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    <text>Drone strikes by the Malian military in Tene, San Cercle, Mali, kill at least 10 civilians who were preparing for a wedding. </text>
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    <text>Mali launches investigations into several soldiers and politicians, including Oumar Mariko, suspected of involvement in the April 25, 2026 coordinated attacks on Mali by Tuareg rebels and Al Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin. </text>
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      <text>EgyptAir cancels Hajj flights to and from Mali amidst a crisis in which separatist and Islamist militant are targeting the Malian military-led junta. </text>
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      <text>EgyptAir cancels Hajj flights to and from Mali amidst a crisis in which separatist and Islamist militant are targeting Mali’s military-led junta. </text>
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    <text>EgyptAir cancels Hajj flights to and from Mali amidst a crisis in which separatist and Islamist militants are targeting the Malian military-led junta. </text>
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      <text>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. </text>
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    <text>Jihadist group 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. </text>
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    <text>Russia says that it will continue its military presence in Mali to provide assistance to the Malian government. </text>
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    <text>Malian president and military leader Assimi Goïta meets with Russian ambassador to the nation, Igor Gromyko, Игорь Анатольевич, marking the former's first public appearance since a rebel offensive began three days ago. </text>
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      <text>Islamist militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) says the Malian Armed Forces has begun to withdraw from the town of Tessalit in Kidal Region, Mali, with the soldiers agreeing to hand over their weapons in exchange for safe passage from the town. </text>
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    <text>Islamist militant group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) says the Malian military has begun to withdraw from Tessalit, Kidal Region, with the soldiers agreeing to hand over their weapons in exchange for a safe passage from the town. </text>
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    <text>Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian African Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali. </text>
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    <text>Tuareg rebels say they have seized control of Kidal in northern Mali after overrunning government forces. </text>
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    <text>The Malian transitional government files a lawsuit against Algeria at the International Court of Justice and accuses Algeria of destroying a Malian military drone near Tinzaouaten, Kidal region, to allegedly hinder Mali's campaign against armed rebels in the Mali War. </text>
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  <text>The Malian military conducts drone strikes on the governor's office and other locations in Kidal, Kidal Region, Mali, which did not cause any casualties. </text>
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