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In Mali, jihadists shake up the junta by carrying out an unprecedented attack

On Saturday April 25, several cities, including Bamako and Kati, where the generals in power reside, were the target of a coordinated assault between the jihadists of the GSIM and the Tuareg separatists of the FLA. In the evening, the situation was...

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In Mali, jihadists shake up the junta by carrying out an unprecedented attack
Source: Le Monde
Samedi 25 avril, plusieurs villes, dont Bamako et Kati, où résident les généraux au pouvoir, ont été la cible d’un assaut coordonné entre les djihadistes du GSIM et les indépendantistes touaregs du FLA. Dans la soirée, la situation était sous contrôle des forces gouvernementales et de leur allié russe dans la capitale.

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