conflict Bamako, Mali
Mali marks independence amid worsening security crisis
900fuel tankers
More than 900 fuel tankers entered Bamako under military escort on September 14.
Mali is marking its independence anniversary as armed groups intensify attacks, disrupt fuel supplies and challenge government control. JNIM and the Azawad Liberation Front coordinated attacks, while more than 400,000 people were internally displaced by June.
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Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen attacked an army camp in Dioura on September 10.
“On September 10 ... JNIM ... attacked an army camp in Dioura”
Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the April attacks.
“Defence Minister Sadio Camara was killed in the attacks”
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen and the Azawad Liberation Front coordinated attacks on military and strategic sites in Mali during an April offensive.
“JNIM and the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front ... coordinated attacks”