Mali Turmoil As Insurgents Seize Towns and Kill Key Officials
Mali is reeling following coordinated attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels. The attackers seized military bases and killed the defense minister and military intelligence chief.
<p>Military intelligence chief reportedly also killed in sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels</p><p>Mali has been left reeling from sweeping attacks by jihadists and separatist rebels who seized several towns and military bases and killed the defence minister and military intelligence chief.</p><p>The weekend assault on the west African state’s security architecture was coordinated by al-Qaida-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the separatist Tuareg-led mov...