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Mali: Govt Declares Three Days of Mourning After Attacks Kill Dozens
DW, 11 August 2022
Authorities in Mali have declared three days of mourning beginning Thursday after a pair of terror attacks killed dozens of soldiers over the weekend. Read more »
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Mali: Govt Strengthens Ties With Russia, Receives Six More Soviet-Era Warplanes
RFI, 10 August 2022
Mali has received five military jets and a combat helicopter from Russia, which has become a close ally in its fight against a long-running jihadist insurgency. The move… Read more »
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Mali: Rights Reforms Crucial for Civilian Rule
HRW, 9 August 2022
Ensure Free Speech, Fair Trials During 2-Year Transition Read more »
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Mali: Stories of Survival and Self-Sacrifice From Local Dialogues With Militants
The New Humanitarian, 4 August 2022
'We decided intelligently to come to a plan B, to come to a compromise.' Read more »
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Mali: Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Attack On Mali's Largest Military Base
DW, 23 July 2022
Militants linked to al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against the country's main military base outside the capital, Bamako. Read more »
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Mali: U.S. Orders Departure of Staff and Families Over Attack Fears
RFI, 30 July 2022
The United States has ordered non-emergency personnel and their families to leave Mali due to a heightened risk of terrorist attacks, the State Department has announced. Read more »
Mali Mourns as Soldiers, Police Killed In Terror Attacks
Authorities in Mali have declared three days of mourning after two terror attacks killed 42 soldiers on August 7, 2022 and injuring 22 others near the town of Tessit in the Gao Region. The government said the "complex and coordinated attack" involved drones, car bombs and artillery, blaming an affiliate of the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) group.
This is the second such attack, after miltants killed 142 people in Diallassagou and two surrounding villages in the Mopti Region in June, 2022.
Mali is ruled by a military junta after Colonel Assimi Goita overthrew the democratic government in 2020, in part over frustration at its failure to rein in years of insurgency.
Terror attacks have nevertheless remained common.
Also on August 7, 2022, five police officers were killed when extremists attacked a police station in the town of Sona, near the border with Burkina Faso. Authorities said that three other officers remain missing.
After Goita's coup, Mali's traditional security partner and former coloniser, France, withdrew its military forces. Observers fear this has created a power vacuum for yet more attacks to occur.
The country now looks to Russia and Russia-backed mercenaries from the Wagner group for equipment, training and support.
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