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

army convoy in Tinzaouaten, in the northeast of the country, which resulted in Malian and Russian casualties. Then on Saturday, the two armed groups coordinated the latest series of attacks across the country. Bulama Bukarti

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

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