A large-scale coordinated attack by al-Qaeda-affiliated militants from JNIM (Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin) and Tuareg rebels from the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) struck multiple military sites across Mali on Saturday, with sources telling Al Jazeera that Defence Minister General Sadio Camara has been killed. His residence in the heavily guarded garrison town of Kati, considered one of the most secure locations in the country, was destroyed by a suicide car bomb attack. As the attacks continue more than 24 hours after they began on Saturday morning, residents of Kati can still hear heavy gunfire and loud explosions, while violence has also spread to the northern towns of Kidal, Gao and Sevare, as well as the capital Bamako. JNIM, which has...