A large-scale surprise assault is underway in Mali, as the FLA and the JNIM militant group attack simultaneously in multiple locations including Gao, Anéfis, Aguelhok, Sébéré, and Kati. According to reports, Anéfis has been captured, dozens of regime soldiers taken prisoner, and Russian equipment seized; military bases and Gao's airport were hit in the fighting. The account comes from a single linked source.
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