Armed fighters kill at least 30 people in attacks in central Mali
Key takeaways
- Several sources tell Reuters and AFP that the al-Qaeda-affiliated assailants hit two villages in Mopti region on Wednesday.
- According to local, security and administrative sources speaking to the AFP news agency on Thursday, attacks on the villages of Korikori and Gomossogou in the Mopti region killed at least 30 people a day earlier.
- Mali was shaken by a wave of attacks since April 25 and 26, when the al-Qaeda-linked group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) joined forces with the Tuareg-dominated rebel group Azawad Liberation Front (FLA).
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Several sources tell Reuters and AFP that the al-Qaeda-affiliated assailants hit two villages in Mopti region on Wednesday.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo An Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) soldier stands on a pick-up truck next to a damaged helicopter in Kidal, Mali [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026Dozens of people have been killed in attacks reportedly carried out by al-Qaeda-affiliated fighters in central Mali, the deadliest assault since armed groups launched a widespread coordinated assault late last month.
According to local, security and administrative sources speaking to the AFP news agency on Thursday, attacks on the villages of Korikori and Gomossogou in the Mopti region killed at least 30 people a day earlier. Three sources – including an aid worker, a diplomat and a security source – separately told the news agency Reuters that the assailants had hit two unnamed localities in Mopti, killing at least 50 on Wednesday.