Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power
drones and raids, inflicting significant casualties. Mali’s [defence minister, Sadio Camara,](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/mali-defence-minister-killed-amid-flurry-of-insurgent-attacks) died in a suicide attack on his residence in the garrison town of Kati, 15km (9 miles) north-west