Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali’s capital


              Malian soldiers are cheered by the population as they enter a military camp in Kati, Mali, Friday July 22, 2022. Mali's ruling junta says that jihadi rebels attacked the Kati military base on the outskirts of Bamako. It's the first time it has been targeted by extremist rebels in their more than 10-year insurgency in the West African country. The attack occurred at about 5 a.m. Friday morning when two vehicles loaded with explosives detonated at the camp. (AP Photo/Moustapha Diallo)
            
              Malian soldiers are cheered by the population as they enter a military camp in Kati, Mali, Friday July 22, 2022. Mali's ruling junta says that jihadi rebels attacked the Kati military base on the outskirts of Bamako. It's the first time it has been targeted by extremist rebels in their more than 10-year insurgency in the West African country. The attack occurred at about 5 a.m. Friday morning when two vehicles loaded with explosives detonated at the camp. (AP Photo/Moustapha Diallo)
            
              FILE - Col. Assimi Goita meets with a high-level delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS, at the Ministry of Defense in Bamako, Mali on Aug. 22, 2020. Explosions and gunfire were heard Friday July 22, 2022 in the area of the Kati military base on the outskirts of Bamako, according to local residents, in a suspected attack by Islamic extremists. Goita frequently stays at the Kati camp, where he launched the 2020 coup that brought him to power. (AP Photo, File)
Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali’s capital