WorldMali marks independence amid worsening security crisis

Mali’s 66th independence anniversary comes as armed groups expand their reach and expose the government’s difficulty protecting supply routes into Bamako. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimeen and the Tuareg-led Azawad Liberation Front have coordinated attacks against state targets, undermining the military government’s effort to consolidate territorial control and revive a peace settlement.

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AAl Jazeera★★★★☆2026-09-22 00:02Original