Mali army says 80 fighters killed after earlier al-Qaeda linked attacks
An al-Qaeda affiliate earlier claimed responsibility for ‘coordinated and high-quality attacks’ in the country.
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Clive Stafford Smith, lawyer for Aafia Siddiqui, who he says is a victim of circumstance following the 9/11 attacks.
Attack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago.
With half the country not under government control, al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM is increasingly targeting civilians.
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, an armed group linked to al-Qaeda, claims responsibility for the attack.
Bamako has cut ties with Kyiv, accusing it of complicity in an attack that killed Malian soldiers and Wagner troops.
The attack on June 11 was one of the deadliest suffered by the West African nation’s army.
The UN official said he was ‘appalled’ by the killings in central Mali.
The army’s fight against rebels has been criticised as heavy-handed, with the HRW report being the latest criticism.
The UN helicopter accidentally landed in al-Shabab territory on Wednesday, with 6 of 9 passengers taken hostage.
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Several passengers reportedly taken after helicopter lands in territory controlled by the armed group.
