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      <date>2026-05-3</date>
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      <text>A opposition figure and lawyer critical of the Malian military junta is kidnapped in Bamako overnight. </text>
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    <date>2026-05-3</date>
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    <text>Mountaga Tall, an opposition figure and lawyer critical of the Malian military junta, is kidnapped in Bamako overnight. </text>
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      <date>2026-05-1</date>
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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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    <date>2026-04-28</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/04/28/malian-president-and-military-leader-assimi-goita-meets-with-russian-ambassador-to-the-nation-igor-gromyko-igor-anato</slug>
    <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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      <date>2026-04-27</date>
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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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    <date>2026-04-25</date>
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    <keywords>Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin</keywords>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/04/25/defence-minister-sadio-camara-is-killed-by-a-jnim-suicide-car-bomb-at-his-home-in-kati-camara-s-wife-and-two-of-his-gra</slug>
    <text>Defence minister Sadio Camara is killed by a JNIM suicide car bomb at his home in Kati. Camara's wife and two of his grandchildren are also killed. </text>
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    <date>2026-04-21</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/04/21/the-russian-defence-ministry-says-the-africa-corps-freed-a-russian-and-a-ukrainian-citizen-abducted-in-niger-in-july-202</slug>
    <text>The Russian defence ministry says the Africa Corps freed a Russian and a Ukrainian citizen abducted in Niger in July 2024 by Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin during an operation conducted in Mali. </text>
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    <text>Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin insurgents ambush a fuel tanker convoy in western Mali near the Senegalese border, killing at least 15 people, and destroying the tankers amid an ongoing fuel blockade by the jihadist group aimed at crippling the economy. </text>
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    <date>2025-09-4</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2025/09/4/the-malian-transitional-government-files-a-lawsuit-against-algeria-at-the-international-court-of-justice-and-accuses-alg</slug>
    <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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    <date>2025-07-1</date>
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    <slug>/feed/2025/07/1/jama-at-nasr-al-islam-wal-muslimin-claims-responsibility-for-attacks-on-several-mali-armed-forces-positions-near-senegal</slug>
    <text>Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin claims responsibility for attacks on several Mali Armed Forces positions near Senegal in Mali. The Malian army spokesperson said 80 attackers were neutralized while there were no details on casualties among soldiers. </text>
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      <date>2025-02-7</date>
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      <text>Between 45 to 60 civilians are killed after an ambush by Islamic State gunmen against a convoy of buses in Gao, Mali. </text>
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      <date>2025-02-7</date>
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      <text>Between 45 to 60 civilians are killed after an ambush by Islamic State gunmen against a convoy of buses in Kobe, Mali. </text>
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    <text>Twenty-five civilians are killed after an ambush by Islamic State gunmen against a convoy of buses in Gao, Mali. </text>
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    <name>Daily Beiruit</name>
    <day>9</day>
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    <year>2026</year>
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    <name>Times of India</name>
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    <month>5</month>
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  <text>Sources say that 70 people were killed in a new wave of attacks in central Mali the previous day. Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin claims responsibility. </text>
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