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Mali links coordinated attacks to bid to seize power and derail transition

RT International·RT International·about 1 month ago
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The militants behind the April 25 attacks sought to sow fear and doubt and undermine national resolve, Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga has said The recent coordinated terrorist attacks on Mali were aimed at seizing power and destabilizing the country’s institutions, Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga has said. Mali’s capital, Bamako, along with Kati, Gao, Sevare, and Kidal, came under militant attack on Saturday. The assault was claimed by Al-Qaeda-linked Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front (FLA). The coordinated offensive targeted military sites, key infrastructure, and senior officials, but was repelled by Malian forces. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the first day of national mourning for Defense Minister General Sadio Camara, who was killed in the attacks, Maiga condemned the violence as an attempt to derail Mali’s political transition process.…

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