The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday  battled "terrorist groups" it said had launched attacks across the west African nation stricken by more than a decade of jihadist conflict.
Witnesses reported fighting in the capital Bamako and other key cities in the landlocked nation where the military seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021.
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