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Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

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Mali has had two coups since 2020 in which the military has vowed to do more to stop the jihadi violence. At least 15 extremist attacks hit Mali in June and July, the most daring when jihadi fighters attacked Kati, the country's largest military base. Mali's military has tightened security in the capital and closed major roads.

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Associated Press News

Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In Bamako's popular Darsalam neighborhood, a young gendarme stands by a newly barricaded street, his hand on the trigger of a rifle pointed slightly to the ground. The armed policeman is a sign of how Mali's bustling capital of more than 2.5 million people on the banks of the Niger River is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

Bamako, Mali’s bustling riverside capital of more than 2.5 million people, is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city

2 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

Bamako, Mali’s bustling riverside capital of more than 2.5 million people, is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city

2 years ago

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KRDO

Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

By BABA AHMED Associated PressBAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Bamako, Mali’s bustling riverside capital of more than 2.5 million people, is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city. At least 15 extremist attacks hit Mali in June and July, the most daring when jihadi fighters attacked Kati, the country’s largest military base, just 9 miles outside the capital. The growing insecurity in Mali, a sprawling country of 20 mill…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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MY Northwest

Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In Bamako’s popular Darsalam neighborhood, a young gendarme stands by a newly barricaded street, his hand on the trigger of a rifle pointed slightly to the ground.The armed policeman is a sign of how Mali’s bustling capital of more than 2.5 million people on the banks of the Niger River is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city. At least 15 extremist attacks hit Mali in June and July, th…

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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Mali's capital Bamako boosts security fearing jihadi attacks

In Bamako's popular Darsalam neighborhood, a young gendarme stands by a newly barricaded street, his hand on the trigger of a rifle pointed slightly to the ground.The armed policeman is a sign of how Mali's bustling capital of more than 2.5 million people on the banks of the Niger River is on heightened alert as jihadi attacks have moved perilously close to the city. At least 15 extremist attacks hit Mali in June and July, the most daring when j…

2 years ago·Miami, United States

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