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Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters

2023-10-08 11:20
Al-Qaeda-linked militants have blockaded cities as government forces fight Tuareg separatist groups for control of Northern Mali.
Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters

People living in cities in Mali under siege by al-Qaeda-linked militants have told the BBC they are facing shortages of food, fuel and medicine, and rapidly rising prices.

The blockades have come as fighting intensifies between the army, who are backed by Russian Wagner mercenaries, and both Islamist...