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April 26, 2026 [AFP] ## What happened to Russian fighters in the Mali attacks? Saturday’s attacks were conducted jointly by the separatist, Tuareg-led [Azawad Liberation Front (FLA)](/news/2026/4/28/what-is-the-azawad-liberation-front-part-of-the-mali-attacks) and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama
April 25, 2026. Fighting is ongoing,” Mali’s military said in a statement on Saturday. Al-Qaeda-linked group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) has claimed responsibility for attacks in Kati, near
2026 [File: Maxim Shipenkov/AP] ## What is Azawad? Azawad is a self-declared autonomous region in northern Mali proclaimed during the 2012 Malian civil war. The roots of the independence movement go back decades. Ethnic Tuaregs