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

Mali, the deadliest assault since armed groups launched a [widespread coordinated assault](/news/2026/4/30/mali-crisis-who-are-the-key-leaders-to-know-about) late last month. According to local, security and administrative sources speaking to the AFP news agency on Thursday, attacks

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

coordinated attacks on military sites across the country, including the capital, Bamako. His residence in Kati was attacked on Saturday. “The General Staff of the Armed Forces informs the public that unidentified armed terrorist groups

Mali army says armed groups launch coordinated attacks across country

coordinated attacks across Mali, including in the capital Bamako, the country's army says. In a statement released on Saturday morning, the military said "fighting is ongoing", adding "our defence and security forces are currently

Mali’s Tuareg rebels say Russian fighters must withdraw from country

coordinated [offensive](/video/newsfeed/2026/4/25/armed-groups-stage-simultaneous-attacks-across-mali) in multiple cities on Saturday. Mali’s defence minister, Sadio Camara, was killed in an assault on his home at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near Bamako, which is home

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

coordinated offensive on April 25 and April 26, which struck at the heart of the West African country’s military government. One of those attacks killed Malian Defence Minister Sadio Camara and his family

Mali probes soldiers suspected of involvement in military base attacks

attacks on army bases](/news/2026/4/25/mali-army-says-armed-groups-launch-nationwide-attacks-gunfire-near-airport) across the country last week, claimed by an al-Qaeda affiliate and separatists. A prosecutor at a military tribunal near the capital, Bamako, said in a statement on Friday that

Russian mercenaries to withdraw from Mali city after attacks

coordinated attacks by armed groups across Mali](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyx7nnrkqdo), including the capital, Bamako, on Saturday. Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks near Bamako, according to his family and French

Mali military leader Goita emerges as Russia declares it halted coup

news release came after Russia said earlier in the day that it was seeking stability in the [West African country.](/news/2026/4/27/timeline-how-mali-went-from-democracy-beacon-to-instability) , in which it has won significant influence since Goita’s military government took power