US EditionCoordinated Jihadist and Separatist Attacks Rock Mali Nationwide
JNIM and Tuareg separatists said they seized positions in several cities, and Mali’s army said 16 people were wounded.
- 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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Bamako, Kati, Kidal, Gao and Sévaré were attacked almost simultaneously. Mali reports injured, imposes a curfew and faces a new coordination between JNIM and FLA.
The situation is critical for the junta in Mali, faced with unprecedented jihadist and Touareg attacks, one of which killed the Minister of Defense
Terrorists Launch Coordinated Attacks Across Mali, Strike Capital & Four Cities
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Mali is plunged into a critical security situation on Sunday after a series of unprecedented coordinated attacks, launched on Saturday by jihadists allied to the Tuareg rebellion against the ruling junta, which cost the Minister of Defence his life.
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