US EditionMali Army Says 80 Fighters Killed After Earlier Al-Qaeda Linked Attacks
- On 1 July 2025, Mali’s armed forces responded to coordinated assaults on military posts in seven towns located in central and western Mali, close to the frontiers with Mauritania and Senegal.
- The assaults were claimed by al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin , marking their third major coordinated attack in the past month amid a decade-long Islamist insurgency.
- The attacks hit Diboli, Kayes, Sandere, Nioro du Sahel, Gogoui, Molodo, and Niono, with residents reporting intense gunfire and smoke near key locations like Kayes governor’s residence.
- Army spokesperson Souleymane Dembele reported the enemy suffered heavy losses, showing visuals of 80 militants killed along with seized weapons, vehicles, and motorcycles.
- These events underscore rising insecurity in Mali and the Sahel, where militant expansion threatens regional stability and hinders international cooperation under military rule since 2020.
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Mali's armed forces say they killed 80 militants after series of attacks on military posts
Mali’s armed forces say they have killed 80 al Qaeda-linked militants following a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts in central and western parts of the country.
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