Mali Defence Minister killed, fresh fighting between army and rebels

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Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali. File

Colonel Sadio Camara, Minister of Defense and Veterans of Mali. File | Photo Credit: AFP

Mali's Defence Minister died aft an onslaught connected his house, his household said Sunday (April 26, 2026), arsenic the service fought a 2nd time of battles with jihadist fighters and separatist rebels adjacent the superior Bamako and different cities, putting the Sahel nation's ruling junta nether terrible pressure.

Defence Minister Sadio Camara, his 2nd woman and 2 of his grandchildren died aft a car weaponry onslaught connected his location successful the junta stronghold of Kita, extracurricular Bamako, his household and an authoritative said.

Saturday's (April 25, 2026) daze attacks, synchronised by Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) conjugation and the jihadist Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), targeted respective areas successful the immense arid country.

Published - April 26, 2026 06:25 p.m. IST

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