### [2026-05-6](/feed/2026/05/6/index.md)

##### 2026 Mali offensives
# At least 35 people are killed in coordinated attacks in central Mali that are claimed by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via LBCI](https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/world-news/930727/two-attacks-in-central-mali-claimed-by-jihadists-kill-more-than-30-afp/en)

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