The United States Embassy in Mali has urged American citizens to “depart immediately” from the West African nation, warning that a jihadist-imposed fuel blockade against the country’s junta government has made daily life increasingly perilous. In its advisory, the US Embassy has said that the ongoing armed conflict has made the security situation completely unpredictable.

The US Embassy said, “Persistent infrastructure challenges in Mali including continued disruptions of gasoline and diesel supplies, the closure of public institutions such as schools and universities nationwide, and ongoing armed conflict between Malian government and terrorist elements around Bamako increase the unpredictability of Bamako’s security situation.”

“The international airport in Bamako remains open and flig

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