Article Summary

Armed groups, including Islamist militants and Tuareg rebels, have launched coordinated attacks across Mali, hitting the capital Bamako and several other cities, causing flight cancellations and prompting the U.S. Embassy to warn citizens to shelter in place. The Malian military, with help from Russian-backed forces, says it is fighting back and maintains control, but violence has been widespread. The article highlights how years of instability, coups, and shifting foreign alliances have failed to stop the country’s worsening security crisis.