‘Depart immediately’: State Department warns Americans as al Qaeda threatens to overrun African nation

Islamist JNIM fighters have surrounded Mali's capital Bamako, blocking fuel supplies as the West African nation faces ...
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Al Qaeda-affiliated militants cripple fuel supplies to Mali's capital

Mali's capital has been hit by a more than two-months-long fuel blockade. Tankers importing fuel into the landlocked African nation have been ambushed and attacked by militants linked to al-Qaida. As ...
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Desperate search for fuel in Mali’s capital as al-Qaida-linked group enforces blockade

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Endless lines stretched in front of gas stations in Mali’s capital Bamako late into Monday night, as commuters desperately tried to find fuel. Residents are starting to feel the ...
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Jihadists have blockaded Mali’s capital. What’s at stake

Story by Olivier Walther, University of Florida; Alexander John Thurston, University of Cincinnati ; Baba Adou, University of Florida; Cory Dakota Satter, and Leonardo A. Villalón, University of ...
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Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali’s capital

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Jihadi rebels have attacked Mali’s Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako, the ruling junta confirmed Friday. It’s the first time Kati, Mali’s largest ...
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Al Qaeda-affiliated militants cripple fuel supplies to Mali's capital

Militants from an Al Qaeda affiliate in land-locked Mali have been attacking fuel convoys for months. The blockade has strangled fuel supplies to the capital city.