Mali's junta leader, Assimi Goita, has taken on the role of defense minister following the assassination of the previous minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, during a wave of coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadi forces, which have exacerbated the countryβs escalating security crisis amidst ongoing tensions and disruptions in the capital, Bamako. #Mali #Junta #SecurityCrisis
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Mali's junta leader takes over defense ministry after the minister was killed in militant attacks
Mali 's junta leader and the country's president has assumed the duties of defense minister, authorities said Monday, after the incumbent was killed in sweeping, coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadi forces that stunned the West African nation.