Mali's security situation remained unclear on Wednesday after insurgents attacked
an elite police training academy and other strategic areas of
the capital. The day before Al Qaeda affiliate,
Jim claimed responsibility and said that hundreds of enemy soldiers
were killed and wounded. Parts of Bamako's main airport
were overrun in the attack which saw the presidential jet
satellite and other military aircraft destroyed. These videos posted
to Jim. Social media accounts have been verified by
Reuters using satellite imagery and flight tracking websites. Mali
has not confirmed the death toll but said on state
television on Tuesday evening that there had been some deaths
. Analysts and diplomats described the attack as a major
blow to the ruling junta. It also came days
after military leader, Simi Goiter said his army had
considerably weakened armed terrorist groups and it follows a heavy
defeat for Mali's army and mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group
at the end of July at the hands of Tuareg
rebels brought in Wagner whose base is located at the
Bamako Airport after turning its back on Western and regional
allies that followed two coups that were driven in part
by frustration over authorities failure to deal with insurgents one
diplomat in Bamako said the attack is seriously impacting the
junta's credibility on the security front. Adding that the
population will either support the regime against the jihadists or
start wondering if they have the right protection they deserve --> .