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Explosions and gunfire as armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali

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3 sources
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Key Topics & People
Bamako *Mali Kati Kidal Azawad Liberation Front (FLA)

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Conflict(2)
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Avg Factuality:83%
Avg Sensationalism:Moderate

Story Timeline

Apr 25 Evening

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Conflict(2)
National Security(1)

Key Claims

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Mali has been ruled by a military junta since 2020.

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“Terrorist groups, not yet identified, early this morning targeted certain points and barracks in the capital and the interior”

— Malian army statement

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Armed groups launched co-ordinated attacks across Mali, including the capital Bamako.

— Mali's military

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Fighting has been reported around Kati, Gao, Kidal, Sevare and Mopti.

— null

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An attack by “unknown armed terrorists” has been carried out on military barracks and other targets in Bamako.

— military in Mali

Apr 25 Morning

1 articles|1 sources
National Security(1)

Key Claims

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Gunmen have attacked Mali’s capital, Bamako and several locations across the country.

— the army

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Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) confirmed it was involved in the attacks and coordinated with the FLA.

— Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM)

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Two loud explosions and sustained gunfire were heard near Mali’s main military base, Kati, outside Bamako.

— Residents in Kati

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The house of Defence Minister General Sadio Camara was targeted.

— Residents in Kati

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A spokesperson for the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) has said its forces had taken control of Kidal and some areas in Gao.

— A spokesperson for the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front (FLA)