Junta rule has cratered security — key towns lost, a defense chief killed and Bamako squeezed by a JNIM blockade. Empowering militias like Dan Na Ambassagou stoked reprisal slaughters in central Mali. Only a credible, inclusive transition and accountability for abuses can stop the bloodletting.
JNIM and separatists are waging a campaign to strangle the state — mass killings, looting and a blockade. Unity behind the army and tougher operations against highways and strongholds offer the only path to stability. Purging collaborators and restraining rogue militias beats a rushed transition that rewards violent factions.
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