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Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali

Al Qaeda-linked militants launched coordinated attacks across Mali on Saturday, claiming to have seized two major cities while simultaneously striking the heart of the capital, Bamako, in what observe...

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Al Qaeda group says Mali army quits northern town as insurgency spreads

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Mali Defence Minister Killed in Al Qaeda‑linked Attack Near Bamako, RFI Reports

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Gunfire Persists in Mali Town as UN Urges International Response After Attacks

Sustained gunfire rang out in a garrison town ⁠near ⁠Mali's capital on Sunday, a Reuters ⁠witness said, a day after an al Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg rebels carried out one of the largest coordinated ...

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Malian defense chief is killed as jihadis and rebels seize towns and military bases

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What to know about the largest coordinated attack in over a decade by militants and rebels in Mali

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Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

Al-Qaeda-linked group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has claimed responsibility for attacks in Kati, near the capital, as well as the Bamako airport and other locations further north, inc...

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Mali separatists confirm they joined Islamic militants in coordinated attacks

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Russia's Africa Corps confirms withdrawal from Mali's Kidal

Separate goals, common enemy for Mali's jihadists and separatists

Unprecedented attacks in Mali by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists and Tuareg separatists who killed the defence minister and seized a key town are the dramatic result of a new alliance the two groups forged

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.

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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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Analysis-Mali at risk of splintering after jihadi and separatist attacks

By David Lewis, Portia Crowe and Robbie Corey-Boulet DAKAR, April 27 (Reuters) - In simultaneous attacks launched on Saturday, an alliance of al Qaeda-linked militants and separatist rebels killed

Al Qaeda-Linked JNIM Says It Carried Out Mali Attacks With Tuareg‑led FLA, SITE Reports

DAKAR, ⁠April ⁠25 (Reuters) - Al ⁠Qaeda affiliate JNIM ‌claimed ‌joint ⁠responsibility with ⁠the Tuareg-dominated rebel group FLA for ⁠coordinated attacks ⁠across ⁠Mali on Saturday, SITE Intelligence ⁠Group ⁠quoted JNIM as saying in ⁠a statement.

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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,