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Air Algérie suspends flights to Bamako

Bamako: JNIM gives more details of the 9am fighting: 10 jihadists dead; hundreds of dead and wounded from Wagner and FAMa; 6 aircraft destroyed - including a drone - 4 damaged; destruction of dozens of vehicles

In final statement on Bamako attack, Al-Qaeda in Sahel (JNIM) claims go have killed and wounded over 100 of soldiers, destroyed 6 military aircraft including a drone, while partially disabling four. In addition dozens of military vehicles were burnt along other equipment

Mali: JNIM AQMI jihadist sets fire to a plane at Bamako airport

Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a gendarmerie training school in Mali's capital, said they inflicted " losses in lives and equipment" and "destroyed multiple warplanes"

Security sources to AFP: Violent clashes near airport in Mali's capital

Bamako: Faladié Gendarmerie School Targeted by Attack, Situation Under ControlThe Malian Armed Forces (FAMAS) quickly responded to a terrorist attack against the Faladié Gendarmerie School in Bamako. The situation is now under control

AFP, citing a Malian official: Armed men attacked a camp in Bamako in the morning

Mali Timbuktu: 4 dead and 2 wounded in this strike the day before yesterday. Among the dead a civilian in the truck, a child passing by and Abou Dzir al-Chinqiti simple soldier of the JNIM and his wife. The drone tracked him at night and until the strike in the afternoon

Nigeria ISIS claims "villagers are considered fighters responsible for the deaths of 9 mujahideen in recent months, they asked the governor of Yobi to set up a military base [other villages avoided them because their collaboration was known" Nigeria ISIS claims Mafa massacre "130 adult men were separated from women and children and executed a letter was left in the village" the village is accused of helping the army against the jihadists

Mali Kidal: Seizure of weapons and ammunition thanks to cooperation between the army and the population. The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) have carried out a major seizure of weapons and ammunition in the Kidal region, following information provided by the local population. This successful operation highlights the effectiveness of the collaboration between the security forces and the inhabitants of the region.

At least 52 dead in fuel tanker explosion in northern Nigeria: official

Algeria orders its armed forces to shoot anything that moves on its borders with Mali

Ρώσοι μισθοφόροι της Ταξιαρχίας Μεντβέντι έχουν εγκαταλείψει την Μπουρκίνα Φάσο λόγω της επίθεσης των Ουκρανικών Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων στην περιοχή του Κουρσκ, αναφέρει η γαλλική Le Monde. Σύμφωνα με το δημοσίευμα, υπήρχαν περίπου 200-300 μισθοφόροι της ταξιαρχίας στη Μπουρκίνα Φάσο. Περίπου 100 από αυτούς έχουν ήδη εγκαταλείψει τη χώρα. Ο λόγος για την αποχώρηση των μισθοφόρων ήταν η επίθεση των Ουκρανικών Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων στην περιοχή του Κουρσκ, όπως επιβεβαίωσε στη Le Monde ο διοικητής της ταξιαρχίας Βίκτορ Γιερμολάεφ.

Mali: Two pick-ups destroyed by army aviation in Boni yesterday

Burkina: Al Qaeda in the Sahel's JNIM reports that its attack on Bagsalogho on 26AUG24 was against a militia, resulting in the deaths of around 300 fighters. As militiamen, they ask to be considered civilians

In Burkina Faso, the al-Qaeda-aligned JNIM extremist group has massacred as many as 300 civilians in the centre-nord region town of Barsalogho. Attack came despite the government of Ibrahim Traoré receiving a 24-hour warning that it would occur

Mali: LCI suspended for "glorifying terrorism"

Οι υποστηριζόμενες από τη Ρωσία χούντες στο Μάλι, τον Νίγηρα και την Μπουρκίνα Φάσο ζητούν από το Συμβούλιο Ασφαλείας του ΟΗΕ να αναλάβει δράση κατά του Κίεβου επειδή υποστηρίζει αντάρτες στο Σαχέλ, -κοινή επιστολή

Niger Diffa Province: The Islamic State’s Western Africa Province (ISWAP) claims an ambush on the Red Cross accompanied by the Nigerien Army IED attack and a consequent assault with machine gun fire leading to the death of 8 Red Cross workers and 1 Nigerien soldier

Turkish-made UCAVs used by local operators were featured in the JNIM/AQIM video, with the JNIM/AQIM leader openly mentioning Turkish mercenaries and Sadat. Over the past few months, numerous Syrian opposition fighters were allegedly deployed to Niger and Burkina Faso

Το κίνημα Azawad λέει ότι δεν έχει λάβει βοήθεια από την Ουκρανία, ξένους "Μπορούμε ξεκάθαρα να πούμε ότι δεν λάβαμε εξωτερική βοήθεια για τις μάχες στο Tinzaouaten", Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadan του CSP-PSD

Mali: Al Qaeda in the Sahel's JNIM reports attacking a vehicle of the Malian army and Russian troops with an explosive device last night near Goumbou

Russian Defense Minister Belousov discussed prospects for military cooperation with heads of military delegations from Burkina Faso and Niger, the Defense Ministry reported

Burkina Faso: On 5AUG24, President Ibrahim Traore announced another failed coup attempt in the country. Intelligence Minister and several agents arrested

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov held talks with the defense ministers of Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Mali and the Central African Republic. The delegations arrived in Moscow to participate in the Army-2024 forum

Libyan National Army: We have strengthened our borders with Mali, Niger and Chad amid growing instability in these countries

Mali orders Swedish ambassador to leave country within 72 hours

United States Announces Nearly $536 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa

Mali Kidal drone strike ~10km north of Boghassa on August 5. According to its own source "the target struck was civilian". It is interesting to know the type of ammunition used given the small size of the craters and the visible debris.