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    <date>2026-07-18</date>
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    <text>The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front rebels ambush a Malian military convoy in the Gao Region of Mali. </text>
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    <date>2026-07-9</date>
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    <text>The Azawad Liberation Front attacks a convoy carrying Malian soldiers and Russian Africa Corps fighters near Anéfis, Kidal Region. Security sources say Niger provided air support for Mali during the attack. </text>
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    <text>The Human Rights Watch reports abuses committed against civilians in Mali by the Al-Qaeda-backed Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Tuareg fighters of the Azawad Liberation Front, the Malian Army, and Russia's Africa Corps since fighting escalated in April 2026. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/06/23/the-radio-france-internationale-reports-that-the-malian-army-and-russian-africa-corps-have-killed-four-civilians-in-zahr</slug>
    <text>The Radio France Internationale reports that the Malian Army and Russian Africa Corps have killed four civilians in Zahro and Abakoira near the Timbuktu and Gao regions in Mali, arranging one of the bodies in the shape of a swastika. </text>
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      <text>Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin released a propaganda video of the 25 April 2026 attacks on Mali against a Malian Army camp and Sevaré airport in Mali's Mopti region. </text>
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      <text>Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin releasee a propaganda video of the 25 April 2026 attacks on Mali against a Malian Army camp and Sevaré airport in Mali's Mopti region. </text>
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    <text>Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin releases a propaganda video of the 25 April 2026 attacks on Mali against a Malian Army camp and Sevaré airport in Mali's Mopti region. </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>Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian African Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali. </text>
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    <text>Tuareg rebels reach an agreement that allows the Russian Africa Corps to withdraw from Kidal, Mali. </text>
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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 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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  <slug>/feed/2026/07/31/the-human-rights-watch-reports-that-an-sukhoi-su-24-airstrike-by-the-russian-paramilitary-group-africa-corps-in-mali-s-m</slug>
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  <text>The Human Rights Watch reports that an Sukhoi Su-24 airstrike by the Russian paramilitary group Africa Corps in Mali's Mopti region killed eight civilians in June. </text>
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