What to know about the conflict in Mali and the world’s most terrorized region
- LAGOS, Nigeria -- LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Mali is facing its most serious security crisis in years as al-Qaida-linked militants and separatist rebels join forces to intensify attacks against its military.
- The partnership between the JNIM jihadi rebels and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) is the latest twist in a decades-long conflict in what is already the world's most terrorized region.
- It has resulted in some of the largest attacks Malian security forces and their partners have seen in years, analysts say.
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- LAGOS, Nigeria -- LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Mali is facing its most serious security crisis in years as al-Qaida-linked militants and separatist rebels join forces to intensify attacks against its military.
- The partnership between the JNIM jihadi rebels and the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) is the latest twist in a decades-long conflict in what is already the world's most terrorized region.
- It has resulted in some of the largest attacks Malian security forces and their partners have seen in years, analysts say.
Sources: ABC News