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

Sadio Camara:** Killed on Saturday in the heavily fortified Kati, General Camara was the defence

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

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 in the garrison

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

killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara, his wife, two children and an unclear number of other

Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister

Sadio Camara, was killed](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/26/mali-defence-minister-killed-amid-flurry-of-insurgent-attacks) in an attack on his residence in the garrison

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

Sadio Camara was killed in the assault. All sides are accused of humanitarian violations. But in the past

Mali military leader Goita emerges as Russia declares it halted coup

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

France urges citizens to leave Mali after rebel attacks

Sadio Camara was killed](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yvy7v66ndo) in an apparent suicide bombing by militants, while

Russian mercenaries to withdraw from Mali city after attacks

Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks near Bamako, according to his family and French

Timeline: How Mali went from democracy beacon to instability

Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks. The attacks have exposed security vulnerabilities in the country

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

Sadio Camara was killed and several cities, including the northern city of Kidal, were seized

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

Sadio Camara, was killed in an assault on his home at his residence in Kati

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

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

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

killed defence minister Sadio Camara](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/27/mali-attacks-insurgents-seize-towns-kill-defence-minister) – a key Moscow ally – in an apparent

Mali rattled by ongoing armed attacks: What to know

Sadio Camara had been killed](/news/2026/4/26/malis-defence-minister-sadio-camara-killed-amid-coordinated-attacks) amid coordinated attacks on military sites across the country

Mapping Mali’s gold and natural resource wealth

killing Defence Minister Sadio Camara and prompting armed groups to declare a siege on the capital

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

killed Malian Defence Minister Sadio Camara and his family in their home in Kati, a garrison

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

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, Mathias Hounkpe

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

killing of the previous minister, Sadio Camara, in last week’s attacks by rebel groups

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

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

The Mali crisis could have a dangerous spillover effect

killed](/news/2026/4/26/malis-defence-minister-sadio-camara-killed-amid-coordinated-attacks) the Malian Defence Minister Sadio Camara. The rebels seized control of military camps