US EditionBamako siege: Islamists block entry to Mali's capital city
Foreign governments told citizens to leave as militants closed three of Bamako’s six main routes and stranded hundreds of vehicles in nearby Ségou.
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The jihadists of JNIM called on Thursday for a broad "common front" against the junta in Mali and for a "transition." They began a road blockade in Bamako. The jihadists of JNIM, allied with Al-Qaeda, called on Thursday for a broad "common front" against the junta in Mali and imposed a road blockade on its capital, Bamako. The Nigerien government, for its part, announced in the evening that the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), the unified anti-ji…
Jihadists urge united front against Mali junta as Bamako blockade begins
Jihadist fighters in Mali have called for a broad uprising against the country’s military rulers, escalating tensions as they move to tighten pressure on the capital, Bamako. The appeal comes days after coordinated attacks on junta positions and coincides with the start of a blockade on key roads into the city, raising fears of further instability in a nation already grappling with years of conflict and political upheaval.
Islamist group tightens blockade on Mali capital Bamako
Bamako, Mali’s sprawling capital and a West African commercial centre of more than three million people, is facing a tightening siege as Islamist militants step up a partial blockade days after the defence minister was assassinated there. “Our army isn’t capable of protecting us. How are we going to get back home?” a mother-of-two told […]
The jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda urges the Malians to unite to overthrow the military junta, while a road blockade is isolating the capital and the national tribute to the killed Minister of Defense is taking place under high tension. The Islamic and Muslim Support Group (JNIM), affiliated with Al-Qaeda, launched on Thursday a [...] Article JNIM calls for a united front against Bamako and establishes a blockade around the capital appeared f…
In a statement released this Thursday, JNIM jihadists called on Thursday for a broad "common front" to "stop the junta" in power in Mali. The group allied to Al-Qaeda carried out massive attacks over the past weekend against military strategic positions in several cities in the country.
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