Following militants’ assaults on several cities the army also recovered equipment, officials have said Malian security forces eliminated more than 200 terrorists nationwide and seized significant quantities of equipment, Malian Chief of General Staff Oumar Diarra said on state TV on Sunday night. On Saturday, militants carried out attacks on Bamako, Kati, Gao, Sevare, and Kidal. The operations were claimed by the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) together with the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). The coordinated strikes focused on military installations, critical infrastructure, and high-ranking officials, but were halted by Malian forces.…