Overview
- JNIM and the Tuareg-led FLA said they coordinated assaults Saturday on Bamako, Kati, Gao, Kidal, Mopti and Sévaré in what analysts described as the largest multi‑city offensive in years.
- The military said it restored control, reported 16 wounded, and imposed a nightly curfew in Bamako from 21:00 to 06:00, while the capital’s airport reopened Sunday after a temporary shutdown.
- Family and government sources cited by multiple outlets reported Defense Minister Sadio Camara was killed by an explosion at his Kati residence, a development officials were still consolidating.
- The FLA claimed it seized parts of Kidal and positions in Gao, and the group said it reached an understanding with Russian Afrikacorps forces to let besieged troops leave a camp in the north.
- Russia said about 250 fighters attacked Bamako’s airport and a nearby base and were repelled, while the UN and EU condemned the violence as the post‑MINUSMA security vacuum and Russian involvement reshape the conflict.