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Mali developments — 15 July 2026
A second nationwide attack wave hits five towns from the Algerian border to Bamako's approaches; the FLA and JNIM besiege Anéfis for six days, ambush a Malian–Africa Corps relief convoy and down an Mi-24 before the army retakes the town at a stated cost of about 30 soldiers; Russia and the AES states pledge deeper military cooperation at Niamey; and Mali and Algeria restore ambassadors and reopen their airspace after fifteen months.
- Coordinated attacks strike five towns across Mali in a single dayhigh
- Anéfis besieged for six days, then retaken — the corridor to Kidal contestedmoderate
- Relief convoy carrying Malian and Africa Corps personnel ambushed in the northmoderate
- Russia and the Sahel states pledge deeper military cooperation at Niameyhigh
- Mali and Algeria restore ambassadors and reopen airspace after fifteen monthshigh
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