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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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    <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>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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    <slug>/feed/2026/05/9/sources-say-that-70-people-were-killed-in-a-new-wave-of-attacks-in-central-mali-the-previous-day-al-qaeda-linked-jama-a</slug>
    <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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      <text>The Alliance of Sahel States conducts airstrikes in Mali against Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists and Tuareg separatists. </text>
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    <slug>/feed/2026/04/30/niger-announces-that-the-alliance-of-sahel-states-conducted-airstrikes-in-mali-against-al-qaeda-linked-jihadists-and-tua</slug>
    <text>Niger announces that the Alliance of Sahel States conducted airstrikes in Mali against Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists and Tuareg separatists hours after the attacks began. </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>SITE Intelligence Group says that Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated ⁠rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks. </text>
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    <text>SITE Intelligence Group says that the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Tuareg-dominated ⁠rebel group FLA has claimed full responsibility for the attacks. </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>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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      <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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  <text>The Al-Qaeda-linked Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front separatists launch coordinated attacks on the Malian communes and towns of Aguelhok, Anéfis, Gao, and Sévaré. The Malian army says it has repelled the assaults, while local sources report continuing fighting. </text>
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