The siege underscores the fact that the Malian army is ill-equipped, overstretched and strategically disadvantaged in countering evolving terrorist tactics. The blockade is not a conventional military ...

If Bamako really does fall into the hands of Islamists it would mark a stunning reversal — and not only for Mali’s military junta, whose seizure of power in 2020 on a wave of anti-French sentiment ...

FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File) BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military ...

Islamist fighters in Mali have reportedly expanded their operations around Bamako, as they press on with a fuel blockade on ...

Sikasso, Mali – The Kayes region, which borders Senegal and is vital to Mali’s economy, had remained largely untouched by the violence from armed groups that has rocked the country for several decades ...

US Embassy urges citizens to leave Mali immediately on commercial flights as blockade makes daily life more dangerous.

Mali’s military junta is struggling to ease a jihadist fuel blockade as talks with al-Qaeda-linked militants inch forward – ...

Mali's military says armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal BAMAKO, Mali -- Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali's military said ...

The Malian government has implemented a significant reorganization of its senior military hierarchy, replacing several key officers, including General Keba Sangare, as the country grapples with ...

(AP) -- The latest on the attack on a hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako. (All times local): 12:20 p.m. Malian army commander, Modibo Nama Traore, says Malian special forces have entered the hotel ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali's military rulers said Thursday they have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accused of attempting to ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s military rulers said Thursday they have arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accused of ...