Can Mali's IBK solve his country's worsening security situation? [Morning Call]
We begin with what is the latest wave of violence in some troubled parts of Mali. Dozens of troops have either been killed or gone missing after attackers … source
Mali’s efforts to free northern region from grip of separatists, jihadists [The Morning Call]
Mali’s prime minister traveled to the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal, marking the first such trip since a now stalled peace deal was signed in 2015. source
Militants in U.N. disguise explode car bombs, rockets at Mali bases
Militants disguised as U.N. peacekeepers exploded two suicide car bombs and fired dozens of rockets at the French and United Nations bases in Mali’s northern … source
Four jihadists arrested in “major operation” in Mali
French force Barkhane on Thursday arrested four suspected jihadists as part of an operation to “neutralize” the group of a major jihadist leader active in north-eastern Mali , near the…