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France urges citizens to leave Mali after rebel attacks

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) had staged simultaneous attacks on multiple locations across the country. Mali

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

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

Armed fighters kill at least 30 people in attacks in central Mali

Mali was shaken by a wave of attacks since April 25 and 26, when the al-Qaeda-linked ⁠group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin

What’s happening in Mali one week after attack by armed groups? All we know

attacks](/news/2026/4/27/rival-armed-groups-join-forces-against-the-malian-state-what-next) across Mali, the country’s [military government](/news/2026/5/4/mali-leader-goita-takes-defence-post-after-minister-killed) has begun restructuring and taking measures to secure the country. On April 25, al-Qaeda-linked group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin

Russian mercenaries to withdraw from Mali city after attacks

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) had staged simultaneous attacks on multiple locations across the country. Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel programme at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Mali

Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the separatist Tuareg-led movement Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) – former foes with distinct agendas.  Sadio Camara. Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/Reuters Mali

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability

Mali’s security crisis has worsened since rival armed groups have allied and launched [coordinated attacks](/news/2026/4/26/mali-rattled-by-ongoing-armed-attacks-what-to-know) across the country. Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin

The Mali crisis could have a dangerous spillover effect

Mali’s capital Bamako. In late April, the conflict escalated further. The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), along with members of Tuareg separatist movements, launched a coordinated attack

Al-Qaeda-linked fighters storm Mali prison, block food supplies to Bamako

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) group stormed the Kenieroba Central Prison, a recently built complex dubbed “Africa’s Alcatraz”, located about 60km (37 miles) southwest of Bamako, Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque

Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups

attacks were carried out by militants linked to Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, along with Tuareg rebels from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane

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

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and secessionist fighters from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). Videos showed scores of fighters on motorcycles riding with little resistance into cities across northern and northeastern regions

Mali defence minister killed amid flurry of insurgent attacks

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 than half a dozen simultaneous attacks across the country](https://www.theguardian.com

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

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for attacks on military sites across the country, including in the capital, Bamako. JNIM said it had “captured” the city of Kidal in the north

Mali leader Goita takes defence post after minister killed

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) controls large areas of rural territory, especially in the north and central regions, and has active cells around the capital. Similarly, the ISIL (ISIS) affiliate in Sahel

Mali drone strikes kill at least 10 civilians at wedding

attacks on the military government’s positions last month by fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Tuareg separatists known as the Azawad Liberation Front

Russian paramilitary carried out air strikes in Mali as rebels advanced, footage shows

Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) group and the separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), with [Bamako coming under a blockade](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20e2lnvgpgo) late last year. But the latest attacks mark a "major

Mali probes soldiers suspected of involvement in military base attacks

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Tuareg separatists of the Liberation Front for Azawad (FLA) [now control](/news/2026/4/30/mali-crisis-who-are-the-key-leaders-to-know-about). The violence has set ⁠off fighting across Mali’s vast desert north, raising

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

Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/jihadist-ghost-enemy-jnim-sahel) with the Tuareg-dominated rebel group Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), has continued its own military operations, striking dozens of military posts in the centre

Mali crisis: Who are the key leaders to know about?

attacked several military bases across multiple cities, including areas where senior government officials live, and took control of the northern city of Kidal. Malian Defence Minister Sadio Camara and his family were killed in their

Russia claims its Africa Corps group prevented coup in Mali after rebels seize towns

attacks, dealing a major blow to the country’s military junta and its Russian backers. In recent years, Russia has made inroads in the Sahel, the semi-desert belt stretching across countries including Mali, Burkina