Mali’s military said it was battling armed groups after coordinated attacks struck the capital and other cities in a country facing a prolonged insurgency.
Witnesses reported fighting in the capital Bamako and other key cities in the landlocked nation where the military seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021.
An army statement said: "Terrorist groups, not yet identified, early this morning targeted certain points and barracks in the capital and the interior."
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. But insurgents had already tried last year to cripple the capital by cutting off its fuel supply.
Fighting was reported in Bamako, the northern cities of Gao and Kidal and the central city of Sevare.
