Mali: a new report of attacks indicates at least 23 dead this Saturday in Kati, near Bamako

An attack by jihadists and Tuareg rebels in Kati, a stronghold of the Malian junta, resulted in the deaths of at least 23 people, both civilians and military. General Sadio Camara, the Malian Defense Minister, was killed in this attack, which involved a suicide bomber driving a vehicle packed with explosives. The jihadists of JNIM, allied with the Azawad Liberation Front, carried out coordinated attacks against strategic junta positions across the country.