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| Mali Under Siege: Tracking the Fuel Blockade Crippling Bamako | |
| 2025-12-04 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Bellingcat] Attacks by a jihadist group on fuel convoys bound for Bamako, the capital of Mali, have destroyed more than 130 tankers since September, a Bellingcat investigation has found. The systematic attacks by Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) have brought Bamako and other regions of the West African nation to a standstill as the Al Qaeda-affiliated militia uses economic warfare to pressure the military government.
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