Armed Groups Launch Coordinated Attacks Across Mali

Mali: Fighting continues as Tuareg separatists claim Kidal

A spate of attacks was coordinated by Tuareg separatists and jihadis with links to al-Qaeda. It's the most serious fighting to rock the Sahel nation in years.

Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali

The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities.

Militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali

Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako, and four other citiesIslamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and north…

Russian embassy condemns militant attacks in various parts of Mali

The embassy also highlighted the effective response by the Malian Armed Forces

Gunmen Attack Several Locations Across Mali's Capital

Mali's army said in a statement that "unidentified armed terrorist groups targeted certain locations and barracks" in Bamako and that soldiers were "engaged in eliminating the attackers."

Update: Mali's army claims situation under control following attacks

Earlier it said armed militants had staged simultaneous and coordinated attacks at several locations across the country involving multiple groups.