Bamako siege: Islamists block entry to Mali's capital city
Foreign governments told citizens to leave as militants closed three of Bamako’s six main routes and stranded hundreds of vehicles in nearby Ségou.
- Islamist militants imposed a partial blockade on Bamako, a West African hub home to three million people, days after the assassination of Malian defence minister Sadio Camara.
- Late Thursday, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims issued a statement calling for a 'common front' to 'bring down the junta' and establish a peaceful transition.
- A total blockade on Ségou, located 50 miles from the capital, has left hundreds of vehicles stranded, while drivers report mounting anxiety as main routes into Bamako close.
- France, Canada, and the United Kingdom urged their citizens to leave Mali, while a Kremlin spokesperson vowed Thursday that Russian forces would remain to 'combat extremism' and assist the government.
- Gen Assimi Goita claimed security forces inflicted 'heavy losses' on rebels, though analysts argue 'those moves show that the regime is weak and can't restore security.
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The Al-Qaeda-affiliated group "Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin" (Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims) has called for the establishment of a front aimed at undermining the military council that has been in power in Mali for four years. In a statement issued Thursday night, it demanded the unification of forces to achieve what it described as a "peaceful and comprehensive transition" of power, coinciding with its fighters beginning to …
The jihadists of JNIM called on Thursday for a broad "common front" against the junta in Mali and for a "transition." They began a road blockade in Bamako. The jihadists of JNIM, allied with Al-Qaeda, called on Thursday for a broad "common front" against the junta in Mali and imposed a road blockade on its capital, Bamako. The Nigerien government, for its part, announced in the evening that the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), the unified anti-ji…
Jihadists urge united front against Mali junta as Bamako blockade begins
Jihadist fighters in Mali have called for a broad uprising against the country’s military rulers, escalating tensions as they move to tighten pressure on the capital, Bamako. The appeal comes days after coordinated attacks on junta positions and coincides with the start of a blockade on key roads into the city, raising fears of further instability in a nation already grappling with years of conflict and political upheaval.
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Tension is increasing in Mali, where the Jihadists of the Jnim (Group of Support for Islam and Muslims) called on Thursday, 30 April, to unite "all the components of Malian society" against the junta. The jihadist group also imposed a road blockade on the capital Bamako.
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