Could islamist fighters take Timbuktu?

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Mali's military junta is facing significant security challenges due to recent coordinated attacks by jihadist group JNIM and Tuareg ally FLA targeting army positions in northern Mali. The incidents raise questions about the government's ability to contain the insurgency.

Mali's military junta is facing one of its most serious security challenges in months. A wave of coordinated attacks by the jihadist group JNIM and its Tuareg ally, the FLA, has targeted army positions across the north of the country, raising fresh questions about the government's ability to contain the insurgency.