Armed fighters kill at least 30 people in attacks in central Mali
Several sources tell Reuters and AFP the al-Qaeda-affiliated assailants hit two villages in Mopti region on Wednesday.
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Burkina Faso leader vows AES alliance crackdown on armed groups in Sahel
Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali have launched joint battalion aiming to bolster sovereignty after group booted out France, US.
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Is Mali about to fall to an al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group?
Armed group piles pressure on the landlocked Sahel country and its military government.
Published On 9 Nov 2025
France urges citizens to leave Mali as armed group blockade intensifies
Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM blocks fuel deliveries, causing school closures, power cuts as military rulers struggle to respond.
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Is Mali about to fall to al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM?
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In letters seen by Global News Insight, US AFRICOM admits to killing civilians in air raids, but refuses ‘condolence payment’.
‘Mobility tool’ for fighters: Motorbikes keep armed men moving in the Sahel
In Benin and across West Africa, riders viewed with suspicion as motorcycles now synonymous with armed fighters.
Mali army says 80 fighters killed after earlier al-Qaeda linked attacks
An al-Qaeda affiliate earlier claimed responsibility for ‘coordinated and high-quality attacks’ in the country.
Two jailed for 30 years over 2019 Kenya hotel attack
The men provided assistance to al-Shabab fighters who attacked the DusitD2 complex in Nairobi, killing 21 people.
![A woman reacts as she is reunite with family after being evacuated from the DusitD2 compound in Nairobi after a blast followed by a gun battle rocked the upmarket hotel complex on January 15, 2019. [File: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/000_1CA25U-1750356214.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Yemen’s al-Qaeda leader threatens Trump, Musk over Israel’s war on Gaza
Saad bin Atef al-Awlaki, wanted by the US, challenges Houthi dominance of Arab and Muslim world’s resistance movement.
