Mali army convoy ambushed near Gao by JNIM and FLA rebels

The Malian military confirmed Saturday that one of its convoys was ambushed in a remote part of the northern Gao region. Both the al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM and the separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) claimed responsibility in separate statements, each reporting "great human losses" inflicted on the army. The remote location makes independent verification difficult.