Militants kill more than 60 in Mali on boat and at army camp September 08, 2023 at 02:12AM

Islamist militants launched attacks in northeastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers. The attacks targeted a military camp and a boat transporting soldiers on a waterway. The interim government stated that around 50 assailants were killed in subsequent fighting. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), a West African branch of Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for the attacks.