Mali army says armed groups launch coordinated attacks across country

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1. Mali defence minister killed in rebel attacks, reports say

The family of Mali's defence minister has said he was killed in an apparent suicide truck bombing on his residence near the capital Bamako.

Multiple news outlets reported the death of Sadio Camara, part of a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists carried out across the country.
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On Sunday, clashes between the FLA and the Malian government resumed in Kidal.

Shortly after these reports, Ramadane said: "An agreement was reached between the Azawad forces and the Russian elements of the Africa Corps with a view to ensuring their secure withdrawal from the fighting."

In later updates, he said they were "permanently withdrawing from Kidal" and "Kidal is now free". There has been no confirmation of these claims from Mali's military.

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