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Mali Armed Forces and ruling junta

Mali Armed Forces and ruling junta

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Tuareg rebels and jihadists strike Mali in coordinated offensive, capture Kidal

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Reports situation 'under control' by mid-morning April 25

Before dawn on April 25, 2026, gunmen hit Mali's capital, the Kati military base, and the cities of Sevare, Gao and Kidal in the most coordinated single-day attack the country has seen in years. By mid-morning the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) said its fighters held Kidal — the symbolic seat of the Tuareg independence movement — and the regional governor had taken refuge in a former United Nations compound. At the Kati base outside Bamako, Defence Minister General Sadio Camara's residence was destroyed.

Updated 4 hours ago