The situation in Mali remained highly unstable after unprecedented large-scale attacks on several cities, including Bamako, by jihadists from Nusrat al-Islam (GSIM, affiliated with al-Qaida), allied with northern pro-independence groups, on Saturday. The junta's number two, a key figure in the alliance with Russia, was killed.

Witnesses report explosions and sustained gunfire near a military base outside the capital, Bamako.

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

Islamic militants and separatists launch coordinated attacks across Mali, targeting multiple cities, including Bamako, amid escalating violence.

A wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists has spread through the country.

Rebel-jihadist offensive leaves Bamako on edge as territory falls and junta leader Assimi Goita remains out of sight.

Several cities in Mali were attacked by militants associated with al-Qaeda and separatists in the largest military strikes there in more than a decade.

Car bomb kills Sadio Camara at home during coordinated assaults by rebel groups including West African al-Qaida affiliate

The situation in Mali remained highly unstable after unprecedented large-scale attacks on several cities, including Bamako, by jihadists from Nusrat al-Islam (GSIM, affiliated…

Sadio Camara and his family members killed in car bomb, as Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda affiliate launch string of attacks

Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels

Russian forces are withdrawing from the city of Kidal, Mali after a weekend of attacks across the country by Al-Qaeda-linked militants.

Coordinated attack by JNIM and the Tuareg minority inflicted significant casualties on government forces and Russian auxiliaries

Paris has only issued a brief statement since last weekend's jihadists offensive in the country, where the ruling junta, now allied with Russia, is increasingly threatened.

The military came to power to bolster security but the weekend's attacks have brought that into question.

Setbacks suffered by the Bamako junta against insurgent groups have reestablished Algiers as a mediator after years of waning influence in the region.