In Mali wurden bei einem gemeinsamen Angriff von Dschihadisten der JNIM und Tuareg-Kämpfern der FLA auf einen Armeekonvoi nahe Anefis über 50 Soldaten getötet und 24 gefangen genommen. Die Angreifer, die zunehmend kooperieren, sprachen von schweren Verlusten für die malische Armee, die vom russischen Afrikakorps unterstützt wird.
Mali's military junta offers $3.5M for info leading to Iyad Ag Ghaly's capture/killing, JNIM leader wanted for April's offensive killing Defense Minister Sadio Camara.
El líder del brazo local de Al Qaeda es el arquitecto de la alianza estratégica entre rebeldes tuaregs e islamistas radicales que amenaza a la junta militar
Grupos jihadistas, incluindo um ligado à Al-Qaeda, cercam Bamako, capital do Mali, ameaçando a estabilidade da Aliança dos Estados do Sahel (AES). No dia 25 de abril, ataques coordenados do JNIM e da Frente de Libertação do Azaward resultaram na morte do ministro da Defesa Sadio Camara e na tomada de cidades incluindo Kidal. Analistas apontam que a ofensiva tem interesses de potências ocidentais na desestabilização de governos nacionalistas que se afastaram da influência francesa e se aproximaram da Rússia.
Mali's Russia-backed military junta has suffered major reversals with the killing of its Russia-trained defence minister in a suicide bombing and the loss of Kidal to insurgents. Russia's Africa Corps was forced to withdraw from the strategic town while Moscow deployed helicopter gunships and strategic bombers to hold back militants. The events threaten Russia's strategic position in West Africa as its forces remain tied down in Ukraine.
Jihadist and Tuareg separatist forces have killed Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara in a coordinated attack on his residence in Kati, 20km from Bamako. Russia-controlled Africa Corps confirmed pulling out of Kidal in northern Mali after rebels claimed the base. The offensive involved up to 12,000 fighters according to Russian sources, marking a major escalation in the decade-long conflict against JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front.
West Africa's al-Qaeda affiliate and Tuareg separatists attacked Mali's main army base and area near Bamako's airport on Saturday, killing Defence Minister Sadio Camara. The groups also pushed Russian troops supporting government forces out of the strategic town of Kidal, triggering a scramble for territory across Mali's vast desert north.
Mercados abiertos y calles llenas conviven con los controles militares, amenazas de nuevos ataques y el temor de quienes, como los tuareg, se sienten señalados tras el avance de los insurgentes el fin de semana
Russian Africa Corps forces have withdrawn from the northern city of Kidal following coordinated attacks by separatist group Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and jihadist organization JNIM across Mali. The FLA claimed control of Kidal after the withdrawal, while Malian Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in a suicide truck bombing at his residence in Kati near the capital. The attacks targeted multiple cities including Sevare, Mopti, Gao and Kidal.
Coordinated attacks by Tuareg rebels and jihadist fighters across Mali killed Defence Minister Sadio Camara in a car bomb attack at his home in Kati. His wife and two grandchildren also died. Junta leader General Assimi Goita has not been seen since Saturday's dawn offensive, which analysts describe as the most serious challenge to Mali's rulers since the 2012 offensive repelled by French forces.
Las milicias tuareg estrechan el cerco a la estratégica Kidal, con una fuerte presencia de mercenarios rusos en el bando del ejército maliense
