Gunfire and blasts rock Mali as armed groups stage coordinated attacks

NewsWorldAfricaGunfire and blasts rock Mali as armed groups stage coordinated attacksMali’s army said ‘unidentified armed terrorist groups targeted certain locations and barracks in the capital’Ap Correspondent Saturday 25 April 2026 13:02 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2964849To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/mali-attack-terrorist-bamako-airport-b2964860.html","title":"Gunfire and blasts rock Mali as armed groups stage coordinated attacks"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-29225","index":0}A Malian soldier during an attack on Mali's main military base (Reuters)On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Africa","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Gunmen attacked several locati...