Africa’s Mali crisis widens as extremist groups advance and state control erodes – analysis

Mali is experiencing a major escalation in violence, with jihadist groups advancing and the defense minister assassinated. The crisis threatens to destabilize the Sahel region.

Mali has seen an unprecedented advance by armed groups in recent days, and among the groups involved are Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), considered a jihadist organization, and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), seen as a group seeking an independent region or state for the Tuareg people.

The groups have attacked cities in northern Mali, and the country has faced massive setbacks as its officials have been killed and Russian mercenaries have fled.

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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-894287?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0dqhcteq&fbclid=IwY2xjawRh1JdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeBFIrkMEYygfhnzkaB-grkqUkjL46TnnkwY-Av7U3f5pYBxPhx1A_nVQgg_c_aem_yYymfG5tly6ZKq52MhMjRA#google_vignette

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