali’s defense minister was killed in a suicide attack on his home on Saturday, during a coordinated assault by an al-Qaeda affiliate across several locations in the West African country.
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JNIM and allied rebels surge across Mali, take several cities, pressure capital

Al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and its allies in the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) conducted a massive, widespread offensive in Mali, from Bamako to Kidal, on Saturday. Several cities fell under the complete or partial control of the militant alliance,
Middle East Eye

Mali's defence minister killed as armed groups launch countrywide offensive

Sadio Camara and his family members killed in car bomb, as Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda affiliate launch string of attacks

Mali's defence minister reported dead in major weekend assault

BAMAKO, April 26 (Reuters) - Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack by an al Qaeda affiliate on his residence near the main army base outside Bamako on Saturday, France's RFI radio and two relatives said on Sunday.