US EditionCoordinated Jihadist and Separatist Attacks Rock Mali Nationwide
The army said 16 civilians and soldiers were wounded as gunmen hit military sites and airports, while fighting continued in several cities.
- On Saturday, April 25, 2026, unidentified armed groups launched coordinated attacks on military positions across Mali, targeting Bamako, Kati, Kidal, Gao, and Sevare with heavy gunfire and explosions.
- General Assimi Goïta's junta has struggled to contain insurgencies since seizing power in 2020 and 2021, recently shifting security reliance to Russian-backed Africa Corps mercenaries after Wagner Group ended its mission in June 2025.
- Sustained gunfire near Modibo Keïta International Airport, around 15 kilometers from Bamako's center, forced flight cancellations, while Azawad Liberation Front spokesperson Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane claimed control of Kidal and Gao—claims AP and Reuters could not independently verify.
- Mali's army reported the situation under control and said several terrorists had been neutralized, despite gunfire continuing and helicopters still flying over Bamako, while the U.S. Embassy urged American citizens to shelter in place.
- Saturday's assault represents one of the largest coordinated offensives in years, reflecting a pattern from 2012 when jihadist group JNIM and Tuareg rebels together overran northern Mali, sparking the region's decade-long security crisis, analyst Ulf Laessing said.
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Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Claim Large-Scale Attacks on Mali Army Bases
An al Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg rebels launched coordinated attacks across Mali on Saturday, marked as one of the most significant operations against the military-led government. The Mali army reported the killing of “several hundred” assailants and stated that the assault was repelled, affecting multiple locations in and around the capital, Bamako. The number of […] The post Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Claim Large-Scale Attacks on Mali Army Base…
New fighting in Mali’s Kidal between army and rebels
Fresh fighting erupted Sunday in the key Malian town of Kidal between Tuareg rebels backed by Islamist militants and government forces supported by Russian mercenaries, a day after insurgents launched coordinated strikes across the restive Sahel nation. Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) coalition on Saturday had said they had seized the northern city of Kidal, supported by Islamist fighters. "Fighting resumed in Kidal this morni…
Several separatist and Islamist rebel groups, including Tuareg rebels and jihadists linked to Al Qaeda, carried out a series of coordinated attacks across the country on Saturday, reportedly targeting army positions.
INFO THE FIGARO - General Sadio Camara and part of his family are said to have been killed on Saturday, Le Figaro learned from a well-informed source.
The rebels captured several towns and opened fire on the airport in the capital.
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