Mali's junta in crisis as rebels seize towns and military bases after killing defence chief

According to the government statement, Camara’s residence was targeted by a suicide car bomber and other attackers on Saturday. View on euronews

Mali junta in crisis after minister killed, key city 'captured'

Mali's military rulers faced a security crisis Sunday after coordinated nationwide attacks by jihadist fighters and separatist rebels this weekend killed the defence minister and reportedly left a

Mali defence minister killed in major weekend assault

Mali Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack by al Qaeda-linked group JNIM on his residence at the Kati military base outside Bamako on Saturday, France's
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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,

Insurgents attack military bases across Mali, closing main airport

BAMAKO, April 25 (Reuters) - Insurgents launched attacks across Mali early on Saturday, with the army later saying it had regained control as the military-led government faced one of the biggest operations against it in a long battle with affiliates of al Qaeda and Islamic State.