On Saturday, April 25, several cities, including Bamako and Kati, where the ruling generals reside, became the targets of a coordinated assault by jihadists from JNIM and pro-independence Tuaregs from the ALF. By evening, government forces and their Russian ally had regained control of the capital.

The landlocked West African nation has been ruled by the military since a coup in 2020.

Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako and four other cities