### [2026-05-1](/feed/2026/05/1/index.md)

##### Mali War
# Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin takes over a base outside of Tessalit, Kidal Region, Mali, after it is abandoned by Malian troops and Russia's Africa Corps. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''Barron's](https://www.barrons.com/news/rebels-take-key-military-camp-in-mali-s-north-f5fdc5a1)

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