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Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali

attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali

Taking power in Mali might be a stretch but insurgents can force hand of weakened regime

attacks hit Bamako’s international airport, while JNIM fighters and Tuareg separatists seized control of the key northern

‘We saw terrible things’: Mali refugees tell of atrocities amid attacks

Bamako, where President Assimi Goita, the head of Mali’s military government, lives were attacked along with the airport

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

attacks in Kati, near the capital, as well as the Bamako airport and other locations

Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks

attacks in several locations across Mali,” a UN spokesperson posted on X. “He strongly condemns these acts of violence.” In addition to Kati, Saturday’s strikes hit near Bamako airport

Rival armed groups join forces against the Malian state: What next?

Bamako. In September 2024, the group attacked the capital’s airport and an elite police

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability

attacks by gunmen that began on Saturday. They were carried out in Kati near Bamako as well as the capital’s airport

Mali’s forces target rebel alliance in junta’s fight to keep power

Bamako, and the head of military intelligence was killed. Other attacks hit Mali’s international airport

Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups

attacks have affected the capital, Bamako, as well as at least three other locations. In Bamako, sustained gunfire and explosions were heard near the main airport

What is the Azawad Liberation Front, part of the Mali attacks?

attacks on army bases over the weekend that killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara, his wife, two children and an unclear number of other people. Intermittent explosions continued around Senou International Airport, south of the capital

Mali army says armed groups launch coordinated attacks across country

Bamako from Ethiopia, told the BBC that all flights into the city were cancelled early on Saturday. It is not yet clear whether the reported attacks have affected the airport

Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister

attackers used car bombs and armed drones in their assaults on Kati – a junta stronghold just outside the capital, Bamako – as well as the eastern city of Gao and central towns of Mopti and Sévaré

Mali military leader Goita emerges as Russia declares it halted coup

Bamako’s airport, while driving Russian soldiers – deployed in support of government forces – out of Kidal in the north. No statement accompanied the photos of Goita’s meeting with Russian Ambassador Igor Gromyko

Mali drone strikes kill at least 10 civilians at wedding

attacks by al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters was also [reported](/news/2026/5/7/armed-fighters-kill-at-least-30-people-in-attacks-in-central-mali) on May 7, killing at least 30 people in central Mali. The villages of Korikori and Gomossogou in the Mopti region were targeted. Mali, which