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Mali’s Defence Minister Sadio Camara has been killed in coordinated attacks on military targets across the country.
According to reports, Camara died after a vehicle-borne explosive detonated outside his residence in Kati, which was heavily fortified.
The residence is about 15 kilometres northwest of Bamako, the capital of Mali, where interim President Assimi Goita and other junta leaders also reside.
The Saturday attack involved jihadist fighters linked to al-Qaeda and Tuareg rebel groups launching simultaneous assaults nationwide, including on the junta stronghold in Kati.
The assailants reportedly carried out a suicide car bombing that destroyed the defence minister’s residence.
Camara was killed alongside three of his family members in the bomb blast.
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The incident comes on the heels of escalating violence in Mali, with fighting resuming in Kidal, the northern part of the country, early on Sunday.
The spokesperson for the Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA), Mohamed Almaouloud Ramadane, disclosed that an agreement had been reached between Azawad forces and elements of the Russian Africa Corps to ensure their safe withdrawal from the clashes.
“Early this morning, an agreement was reached between the Azadian forces and the Russian elements of the Africa corps to guarantee their safe withdrawal from fighting.
“In other words, several fighters from the GATIA de Gamou led, in particular, by Salam Ag Abanassa, have malfunctioned.
“Finally, elements of the Malian army retrenched in the former MINUSMA camps are currently under sustained strikes aimed at forcing them to leave their bunkers,” Ramadane penned on Facebook.
