More than 30 people were killed in central Mali following two attacks attributed to Al-Qaeda-linked militants. The coordinated assaults have intensified violence in the West African nation.

More than 30 people were killed in central Mali on Thursday after two attacks blamed on Al-Qaeda-linked militants, according to local, security and administrative sources. The strikes, claimed by JNIM, come amid renewed violence in the West African nation following recent coordinated assaults on military positions.