Hundreds of Russian troops have abandoned a key military base in Mali after insurgents launched an unprecedented wave of co-ordinated attacks across the country, killing the Defence Minister and capturing a northern town.

Mali's military ruler Assimi Goita made his first public appearance since coordinated insurgent assaults over the weekend, pledging to “neutralise” those responsible as jihadist and separatist groups escalated attacks across the country.

Mali's government is facing new questions about how long it can hold on to power two days after insurgents launched attacks across the country, hitting the main army base outside

In simultaneous attacks launched on Saturday, an alliance of al Qaeda-linked militants and separatist rebels killed Mali's defence minister, hit the capital's airport and drove Russian soldiers out of a desert town over a thousand kilometres away.

Armed groups launched simultaneous assaults on military targets across Mali, including near Bamako’s airport, in one of the country’s largest coordinated attacks in years. Fighting was reported in Kati, Gao, Kidal, and Sévaré, with Tuareg rebels and ...

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Gunmen on motorbikes storm two villages in Borno and Adamawa states, torch homes and loot food supplies amid a surge in insurgent attacks.