Reuters reports, citing security and diplomatic sources in Africa, that approximately 70 people were killed in an attack by Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, an al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali. The group launched an attack on a Police training center and the airport in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on Tuesday.

A jihadist attack in the Malian capital of Bamako targeting a military police training camp and airport left more than 70 people dead and 200 wounded, security sources said Thursday,

BAMAKO, Mali — A military training camp in Mali’s capital was attacked early Tuesday, the army said.

Authorities in Mali say the capital Bamako is "under control" following an early morning attack on Tuesday in which shots were fired at a gendarmerie building and a military zone near the city’s airport.

Days after the West African country’s ruling military was ambushed by Islamist rebels, it has sought to hide the true extent of the carnage.

Over 70 people were killed and 200 injured in Tuesday’s jihadist attack on a gendarmerie school and military airport in Bamako, the capital of Mali, according to AFP, citing military sources. The junta ruling the country since 2021,