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

Kremlin-controlled paramilitaries also alleged it inflicted ‘irreplaceable losses’ on insurgents avoiding civilian casualties

The Guardian - UK

Malian official accuses Russian forces of 'betrayal' after Kidal falls to rebels

Mali’s crisis deepened on Tuesday, a day after Russian paramilitaries withdrew from the northern city of Kidal, allowing jihadist and Tuareg rebel forces to seize the strategic stronghold. The withdrawal came after coordinated attacks across the country killed Mali’s defence minister and struck targets near the capital, with a senior…

Radio France Internationale

What to know about the largest coordinated attack in Mali in over a decade

An alliance of al-Qaida-linked fighters and separatists has launched the largest coordinated attack in over a decade in Mali

The Independent UK

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

Russian backing for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters striking significant blows in recent days

The Guardian - UK

Mali plunged into uncertainty following coordinated attacks on junta

Mali is facing its most serious security crisis since 2012 following coordinated weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists on army positions near the capital Bamako and in the north of the country. Analysts say this could be a turning point for the junta in power since a 2020 coup.

Radio France Internationale

Mali in turmoil after insurgents seize towns and kill defence minister

Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels

The Guardian - UK

Mali's junta in crisis as rebels seize towns and military bases after killing defence chief

According to a government statement, Gen. Sadio Camara’s residence was targeted by a suicide car bomber and other jihadist attackers on Saturday.

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Watch: Gunfire, blasts rock Mali's capital, other cities; defence min's residence targeted — what we know so far

Fresh violence erupted across Mali early Saturday, with "unidentified armed terrorist groups" targeting multiple locations including the capital Bamako, its international airport, and the key military town of Kati. Attacks also spread to northern cities, with the Azawad Liberation Front reportedly entering Kidal. The defense minister's house in Kati was…

The Times of India

Bamako is under pressure, not under siege: the difference and why it matters

Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat “jihadists” around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), linked to al-Qaida, is believed to be the most vicious of the terrorist groups operating there, based on the scale of its attacks.

The Conversation

‘A step too far’: Mali military’s move to hold on to power prompts revolt

Civic spaces are shrinking under Goita’s rule, democracy activists say, as the military suspends ‘political activity’.

Al Jazeera

Mali Separatists Claim Major Victory Over Army, Russian Allies

A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition on Sunday claimed a major victory over Mali's army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in a district on the Algerian border.

International Business Times

Mali rebels claim major victory over army, Russia’s Wagner group

Tuareg separatists say they ‘obliterated’ enemy columns and seized a large amount of equipment and weapons.

Al Jazeera

Separatist Tuaregs Announce Blockade In Northern Mali

Separatist Tuareg forces on Wednesday announced they had set up a blockade of the major roads in northern Mali, where the army has made gains in recent weeks.

International Business Times

First photos of Wagner Group operating in Mali hit social media

The Malian army took back the town of Kidal from a coalition of Tuareg separatists known as the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development (CSP) on November 14, with help from mercenaries with the Russian military contractor, the Wagner Group. The Wagner mercenaries allowed local people to take…

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Radio France Internationale

Mali junta has 'seized' rebel stronghold of Kidal

Mali's junta leader announced on Tuesday that the armed forces had recaptured the strategic northern town of Kidal, a stronghold of Tuareg-dominated separatist groups that has long posed a major sovereignty issue for the government.

France 24

Mali army says recaptured major rebel stronghold of Kidal in country's north

Mali's army on Tuesday said it has seized the major rebel stronghold of Kidal in northern Mali. Over in Liberia, ballot counting is underway following the run-off vote between the incumbent and his rival. President George Weah is hoping for a second term in office while former Vice President Joseph…

Radio France Internationale

Mali's army reports clashes with rebel groups near strategic town of Kidal

Mali's army says it is closing in on the northern town of Kidal amid reports of clashes with Tuareg separatist and rebel groups. For several days, tension has been rising around the strategic city, causing civilians to flee.

France 24

Africa's Sahel region: A media desert

Ten years ago, French radio journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon were murdered by a commando from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in the north-eastern Malian town of Kidal. Since then, the security situation in Africa’s Sahel region has continually worsened. Today, the vast area stretching from Mauritania to…

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Tuareg rebels in Mali take over former UN camp in strategic northern town

Separatist Tuareg rebels in northern Mali claim to have taken over a camp evacuated by the UN in the strategic town of Kidal, a significant development in an ongoing battle for territory.

Radio France Internationale

Malian army takes stopover town towards rebel stronghold

The Malian army on Saturday said it had taken control of a stopover town on the way to the northern rebel stronghold Kidal amid a resumption of hostilities in the region.

France 24

Malian army's Kidal offensive sparks misinformation on both sides

A large convoy of the Malian army set out from Gao on October 2, towards the strategic northern region of Kidal and stronghold of the Tuareg separatists. Accounts sympathetic to the Malian army and Tuareg separatists have shared images out of context on both sides, allegedly depicting the current deployment…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Two International Red Cross Workers Kidnapped in Mali

Two workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross have been kidnapped in northern Mali, the ICRC in Mali said on Twitter on Saturday. It said the abductions took place between the northern cities of Gao and Kidal - long a hotspot for militant and militia violence. "We confirm…

Al Jazeera

In Mali’s Kidal, former rebels enforce law and order

Fighters from the Coordination of Azawad Movements take charge of maintaining security in the strategic town of Kidal.

France 24

UN peacekeeper killed in 'terrorist' attack in northern Mali

A UN peacekeeper was killed and three others injured Wednesday in a "terrorist attack" on their convoy in Kidal, northern Mali, according to the UN's MINUSMA peacekeeping force.

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