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Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister

Sadio Camara. Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/Reuters Mali’s [defence minister, Sadio Camara, was killed](https://www.theguardian.com

Mali’s militant attacks expose limits of Putin’s power in Africa

Sadio Camara, Mali’s defence minister and a key architect of the partnership with Russia

Russian mercenaries to withdraw from Mali city after attacks

Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks near Bamako, according to his family

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

Mali’s Defence Minister [Sadio Camara](/news/2026/4/26/malis-defence-minister-sadio-camara-killed-amid-coordinated-attacks) had been killed during the attacks. Speaking to Al Jazeera

Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali

Mali’s defence minister, Sadio Camara, was heavily damaged by an explosion during the attack

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

Mali’s [Defence Minister Sadio Camara had been killed](/news/2026/4/26/malis-defence-minister-sadio-camara-killed-amid-coordinated-attacks) amid coordinated attacks on military

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

Mali’s [defence minister, Sadio Camara, killed](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/mali-defence-minister-killed-amid-flurry-of-insurgent-attacks) in a suicide attack on his residence

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

Mali’s defence minister, Sadio Camara, was killed in an assault on his home at his residence

What role has Russia played in Mali’s security and the Sahel region?

Mali’s Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed and several cities, including the northern city

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

Mali Camara](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP26117285606907-1777374672.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in an attack on his home

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

Mali [Handout/Mali Presidency via Reuters] - **Sadio Camara:** Killed on Saturday in the heavily fortified Kati, General Camara was the defence minister

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

Mali and killed the country's Defence Minister Sadio Camara. Russian forces claimed up to 12,000 fighters

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

Defence Minister Sadio Camara and drove Russian troops aligned with Mali’s leaders from ⁠the strategic

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

Mali’s military government, Assimi Goita, has taken on the role of [defence minister](/news/2026/5/4/mali-leader-goita-takes-defence-post-after-minister-killed) following the killing of the previous minister, Sadio Camara

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

Mali over the weekend drove the Africa Corps from Kidal, launched an attack near the capital, Bamako, and [killed defence minister Sadio Camara

Mapping Mali’s gold and natural resource wealth

Defence Minister Sadio Camara and prompting armed groups to declare a siege on the capital, Bamako. Amidst this struggle for security and control, Mali

‘We saw terrible things’: Mali refugees tell of atrocities amid attacks

Mali’s government. Their most 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

Mali military leader Goita emerges as Russia declares it halted coup

Defence Minister [Sadio Camara was killed in the assault](/news/2026/4/26/malis-defence-minister-sadio-camara-killed-amid-coordinated-attacks) on Saturday, while Goita had not been seen since. The military chief is now “trying to reassure the country that he is in charge

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability

Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks. The attacks have exposed security vulnerabilities in the country, which once was a beacon of democracy in the region but has been reeling from political

Rebel checkpoints reported around Mali’s capital, northern town seized

defence minister, Sadio Camara. Videos shared on social media by local accounts on Friday show armed fighters inside the Amachach base in Tessalit, with several military vehicles seen driving around. Video verified by Reuters shows