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Mali hit by wave of coordinated attacks from armed groups

attacks from armed groups ![An ariel view of Bamako, Mali, April 25, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

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armed men on motorbikes on a street in Kati, near the capital, Bamako, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on April 25, 2026. Mali’s army said unidentified groups attacked

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

attacked on Saturday. “The General Staff of the Armed Forces informs the public that unidentified armed terrorist groups targeted certain locations and barracks in the capital and the interior early this morning, April 25, 2026

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

Mali_May5_2026-02_LEADERS-1777994535](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Interactive_Mali_May5_2026-02_LEADERS-1777994535.jpg?quality=80) (Al Jazeera) ## Have civilians been affected by the attacks? Besides the country’s defence minister, at least 23 people were killed in the fighting between armed

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

April 25, 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

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April 25, an al-Qaeda-linked [armed group](/news/2026/4/30/mali-crisis-who-are-the-key-leaders-to-know-about) joined forces with Tuareg separatists to [launch simultaneous attacks](/news/2026/4/27/rival-armed-groups-join-forces-against-the-malian-state-what-next) on targets across the country, killing Defence Minister Sadio Camara and prompting armed groups to declare