Four Years After France's Departure: Jihadists Occupy Mali
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Four years after the departure of the French troops from Mali, Tuareg rebels and jihadist groups have made further progress. They are now trying to stifle the capital to bring down the junta in power. The Malian army ends up fighting back and regaining control of the city. But the jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda are blocking the main roads around Bamako. Paris has asked its nationals to leave the country. For three days, the attacks are continuing …
"The Regime Is Condemned": Blockade of Bamako, the Malian Junta Under Pressure Against the Jihadists
Since 28 April, the capital of Mali has been under blockade, cut off from its main supply lines. Militaryly weakened, the junta is facing increased pressure from the jihadists and may well collapse.
The Jnim, an armed Islamist group linked to Al-Qaida, launched a blockade of the capital of Mali on Thursday, 30 April 2026, affecting its 4 million inhabitants, to put pressure on the already weakened regime, a strategy already employed in smaller cities in recent years.
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