Malian authorities have launched an investigation into suspected soldiers accused of involvement in coordinated attacks on military bases carried out by militants linked to al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on 25 April 2026.
A statement from the prosecutor at the military tribunal in Bamako, read on state television on 1 May, said the list of potential accomplices includes three active-duty soldiers, a retired soldier, and another soldier who had been dismissed and was later killed in fighting near the main army base in Kati, around 15 km from the capital.
“The first arrests have been successfully carried out, and all other perpetrators, co-perpetrators, and accomplices are actively being sought,” the statement said, without providing further details on the number of detainees or identities of those in custody.
The coordinated assaults, which began on the morning of 25 April, underscored the ability of armed groups with differing objectives to strike at the heart of Mali’s military government, which came to power following coups in 2020 and 2021.
Among the consequences of the violence was the killing of the defence minister, while Russian forces supporting the government were reportedly forced to withdraw from the northern town of Kidal.
The unrest has since triggered renewed fighting across Mali’s northern desert region, raising concerns that insurgent groups could consolidate territorial gains and expand their influence further across the Sahel.
Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al Qaeda-linked group active in the region, has called on Malians to rise up against the authorities and impose Sharia law.
The group has also claimed it intends to encircle Bamako, with security sources reporting that checkpoints had been established on the outskirts of the capital.
Mali’s military leader Assimi Goita said in a televised address on 29 April that the situation remained under control, vowing to “neutralise” the insurgent groups responsible for the attacks.
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