play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upToggle PlayArmed group announces siege on Mali capital
The al-Qaeda-linked JNIM has announced the beginning of a “total siege” on Mali’s capital Bamako, warning civilians they’ll be targeted if they don’t “stay out of the way”. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque says a showdown between armed groups and the army there now appears likely.
