JNIM, which governs many rural regions, imposed the blockade on September 3 in response to fuel sales in rural regions imposed by the military government.

There is growing worry that Al-Qaeda could be taking over Mali, a nation in Africa that has been plagued by terrorist violence and blockades for a long time. After the fall of Mali’s civilian government, rebels tried to run the government with support from both Russia and China, but were unsuccessful. In the meantime, Al-Qaeda terrorists have taken the opportunity to surround the capital, Bamako, and have blocked fuel supplies to Bamako. According to the NavBharat Times Hindi report, analysts are worried about Al-Qaeda potentially gaining control of Bamako, which would effectively put the entire country of Mali under Al-Qaeda control.

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