Counter Extremism Project: Mali Coup Occurs Against Backdrop Of Growing Islamist Insurgency
August 27, 2020
August 27, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release:
Following intense protests against widespread government corruption and a deterioriating security apparatus, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted last week in an apparent military coup. The coup has since drawn widespread international condemnation and occurred as the country struggles to combat al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters, who have recently expanded their territory in Mali's countrysi . . .
Following intense protests against widespread government corruption and a deterioriating security apparatus, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted last week in an apparent military coup. The coup has since drawn widespread international condemnation and occurred as the country struggles to combat al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters, who have recently expanded their territory in Mali's countrysi . . .