Conflict eventExplosions/Remote violence2026-04-26🇲🇱
Mali defense minister Sadio Camara killed in coordinated jihadist attacks
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Mali) -> actor2: Sadio Camara
On 2026-04-26, a suicide car bomb struck Defence Minister Sadio Camara's residence in Kati, near Bamako, amid coordinated attacks on military sites across Mali. Camara reportedly died from injuries sustained in the attack. Sources attributed the assault to fighters linked to Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin and Tuareg fighters from the Liberation Front of Azawad.
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KatiKoulikoroWestern AfricaMaliAfrica12.744, -8.072
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