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Russian Africa Corps Su-24M2 tactical bombers conducted operations against the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in Mali, marking a direct combat role for Russian forces in the Sahel.
The Russian Africa Corps conducted a Lancet drone strike against boats presumed to be transporting supplies and ammunition to the FLA and JNIM coalition in Mali.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune met Nigerien Defense Minister General Salifou Mody for the second time in eight days as Algeria and Niger signed a military cooperation agreement, deepening security ties in a region grappling with jihadist insurgencies.
Islamic State militants killed scores of people in Mali and clashed with al-Qaeda affiliates, marking a significant escalation in jihadist infighting in the Sahel.
Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) met in Ouagadougou to prepare for the first formal AES–ECOWAS negotiations, scheduled for 17–18 October in Dakar, Senegal.
JNIM and the Islamic State are fighting each other in the Sahel, opening a jihadist-versus-jihadist front within the broader regional conflict.
At least eight women and children were killed in Malian army airstrikes on the Ségou region, with several others seriously injured, in an operation the Malian Army and Russia's Africa Corps described as targeting a JNIM/FLA gathering point.
FLA drone strikes destroyed a military vehicle and targeted FAMa and Africa Corps positions in Soumpi, Tombouctou region, Mali, marking an escalation in northern Mali's insurgency.
Chad summoned the Central African Republic's ambassador after CAR soldiers crossed into Chadian territory near Abnabak, injuring civilians and soldiers in fighting that spilled across the border.
Tuareg FLA militants struck Malian Army and Russian Africa Corps bases in Soumpi, Timbuktu Region, Mali, using an FPV kamikaze drone likely armed with a PG-7V/T69-1 HEAT RPG warhead.
Suspected IS-Sahel militants attacked a Nigerian army Forward Operating Base in Maiyama, Kebbi State, on October 7, killing two Nigerian security personnel before the assault was repelled and troops seized motorcycles and two weapons.
Malian Armed Forces and Africa Corps recaptured Kidal after the Azawad Liberation Front withdrew on October 6, following a week of airstrikes from October 1 to 7.
The Malian Army launched airstrikes against Azawad rebels in Kidal, Mali, escalating military operations in the northern separatist stronghold.
Malian Armed Forces and Russia's Africa Corps launched a joint operation in Kidal, Mali, on October 7, 2026, conducting airstrikes against the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) and Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) as a convoy advanced toward the city, which the FLA had captured on April 25 and said its forces withdrew from without clashes.
Malian Air Force and Africa Corps conducted heavy airstrikes and drone attacks against FLA positions in Tinzawaten, northern Mali near the Algerian border, while a convoy of FAMa, Africa Corps and GATIA elements was halted at Anéfis moving north.