The authorities in Mali say their soldiers killed dozens of militant Islamists as they repelled an attack on a military base on Sunday. Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), a jihadist group affiliated to al-Qaeda, said it was behind the assault where its fighters took control of the base in the town of San. The army,
Experts say the deliveries signify that the Kremlin is doubling down on its support for Mali’s ruling junta, which has been rocked by the success of a rebel offensive led by the Jihadist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Tuareg separatists. The advance has seized large swathes of territory in the north. The Kremlin