US EditionFighting in Mali Between the Army and Armed Groups Flares up Again
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Fighting was reported again in Mali today, a day after coordinated attacks in the country. A separatist movement claims to be receiving support from jihadists in the fight against the Malian government army. Heavy fighting is being reported in Kati, just north of the capital Bamako. The city is home to a major military base of the Malian government army, which is supported by Russian mercenaries. A reporter from the British news agency Reuters h…
Following coordinated attacks in Mali, Dr. Etienne Fakaba Sissoko and Imam Mahmoud Dicko call for a national conference on the model of Benin 1990. Actors of the Malian opposition (although bullied) demand a civil transition and a national dialogue in the image of "The Conference of the Living Forces of the Nation", held in Cotonou from 19 to 28 February 1990 at the Hotel PLM Alédjo, remains engraved in memoirs as the founding act of Benin's con…
The Malian authorities set up a curfew in Bamako and renovated the curfew in Gao after the coordinated attacks of 25 April, following the attacks on the capital, Kati and several inland localities. On Saturday, the governor of the Bamako district established a curfew of 72 hours throughout the entire area of the Malian capital, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., which can be renewed if necessary. The decision, taken for reasons of public order, comes after …
The Malian army announced, on Saturday, that a large-scale sweep was under way in the capital, Bamako, the city of Kati, and a number of the interior, following a coordinated attack by armed groups described as terrorist. A statement by the general staff of the armed forces said that the army had been able to defeat the attackers in its response to the attack, noting that several hundred armed elements had been neutralized, without providing a f…
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