Largest Coordinated Attack in Years Rocks Mali Amid Regional Instability
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Mali has previously faced insurgencies fought by militants affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, as well as a separatist rebellion in the country’s north.
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PBS NewsHourIslamic militants and separatists said they attacked several locations in Mali's capital, Bamako, and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the West African country in recent years.
ReutersInsurgents launched attacks in Mali's capital and other locations across the country on Saturday (April 25), with the army urging people to remain calm as the military-led government faced one of the biggest operations yet in a long campaign against it. David Doyle has more.
Washington TimesMali, alongside neighboring Niger and Burkina Faso, has long been battling armed groups affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, a fight that has escalated over the past decade.
NBC NewsMali, alongside neighboring Niger and Burkina Faso, has long been battling armed groups affiliated with al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, a fight that has escalated over the past decade.
New York TimesThe armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities.
NPR NewsMali has faced escalating instability in recent years, with groups linked to al-Qaeda, including JNIM, and others aligned with the Islamic State group operating across the country, alongside a long-running Tuareg-led separatist rebellion in the north.
BBC NewsWitnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.
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N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Clashes between two families over access to water have killed at least 42 people in eastern Chad, the government says, as resources are stretched in a region where hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighboring Sudan have poured in.
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BBC NewsThe dispute was initially between two families before escalating into a cycle of reprisal attacks.
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Nigerian security forces rescued 15 pupils after gunmen abducted 23 children and the wife of a school proprietor during an attack late on Saturday on an unregistered orphanage and school in central Nigeria's Kogi state, the state government said.
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Videos on social media showed militant convoys in trucks and motorcycles moving through the town’s deserted streets, while residents looked on fearfully. Other videos in the northern towns of Kidal and Gao showed gunfire exchanges in the streets, with dead bodies lying on the ground.
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Associated PressOther videos — from the northern towns of Kidal and Gao — showed gunfire exchanges in the streets, with dead bodies lying on the ground.
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Gunmen entered Kidal, taking control of some neighborhoods and leading to exchanges of fire with the army, a former mayor of the town told AP over the phone. He spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.
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NBC NewsGunmen entered the northeastern city of Kidal, taking control of some neighborhoods and leading to gunfire exchanges with the army, a former mayor of Kidal told AP over the phone. He spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.
Associated PressInsurgents entered Kidal, taking control of some neighborhoods and leading to exchanges of fire with the army, a former mayor of the town told the AP by phone, speaking on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.
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Largest coordinated attack in years Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, said the assault seems to be the largest coordinated attack in years in Mali.
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Associated PressUlf Laessing, head of the Sahel program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, said the assault seems to be the largest coordinated attack in years in Mali.
ReutersReuters could not independently verify the JNIM and FLA claims. "This looks like the biggest coordinated attack for years," said Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel programme at Germany's Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
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01 BBC News Attacks were also reported in the central cities of Sevare and Mopti, as well as Gao and Kidal in the north, on the southern fringes of the Sahara desert.
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02 Associated Press Chad’s deputy prime minister, Limane Mahamat, said another 10 people were wounded in Saturday’s clashes in Igote village in Wadi Fira province near the border.
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03 Reuters Africa Corps, which has been supporting the military-led central government, said in a statement that the decision to withdraw from Kidal had been taken in conjunction with the Malian leadership.
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04 NPR News Heavy gunfire and explosions have been reported around government buildings and major military installations, signaling a highly organized offensive.
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