Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency, Bamako, comprehensive foreign news report on the 4th) Mali’s military said that rebels launched attacks on five locations early this morning, including a town in the north where government troops and Russian fighters are stationed, and a town south of the capital Bamako, posing the latest threat to the leadership of this landlocked West African country. Reuters reported that the military issued a statement on state-run television and official social media stating that the cities and towns under attack include Anefis and Aguelhoc in the north, Gao and Sevare in the center, and Kenioroba in the south. The statement stressed that it was “continuing to monitor the situation.” A spokesman for the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a rebel organization led by the Tuareg, said the organization participated in today’s attack. In April, the organization also teamed up with al Qaeda’s regional affiliate Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) to launch a major coordinated attack on the airport in the capital Bamako, killing the defense minister. JNIM did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack. FLA spokesman Mohamed Elmaoloud Ramadane said its militants had entered Anefes in the northeastern Kidal region. Government and Russian troops have been deployed there since the April attack, having previously been expelled from the strategic town of Qida. Reuters could not independently verify Ramadane’s claims. A local official in Gao said that shooting and rocket attacks on military camps continued before dawn, and it was not yet known who was responsible for the attacks. A resident of Sevare pointed out to Reuters that gunshots continued to be heard in the early morning, and four huge explosions were heard in the west of the city around 8 a.m., and then the situation returned to calm. Kenya Oroba houses a prison for opposition figures, and it is unclear whether this facility has been affected. A government spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The wave of attacks underscores the failure of Mali’s military leaders, who came to power in coups in 2020 and 2021, to deliver on promises to improve security. (Compiled by: He Hongru) 1150704 Support Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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