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army’s main base is located. The regional al-Qaida affiliate, [Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/jihadist-ghost-enemy-jnim-sahel), known as JNIM, cooperated with a Tuareg-dominated rebel group to carry out [more
Mali, now suspended by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), also requested the exit of the UN peacekeepers in 2023, accusing them of failing to stabilise the area. About 310 peacekeepers had been
attacks on military bases and raids into major towns in Mali and neighbouring [Burkina Faso](https://www.theguardian.com/world/burkina-faso) last summer, observers suggested they had been inspired by their counterparts in Syria, who had overthrown
recent years, is yet to comment publicly on the weekend’s attacks. Authorities are yet to provide a death toll, but said on Sunday that the assault was over. Speaking on state TV on Sunday
recent years. The al-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. It said
army said unidentified “terrorist” groups had attacked several military positions in Bamako and the country’s interior. Two loud explosions and sustained gunfire were heard shortly before 6am (06:00 GMT) near Mali’s main