On Saturday, April 25, Mali witnessed a coordinated uprising by the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and the Al-Qaeda-linked Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), culminating in the capture of the strategic city of Kidal and resulting in the assassination of Mali's Defense Minister, as the two groups collaborate in an unprecedented offensive amid ongoing instability and violence in the region. #MaliConflict #Separatism #Terrorism