Jihadist assault on Mali’s capital killed scores of people, say security sources

Capacity of junta to tackle 12-year insurgency challenged by attacks al-Qaida affiliate claims responsibility for

Scores of people reportedly died in a jihadist attack in the Malian capital on Tuesday, again raising questions about the junta’s capacity to tackle a 12-year insurgency.

Islamic militants attacked a number of locations in Bamako including an elite police training academy. The violence, which claimed to have been carried out by al-Qaida affiliate Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), led to the closure of the city’s airport for the day.