Insurgents kill dozens in Mali base and attack Timbuktu: Reuters
- On Monday, insurgents attacked a Malian army base and fired shells at Timbuktu's airport, located two kilometres from the city centre.
- The attack follows years of jihadist violence linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State groups that began in 2012, with previous destruction of Timbuktu's shrines by jihadists.
- Heaviest gunfire was reported in Timbuktu; UN staff were told to shelter away from windows as attackers tried to breach the military camp but did not overrun the airport defended by Russian forces.
- According to two security informants, more than 30 soldiers lost their lives during the assault, while a local official indicated that the attackers arrived in Timbuktu with an explosives-laden vehicle that detonated close to the military camp.
- The incident highlights ongoing instability in Mali under military rule since 2020, with persistent jihadist attacks despite cooperation with Russian mercenaries and continued violence across the region.
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The last few weeks have been particularly deadly in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.


Jihadist violence escalates in Mali with two more attacks on army posts
Bamako — Jihadist militants hit two more military installations on Wednesday and Thursday, Mali’s army said, the latest in a quick spate of attacks that the insurgents say have killed hundreds of soldiers and underscored their gains. Ground and air reinforcements were being mobilised on Thursday morning to respond to an attack on a security post in Mahou, located in eastern Mali near the border with Burkina Faso, an army
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