The current situation of the war in Mali (April 2026)
Since yesterday, the JNIM (Al-Qaeda) in white and the Azawad separatists in green are launching an offensive, for now in the northern part of the country. The Azawad separatists have taken Kidal, which is an important city and was pretty much a stronghold for the Malian government. The Minister of
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