Junta Boss Takes Defense Role Amid Mali's Security Crisis

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Malis Junta Boss, General Assimi Goïta, Becomes Defence Minister Amidst Security Meltdown and Jihadist Attacks In the wake of a suicide truck bomb that killed the previous defence minister, Sadio Camara, Malis junta boss, General Assimi Goïta, has taken over the role. This comes as the country grapples with a brutal security crisis, with jihadists from th…

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Malis Junta Boss, General Assimi Goïta, Becomes Defence Minister Amidst Security Meltdown and Jihadist Attacks In the wake of a suicide truck bomb that killed the previous defence minister, Sadio Camara, Malis junta boss, General Assimi Goïta, has taken over the role. This comes as the country grapples with a brutal security crisis, with jihadists from the al-Qaeda linked JNIM and separatist rebels from the Azawad Liberation Front launching surprise attacks across cities and towns earlier this w

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