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The military came to power to bolster security but the weekend's attacks have brought that into question.
News Mali » Gao » Security: Mali Under Siege: Gunmen Strike in Major Coordinated Assault Across Cities; India Issues Advisory
Armed groups on Saturday launched coordinated attacks across Mali, targeting Bamako and various cities amidst a deepening security crisis. The military confirmed assaults on key locations, including ...
News Mali » Gao » Security: Mali rebels fighting in Gao; car explodes in Kidal
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamic extremists clashed with military in Mali’s northern city of Gao, a military official said Thursday, as French forces continued their push to eliminate remnants of ...
News Mali » Gao » Security: Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability
Mali’s security crisis has worsened since rival armed groups have allied and launched coordinated attacks across the country. Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has claimed ...
News Mali » Gao » Security: What role has Russia played in Mali’s security and the Sahel region?
Days after armed groups launched large-scale attacks on Malian Armed Forces’ bases, military ruler Assimi Goita on Tuesday said the situation was “under control”, with Russian security forces ...
News Mali » Gao » Security: Gunmen Attack Several Locations Across Mali's Capital
Mali's army said in a statement that "unidentified armed terrorist groups targeted certain locations and barracks" in Bamako and that soldiers were "engaged in eliminating the attackers." ...
News Mali » Gao » Security: Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali
Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako and four other cities ...
News Mali » Gao » Security: Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for deadly attacks across Mali
Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako's international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website Azallaq.
News Mali » Gao » Security: Mali violence escalates: Defence minister Sadio Camara killed in 'terrorist attack'
Mali's security crisis deepened with the killing of Defence Minister Sadio Camara in an attack on his residence. Coordinated strikes by separatist fighters and Al-Qaeda-linked militants targeted ...
News Mali » Gao » Security: Mali Conflict Enters Dangerous New Phase With Banned Cluster Bombs
Cluster bombs, banned under an international treaty, have been used for the first time by Mali's army and its Russian allies in the country's north, where jihadist groups, separatist movements and the ...
News Mali » Gao » Security: Mali attacks: Tuareg grievances hold the key to peace
The precarious security situation in Mali took a turn for the worse in late April 2026. Well coordinated attacks targeted several cities and claimed the lives of the defence minister, Sadio Camara, ...