Mali secures strategic trade routes after attempted jihadist blockade
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Mali’s armed forces are stepping up their efforts to protect strategic trade routes linking the capital Bamako to neighbouring Senegal.
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- Mali's armed forces increased protection for trade routes linking Bamako to Senegal.
- Fuel trucks from Senegal received full military escorts to ensure safe passage. 8s
- Transport companies had suspended operations after JNIM militants announced a blockade and attacked fuel trucks. 16s
- The army launched ground and air strikes, claiming to have broken the blockade. 29s
- The operation is part of ongoing efforts to weaken militant groups in the Sahel region. 37s