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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
recent collaboration was a [major weekend offensive](/news/2026/4/25/mali-army-says-armed-groups-launch-nationwide-attacks-gunfire-near-airport) that saw the capital and several other cities attacked. Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the assault. All sides are accused of humanitarian violations
recently built complex about 60km (37 miles) southwest of Bamako, which houses 2,500 prisoners, including at least 72 inmates considered “high value” by the Malian state. Mali was shaken by a wave of attacks
recent years. The Africa Corps, a Russian Defence Ministry unit that replaced the private Wagner Group, was deployed in Mali after Goita asked French forces to withdraw in 2022. France had previously stationed more than
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
recent years, with some countries turning to alliances with Russia. Now, France says it wants to “overhaul” its engagement with African countries by pivoting to Anglophone countries where it lacks a colonial legacy. The summit