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3w ago

JNIM Seizes Central Mali Camp, Shells Timbuktu Base and Airport

The junta’s reliance on Russia-linked mercenaries has failed to halt a surge in jihadist attacks.

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Map of Mali locating the city of Timbuktu
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Overview

  • JNIM fighters overran the Boulkessi military camp in central Mali on Sunday, with security sources reporting at least 30 soldiers killed and local officials suggesting the toll could reach 60.
  • The group attacked a camp in Timbuktu and fired shells at the city’s airport on Monday, prompting the Malian army to claim it neutralized 14 attackers and arrested 31 suspects.
  • Security sources estimate that more than 400 soldiers have been killed by insurgent assaults across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger since early May.
  • JNIM has claimed responsibility for recent assaults on bases in Dioura and Sirakorola in Mali, as well as operations in Burkina Faso and Niger.
  • Junta regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have severed ties with Western nations and turned to Russia-linked mercenaries, yet jihadist violence continues unabated.